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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1963

Page

5

New Gridders Sign with Trinity University

Trinity University announces six football players signed to athletic grants. Recruits hail from San Antonio Highlands Houston and McAllen, including Tisdale Avery Sutherland Hall Naxley Amos and others. Several were Owl squad lettermen last season aiding district title bids.

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Texas Wins Oil Bowl in frantic PGA rounds

Texas held a late lead as Oklahoma State edged to a 60,139 finish in the 43rd annual PGA event in Albuquerque. Mickey Wright shot a hole-in-one on the 18th hole, tying the lead with a two stroke margin while Wright of Dallas sparkled in the early rounds. Texas built a 146 half to stay in contention as the field stretched to 36 holes.

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Wes Ellis Holds Lead in Insurance City Open

Wes Ellis, the affable New Jersey pro, shot four under par to retain a one stroke lead in the second round of the $54,000 Insurance City Open at Wethersfield Country Club. George Bayer closed the gap, finishing one behind Ellis with a 199 total, while veteran contenders and a crowded leaderboard included Bob Goalby and others as the field whittles toward the final round.

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Yanks Triumph On Late Home Runs

The New York Yanks clinched a victory with late homer strikes as Tiger Paul leads the charge against Los Angeles in an OB contest.

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Keesler Captures Air Patrol Softball Title at Lackland

Keesler Air Force Base won the Air Training Command District softball championship Friday night by beating Lackland AFB 7-5 in the second game of a doubleheader. Keesler, after losing the first game, clinched the double elimination meet and finished first. Lackland took second with Greenville, Mississippi, in third.

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Softball tourney action includes Lackland bid and San Pedro park

In Stockton California, a chaotic softball scene features Lackland teams advancing after a Friday morning win as Amos Alonzo Stagg celebrated his 90th birthday at San Pedro park No.4. The event highlights include Tom Benson Chevrolet, the Easton Red Sox, and Crystal Hg apt trade outcomes, while Hall of Fame figures like Joe Cronin and Jim Genke are noted among the day’s results.

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Butts Trial Near Close

The Atlanta trial recounts Wallace Butts and Bulls’ life as testimony nears its end. Attorneys argued over libel and the magazine story that allegedly ruined Butts’s career at Georgia and damaged Bryant and Alabama connections. The jury will receive final instructions after Monday’s closings in the federal case before Judge Lewis Morgan.

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Bills top Telg in AFL exhibition as Kemp shines

BUFFA LO to the Bills erupted for 28 first half points and coasted to a 28 9 victory over the New York Telg in an AFL exhibition Friday before 19 142. Kemp led with a standout performance as the Bills offense clicked in the non regular season tune up.

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Shooting Force Team Sets Mark in National Pistol Champs

The Shooting Force team, aided by Lackland Marksmanship School, won four position metal-tex team match small bore .22 at the National Stoke and Pistol Championships. Air Force set a new record 1509-54x, eclipsing the 1530-624 mark set by the U S Army in 1939. Team members included Cam John Bertya Lt Robert Melsker MLSet Edward Kaygle Jp and S Set Charles Madden Bertya Kaygle Madden and Raymond Lewis finished third in metallic sight and Kaygle second in grand aggregate. Lt Sones W Wigger, Army reservist from Carter Montana, became the first to sweep finals in prone and position matches with 44 MSx and 19 97 01. CAMP PERRY The Air.

Camp Perry

Pacific Coast League scores cited with scattered teams

Partial OCR notes show Spokane and Portland games with unclear scores and team names. Key entities include Spokane, Portland, and Oregon venues. The fragment mentions league context and a few inconsistent figure references, indicating a summarized scoreboard snippet from a Pacific Coast League page.

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South San Antonio Eliminated In Regional Playoff

South San Antonio suffered its second straight loss and was eliminated in the American Legion regional tournament in Memphis. Jackson, led by pitcher Junior Febld, won 6-5 with a seventh inning homer and a double. South San Antonio had 18 baserunners, leaving runners in scoring position multiple times as Marks and Lomas led with multi hits.

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Auto Racing A 3lantain Teases Pan-American Sheetway Night

A sparse weekly sports brief notes warmups at 7 01, trials at 7 45 and racing at B with Pan-American Sheetway on Saturday night. Todd Ford leads Mlen Dichard 26 20 in the standings, a one point gap.

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Television Sports Schedule Highlights for Saturday

Saturday schedule lists Top Star Bowling at 1:30 a.m. and Game of the Week pitting San Francisco against St. Louis at 1:45 p.m. Major League Baseball features the Yankees vs White Sox at 12:36 p.m. All-American Soapbox Derby from Akron airs at 4 p.m. Tone Star Sportsman follows at 5:40 p.m.

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