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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1935
Page
9
Dazzy Vance once named the National Leagues most valuable player in 1924 is today a free agent. The famed veteran Bell king of yesterday received his final release after an unimpressive spring exhibition season.
At Port Worth Arlington Downs offers to 8000 added race the one mile and one sixteenth feature for 3 year olds and up. Hasty Glance Mrs A M Creckes is a strong favorite with others like Sweeping Light Rock X and Plenty of competition listed for the 15000 Texas derby.
Racing notes detail rainfall at San Antonio shaping the Alamo Downs spring meeting. Training moves include War Plane and Wiecel joining Read. War Plane, previously with McElroy now at Arlington Downs, targets the local campaign. Eld. Slavin ships five Alamo Towns led by Overboard and La Salle. San Galf and Dolly Leighton also head to the track. Kavaley Jack and others remain at the incubating Incal track awaiting form. Swamp Queen and Willie head to the 21 day season with Witch Love and Roger Mitch as attendants.
Amateur Ball Bell Furniture enters the league and holds a Sunday 9:30 practice at Gencejlan Park Man rer J. Stere invites tryouts. Two City Major league teams announce travel and game plans for Sunday with 5 and 2 o clock starts. Manager Jelly Harris seeks all players and tryouts for his Krusts team as well. Buzz Wetzel noted for grid play.
Sam Harshsay, a hurling baseman, signed his contract and declared readiness for a 1 pm game after a Saturday session. Hank Severride ordered practice 10 am to 1 pm due to wet grounds at Eagle Field. Sunday practice set for 9 45 am before noon. Mission faces Texas in Friday action as weather halted the game, with Stidham Talley and pitchers noted amid rain. Mervyn Conniers and Mel Mazzera doubled for Mission.
The San Antonio Women's Golf Association invites all women players to a one day match play tournament at Willow course next Wednesday starting April 7. Prizes are provided for every match by Mrs Ida Stephenson. Entries by Monday night with Mrs J Noel or Mrs J Tate at Army Post UT or at the course Wednesday. No entry fee. residents must have three months in the city to be eligible. Rain postponed the handicap event. Bracken Ridge Park setup for 16 hole spring tournament between Lonnie Wendland and Ken Rogers if weather clears.
The Pearl Athletic slab has jumped into San Antonio's athletic scene with a brewery club formed by San Antonio Brewing Association employees. Initial charter members total two, with plans for a baseball team and other sports. Joe OToole Jr. serves as president, with Zenner as vice president and Geisler as secretary.
San Antonio public schools athletics director Claud Belara postponed the junior high track and field meet due to wet fields. Class B events move to Monday, while Classes A and S go Tuesday, both starting at 4 pm. Rain also disrupts high school baseball, with other practice games canceled. Fausett sets Beaumont record with four for four for the Philadelphia Athletics.
Westmoorland and Southwestern met in a rough clash as the Broncos forced a creditable stand despite a 7-0 setback. Key players Jack Porter and Eugene Gound impressed, while Holland and Bronco defense limited the Pirates’ attack. Coach Atger plans to develop a kicking game for next season.
Hollywood crowd watches Akron heavyweight Hankinson dominate in a sudden second round kayo of Sharley Belglart from Duluth. Retaliate’s early attack fails as Hankinson lands a barrage of left hooks, sending Belglart to the mat and thrilling movieland’s stars.
Wrestling fan attraction set for Walkethon arena next Wednesday night features top matchups. In the main event D Sars Sarpotis and Paw Jones clash, while Deck Raines faces Ivan Zaklaret in a semifinal. Raines helped bring Texas rough-style wrestling to New Yorkers despite one earlier loss to Maryir Wessenberg.
Sam Langford the famed boxer battles to save sight in his right eye after brain surgery and a neurological hospital operation. Doctors say his condition is stable though efforts continue to preserve his remaining vision amid his long career and past foes.
The Waco team beat Beaumont 145 in a double elimination start at MC A Hall. Houston and San Antonio teams clash as national titleholders face top rivals. Dallas and Beaumont compete in losers bracket while other squads like Lie aaue mou t-Wies advance. The event runs Saturday through the day with rounds at 1 3 2 and 5 o clock and continues Sunday night.
Dallas diary notes the Steers and Longvinw set to race out-of-territory, with unexpected misprints. They plan games against Oklahoma City Tailguns in Jacksonville, while Montgomery Dugans and others rest at home. Longview-Bass drill prep for next week’s games looms large as Steere Cannibals won 14 to 3 yesterday.
Alabama Polytechnic's Tigers football alumni of 1934 staged a basketball exhibition in Auburn at court date March. The lineup included Clare Brown, Joe Laves, and Joese Mitchel, among others, as part of the tribute game.
Hollywood notes report Ramona will be produced in California with Rochelle Hudson in the title role alongside Pat O’Brien under Universal. Delores Del Rio Mary Pickford and Margaret Sullivan are mentioned in tentative plans as potential co stars or replacements.
Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky captured the Augusta women’s fifth annual invitation golf tournament in Augusta Georgia on Friday with a two stroke margin over Peary Wattles of Buffalo New York Miley led from the start and clinched victory in a tight finish amid tight competition from Wattles at the Augusta course on March 20.
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