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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1933
Page
6
In Texas League action, Houston beat Galveston 4 0 while San Antonio at Fort Worth was postponed due to rain. Dell beta Bestraont at Dellen and Tula at Ckiahoma ftp were also postponed.
Ireland based leagues show Monday games with teams such as San Antonio at Galveston and Beaumont at Houston. The text lists numerous matchups across American and National Leagues, with players and batteries noted for multiple games and cities including Indianapolis Toledo Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
Federal grand jury to probe alleged narcotics violations after seven arrests at Arlington Park end of season. Subpoenas planned for over 20 owners trainers jockeys and vets as Anslinger authority notes ongoing investigations across tracks. Hawthorne opens 30 day meeting with strict controls for clean racing.
Lithuanian heavyweight Shimkus seeks a rematch after LeRoy McGuirk won on disqualification. Promoter Wright eyes rematch and other bouts, including Reynolas opponents, as card builds with European and American fighters. Also notes rental ads in classified section.
The rankings show Electric Distributors atop with 43 wins and 18 losses, followed by Transit Transporters and Gar Thetributers. Individual high scores included 215 by Red Buercher and 374 by C Brayiig, with notable series performances across multiple bowlers.
A fragmentary wartime message from Davy Jon the Portnan bound for Stalingrad is relayed via Nal and retrieved after offshore drop on March 20 and July 7. A separate incident tells of Mr Lanis Thiercella in Blilly France nearly falling into a deep debris hole but surviving after air supply for two and a half hours. rescue workers freed him.
Dallas hosts the Southwest sectional qualifying round for the national amateur championship at Brook Hollow Golf Club on August eight. Twenty teams and five flights are listed with entries from Dallas, Waco, Tulsa, Paris, Austin, Shreveport, Houston, and San Antonio. An eleventh hour bid tried to include Haberk Crumbles of San Antonio after a late filing.
In Washington New York Akaukti led by W Averill Har Timan to an 11 9 win over Seymour Knox Aurora in the national junior polo 20 goal final at Sands Point club. Timan scored five goals as Akaukti with Mails and the Gerry brothers F T and R Ts edged Aurora’s Karox Lewis Smith Harald E Talbot Jr and Billy Polk.
Cincinnati dispatch reports the million dollar Coney Island track reopening on Monday. The state legislature repealed a raft of parlemutned measures and a $210,000 prize pool was posted for the event, highlighting the resumed racing season amid regulatory changes.
Dallas July 31 Idle Texas Professional Golfers association members await drying of the Dallas Country Club course to begin sectional qualifying for the National Professionals tournament. The 36 hole test will be postponed to Tuesday and Wednesday due to yesterday's heavy rain. 24 holes tomorrow serve as the qualifying round for the national event in Milwaukee in September. Notable favorites include Larry Nabholtz George Ausbach Francis Schelder Dudley Bell Harvey Penick Graham Ross Erwin Herdwitke and Jack Grout.
The Broadmoor Invitational golf tourney began in Colorado Springs with defending champion L. B. Maytag leading a strong field. Contestants include Lawson from San Francisco, Kart Berryhill of Repulpa Oklahoma, Pat Collins, J. Ribner of New York, A. Loomis of Ballas, and others from Wichita, Norman and Amarillo as round one qualification gets underway.
Dayton star item notes Cuttle Hill of Dayton Ohio sending an arrow 503 yards with a total distance of 603 yards two feet four inches to record a men race. sidecord won 444 yards by Homer Prouly of Portland Oregon.
In a gripping Davis Cup clash, France and Britain battled to a two sets apiece as the match stretched to a decisive fifth. Perry outplayed Merlin 7-5 in the final set to win the cup for Britain, with Cotchet and Austin delivering powerful groundstrokes and sharp placements despite fatigue.
Stormy weather halted a no-game mound, then Houston Buffaloes beat the Texas Wage nine 4 to 1. Mike Ovengros earned his sixteenth win, holding Galveston to four hits as Houston surged three and a half games ahead in the pennant race. English stood out for Galveston with 12 chances and four double plays.
Houston Bulls land Stanley Keyes, veteran outfielder from Columbus, on option in the American Association. Keyes, a consistent .300 hitter, will wear a Bulls uniform for Monday night’s game against Beaumont as they press in the Texas league race.
New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell pursues the Nations League record of 44 consecutive scoreless innings. He extended his personal streak to 40 innings by blanking Boston in the closing innings yesterday, closing in on the mark set by Ed Heulbach.
The Fort Worth rainout sent the Antonia Missions to Galveston for a two game series against the rampaging second place Buccaneers. The Missions visit Tech Field Monday and Tuesday, then return to Houston Wednesday.
The jetty parks amateur boxing tourney will resume Monday night at Brackenridge Park starting 6 o'clock promoter Dick Armstrong said. A feature rematch between Howard Waugh and J S Brown follows a Friday bout ended by an accidental foul. Victor Villazon meets Bill Heyne for the lightweight title, with Tampa Smith facing R L Bonnin and Tommy Andrews meeting Eddie Wells. Maxie Rosenbloom is favored to beat John Henry Lewis in a ten round light heavyweight bout in San Francisco.
Despite weekend rain creating a muddy South Turn, officials deemed the track safe. Opem shortened distances as mud clogged cooling systems. Luther Day led trials with 45 sec lap, Dayla won 6.27.2 in 10 lap race, Red Ruth took 10 laps in 1:13, Sexton beat Dayla in a 5-lap feature, Dayla winning the 12-lap sweepstake in 7.20 with Sexton second and Ruth third.
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