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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1948

Page

6

Henrich Joins Homer Immortals In Fourth Grand Slam Feat

The Associated Press reports Tommy Menrich known as Mr Old Re Table of the New York Yankees hit his fourth grand slam of the season, joining a short list of players to achieve the feat. His homer helped the Yankees beat the Washington Senators 11. Bearden’s win and Sherry Robertson’s eighth inning homer punctuated a tense game. Cleveland Indians solidified first place with an 8 0 win as Bearden silenced the Browns. The Tigers, Braves, Dodgers, and Cubs won key games as the pennant race tightened across the majors.

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Griffith Gets Truman Praise at Washington Stadium

President Truman attended a ceremony at Griffith Stadium praising Clark C. Griffith, owner of the Washington club for seven years, with about 30,000 fans in attendance. Truman lauded Griffith as a shining example of what the country can produce, and noted Babe Ruth was an honored guest at the event preceding the Washington vs New York night game.

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Pan American Golf Meeting Friday Called at Centra Mercantile

Pan American Golf announces a meeting for Friday at the Centra Mercantile Recreation Center located at 607 12 Dolorosa Street. Club president Richard Cardenas made the announcement on Wednesday.

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Field House Ready for Trinity Tigers Training

Trinity University’s new 50 by 50 foot field house, completed Tuesday, houses ground floor locker rooms for 57, showers, equipment rooms and staff offices. Basement holds first aid rooms with whirlpool baths, sweat baths, rubdown tables and sun lamps. The facility, built of hollow tile, connects to the gym and will be used by both basketball and football squads.

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Major League Baseball Batting and Fielding Leaders Summary

The season’s leaders include Williams of Boston with 2635 runs and DiMaggi o of New York in several batting categories. Musial of St Louis dominates RBIs with 100, and DiMaggio leads hits with 143 while Honus Wagner era leaders are noted in earlier fields. Pitching leaders show Feller of Cleveland with 106 strikeouts and other top marks across teams.

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Box Scores From Detroit Chicago Tilt Highlighted By Runs

Detroit beat Chicago 6 to 5 in a tense American League box score, with Ed Louis delivering a key late offense and pitching notes showing Hudson and Porterfield among the hurlers. The report lists batting details, fielding notes, and attendance details, reflecting a traditional late era box score style and including infield and outfield assignments, sacrifice plays, and pitching lines.

Ellison Signed by Severeid to Red Sox Farm System

Bobby Ellison, star at Austin High, signed with the Boston Red Sox organization. Scout Tyank Severeid announced the deal on Wednesday, and Ellison will report next season to Boston’s farm club in Oroville, California, a Far West League member. Ellison starred as end for the Austin Maroons and was their field goal and extra point specialist.

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