Legion Junior baseball state tourney set for San Antonio
The American Legion junior program in Texas stages a four team state championship at Ft. Sam Houston Christy Mathewson field on Aug 10 11 12 and 16 with double headers at 6 p.m. The Missions will host home games while the Browns face military competition, and Legion programs are cited as a major pro league feeder.
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Legion state meet set with four area playoff matchups
Four region teams headline the Legion state meet pairings with Lubbock vs El Paso, Davies vs Waxahachie, Bryan vs St Thomas, and Brackenridge of San Antonio vs Mission. An earlier note mentions a windup event at Starcke Park Seguin with Swede Feters’ sailboat turned motor craft drawing spectator interest.
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Legion fundraiser offers baseball tickets at discount
Vague lines describe a sale at Legion home and Post office with discounts on baseball tickets. The text mentions 1 and 2 bargains, price details, and sale locations. It also includes disjointed references to a family snack and an apparent violent incident involving a person named Jeff.
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Old Timers Raise Funds at FR Sam Floustin Event
Old timers and veterans from Ft Sam Houston and Randolph AFB held a night of baseball and fun to raise proceeds for Royaville. Deputy post officials noted the event drew attendees and the group plans another gathering at Bayeville art center, continuing a local charity run.
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Benefit wrestling event at Grater field Pit Randolph Ramblers
A Friday night charity event at Grater field Randolph features a wrestling match between Bil Kimbrell and a challenger, plus monster attractions. Admission is 50 cents with gate prizes and entertainment planned to support the All Pores Aid society.
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World Series TV rights surge beyond half a million
Report notes TV rights for the World Series rising from 2 050 000 to 6 214 700 with last year’s sale at 200 000. By 1950 an estimated 800 000 in total rights including radio and gate receipts, with promoter T Brooks Wood and A H Chandler managing bids and allocations at Storey Woolf Park arena.
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St. Wendela
White's Pitching Shine Lifts Detroit in Tight Race
Detroit rode Hal White's brilliant shutout of the Yankees to stay two games ahead in the American League as he quieted New York with a complete game. Cleveland's threat grows as Doby drives in the winning runs and Lemon dominates Washington. Red Sox sweep St Louis with late rally.
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Sport Stars March Away As Marines
San Antonio athletic figures headed to Camp Pendleton California with Company C of the 2th Infantry battalion Marine Reserves. Brackenridge High School stars Don Hall Florent Basse Edwin Peters and others join the transport along with Rowene Morzlé Joe Trevino and ex Brackenridge alumni Roland Ocon Bohn Ifijard Kenneth Womack Mall Dasse and Peters set to be Eagles regulars next season. Glenn Patterson remained but was discharged before shipping out. Mortis and Treving noted as former stars from Lanier Rich school in 1937 played last season with the Markie Reserves.
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Roland Ocon
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Unclear Baseball Standings Amid Mixed Fragments
Fragmented OCR text shows scattered baseball standings and names. Key entities appear sporadically including places and possible team references, but the overall article is unreadable and lacks coherent narrative or dates.
Army cancels nationwide baseball tourney due to shortage
The army announced that the worldwide baseball tournament set to open Sept 3 is cancelled because of lack of reorganization amid the Korean conflict. Similar cancellations affect a Pi. Kno Ky event and other inter service tennis and golf matches.
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Aggie Coach John Floyd Lands Texas A&M Basketball Post
LITLE ROCK August 3 John Floyd former Oklahoma A&M star and coach of the Gite Rock Junior College team has been hired as head basketball coach at Texas A&M College. Floyd came to LRTC last year and faced poor material in his first season. He received a release from his contract with SEAG and Texas A&M officials said a decision on the varsity job would be made Thursday.
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Sports Quiz Exiap Exposes World Champion Name
The reader is teased with a mystery about the world champion coyote hustler and lanis record, to be revealed on KABC at 10 p m in Friday Light sports. Wednesday’s answer notes Sam Snead scored 265 for 72 holes at Brackenridge Park in the 1950 Texas Open, tying the course and event record with Ben Hogan. Snead won first money by closing strong over the final five days of the 1960 tournament.
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Breckenridge Grid Squad Stars In Strong Local Lineup
Odo anchored defense at tackle for Breckenridge as Japly Year’s team faced strong rival offenses. Hilliard, son of a famed Texas athlete, shone as a shot putter under Coach Berry while Eblert led track events. The American Legion baseball squad also showed depth despite several graduates, with Basse Peters and Hall still in high school.
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Yankees deny Stengel DiMaggio feud reports
New York Yankees officials deny any rift between manager Casey Stengel and star outfielder Joe DiMaggio. George Weiss says the idea is ridiculous and will not comment further. Reports cited DiMaggio removing from the clean-up spot and rumors of a dispute fueling the talk.
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Third Skeet Title For Ann Martin
Ann Martin of San Antonio won her third women skeet title at the thirteenth Nations Skeet Shooting Championship in Dallas. Glenn W. Vin Buren of Carswell AFB and Scott Babcock won the 20 gauge team event amid a 196x200 score tie with three other teams. Barney Fishten Jr. and D Lee Braun were runners up in other divisions. Alex Kerr edged Dr Fetna in an individual shoot off. VAL GRIONER LEAVES KNOXVILLE
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