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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1929

Page

13

Pirates fal to keep pace in baseball race

In a chaotic note filled with battered prose the Cubs beat the Braves 4 to 0 behind Sheriff Bishke's steady pitching. The Phillies toppled the Pirates 14 to 5 as Chuck Klein hit his 32nd homer, Pinky Whitney added power, and Fred Fitzsimmons shut out Cincinnati. The Cardinals snapped a three game skid by defeating Brooklyn 10 to 8.

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Spudders Move to Boost Second Half Title Bid

The Spudders aim to win the second half of the split Taxen league as star pitcher Taul Topkins arrives from the St. Louis Browns. Amy Messen cer stands out as the league strikeout king while Moentreat and others help bolster the roster in a season of hustle and momentum.

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Four teams chase services of Messenger in tense league bid

Wichita Falls and Shreveport, San Antonio, and Houston vie for Messenger who leads the league in strikeouts as teams debate a high price. Hammond confirms a record sale talk while denying a sale is imminent. The Tribe rides a rough stretch with 17 straight road games looming as Baker tops Spudville 2 to 1.

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Texas League Scores Steana Winning and Collard Stars

In a rough Texas League card, Steana Winning and Collard lead with notable hits. Players like Willlamaon and Gritite add multi hit efforts while Kelly Akers, Davey, and Tobin contribute runs and steadier at bats. Officials include umpires Sours and Orang.

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Major Leaders Unelauing Games in Nationa Showdown

scrambled early baseball notes list top hitters and teams including Giants Pirates Phillies and Athletics. Mentions players Gehrig Gehringer Waner and friends with RBIs homers and stolen bases. references era nicknames and scattered stats amid a murky OCR reading.

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Welch Weds Texas Sweetheart in St Louis Ceremony

PEST Welch, a Purdue football player, married Texas sweetheart Faiph Welch in a St Louis ceremony yesterday. The couple reportedly secured a year of happiness while addressing family and friends at the church.

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Fight results by the Associated Fi Chicago kid chocolate

The report lists multiple boxing outcomes with fighters such as Tack Stewart of Louisville and Jackie Moore of Chicago each losing by knockout or stoppage. Names span cities including Chicago New York and New Rochelle with various weights and accidental typos in place names.

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Golf grip and stance for woods and irons

The article explains using the same grip for woods and irons and notes it becomes a matter of habit and feel for better ball control. When using irons the player should stand slightly closer to the ball and feet closer together, with the driver distance set by club length.

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Concepcion Tigers Face Morrell Nine In Afternoon Meeting

The Concepcion Lark Tigers clash with Morrell Park Wildcats on a Wednesday afternoon at Concepcion field. Morrell Wildente forfeit a game with Toaster Tark Pirates details unclear. Travis Park Rangers played Cemropeian Park Tigers in an exhibition, 2 to 1, Tuesday.

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Tiinvia Athletic Club Transfers Lake Michigan Swim Plans

The Tiinvia Athletic Club shifts its long-distance lake swim from Chicago to Tow Michigan for safety reasons. The event, initially set for Chicago, will be moved to a new venue in August, with 20 seats in the Chicago tier affected by the change.

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Unclear Sports Schedule Fragment Hints Regional Matchups

Fragmentary OCR lists multiple matchups including Detroit at Philadelphia and New York at Cincinnati with several garbled team names and dates. The text resembles a busy schedule page line sheet with scattered city pairs and event markers, lacking coherent context.

Acorns Beat S. P. in Narrow Flag Race Victory

The San Antonio Business College Acorns defeated the Southern Battery Teammen 0 to 0 Sunday afternoon as Villerpin allowed only one hit. Killie Bowell and Moczygemba starred at first for the winners while Manager J T Flores of Magnolia Petroleum coordinates the team.

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Arch Loeffler Goes Home to Stay

Arch Loeffler resigns from Willow Springs and departs for Ellwood City Pennsylvania with Tom Lally San Antonio Country Club pro. Loeffler plans tournament play for remainder of summer and will be based at Elinod City Country Club while keeping travel for upcoming events.

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Bowling Aw ratcan and the late night news chaos

Fragmented OCR text shows a chaotic late night bowling scene and media swirl. Names and places are unclear, but mentions of a match, players, and media frenzy hint at a sports event followed by sensational coverage.

Bill Wallace Fights Glick in New Torr

Bill Wallace of Cleveland fights Toe Glick from Williamsburgh in a 10 round lightweight bout at Ebets Field tonight. The card also features Benny Bass versus Denny Gorter in a 10 round featherweight clash and Archie Dell meeting Johnny Erickson in another 10 round bout with Georgie Goldberg facing Tony Loto in a Tampa bout.

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Death on course records and New York city notes

Miss Orcutt death on course records New York July. A teen Orgutt woman’s Metroplitne go champion, Weno raned oe.ath for course records. On Sumlay Mira Croutt set a new conma record for Wobien at Van Courtlandt Park in an exhibition match.

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Intriguing Local Bowling Scores From Weekend Matches

Fragmented OCR notes report Turners and Hobbs leading in a Ladies Ninepin League, with mixed results for St Josens and Stan feph. Scoring mentions 252 and 419 top marks, plus several players such as Palmer Gran Sa ArT and Fuesge. Details are garbled but indicate close contests and rallies across multiple frames.

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