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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1946

Page

18

Berg seals medal at national women open in Spokane

Patty Berg, ex Marine lieutenant from Minneapolis, led medalist honors at the national Women's Open in Spokane as 32 players qualified for match play. Berg posted 73 and 72 for 145 in 36-hole qualifying, with Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Betty Jean Rucker among top amateurs, and Beverly Hanson and Jackie Pung also high on the board.

Spokane Wash INS Patty Berg Miss Berg Minneapolis Benny Sellers Rule Texas Patty Babe Didrickson Zaharias Denver Betty Jean Rucker Beverly Hanson Fargo J. D Jackie Pung Honoluhu Betty Jameson San Antonio Betty Hicks Long Beach Calif

Aggie Tech Ducats on Sale for Sept 28 Game

Texas A and M faces Texas Tech at Alamo Stadium with ducats priced at 3.12 and 1.20 dollars. Public sale underway through local sporting goods stores and venues including Barber, Potchernick and Wright, Grande Courts cafe, municipal auditorium, and post exchanges at Randolph, Kelly, and Brooksfield. Mail orders from out of town accepted after this date.

Texas A M. Texas Tech Alamo Stadium C. C. Krueger Chamber of Commerce Football Committee Barbera C and 3 Potchernick and Wright Sporting Goods

City Schools Announce Equipment Distribution Times

City Schools athletic director announces gear handout slots for football equipment. Wheatley High leads Friday at 10 a.m., followed by Jefferson Lanier Tech at 1 p.m., with Grackenridge and Burbank at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Laud Amy Athetic Wheatley High Jefferson, Lanier and Tech Grackenridge

Semi-Pro Baseball: Wichita Upset St Joseph In Key Tilt

In Wichita, Augustine era national semi pro baseball tournament action saw un defeated clubs suffer a 1-0 upset as Waco toppled St Joseph. Eastern League results include Wilkes-Barre 3 Wichita 4 and Scranton 5-13 Williamsport 2-1 Utica 12 Albany 5. Also Baltimore 7-2 Jersey City 0-3 and Montreal 4-4 Rochester 2-6 in International, with South Atlantic scores Columbia 2 Augusta 0 and Columbia 34 Jacksonville 22 among others.

Wichita Kan St Joseph Mich Waco Tex Wilkes-Barre Wicnita Scranton Williamsport Utica Albany Binghamton International Baltimore Jersey City Suracase J. Newark Montreal Rochester Columbia Augusta Coluabus Jacksonville Charleston Greenville Savanah Maron

Riegel Paces State Golfers

In New York Frank Stranahan led the national amateur field race at Springfield after rounds of 69 71 140. In Fort Worth Bobby Riegel tops Texas qualifiers with 72 73 145, as John N. Co Cameron and others posted 146 to 150 in the sectional run for the national amateur tournament.

New York Springfield N. J Hawaii Frank Stranahan Marvin Bud Ward Flessmore Country Club Chicago Fort Worth Bobby Riegel Texas Houston John N. Co, Cameron Baytown Harold Ridgley Fort Worth Army Airfield Don Schumacher Jack Munger Dallas Vance Liddell Shreveport, la Bud McKinney

Jalopy Race at Spillway Track by American Legion Post

The American Legion Post plans a jalopy race during the Spillway track event night with four post members driving in an eight Lap novelty race. Matt Kilcoyne leads the post alongside Roy Hatley and two others borrowing jalopies. music by a 40 piece legion band precedes and during the program. Time trials start at 7 30 with the first race at 8 30. B C Ryan seeks a fourth straight feature win in the 20 lap main. Austin entrants expected. Whitehead trips Sherman win over Tyler Trojans 9 4 for third victory with the Sherman hitters.

American Legion Post No Spillway The Post Matt Kilcoyne Roy Hatley Legion Hand B.C. Ryan Austin

West Point Head Sparks Grid Fuss Across Majors

New York Aug 28 INS West Point head Maj Gen Maxwell Taylor denies resigning due to coaching pressure. He claims cadets faced summer pestering from college coaches offering inducements while denying any All America loss. McWilliams case at Mississippi State and calls for amateurism draw Ivy League support for pure amateur code.

New York INS Maxwell ‘Taylor U. S West Point Mississippi All-America Missis Sippi Allyn McXeen Cadet Halftack McKeen McWilliams

Willis Hurls In Southern No Hit Effort Edges Crackers

Lester Wimpy Willis improved to 17 victories this year with a near no hitter against Atlanta, retiring 25 straight Cracker batters before an error in the ninth by Les McGarity. Memphis won 3 0 as Atlanta’s lead over second place Chickasaws shrank to six games. Lou Revil of Chattanooga also threw a no hitter against Little Rock May 19, with Bill Incup of New Orleans previous perfect no hitter in 1917.

Associated Press Lester “Wimpy Willis Atlanta Chicks Memphis Les McGarity Bill Adair Wilts Lou Revil Chattanooga Little Rock Bill Incup New Orleans

Softball action resumes at San Pedro park in Gold Gall series

Wednesday night features four games at San Pedro park with E-1 Battlers versus Mevzetti Grill at 7 15 p m and Miller Drug Co San Marcos and 32nd Medical Battalion Fort Sam Houston meeting at 8 30 p m The Bnai Brith versus Quality Paint Shop plays the nightcap while the postponed Tuesday Uvalde All Stars versus Brooke Army Medical Center match moves to 9 30 p m Thursday Also Kelly Field Winter Softball opens with Jungus facing AE T at 6 30 p m Brant Kelly clashes Engine Repair at 7 00 p m and 2nd Echelon mustTransit Hangar meets at 9 p m

San Pedro Park Gold Gall E-1 Battlers Mevzetti Grill Miller Drug Co San Marcos 32Nd Medical Battalion Fort Sam Trouston B'nai B’rith Quallity Paint Shop Kelly Field Jungus Wilh Will Plex Brant Kelly Battles Engine

Bechtel Loss Hurts Longhorns Feels Texas Tex Tech Move

Austin reports coach Dana X Bible lamented Bechtel's decision to join Texas Tech this fall. The Bechtel who earned twice All America chose Lubbock for housing and eligibility advantages, leaving Texas with only this year of remaining eligibility.

Mitchel to Play Ramblers Twice in Techfield Doubleheader

Randolph Fle and Mitchel Field schedule a Wednesday night doubleheader at Techfield with the first game at 6 p.m. The twin-bill replaces a single game after Tuesday night was rained out.

Randolph Fle Mitchel Techfield

New Bethany appoints Don L. Phillips as coach

The Bethany college football program named Don L. Phillips of Maywood Illinois former Purdue assistant coach to lead the team. Williams in wreck at Holliston. Ted Williams shaken but unhurt after last Tuesday auto crash near East Holliston.

Bethany Wheeling W. Va Don L. Phillips Maywood, Ill Purdue University Bethany College Williams Wreck Holliston Mass Ted Williams Red Sox East Holliston

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