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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1935
Page
15
Detroit October 1. Weather calls for sun and mild temps as Detroit hosts the opening World Series game with Chicago. Era comparisons flood the piece, recalling Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner era stars, while noting attendance expectations and gate figures from 1909.
Schedule outlines the World Series between American League champions Detroit and National League champions Chicago Cubs. Games set for October at Navin Field Detroit and Wrighi eld Chicago with postponements to be rescheduled in the same city. Capacity figures read Detroit 44700 Chicago 51000. radio broadcasts listed with GBS and NAG.
Two Houston Bubba Hicks amateur baseball team members were killed in a car crash returning from Dayton Ohio. Several players were injured including pitcher Ed Witty and shortstop Ike Woody with severe head injuries and leg fractures. The truck driver M E Eubanks aided by transfusion attempts at the hospital.
Detroit fans recall a legend filled roster including Goose Goslin Donovan pitching in youth ranks and Eddie Summers in reserve. Names like Claud Roxss Iman Germany Schaefer Dill Coughlin Charley O Leary surface as era greats, while George Moriarity oversees third base after the 1998 EBTES as the Tigers look toward a potential World Series title.
A lively preseason note discusses momentum for the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers, favoring Chicago despite past drafts. It mentions San Antonio’s interest in hosting a major league spring training and the Pittsburgh Pirates weighing changes to training plans, with local Chamber of Commerce concerns over guarantees and contracts.
A 1930s newspaper item details World Series payout splits with Chicago Cubs leading among teams. It notes full shares to 22 Cubs players and staff including Captain Woody English, with others receiving half shares or smaller amounts. Separate notes cover the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals sharing logic and specific recipients.
Washington October report says Stanley Hays known as Bucky Harris has signed a one year renewal as pilot of the Washington Senators. The city eyes the advertising value of a major league baseball array in town for a month with pennant possibilities in 1936. A conference of interested parties is expected to hash out a definite contract for Pillsbury and Harris to avoid further delays.
Detroit dispatch early October reports the Cubs exude confidence about the coming World Series. Charley Grimm oversees the squad like a caring manager as stars Hartnett Warnecke Jurges and Herman Lindstrom anchor the lineup. Quote from Pants Rowland praises the Cubs as the greatest defensive team seen, predicting they cannot miss in the Series.
A polo match between the Second division and Hounslow elgh was moved from Harbord field to Brackenelage Park on Tuesday morning. The game will start at 8 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
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