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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1946

Page

8

Dodgers Move Back Into Tie With Cardinals

Dodgers split road trip as they gain a share of first in the pennant race. Cardinals drop final home series to Brooklyn, attendance hits a new wartime high while the Dodgers hold a 1 1/2 game edge. Higbe wins, Reese leads Brooklyn with three hits as Chicago edges New York 2 1. Braves top Pirates 9 1 with Spahn earning his seventh win. Detroit closes season with a 7 4 victory over New York at the Bronx.

St Louis Cardinals Brooklyn Dodgers Lee Durocher Brooks Fay Veluntless Dodgers Chicago Bafure ST. Louis TNS Cardinals Pau Cubs New York Giants ENGE Ebbetsfield Brooklyns Finge Gowanus Eddie Dyer Red Birds Invaders Ingtrad Murry Harry Breeheen Ted Wilks Fred Sehmidt Ted Barrett Durocher Sportsman's Park Kirby Higbe Bob Chipman Johnny Gee Bruins Braves BUCS Boston Pittsargh Warren ‘Spahn Phil Masi Detroit Yankee Stadium

Yankees slip further from lead as Tigers edge win in extras

DiMaggio lifts average to .292 with five singles and a triple while Keller and Henrich homer as New York ties late but loses in 10th. Cramer drives the ice breaker and an error by Stimweiss plus Hank Greenberg’s single give Detroit the run. Elsewhere Jess Flores wins his fourth straight for Philadelphia in a 5-2 win over Chicago. Browns barely beat Washington 4-3 on 13 hits as Stev ens’ clutch hits push the tie. Not scheduled: Philadelphia Cincinnati National and Boston Cleveland American.

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Paiko to wed Ellen Kapusta in Chicago match

Close friends report Cubs center fielder Andy Paiko, 24, engaged to Miss Ellen Kapusta, 22, of Chicago. The announcement appears in press notes with scattered city and team references.

Pareko Chicago Andy Paiko Chicago Cubs Ellen Kapusta

Mission Statistics Highlight Baseball Pitching and Hitting Leaders

The report lists batting and pitching leaders for Mission, naming players such as Kraus, Naranjo, Garver, Newman, Coleman, Anderson, Sears, Hatch, and Jakucki. It notes team performance efforts, including a 32 win by Houston and a late-game surge. includes pitching averages, strike rates, and fielding marks across multiple players and positions.

Barth Newman Naranjo Aren Ilursiang Kraus Sears Spelleh Grant Hatel Galle & Newman Coleman Anderson Dukucki Tott Garver Wond SoRelle Waroner Haars Kraws Hatch God Croucher Pitcher Anderman Colomul Sig Jakucki Wiener Ass S Tineke Houston Marcum Padres Fulsa Lam'la Tawa Dalyinen Colu Jakucki Dailas Wagener Gar Garver Putes KARC News Junx Kreus Toel Neranja Newman Wakener Tosh Cate BoHelle Ntoe Inninen

Missions Drop Series Opener To Buffs 3-2

The San Antonio Missions failed to rebound in the opener of a series with the Houston Buffs, dropping a 3-2 decision on Tuesday night. Houston built a lead early, then held on as San Antonio attempted a late rally that fell short. The loss extends the Missions' skid while Buffs pitchers protected a slim margin.

Houston San Antonio Missions Houston Buffs

Baseball Notation Jumble Highlights Confusing Box Score Turnout

A messy OCR attempt lists players such as Kubiski Grant Anderson Thompson Burnictster Ortiz Baswa Mubski and Seara with varied actions like double plays sac fly hits and left on base. Mentions San Antonio Houston and other unclear terms. overall result is a garbled box score fragment with multiple typographical errors and unreadable lines.

Sammary Kane Kubiski Grant Anderson Thompson Burnictster Anne Alt Ortizy Baswa Mubski Kubski Seara Bawno Dakurki Galin San Antonin Houston Unvrigs Wheon Fowler Orv

Kelly Field Clippers Seek More Competition In San Antonio

Amateur baseball highlights the Clippers led by James Weaver after an 38 game win streak. They vie for league lead with MTC in the Negro Army Service league, scheduling away and home games. Simon's Place schedules games in Luling, practice set for Wednesday and Thursday at Van Daele field.

Kelly Field Clippers T-Set James Weaver San Antonio Clippers MTC Negro Army Service League Hoover L Zsell Simon's Place Luling van Daele Field

Browns Shut Out by Senators in Doubleheader Collapse

In a chaotic set of box scores from a murky page, the Browns were swept 7 to 4 by the Washington Senators as bats cooled and errors mounted. Vernon, Christman, and Dillinger drove in key runs for Washington while Mancuso and Hitchcark led Cleveland with solid at bats and defensive miscues. The Detroit and New York games follow the same muddled excerpt with sporadic scoring and multiple pitching changes across a long day of baseball.

Browns Sens Louis Washington Abieoa Dilimab Gracel Ashteess Hudson Binits Washington Mancuso Hitchcark Dilinger Travis Berardino Vernon Christman Dillinger Heath June Rim Zuld

BAMC Defeats Camp Hood 7 to 3 in Servies league

The 2nd Armored Division of Camp Hood fell 7 to 3 to the Brooke Army Medical Center Comets Tuesday night at Christy Mathewson field. Key players included Jaskovak, Wathing, G West, Fahrbach, Thomas and Carter Cronslaw.

2Nd Armored Camp Hood Brooke Army Medical Center Comets Christy Mathewson Field Fad Armored Ana Ade Jaskovak Wathing G. West Fahrbach Thomas and Carter Cronslaw

Missions Edge Buffs In Ninth Inning Rally

After Houston tied at two in the eighth, Kubski tripled and Marnie walked before Jercy Burmeister, pinch hitting for Les Studener, delivered the game winning single. Jakucki earned the win with nine hits allowed as San Antonio built a 2-1 lead, then Houston tied it and a late error by San Antonio opened the door for the Missions. The teams rescheduled a postponed game for Wednesday night.

Houston Kubski Marnie Jercy Burmeister Les Studener Jakucki Buffs Missions Studener Ken Sears San Antonio Sears Anderson Halsten

Cox Azteca In Mat Duel Seeks Texas Title at Municipal

The sensational Charro Azteca, 296 pounds, meets Ted Cox for the Texas heavyweight wrestling title tonight at the Municipal auditorium. Azteca has not lost a fall here, while Cox is considered the top grappler since arriving in the country. The program includes a 30 minute match with Dick Raines vs Gino Garibaldi, Ann Valerne vs Violet Viann, and an 8:30 opener featuring George Holmes versus Roy Graham.

Municipal Auditorium Charro Azteca Texas Ted King Ong Cox Auta Bull Heitner Azteca Bnst Umit Dick Raines Gino Garibaldi Timi Ann VaVerne Violet Viann George Holmes Holmes Roy Graham

Shreveport Beats Beaumont in High-Scoring Baseball Tilt

Shreveport defeated Beaumont 21 to 6 in a game featuring numerous hits and errors. Pringle earned the win with strong innings, while Eckhart and Robinson were among notable contributors. Umpires Gordon and Hunter oversaw the long contest lasting about 1 hour 58 minutes.

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Elizondo Wins Texas Title With Unanimous Decision

Tony Elizondo of Corpus Christi retained the Texas middleweight championship with a pair of unanimous 10 round decisions over San Antonio’s Jimmy Curt. Curt was down in the third and fourth rounds and hurt both hands, ending the bout with a likely broken left thumb. The card also featured Billy Wilson defeating Tony Davila, Amayo defeating Ruiz, and other preliminaries in Austin and San Antonio.

Tony Elizondo Corpus Christi Texas the Auditorium San Antonio Jimmy Curt Elizondo Carl Xaays Curl Tony Billy Wilson Salvantane Mexico City Tony Davila Joe Amayo Matias Ruiz Amayo Ruiz Nuevo Laredo

East Texas League and West Texan Mexico League Scores

Eastern division results show Lufkin 4 over Henderson 2-8, Greenville 3-5, Jacksonville 11-3, Texacka na 7-6, Sherman 4, Tulap 4. Western/Mexico League games include Amarilla 8, Limest G, iy Clovis 6, Pampa no score, Abilene 1, Lubboes 0, Alluquerene 4, Borger 7.

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