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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1948

Page

2

U S Wins 38 Olympic Titles in Turin Report

United States dominates medal tally at closing Olympic Games with 38 titles including track and boxing notes. Sweden trails with 17 medals as Japan, Germany absent. Crowds of nearly 6,000 athletes from 58 nations attend amid heat and rain. incidental disqualification alters relay results benefiting Britain.

Stadius Ley England United States Hungary Jane Traly Furkey Tolland Caechoslovakia Finland Denmark Britain Argentina South Africa Australia Belgium Egypt Peru Jamaica Austria Norway India Britaln Aritish Jim Ameren Tals Armericans France U. S. America U. S Sweden Edward Scrobe New York Aladas Gerevich Esther Gerevich Yugoslavia J. Beyaert

Legion Teams In Twin Bill Open Playoffs at Mathewson Field

Paris Texas August 14 Avslli's Buddies reach finals of the American Legion baseball tournament after beating Adamson Dallas 15 to 14 in 12 innings. Adamson and South Park Beaumont clash tonight for a finals berth as Austin awaits in the Sunday final in a double elimination event.

Terfereon Post Central Catholic Post Shaughnessy Christy Mathewneon Ft. Sam Houston Mathewson Diamond Paris Texs Pi— Avslli Buddies Stile American Legion Adamson Dallas

Major League Basebeck Boxes TN 4 Hits rel

Baseball game summary featuring Basebeck with four hits and multiple players named in a chaotic line of OCR text. Mentions of teams, players, and innings appear with many garbled words, but key names like Musial, Parme, Wynn, and references to umpire teams surface amid the disorder.

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Wearren Tests His Derby Car for National Derby

Blair Warren of Savmente's Soap Box youth race starts his national derby bid in heat twenty eight at Terhy Downs. He faces James Billings of Wichita and Richard Detore of Burlington in the first eliminations. Despite slight damage from a Las Vegas spill, Warren’s car ran two straight practice laps. officials aided repairs and weighed in at 248 1/2 pounds, 12 pounds over prior San Antonio race, potentially aiding his tech edge for Sundays event.

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Promoter moves Zale Cerdan title bout to Jersey City

New York August 15 Promoter Andy Niederreiter announced a September 2 European title fight between Tony Zale Gary Indiana and Marcel Cerdan European champion will be held at Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City The change shifts from Brooklyn Ebbets Field and follows a 20th Century Sporting club show at Yankee Stadium September 22 Ike Willigras defends lightweight title against Jesse Flores under the same promotion Zale had just reclaimed his middleweight crown from Rocky Graziano under Niederreiter’s banner.

New York Andy Niederreiter Champior Tony Zale Gary Ind Marco Cerdan Jersey City N. J Brooklyn Ebbets Field J Imade Yankee Stadium Ike Willigras Jesse Flores Iederreiter Eddie Eagan New York Boxing Commission Ise Roosevelt Stadium Zale Rocky Graziano Nicerrelter Newark Ruppert Stadium

Softball Championship Adds Austin Star to Finals Race

The Austin club Paris Cafe, led by Paris Caid, won two Friday games to reach the miners bracket final in the state softball tourney at Sun Pee park. Other Friday results included Pepsi-Cold drinkers from San Antonio and Stover City Refrigeration of Fort Worth advancing, setting up a Saturday morning losers bracket showdown.

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Homers Explain Mission Victories In Texas League

San Antonio Missions climb for playoff pace despite a weak batting average by relying on power. They lead the league with 8 four-baggers through Friday, led by Ken Wood with 18 homers and Tom Jordan with 14. Other contributors include Joe Frazier, Charney Grantland, Bill Summers, and George Archie as the team stacks homers in a tight Texas League race.

San Antonio Missions Gus Mancuso Padres Tulsa Oilers Fl Worth Ken Wood Tulsa Russ Burns Burns Tom Jordan San Antonio Joel Frazier Charney Grantland Bill Summers George Archie Red Davis Pete Layden Henry Helf Andy Piesik Oklahoma City Dallas Beaumont Shreveport Houston Ft. Worth Sierra Andy Sierra Inner Wood Kent Sterling Joe Srazier Loren Babe Jordan Yom Jordan Shippers Manning Sterling Sweeney Rahe Davis Frazier Wood Babe Lay Fien Fin Wood

City Playoff Gels Started A&H Axlemen Nick Name

City playoff action opens with A&H Axlemen and Freds Nave champions of the City Maier and Spanish American leagues meeting at Richterfield at 4 30 pm Saturday A doubleheader is set for Sunday starting at 2 pm The two team best of three series winner advances to the championship final against the Parish Teague representative The Parish League has a bye in the first round due to undecided matchup

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Frank Watt Visits Old L.A. Friends During San Antonio Trip

Frank Watt, once a hard throwing pitcher with a 1926 San Antonio club that finished three games back in the pennant race, visits relatives in San Antonio. He now serves 17 years in the Washington D C police department and travels with wife Mrs Watt and their 14 year old son Frank Jr. The article notes his 170 pound build and recalls his 1926 season before an arm injury ended his baseball career.

Frank Wall San Antonio Tiny Owens Bob Couchman Walter Newton Kim Gindsey Pirere Washington, D. C Watt Alburger Frank, Jr Dallag Benoit Pul

St Paul Golf Event Report From Local Notices

Fragmented OCR text references St Paul golf related entries and a day of events with unclear details. The readable portions mention Greats & Go and a par 4 hole, with a date token and a parade of partial numbers and letters. No clear names, places, or outcomes emerge from the legible lines.

Brooke Army Comets Rally to Beat Neice Hardware 4 3

A late rally in the eighth inning powered the Brooke Army Medical Center Comets to a 4-3 victory over the Neice Hardware on Friday night at Christy Mathewson field. The teams are set to play again Monday at the same venue.

Brooke Army Medical Center Comets Neice Hardware Christy Mathewson Field AMG Seneeiohane E. Uebecowich Colbert, Thomas and Biwrgeon Toronto Bullale Byracuse City Loronio Baltimore

Untitled sports recap with multiple team notes

A fragmented page lists baseball and league results with names such as Martinezi Bootie Fondy Marsh Metney and Chandler Beane. It notes home runs, doubles, and pitching details, plus umpire names Sigler and Andrews. State standings show Breensile falis and Waco 3, with Kilgore and Henderson in the NE Star League.

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Missions rally in late innings stirs playoff hopes

San Antonio beat Beaumont 2-2 in Beau mont as Andy Sierra and Jordan drive in runs. Lefty Hook tott, nicknamed Hard Lick Hook, takes the mound for Dallas opener while Crocco or Minor replace him for Dellas. The Missions face a pivotal stretch at Mission Stadium with a potential playoff decider looming.

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Gigheddlamal and Tucson Clash in Texas League game

A Texas League fixture sees Gigheddlamal facing Tucson with Bisbot Daggles scoring twice as four frames were scheduled. Other sports details appear on page 12.

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