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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1932

Page

31

Price Fights Over Texas League Admission Cuts

The Dallas and Texas League debate admission prices with a plan for a 25 cent bleacher rate and varied sections. President Gardner disputes a universal cut while clubs map seating and consider changes. The Indians and Tribe in Tyler weigh plans as fans hope for lower prices and better attendance.

Texas League Dallas Associated Press Agaly J. Alvin Gardner Feala Grandatand T Homer Hammond Indians Margie-Gil Tyler Tengut Park Cote Gardner Tha -Lisnt

Dibble To Host Three Fishing Prizes At Store Contest

Dibble store on South Alamo hosts a seasonal fishing contest with three prizes. The largest catch weighed at the store earns a reel, second prize receives a $10 reel, and third prize is 50 yards of line. L. Ky Dibble says all fishers must register at the store to be eligible.

Dibwsdynisuuy Theisherman Dibble South Alamo Street L. Ky

Parish League Sets Three Games This Sunday

Parish league fans will see a double header and two single games Sunday afternoon. St Celia’s faces St Ann’s at San Pedro Park at 1 30 pm. St Patrick’s meets St Mary’s in the second game at 4 pm. St Gerard’s meets Sacred Beat at Conerpetun Field No 1 at 1 30 pm.

St. Ce Celia’s St. Ann’s San Pedro St. Patrick's St. Mary's St. Gerard's Bacred Conerpetun Field

El Paso Man Leading State Pistol Shoot

San Antonio veterans enter the second day of the Texas Rifle and Pistol Association shoot at Exposition range aiming to overtake El Paso leader Charles Asking who led Saturday with 280 points. Steut, Densford followed close, while L. L. Cline impressed with 272. Don Nissen won the Fort Worth trophy shoot for 60 yards. The schedule for Sunday and Saturday includes team and individual matches, with Texas state pistol championships and rapid-fire events among the highlights.

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T M L Track Stars Run Off With League Meet

Texas Military Institute’s track team coached by Walter Miller led T M L to a dominant league meet title on the campus Saturday scoring 73 2 to 23 for Central High and other teams like Peacock Academy and San Marcos Academy. Key performers included Graham, Locking, Goulette, and Anehs with standout times and marks across dash and field events.

Texas Military Loum Walter Miller Texas T. M Central High Peacock Academy St. Anthony San Marcos Academy Trol Graham T. Mi. 1 Limeone Lorkman

Do Not Buy This Paper Ad Copy Restricts Street Sale

A notice accompanies a newspaper copy delivered to a regular Light subscriber stating it must not be sold on the street. The instruction emphasizes restricted distribution to the subscriber and prohibits street sale or redistribution.

Unclear OCR Sports Card Schedule Fragment

Fragmentary list shows multiple city matchups and teams with partial names. Reads like a travel or schedule page listing Wichita Tyler Houston Fort Worth Beaumont Chicago Washington and New York with various unclear annotations and stray letters. Contains numerous garbled entries and lacks coherent event details or dates.

National League results and scattered plays noted

Amid fragmented lines the report lists Philadelphia and Pittsburgh games with tense scores, plus Brooklyn and New York encounters. It mentions weather effects delaying games and a St. Louis match noted in an eight inning listing, reflecting a rough OCR snapshot of the baseball day.

Natiowal League Gnimper Ej Eye Hogtown Evens Geoff Courls Pilladelphia Yeycereseedl Ssr Cinelannt H. Pitaburgh Shiings Brooklyn New York Loui Rain Heaton Tiny Bondar al Chien Rortan Ak Cineinniti St. Louis

Sunday Pitchers List Missing Details For Major League Trials

Fragmented OCR lists numerous city and player names with unclear team pairings and schedules. The garbled line includes multiple associations and potential player mentions such as Shoal, Zachary, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, New York, and others, but lacks coherent event, date, or outcome context.

Casper Sparkles in TCU Victory at Fort Worth

Casper omsper from San Antonio scored 18 points to lift TCU past SMU 18 1 2 to 18 1 2 in Fort Worth. He swept high and low burdies, placed second in broad jump and 10 yard dash, while Red Otver and Captain Dick Hoover were sidelined with injuries. The Frogs still trailed in some events but earned key points in distances, noodles, and stumps to win.

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Whitney Hits Top NL Leaderboard Amid Turbulent Play

A garbled recap shows Whitney slipping from Pinnacle standings while Hughey City of New York leads with a 40 mark atop the ladder after January games. Phils star Malion edges Whitney in AAA average as teams contend for top spots and top pitchers.

Whitney Pinkey Hughey New York Axiurcay Din Jan Malion Phils Whitney Wish

San Antonio Aces Fail in Texas Interscholastic Meet

In the Texas Interscholastic League track and field meet at Memorial Stadium Sherman High won overall. San Antonio athletes were outclassed with Brownfield’s Gilliam Greback setting a javelin record, and multiple marks fell across events. North Dallas and North Side Pat Worth placed second and third in team scoring.

John 'F DAVIS Austin Aptonto Sherman High Memorial Stadium Jack McGarraugh Thomas Edison High Doderman Ray Smith Thomas Jefferson High San Antonio Pat Worth Gilliam Grebac Brownfield Graham Mic Black Fork Worth George Dulling Alamo Heights Jack Taylor Charlotte MecQuiston Mabel Vens Petrolia Hl Faso Floyd Withtow Tona Kaufman County

Eight Records Fall in Class B Meet

Denton Texas May 7 Despite a very set track eight official records fell in the Class B meet at the Marth Texas ranchers college Sal ueuny dewett of Leon County led last year’s winners with 20 1 2 points for their second consecutive title Oklahoma of Wilberger county took second with 18 points Toch ester of Haskell and Scray ton of Eastland tied for third with 10 1 2 points apiece Williams of Oklaunton won high point honors with 12 points in discus and shot put Approximately 900 athletes from about seven schools entered Winners included Twason of Erie and Friar of Stockdale with strong showings in sprints and hurdles Sammelly of Berar County also scored well

Denton Texas Marth Texas Ranchers College Salueuny Dewett Leon County Oklaunton Wilberger County Tochester Haskell County Scrayton Eastland County Williams Ube Twason Erie Cliat Friar Stockdale Samm Vyelly Berar County

Indians take another win in country-town series

May 7 in Tyler. The San Antonio Indians beat Shreveport Sports 9-6 to claim two straight in the series moved to Longview due to a ground problem. Zeepfel led with four hits, Sisler and Amble added key plays as Sanders worked effectively on the mound.

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Alamo Bank Team Upset in Polo Field Game

National Bank of Commerce defeated Alamo National Bank 4 to 1 in a Bank Easeball league clash at Polo Field No 1. Pitcher Bankston of Alamo allowed tight action with six strikeouts. Luning and teammates contributed to Alamo's loss with timely hits and fielding miscues as Commerce claimed its first win of the season.

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San Antonios Volleyball Team Reaches Final in Chicago

San Antonio's volleyball squad advanced to the finals of the MCA International meet, surviving a losers bracket run after early defeats. They defeated Davenport Town and Auburn, then Fort Wayne and Rochester, then Hyde Park Chicago in the final, with Grnford starring in early rounds.

Chicago San Antonio Hyde Park Texas “Spikers Grnford

SMU Golfers Defeat Aggies In Dual Meet At College Station

In College Station on May 1 the SMU Mustangs edged the Texas A&M team to win the dual golf meet. The field featured strong play from both sides as SMU claimed victory by a narrow margin.

S.M.U Aggies College Station Fly's Mustangs Texas Angles

Bradley's Colt Wins Great Derby Race

Derby day at Churchill Downs saw Burgoo King win the 58th Kentucky Derby with Economic in second and Bradley’s colt showing strong against a field of top Kentucky horses. The crowd of 35,000 roared as Burgoo King, bred and owned by Kentucky figures, surged to victory amid a high pace and dramatic stretch run. Bradley’s entry, Economic, and the veteran owner Colonel Bradley marked a historic Derby weekend as firsts and records were noted in the postrace chatter.

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