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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1935

Page

8

Mutuels Work Out Well At .A Track

Mutuels at Alamo Downs track operate smoothly as Frankie Armstrong guides Wise Counsellor driven chestnut to a win over Peter Russell with a 12 4-5 time. Jockey Ned Merrit placed second aboard A Don Gray while Melvin Calvert finished third. A mix of racing figures, theft scare, and betting irregularities mark the day with officials verifying records and handling suspicions around mutuels staff.

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Race results from a chaotic racing card and prizes

The race summary shows several horses and riders with payouts and placings. SARACEN MAND led early then faded while SCRAMGOLA and HECTIR contested the finish. Numerous bettors and odds are listed along with multiple horses and times, but the readable fragment preserves the main outcome and key prices.

Thoroughbred Race Results Highlight Mixed Purses

A chaotic entry lists 6 furlongs purse details with horse names including AF, Chiming, and HELlister, along with post positions and payouts. Result highlights show MISS HEFUGIO and MONTMARY among others, with win, place, and show figures, plus a narrative of late race moves and commentary on several runners.

Sete Wendimeg Veustans City Hellister Perry River Kyr Valve Hale Meekey, Aia Mics Befusio D. L. Mullen D. Stiller Busbi Mutuels Gad Hefugia Hefugio Legaey Chicredo Riften Edna Sipp Hina Joel Ced Erreleb

Fifth Race Furlongs Furst 4800

A noisy race report describes a horse named Winner JA taking a late lead to win at 4.84. Wise Counsellor-Croperte, trained by EF, placed second with odds and times noted. Jockeys WEBP.O and AME 4k are listed among entrants. the field includes multiple figures and payouts such as 79.00 and 43.50 in a faste speed page with scant readable details.

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Sixth Race Results and Contenders at Russell Course

The report lists a crowded field from Russell Course 41560 with odds and payout notes for the sixth race. Inside are finish positions, prices, and names such as Oberter and Reward, plus several entrants and their weights.

Missions Move to Dallas for Three Games

The Galveston Pirates rally as Jack Jasachi anchors a 3 to 1 win over Fort Worth, sealing the series. Dallas Steers surge past Houston 9 to 6 after a late rally, snapping a long winless streak in 91 starts. Francis Nelson picks up his third win of the season.

Galveston Fort Worth Dallas Pirates Husky Cats Dallas Steers Phi Turs Teat Houston Steers Pallas Houston Buffs Francis Nelson

Texas Box Scores Highlight Fort Worth Game

Fragmented box score style report shows Haltey batted for Milslead in the ninth and other late inning substitutions. Details include runs, hits, errors, pitchers, and fielding notes for Fort Worth and Houston, with incomplete names and lines indicating left on base and bases on balls.

Haltey Milslead zRan Heving Iveston Mel @iyrmaple Howell Faugstl Rans Batscain Linton Preest Lowell Bages Galveston Fort Worth Halls Jakuchi Alt Atead lUstead Jakuchi Stumpwres Houbay Nanias Houston Bob Clarice Shiangle Rinert Rogil Potter Ional Teylore Tolala Doe Tascavert Nelzon Bate Rize Mosali Connatser Schino Potter

Fragmented 19th century baseball league notices

A garbled OCR of association names and batters lists shows multiple regional leagues with postponed games and scattered battery pairings. Mentions of Memphis New Orleans Shreveport Jacksonville and West Coast travel hint at a midgame wrap of schedules and weather disruptions.

Home Run Race in Mixed Up International Wire

Poorly legible report from Monte desk outlines a chaotic home run race with names like Waner and Wake. It mentions a pennant chase and various players such as Walker and Bon, but the text is garbled and several terms seem distorted.

Be International News Service Monte Gianty Waner Plemes Tm Vannes Tilevisies Walker Thais Misafet Penn al Pete Wake Bon

National League scores and standings snapshot

Monday results show Besatts and St Laura tying New York 3 all with Chiesa adding three, while Brooklyn wins 4 2 over Clachanatt. Boston edges Clachanatt 1 4. Pittsburgh blanked 0 0 as Pattadelphia reports incomplete for the day.

St.Laura New York Chiesa Brooklyn Clachanatt Boston Pittsburgh Pattadelphia

Dundas's Results Highlight Narrow MLB Wins

In an American League roundup, Detroit defeats New Market 3 to 1 while Boston edges St Louis 1 to 0. Washington plays Cleveland. Philadelphia suffers rain delays.

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Weathering Chaos in a Shaky Texas League Schedule

Unclear OCR text shows multiple mismatched team pairings and venues for a Texas League schedule. Entries reference Galveston Oklahoma City Houston Tulsa San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth Washington Pittsburgh Detroit Boston St Louis New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn and rain notes. The fragmentary lines mix dates such as Tuesday and inconsistent city abbreviations, making a coherent event difficult to affirm.

Galveston Oklahoma City Houston Tulsa San Antonio Dallas Besmnent Fort Worth Pittsbursh Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston Chicago Brooklyn Louis New York

Yankees Still Pet Stooges for Rowe in Spring Fight

The Detroit Tigers blanked the New York Yankees 3 to 0 as left-hander Hal Rowe shut down New York while Mickey Cochrane guided Detroit’s offense. Red Rolfe reached on a bunt but a double play killed the Yankees’ only threat. The Tigers also scored on a Walker homer and Gehringer double. In other AL action Wes Ferrell beat the Browns 2 to 1 for Boston. In the NL, the Giants were beaten 4 to 3 by the Cardinals as Joe Moore homered twice. Cy Blanton beat the Phillies 5 to 1. The Pirates crushed the Cubs 10 to 1 behind Bill Johnson. Bastrop High closes spring practice with a 12 to 0 win over Bastrop 1995 squad.

Rowe Stooges New York Yankees Mickey Cochrane Champlon Detroit Tigers Yankees Tigerfang Vernon Ciomed Yankee Ular New Yorkers Red Relic Lou Gehrig Tony Lageert Tigers Gerald Walker Chariey Gehringer Walker Fat Maelone Gehringer Hank Gotenberg Wes Ferrell St. Lows Browns Boston Red Sox Siveey Durocher New York Carl Hubbel Giants Bill Walker St. Louis Cardinals Moore Walker Wenante Joe Moore Hubbell Scrosa Bill Lee Chicago Brooklyn Dodgers Cubs Cy Blanton Phillies

Mordar's Bexulta and Newark Defeat Rochester in Albany Series

Western Association results show Mordar's Bexulta beating Newark 5 to 4, with Syracuse 2 and Toronto 4, Baltimore 3, and Rochester 4. Albany games ruin ad hoc schedule.

Dallas Waits For New Boss In 1938 Baseball Shuffle

Dallas talks of landing Alex Geston as new manager after his release from the Kansas City Blues in the American Association. Geston, a catcher with 20 years’ pro experience, is expected to arrive by Tuesday night for Dallas’s game with San Antonio. Negotiations were led by Bob Tarleton and Halinced.

Dallas Dallas Steere Alex Geston San Antonio Geston Kensas Guy Blues Bob ‘Tarleton Gaston Johnny Kling The Blues

Baer Attitude Worries Even Joe Jacobs

New York May 14 rumors swirl around heavyweight Max Baer as promoter James J. Johnston argues Braddock may not back down. Joe Jacobs plans a confidential meeting with Baer amid doubts over Baer’s focus and a possible Baer Schmeling fight in Chicago this summer.

Davie Walsh New York Max Addlepate Baer Dames J. Braddock James J. Johnston Almeek Braddock Jacobs Joe Asbury Park Toterran Joseph Ays User Wilh Baer-Schmeling Chicago Tate Johnsten Rute Sparks Johnston Hood Tim Mr. Johnson Rohriston

Batesville Splits Two With Seabury Tigers win first game

Batesville and Seabury split a doubleheader as the Seabury Tigers take the opener 10 to 2 while Batesville drops the nightcap 3 to 1. Pitching details list Nathan Etheridge and others for Batesville. Seabury’s mound trio includes Stuart and Goymack.

Seabury Tigers Batesville Obes Suntay Batesville Tigers Cubs Nathan Etheridge Tigre Kenney King Calvert Stuart Goymack Weles Tice Beck

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