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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1935
Page
9
Fragmentary sports item describes games and teams in Texas League play with scattered location names and dates. The readable portions mention San Antonio and Cleveland games and Thursday schedules but lack coherent structure or complete facts.
A condensed summary shows several games reported with scores and standings across multiple leagues. Notable results include Toronto over Baltimore by four runs and Newark defeating Assia Wits. Other matches ended in rainouts or incomplete play across divisions including West PIsle and Leauge action.
Vague OCR fragment mentions home PM race and civic matters involving individuals such as Suhr and Pare. The readable text cites Ceulinats and Atl Case on with unclear roles and dates, offering minimal concrete facts for a fuller summary.
Forty thousand watched the Polo Grounds as Dean day failed to stop the Giants and Cardinals in a 4 to 1 game. Crtz and Cas Halenan aided the Giants while Diez and Ducky Medwick highlighted the night. Cubs Dodgers split as Johnny Babich pitched for the Giants opener and Pirates hammered Phillies 10 to 5. Yankees beat Tigers 4 to 0 in Detroit. Indians defeated Senators 4 to 3 with Wright driving in three runs. Red Sox and White Sox idle on wet grounds.
Mrs Adams Sailer filed for divorce from Ray Steele the professional wrestler known for villain roles. They wed February 14 1929 in Houston Texas. The filing notes Steele’s in ring persona and a change of team name in the course of their marriage.
The Missions announce the first night game at Tech field for Tuesday as installation completes Thursday and Friday tests proceed. Vice President Guy Airey reports from Wichita to supervise. team logistics include a Dallas Wednesday game, a Sunday home double header with Galveston, and daylight play likely last for the weekday. Rival Bucs and Missions gear up for Tuesday night under the lights with further trips to Beaumont and Dallas planned.
Floresville plans a modified stock car program at the Floresville fairgrounds oval. Rebuilt half mile track, heavy rains, and fast Southwest drivers promise a varied speed meet with a special match race between two specialty cars and a feature three car rock race. Time trials begin at 2:30.
Racing notes from a windy San Antonio track recount a turbulent meet with favorite winners, long-shot busts, and record wagers. The six-race program saw major bets on Polyfor and Fing Tune while wagers neared $709 for key events. A late calamity damaged a filly, and several horses suffered injuries as safety concerns rose amid bad weather and the reduced attendance of 18 days.
An odd column reports on a Hillman college campus tree that grafted multiple fruiting varieties from a single trunk in an old, damaged tree. It also profiles George Tilark, a long-term Englishman naturalized as Japanese who mastered many languages and now features in the paper's Believe In or Not cartoon feature, inviting readers to write for samples.
A chaotic race scene features Fireman Jeddie and cops clashing with officials as Burr Betrays Kilday leads a dash of red shirted firemen and blue shirted police. Jockey A M Hakelbein steadies Texas ATn while allegations of tampering with cockleburs stir controversy around the finish and second place.
St Louis May 18 (IN) Ruisgell Van Atta southpaw hurler is bought by the St Louis Browns from the New York Yankees and will report to Philadelphia for assignment. Purchase price not disclosed. Release of catcher Frank Grunke also announced. Grunke obtained from Chicago White Sox two years ago to stay within 23 player limit.
Amateur ball notes an upcoming Sunday March 26 game date for the San Antonio Air Depot base team and seeks out-of-town opponents. Contact Inside Manager JT Glin by phone or mail to arrange matches. Other lines list player nicknames and team notes, with scattered names and snippets indicating roster and performance mentions.
In Chicago on May 16 the Day Ninety Boys thin out rosters to 23 men with many in their late thirties. Rabbit Maranville becomes the majors grandpappy at 48 as Adolfo Luque leaves active play. Sam Jones at 42 shines for the White Sox. Dazzy Vance Haines Ruth also linger. Five of the era are managers, four still players, with Grim Hornsby Terry Dykes and Frisch among them. Joe Mally sent from the Giants to Fort Worth in the Texas League.
At Alamo Downs on Wednesday 24, Wirt G Bowman surged in race seven to top odds and prize. Benefit won sixth at strong odds while Miss Refugio suffered a racing accident, ending with Thistle Jock and other favorites delivering varied payouts as crowd of about four thousand observed brisk betting and a tote handle near seventy thousand dollars.
Randolph Field Fifty second Squadron pitcher Bil Wood threw a two hit game Wednesday to power a 7 1 victory over the Sixty seventh Service Squadron. Jimmie Schraub and the Fifty second hitters posted two doubles and a single in five at bats, while Jon Tarpley drove in three runs with two singles. The Fifty third Squadron meets the Air Corps Primary Flying School detachment in the feature game at 2 30 p m on the Detachment diamond. Earlier, the Randolph Field Flying Gadets beat the Fifty second Behoal squadron 10 8 in an exhibition.
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