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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1931

Page

16

Weathered prose mirrors tangled sports chatter columns

Fragmented text captures Fein opinions on secrecy and racing folklore with scattered references to Debby week, Pearl Buck, Belmont, horse books, Stribling boxing, and a menagerie of names. It reads as garbled column notes mixing boxing, racing, literature, and film with erratic spellings and stray quotes.

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League baseball roundup with mixed results and standings

A dense sports brief lists multiple teams and players including Yankees, Tigers, Athletics and Braves. Mentions arrests and suspensions, game outcomes, and upcoming matchups across divisions with scattered names such as Cronin, Webb, and Ron. The noisy OCR yields partial scores and standings reshaped into a broad league snapshot.

Night football prep for Harlingen in Class A play

In Brownsville Texas May 32 night football moves forward as plans for introducing gridiron games under lights surface. The Harlingen district aims for concrete field lighting and scheduling with the school board set to vote soon on the project and class A competition debut.

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Last of U8 Pros Loses at Leeds

Tony Manero of the Norwand Tom bey club New Jersey is eliminated from the $4000 Leeds professional golf tournament reaching the semi finals after defeats by E I Whitcombe and Percy Alliss in a morning round. Manero shows strong play but falls behind on several holes and is eliminated as other competitors advance toward the final.

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Race Bill Up to Governor

Florida legislature has passed a racing and mutuel bill. The measure, awaiting Governor Carlton's approval or veto, would tax all money wagered in pari mutuel machines and distribute proceeds to counties. A five member rating commission would regulate race dates and track operations, with referendum approval needed.

Florida Poyle L. Carlton

Eagles to Play Two on Del Rio Field

The Wealecnn Order af Bagley plans a two game series at Del Rio Field against the Cowhore Saturday and Sunday. The squad travels to San Antonio by motor Saturday morning with players including Conoty Melny Afe Gee Dixon Schultze Metcher Ailehyend and others plus Schultze Ducharme Alister and Mieffler the Engle manager and Anne Elam traveling.

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SOL JOEL DIES. ENGLISH HORSE OWNER REMEMBERED

Fragmentary notes honor Sol Joel an English horse owner famed for Derby ties and a long career in racing circles. The mangled text recalls 1920 Derby participation and references the diamond industry link, with scattered mentions of Runge Tumaca and Notre Dame sports accents.

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Athletics win every game in West in 1912 season

The 1912 Senators and Athletics stretch a noted Chicago to Detroit road swing. Washington, under Walter Johnson, chased a record streak as Philadelphia battled Cleveland Detroit and St Louis to wrap a flawless spell with three shutouts and a 47 game mark.

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Suhr Returns to Buc Lineup After Injury

Suhr re joins the Cubs lineup after May 2 injury. Ming Piturbough and Dilshueg Pirate teammates travel to Chicago to join the team. Regan benched, Granthain moves to second, Banksy to short, Phovennns hailing avenge.

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Extra Innings or Nothing in Texas

The Texas league games were rained out for two days as San Antonio and Fort Worth Haflstrom saw delays. Wichita Falls beat Beaumont 10 to 6 in ten innings with Schorein and Bryant delivering key hits. Hamlin and Merrow managed mound holds as Shreveport struggled to untie a late rally.

Texas Bill Parker Weller San’ Antonio Fort Worth Schorein Uryant Yaskel Taillingais Hamlin Merrow Paul” Harling Dbesumont Alldar Wichita Falls Anduruneers Wichita Walls Rehumost Chedhreveport Sports Galveston Nucenheers Shrevegirt Galvestod Shreveport Merville Worlaius Trickson Galveston Roson Bila

Ambiguous Baseball Notes From Shaken OCR

A garbled recap mentions players and teams including the White Sox, Cleveland pitching, and the Athletics. It notes home runs and triples with unclear attributions and several misspelled names, reflecting a messy OCRed sports brief.

Miss Orcutt Only American in Golf Championship

Miss Maureen Orcutt of Englewood, N J, is the sole American entered in the British women’s golf championship to begin June 6 at Portmarnock Ireland. Also competing are Miss Dina Distwick, who defeated Glenna Collett, and Miss Enid Wilson, the English native champion.

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Reds Desperate for Ball Players With Many Hurts

Cincinnati manager Howley says the Reds will trade for pitchers and infielders as six of the club’s key players are sidelined by injuries. The club eyes a possible deal with the New York Giants and plans to patch up the lineup while awaiting Beitman and Culley returns. Johnson is praised as the best rookie pitcher despite a rough stretch.

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Redwood City Race Track Plans Announced

San Francisco reports that a new 200 acre track and polo facility are planned 60 miles south near Redwood City. The project, funded by Eugene Normile and associated with Jack Dempsey interests, includes a 21 ft forecourt and 300,000 land purchase, with construction to start within two weeks under F T Brown supervision.

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Wrestling Results From United States and Canada Matches

Wrestlers from Mason City Waterloo and Charles City Iowa faced diverse opponents in last nights events. Dallas won in Dallas Texas with Hlevenson and Mea of Cedar Great Countre club dominating the finals. Mrs Rhodes defeated Mrs Chandler and Mrs Stevenson beat Ames in their respective matches.

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Van Ryn and Lott Reach Tennis Doubles Final

In the Preuch havil court championship at the Ro- Jen Carros stat, Van Ryn and Lott advanced in men s singles and doubles. They defeated rivals including Vickely and others to reach the final, with German and French players also advancing in the women s doubles as Ilene Wennett Whittingstall and Bette Nuthall of England competing.

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Why Veltman Made All Baseball Nine

Vett- Woy Lexus As and ML outfielder of Ban Antonin was noted by Coach Roswell Wisam of the Aggie for leading the AM South region in batting with about a .200 average. He tallied 14 Aggie runs on 44 hits, including four doubles and a triple, with three stolen bases and 3 walks. He was struck by a pitch once.

Lester Squana Lexus Ban Antonin Am-Southwesh Roswell Wisamboll Aggie Vettinary

Dated Doubles Match Described With Scoring Confusion

In a mixed paragraph the report references a women's doubles event with a Feanco-Spanish pairing and players Alvarez and Kerley. It mentions Bak and Thillenes, Duitnitels, and South Africa in unclear contexts, and notes a 65 year old player named Fret Peres amid a convoluted score description.

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Barba Defends Featherweight Title in Madison Square Garden Bout

Christopher Balbarba of Mortford, Cun, defends his world featherweight championship against Fidel UnBarbs in a Madison Square Garden bout. After winning the 26 pound title from Audra Ron of France, Balbarba faced a string of non title losses before a December upset revived attention from boxing observers.

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