Gustafson Succeeds Essey as San Antonio Rep in All American Classic
Gustafson, 11 year old shortstop for Harlandale Post 336, named to replace George Essey as San Antonio’s representative in the William Randolph Hearst All American baseball classic Aug. 26 in New York City. Essey withdrew fearing jeopardized eligibility for 1948 season with Burbank High. Gustafson, a steady fielder and hitter, posted a 512 average with 23 hits in 33 Legion games, plus 3 homers and 5 doubles. Hand will join him on the Polo Grounds trip.
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Vullilora Gustafson
Harlandale Post
American Legion
George Essey
Harbank Post
San Antonio
William Randolph Hearst
New York City
Essey
Mission Stadium
Yoothill
Burbank
Pexas Interscholastic League
San Antonio Roaches
Wendla Gustafson
Ortevia Place
Cliff
Harlandale High
Texas
Hot-Red Racing Dominates Corpus Christi All Features
San Antonio drivers push hard as Corpus Christi events unfold with a sweep. Freddy Elbel shines by winning the Hoi- Tait dash third heat Australian pursuit and feature. Elbel and Wade Bedel narrowly avoid a crash in the Australian pursuit. Bruce Ryan wins first heat, Charles Farrell second heat, Wade Bedell takes the consolation.
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San Antonio Nevroa
Corpus Chris Saueday
Freddy Elbel
Wade Bedel
Bruce Ryan
Charles Farrell
Wade Bedell
Fred's Place in City Finals in Amateur League
Fred's Place, the Span Am league champion, reached the city finals after a 24 game win streak, despite a 4-7 loss at Richter field in the first twin bill game. A and H tied the series with a Saturday opener win, then Fred's won the Sunday rematch 5-1 to set up a final against the Parish League champion. The title series is slated for the coming weekend.
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Fred
Munday
Nayols
Fred’s
Richter Field
Axle
Span-Am
Fred's
Areiniega
Suto
Sanchex
City softball finals resume with two losers bracket games
After a layoff for the women’s state USA tourney, San Pedro Park hosts two losers bracket softball games Monday night. BAMC Comets vs Quality Rainiers at 7:30, Pete’s Place vs Squad ron BM-13 at 3:45, losers eliminated, winners advance to Tuesday finals in the losers’ bracket. Nerve Hardware and El Bottlers remain in the winners bracket and are set for Tuesday night.
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San Pedro Park
Bamc Comets
Quality Rainiers
Pete
Nerve Hardware
el Bottlers
Toledo, Ohio wins national VFW softball title in nine innings
At Austin on August 16 Toledo beat Puebla Colorado 10 to 9 in nine innings to capture the national VFW softball championship. Sam Botek drove in the decisive run with a single. Frank Soxka pitched a one hit ball for his fifth win, and Vic Champlin fanned 22 in 18 innings for Pueblo.
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Austin
Toledo
Ohio
Puebla
Colo
Sam Botek
Frank Soxka
Maine Heights Chamber
Commerce
Vic Champlin
Alps
Vandergriff stars as Sunbeamers win Texas Softball title
Vandergriff of Dallas pitched the Sunbeamers to a 3-0 victory over Lub park, securing the Texas Softball Assn championship. Lawrence Smith fanned 14 Lubock batters without a walk, highlighting a dominant final.
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Wichita Falls
Ft Worth Cats Face Missions In Three Game Set
The Ft Worth Cats travel to Shreveport for a three night series with the Mission nine aiming to clinch a spot in the four club Shaughnes sy postseason. Ray Shore starts tonight as Gus Mancuso seeks another two hitter and a Cats win.
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Ft. Worth
Gus
George Brown
Cats
Willard Remsdell
Bobby Bragan
Johnny Legros
Willy
Rafe Gentry
Jodie Phipps
Dallas
Royce Lint
Charley Grant Sets Record Pace With Long Three Hometers
Charley Grant drove a long foul then homered on the next pitch, followed by a second tower on the next plate appearance. In a 1200 foot sequence over three pitches he propelled the Mission club, aided by two Dallas runs in the second inning on doubles by Fusselman Seharein and de Palm. Archie's single and Sommers triple tied the game, but Grant's subsequent homers sealed the lead. Jack Beller of the Boston Braves visited the game.
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Grant Parks
Charley Grant
Charley
Andy Piesik
Tom Jordan
Shreveport Ron
Oklahoma City
San Antno
Piesik
Pete Layden
Layden
Leg Fusselman
Dallas
Piesilt
Grant
Sommers
Mission Stadium
Fusselman
George Seharein
Fatt de Palm
Archie
Wood
Les Burge
Gentry
Joe Frazier
Palmer
Knederjax
Frierson
Bures
Arenal
Larder
Tjordsi
Tach
Ors
Antonio
Og Use Gees
Aretile
Summers
Erdan
Starvin Palmer
Jeti
Bale Avenue
Smareth
Patingt
Peal
Rhedertan
Hous
Avehie
Bartafield
Burne
Wosing Pitehar
Andrews Pala
Box Score Fragments From Tulsa Game Report
A jagged scan shows box score notes for a Tulsa game with K. White, Kowalski, Sweeney, Usher, and Medwick among hitters and pitchers named. Scattered innings and fielding actions indicate a college or minor league contest with multiple errors and line items, plus attendance figures and assorted abbreviations.
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Texas
Tulsa
Ise Beaugert
Bayeker
Pringle
Palushy
Shegeel
Usher
Nuette Rung
Tucker
Daly Burn
Ney Procuse
Peterann
Tatum
Avreo
Bur
White
Detninger
Ehrrebeag
Kome-runas White
Huma
Ned Tun
Beauiont
John ‘Wudcas
Peubleaiane
Icker
Peterson
Jon
Beaumont
Newlin
Kowalsk
Kowalski
Heh
Mewlin
Steenprate
Feuer
Bhotte
Hanevia Wranac i
Warren
Acca
Fchuliss
Sweeney
Radgera
Homsr
Jacy Ie Warren
Babe
Jo ‘Wucker
Sureveport
Orla
F Olin
Lewis
Marsh
Lielsen
Pega
Bite Hurden
Gilmore
Bo Gua
Nielsen
Simpst
von, Brown
Auman
Ataten
Crosay
Gilmor
Dorset
Boone
Teaine
Warren Wins Best Designed Racer Trophy
Blair Warren wins the best designed soap box racer trophy at Akron the All American Derby event. Donald Strub Akron wins the championship final with a 27.75 heat time defeating rivals from 36 states and beyond. Turley and Brown place second and third with prizes of a Chevrolet sedan and a portable motion picture projector respectively. The crowd is estimated around 3000.
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Akron
Ohio
Blair ‘Warren
San Antonio
Alamo Heights
Richard R. Boye
Detroit
Jane
Boye
Donald Strub
Donald
Ohio State
Callegeas
District of Columbia
Alaska
Republic of Panama
Canada
Turley
Gary Owain Turley
Charles‘Jton
W. Va
Wiliam Brown
San Francisco
Brown
Austin Takes Legion Title in State Final
Austin Buddles won the division seven championship with a 158 victory over Dallas Adams on August 16 in PAINS. Ten Adamson errors helped Austin build a lead from the fifth inning and hold it. Joe Miles and Kal Senrist were named outstanding players in the American Legion baseball tournament.
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Austin
Legion
Austin Buddles
American Legion
Adamson
Dallas
Central Cathelic West
Joe Miles
Kal Senrist
Jadas
Amerlcan Legion
Sportlights and yarns from the speedway world
Promoter Herman de Upres recounts race lore from Indianapolis and a 250 mile event at Storey Wood Park, detailing press relations and a legendary misreport about Al Miller. He recalls the 1857 tale where an ambulance report of a missing leg led to a proof that Miller used an artificial limb, a story later debunked.
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Herman la. Deupres
Charles W. Goodall
Storey-Wood Park
Deupres
Ste
Brother Deupree
al Miller
al Miler
Miler
Preva Gang
Miller
Deupree
Hand Hurls No-Hit Game In Tuneup for New York
Timmy Hand pitched a no hit game in a Bandera tuneup against Hearst National Amateur champions St. Joseph's of San Antonio. The San Antonio area team posted a 0-0 final, with Hand striking out three and walking none as Jack Taylor backed him with strong catching and teammates delivered solid support.
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New York
Timmy
Banderas
Con
Texas
Hearst
St. Joseph's
San
Antonio
San Antonio
Hearst Golf Field Preps For Tuesday Play at Hearst
Boston August 16 The third annual William Randolph Hearst junior golf tournament begins Tuesday at the Charles River Country Club Newton Mass with 26 golfers from 12 cities arriving. Ken Venturi finalist in USGA events is among contenders and favors medal play over match play as students practice and await the tournament.
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Boston
William Randolph Hearst
Charles River
Newton
Mass
Ken Venturi
Golfers
Copley Pizza
USGA
Venturi
San Francisco
Ann Arbor Mich
Hearst
Sal Ventor
Hearst Venturi
Rouni
Don Addington
Houston
Sammy Reyolds
Wichita Falls
Texel
Hot Wells Edges Neice Hardwaremen in City Major League
Hot Wells wins 32 against Neice Hardware baseball club after a late two run rally in the tenth inning. Dutch Graham pitched effectively as the Suns day encounter at Hot Wells Stadium produced a tight finish.
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Hot Wells Lodges
Dutch Graham
Neice Hardware Baseball Club
Suns
Hot Wells
Sng
Mtce Wells
Noo Uny Nto 3 & O
Liverayanowich
Urebanewich Graham
Sanith
Riverside Golf Roundup Highlights Local Sweepstakes
Golf roundup shows Jack Levin nolas winning with a 4 21 63, edging Buryl Barbee and Leonard Bryant. Brackenridge Women’s foursome led by Mrs. Alia Lever and Loraine Young, with Mrs Joe Ramirez, Ton Holguin second. The event included top scores, low gross 72 by Mrs. Alia Lever, and special prizes for accurate putts and a triple on the 1ath hole.
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Jack Levin
Nolas
Riverside
Buryl Barbee
Leonard Bryant
Alia Lever
Loraine Young
Brackenridge
Joe Ramirez
Ton Holguin
Lownet
Richard Posther
Eddie Grimes
Ken Lawson
Arthur Zucht Jr
Jane Mitchell
Alan Mighell
Mrs. Zucht
Charley Sid
Arthur Zucht
Ralph Granger
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