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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1959
Page
2
W A Lefty Stackhouse of Seguin, a Brackenridge Park veteran, will run a junior golf championship for all ages at Seguin August 17 20. He notes many former state junior entrants have become pros and instructors and advocates for youth golf.
A garbled 1940s era snippet mentions umpire figures, parking costs of 75 cents, and a family named Patrick. It references multiple NFL teams and cities including Cleveland New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia Chicago Baltimore Los Angeles San Francisco Green Bay and Detroit with scattered foreign surnames and a stray note about debts and ships.
In the Region 7 Pony tournament at Fosterfield Monterrey and Southside of Sut clash at 8:30 p.m. in the feature game after both teams remained unbeaten through day two. Monterrey beat Corpus Christi 83 on four-hit pitching by Hector Torres while Southside edged Houston Southeast 74. Fort Worth Southside crushed Abilene Keys City 147 and Elks beat Lubbock 144. A near fatal accident interrupted play when Nonnie Biggerstaff nearly died but recovered with quick aid from Police Sgt Hank Anton.
The Alamo Heights Lions will play Rockdale at district final in the Babe Ruth League championship. Lions backed by two hit pitching and a multi hit attack scored eight runs against Marshall. Rockdale beat Brownfield in the semifinal. Robby Lee, Mickry Bilard and Robby Hatten led Atsmo Heights with two hits each.
Highland Park teams travel to Kingsville Monday for the bidistrict tournament as Pleasanton and Gibsport vie for a spot. Roy Amiarna shines with a 4 hit inning, while Verwerua and Maxton lead a late rally. results include Victoria 6 and San Antonio Nueva Lived 4. The Riverside pro-am sees Horton, Cervantes, Simpson and Gordon in the lead.
The San Antonio Missions plan to start Ron Perranoski in the second game of a Mexico swing against the Nuevo Laredo Owls after a 6 4 victory in Monterrey. Jose Santiago earned his 12th win with a six-hit outing and a clutch third strike to end the ninth. The Missions tied the score at 4 1 in the third and pulled away with a four-run fourth, getting key hits from Dick Johnson and Sam Drake.
Ortega, a lanky welterweight from Mexicali, defeated Renny Paret in a six round main event at Madison Square Garden by a split decision 4-3-1 with one round even. Judge Totals favored Ortega 64-31 in the scoring controversy while Referee Tad Martin awarded the nod to the favorite.
Warily eyeing victories for Neale, Emerson, and Erangelt against Nicola, Cortland Birola, and others, Australia leads in the Bermantown grass court series. Highlights include Olmedo, Buchholz, and Savitt advancing, with Buono sidelined by illness and Joins in men's and women's semifinals setting up Saturday's program.
The clipping lists teams and scores from multiple leagues including INTERNATIONAL and SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION fixtures. It shows several city matchups with varying results such as Seville beating Sacramento and Vancouver defeating Salt Lake City, with others like Havana and Miami posting wins or losses.
Misions skipper Grady Hatton condemned the Nuevo Laredo manager for protesting a home opener after the team arrived late at Benito Juarez Park. Umpires reported the protest to league president Carlos Rubio. The Missions arrived at 6:45 pm after a 1 pm departure and customs delays. The game was played and won by the Missions under protest.
Air Force star Barry Mackay, ranked high nationally, travels with a 12 man team to Quantico Virginia for the interservice tennis tournament starting Tuesday. Mackay, a top Datkecup contender, will face strong rivals including former power Davis opponent from Mam.
Abbe Strunk Insurance team of San Antonio faces Dallas Red Bulls in a decisive semifinal after both sides split results in recent games. Galveston remains unbeaten, with Dallas and Abbe Strunk needing a win to advance to meet Galveston in the 7:30 p.m. Saturday final.
Wehman fired a 78 to lead San Antonio qualifiers for the state junior golf tournament on Brackenridge course. Only sub-80 round among 30 players. field expected to grow to 187 entries by final deadline with more entries anticipated.
Seven Robstown golfers enter the State Junior Golf tournament at Brackenridge next week led by Lanier Campbell Nicky Brice and Phil Berryman from Riverside Country club. Fourteen year old Jim Duff completes the team with three handicap shooters among the entries.
A big destruction derby is set for Saturday night at Pan American Speedway along with seven other garage events on the program. The modified sportsman and hobby divisions will restart their point standings for August, with drivers beginning anew to determine the high point man for the month.
Roundup compiled from wire reports notes heavyweight champion Ingemar Will help the Yankees inhouston threats and game postponements. Mentions Reminer and Widod Patterson, a title show, and a $1000 prize. References to drowning victims from Northumberland, boxing figures like Frankie Carbo, Red Schoendienst, and multiple minor league moves. Also covers baseball players Jim Archer and Jack Urban, and E astern league starts. Mentions Nixon address at Gantual meeting and football writers gathering.
The Virginia Beach event hosts seven shooters and one pro in round three of the World All Shore Skeet championship. Amateurs Vincent St. Moum Abingdon Virginia James Kelly Phoenix Ke Spilgeky Goldivin Bob Shutey Roxelle Charles Main Buren Ward Clemens Lee Braun San Mateo and others compete for high scores as 200 targets mark the early rounds. Pros led by Joe Frost San Antonio and others challenge the field with strong showing as Ward rounds continue.
Readable results from the San Antonio Aquatic meet show juniors and teens earning trophies. Susie Schimmel swam the medley relay and individual events with notable times. Ruby Sykes, Carol Cooper, and others also posted strong results across freestyle, breaststroke and butterfly events.
The Baltimore Orioles named Marty Tahasheck as bullpen catcher for Friday night activities. Tahasheck, a former San Antonio Missions player, joins the staff with duties behind the scene.
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