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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1941

Page

6

Whirlaway Poised for Preakness After Derby Win

News from Cleveland to Kentucky highlights Whirlaway's dominant Derby victory and strong prospects for the Preakness. Bold Irishman and Forty Twenty Grand are noted rivals with plans to meet, while mentions of Feller and other stars indicate a busy racing season shaping up.

Whirlaway New York Whirlaiay Witnes Bold Trishman Pinca Trs Whirly An Twadd Shuichidows Silwhday Secant Reshmay H C Phipps Whorathry Sinhio Hell Tishman

Unclear text sports note with multiple names and times

Fragmentary OCR item mentions shooters and places with broken names and numbers. It references chart positions and final times, but most details are garbled, leaving only scattered proper nouns and partial scores.

Racing and Baseball Results Highlight Weekend Sports

The Alton league edged Wil Yellow behind standout hitters while the Thunder and Pirates split. Notable notes include a strong finish for the White Sox and Grove beating the Browns, plus motorcycle champion Guat Tanockta’s national title in a feature on racing. The report catalogs multiple games, key players, and standings across baseball and track events.

Anderson Ace In Boat Races At Regatta

The text reports a San Antonio Rowing association regatta with multiple heats in Class CG and E divisions. Boats pushed through a rough course as crews battled damage from a log and slowed times. Names such as George Kesh and Gene Pacey Wont appear among participants, with upcoming events scheduled for May and other dates.

Eddie Andelsai Asa San Antonio Rowing Association Daitheuw Anaorsol Gengerhiys Nas Galpeniens Clarice Stason

Fragmented OCR list of names and terms from a page

A jumble of partially readable proper names, places, and stray phrases appears. The garbled text includes multiple repeated soundalikes and nonstandard terms, suggesting an OCR scrape of a page with sports and personal names mixed with stray tokens.

Notable Home Runs Impress In Southern League Play

Unclear but read as Southern league baseball recaps with home run tallies, team clashes, and standout performances. Mentions New Orleans sweep by AME Neat scons at 14-7 and Knoxville Dohoks. Little Rock game noted with 41 runs.

Breilers New Orleans AME Eva Brwaingham Jock Kenner Little Rock

Unreadable long OCR sports item with scattered names

Fragmented text from a historical Jalopy Derby article mentions several names and places in a race narrative. Readers see partial driver names, teams, and matchups, plus stray city abbreviations, but the overall event and results are obscured by garbled OCR.

Shaffer Tops Pilot Again In Derby Prep

Shaffer wins another lead in a heavy program at Woodram Salty club meets. Weather delays and limited practice push Shaffer to secure sprint wins, with detailed race standings and notable riders noted throughout the day.

Shafler Woodram Salty Club Wests Roeitta Shafer Frank Rieseyecker Go Horner Abho Moby Ste Binge Dinghay Sam Mueller Liye Mipner Tarleton Sant Praais Lewaeatiety Sr. Mir Alvis Dirk Taney Abeel Hebe Julia Bhattis Hisrper Ryrol Tnt Leonid Roraer Ff Ain Huty Po Stone Myaballs WO Kga Wales Williew Sre Junicom Fianilles AL Tintal

High-Heeled Boots Propel Terry to Sprint Stardom

AUSTIN May 5 Ten track readers note star Terry Terry, famed for record pace at the 10 yard dash, credits high heeled boots worn since boyhood for boosting his sprinting. The UT standout claims footwear aided his speed and that Windy conditions at recent meets did not heavily skew his remarkable times.

Austin Cartan Terry Terry Dive University of ‘Texas Shi Hoats Lin Wilking Thad Texas A. Ai I Erry Kansas Dinas Hyastas Drake

Mrs E J Roe Golf Choice In San Antonio Event

Mrs E J Roe started a bid for a title in the San Antonio golf tournament opening with an 8174 qualifying round. Defending champion Mrs Roe and partner posted 43 42 89 for 18 holes while Mrs J Cox and partner posted 7 under par. Match play pairings and early results were announced ahead of later rounds.

Ecole Teames E. Jedd Roy San Antonio J. J. Cox Cuenia

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