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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1935
Page
9
London reports Onn bavker of Mrs Dorothy Faget's champion jumper Golden Mister insured against a fall in the Grand National Fare on March 9. The policy pays 100 guineas if the horse wins, with a 40 percent premium noted. The total insured amount remains undisclosed.
At Lockhart Texas the University Longhorns and Lockhart High School won college and high school divisions. Texas scored 48 ½ points. San Marcos Teachers 19 1 2. Texas A&M 10. Edison of San Antonio won mile and 40 yard relays and placed second in ice milk event and 440 sprint. Edison team members listed. Rain delayed events, slowing times.
Army Ninth Thrabtrymen moved to fourth in the Army basketball league by edging Brooks Field 83 to 85 at Fort Sam Houston Gym. Ninth scored 46 points in the first half as Second Field Artillery Brigade topped Stuff Troops 43 to 35. Scorers include Weeks 6, Franz 17, Kramer 18, and Barker 4, with field and center listings for multiple teams.
Nichols of San Francisco defeated rivals including Chaprile and Fischer in a set of mat results. Notable bouts featured Wallick of Germany and Dauchin of Wisconsin, with Irish, Chicago, and Philadelphia competitors among the field. The event showcased scored results in a chaotic, compact meet with several upsets and close decisions.
The Guadalupe county fair association half mile track at Seguin will stage a 15 day spring meeting starting April 21 with racing through April 37. George Kempen continues as manager and John HL Mayes of Floresville serves as presiding judge. The pari mutuel betting department will be in new hands with HB Good appointed manager.
Ceci Burnett's Thoma Jefferson High School Mustangs outpaced three rivals in a four-team league meet, amassing 69 points and securing nine of 14 events. Texas Military Institute placed second with 33 points, Alamo Heights third with 18, and Stockdale fourth with 13. The Brackenridge Tech Harlandale Lanier meet was canceled due to a wet track.
ST PETERSBURG Fla March 8 Dizzy Deans 1935 earnings are projected at about 75000 by Cardinals headquarters. Others like Paul Dean and Vernon Gomez are noted with eight figure side deals and increased salaries. The piece flags Babe Ruth and Red Sox figures, while recounting contract talks and team salary shifts across the Major Leagues.
A muddled recap notes a lashings championship and a marathon talk contest at a Chicago Coliseum show with Paul von Dullack. it mentions Harold Dobyns’s coyotes clipping tale and a curious bridge house description near Webster New England. The piece ends inviting readers to send questions about Believe It or Not cartoons.
Miami Fla March reports tense semi final previews as top pairs clash for the inter national softball crown. Revol and Klein face Piesyd while McSpaden and Sarazen meet Runyan, Smith, and McSpaden. Gazoline scores set marks as Revolta and Gazoline break county records.
In Dallas on March 3 Ray Morrison, longtime Harvard passing expert and Southern Methodist University coach, received praise at a gathering honoring his 13 years of service. Attendees included Vanderbilt coach Whe May and officials such as Russell “Butea” Mrintosh, Dr. G. Seleonwn, and Mayor Charles E. Tir Marty Boll, with remarks from assistants and the newly appointed attorney.
City softball move to create a girls division began at a KABC radio office meeting. Sam Goldich was named temporary chairman for Spanish American activities, with a Pow Wow at the YMCA Monday night to invite all interested. Girls practice at 8 20 Sunday at San Pedro Park. Texas Sunday School tournament at Hall Towrnament postponed to Saturday. Marcel G Jack Watts of the San Antonio Sunday School league announced the update.
Owo of San Antonio standout Porfirio Sullivan of Jefferson and Melecia Benavides of Lanier named captains for the 1984 85 Jefferson Lanier basketball squads. Coaches Hamilton and Herrera announced Saturday along with lettermen for Beeson. Jefferson names include Sullivan Fritsch Arbuckle Martin Harper Chaps Dawhurst Haymaker Ludwig Garcia with nine others among lettered. Lanier picks Benavides Gasanova Trejo Gonzales Yanez Vorres Galindo Pena Felis Rodrigues Encing plus Enela retired mid season.
Michigan is favored to win the 6th annual Western Conference in door track meet held at the University of Chicago field house. About two hundred athletes from the conference gathered for the silver anniversary competition as the event nears its close. Gerard Orbachs and Ewald Wissel lead the six day bike race at Madison Square Garden as it enters the final May of the event.
A terse college basketball update lists Tardin and Simazans in a two team pairing with references to July 18 and players Gresley Vinh and State. The fragmentary item hints at a game or roster note, but key details remain unclear.
Northwestern and Purdue collide in Evanston as the Wildcats seek a decisive upset to keep a share of the conference lead. Indiana faces Minnesota in Minneapolis in a separate Big Ten showdown.
Magnolia Mortell and Bar Antonio advance to the semifinals of the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation men’s basketball championship in Galveston. United Gas and Central Methodists, both from Houston, also win to reach the final four.
Mrs W. 16 Lagetyquist shines in Brackenridge Park weekly tourney with 86, 112 gross 86 handicap 26 wins. Miss Ann Mattesin 96. Next week at San Antonio Country Club, 9 a.m. Chase events include Thurmond vs Thurhmond rematch at 2:20, and Williford Scholl Derby foursome at 2:50. Tournament action notes several match results across Brackenridge spring event and other divisions.
Hollywood gossip notes Joan Crawford will star in Garden of Allah based on Rachel Hich ens play with David Selenick producing plans for a desert spectacle. The piece locates MGM and Paramount connections, Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper and other stars, plus industry moves and social notes from Hollywood in 1938.
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