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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1940

Page

5

Reds Still Lead NL as Dodgers Falter and Bees Rally

Historic pennant chase tightens in mid-July as Cincinnati leads the National League with Brooklyn and Boston in pursuit. Ducky Medwick benched after the beaning incident. Casey Stengel’s Bees slip but spike back, while the Cubs rout the Dodgers 11 to 3 and the Cardinals split with the Giants. Buck Walters loses to the Reds, Phillies drop, and Lefty Sloan and McGee log long outings for fresh pitching notes.

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American League Box Scores Reflect Varied Play

A jumbled box score recounts several AL games with errors and key hits. Ferrell Kuhel and Bloodworth feature in scoring plays while Mose Grove secures an eight-inning win. Attendance nears 15,000 as Detroit’s lead narrows and Browns press Philadelphia in tight interleague action.

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Death of Willard Hershberger Linked to Slump Belief

New York August 5 The sudden death of Cincinnati catcher Willard Hershberger amid a doubleheader chaos is tied to concerns he felt about a slump after a late lead loss to the Giants at Polo Grounds. Reporters and teammates traced his mood after the first game and his secretive stay in the Reds’ locker room, with details of his final hours and the tragedy unfolding during the third inning of the second game.

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Youngsters defeat Randolph Field in two games

The Randolph Field Ramblers were swept in a doubleheader by the San Antonio Merchants as Johnny Burkholder powered a young Merchants squad. Final scores were 3-2 and 5-4, with Burkholder tossing seven solid innings in game two and key hits fueling late rallies.

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National League Errors and Oddities From Rivalry Night

Fragmented box score style recap notes errors by Livlrman and Huns hitters with Kos and S. Martin among listed players. Mentions home run by Youn and sacrifices, misread names and substitutions, with pitchers Dan Hite and Lalite tallied as losing efforts, dates and teams obscured in garbled text.

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Suedal's Meruits and Varied Scores Listed

A partial OCR reads names and scores such as Clyvinnati 3 12 Cilenza 116 Brooklyn 27 Pittsburgh 6 5 Philadelphia 14 and New York di6 St. Lowe 45 with unclear context and multiple entries. The fragment suggests sports or scoring records but lacks full details.

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Baseball Scores Highlight Al Red Sox Rivalry

Ambiguous OCR text yields few clear entities but indicates American League context with scattered team names and a 4 7 6 score sequence. No coherent event details or dates are discernible to anchor a precise summary.

Unscrambled Schedule of Upcoming Football Games

Only games scheduled for Monday and Tuesday are listed with matchups across multiple cities and leagues including Fort Worth Shreveport and New York Weston. Specific times, venues, and results are not provided, and several names appear garbled or partially unreadable.

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