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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1938

Page

3

Port Arthur Ace Joins Amateurs in Lights Boxing Show

Corona and three Port Arthur entrants boost the lightweight division at The Lights boxing tournament. Notables include 1997 state champ Cirgha in the 195-pound class, while Coronas entry adds Lan McMillan and Alex Parrish from Abilene. Others: Ben Perez, Darrel Whitsell, Jeff Jones, Pet Sand, McGarragh, Brown, Marek, and Jennings. Dorrell and Mantalvo also figure among Port Arthur fighters.

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Walkathon Box Office Opens for The Light's Waxing Tourney

Tickets go on sale Saturday at Walkathon arena with reserved and general admission for The Light's Waxing tournament. Prices are 25 25 and 40 Punts. advance delivery limited to Walkathon while reservations stay available via The Light sports department. Theatre seating opens Friday morning with all day rush at box offices.

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Clark to Rebuild Cleveland Rams With Open Tryouts

Clark arrives in Pueblo Colorado and accepts Cleveland Rams coaching job promising open assignments for all players. He will evaluate returning players and draft prospects before detailing rebuilding needs. Arthur Lewis remains as assistant and chief line coach as Clark plans to arrive early February.

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USC Works Out as Duke Battle Looms in Rose Bowl

USC football holds final Week workouts in Los Angeles before postseason clash with Duke in the Rose Bowl on January 2. The team has eased off after edging Notre Dame, with Penny Werk slated to start late next week under Coach Howard Jones.

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Tivy High Football Banquet Scheduled at Bluebonnet

Kerrville December 17. The annual Tivy High football banquet will be held Monday at the Blue Bonnet hotel. Principal James Swann announced the event, with Ray Bedichek of the Texan Ballerscholastic Rescue as principal speaker, sponsored by the Kerrville Junior Chamber of Commerce.

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College Cagers Roundup of Scoring Across Teams and Regions

A fragmented recap lists multiple college and university matchups with scores and player totals. Notable results include Manhattan 49 over Brooklyn 43, and Oklahoma 40 defeating Celevarly State at Culureds Az. Additional listed games mention Davidson 27, Clemson 44, and Cal Institute teams with varied point totals. The piece weaves in numerous stray names, venues, and partial scores, reflecting a dense, editing-laden sports page.

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Ice Hockey Schedule Confused by Stretched Text

Disjointed OCR reads like a shuffled weekend hockey schedule listing teams such as New York Rangers and Cleveland with unclear venues and dates. The fragment mentions Philadelphia at Chevy Chase and New York teams facing various opponents, but many names are garbled.

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M Spaden Tops Pro At Miami Open Local Leaderboard

Harold M’spaden led the $10,000 Miami Open after the first 36 holes with 185 strokes. Timmy Thomson trailed by four, while Henry Picard and Mike Turhesa trailed closely in a field of 87 pros and low amateurs.

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Cubs pursue more players in major league talks

Chicago reports ongoing talks to acquire Pitcher Mulahy from Philadelphia and Infielder Jim Brown from St Louis as the Cubs pursue added pitching and hitting strength. Clarence Rowland says no deal counts until after the All-Star break and notes Brown could serve as a versatile infielder. Enus Slaughter remains a hopeful target for the outfield.

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Mat Results by the Associated Treks

The report lists match outcomes with names including Bulylo and Surth Sawa, noting a victory by Surth Sawa over Nick Lulze in Glendale. The piece references Ed Bon George and specifies regional venues for the tournament results.

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Rattlers Board Record Bus for Houston Assignment

The Marys University Rattlers prepare for a trip to Houston using the largest college owned double deck bus. About 30 players, in top form, will travel after a Saturday workout for a Sunday game against St. Edward’s. Star halfback Burren Brown will join the squad despite his mother’s critical illness.

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Shaughnessy Suit Reopened by Court

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the suit by Clark Dy. Shaughnessy, Loyola football coach, seeking 68067.12 as unpaid salary from a 1927 contract. Shaughnessy, then Loyola coach and later at the University of Chicago, argued the longer agreement was valid under Louisiana law. The district court had dismissed the case, but the appeals court ruled the statute did not prohibit a longer term or its performance.

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Stanford and Princeton Plan Tugby Match on Treasure Island

Stanford and Princeton will meet in a Tugby game on Treasure Island near the 199 Golden Gate International Exposition site on April 8. Coach Harry Maloney says Stanford also faces the University of British Columbia on the island March 38. Princeton, the 1927 Eastern Intercollegiate champion, will fly west for games here and in Los Angeles.

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Boxing Fight Results Across Cities Highlight Broad Card

The report lists multiple bouts with outpoints and knockouts across New York Alameda Chicago Indianapolis Minneapolis and more. Notable results include Tommy Fai losing on points to an unnamed opponent in Alameda and Dick Daniels being knocked out in Minneapolis while Joey Green outpointed Rago Del in Palm Beach.

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S L A A Lets Down Bars In Athletic Competition

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meeting in Atlanta discussed a shift toward scholarship focused athletics. A unanimous vote struck a rule banning gifts for athletes and relaxed professional eligibility restrictions, allowing limited remaining eligibility for some players.

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Nova Heavyweight Contender Grows After Farr Victory

New York December report credits Nova with a dominant win over Tommy Farr, signaling growing claim as next heavyweight champion. Nova, with 25 pro fights, dominated Farr over 14 rounds, leaving ringside observers and Joe Louis impressed and predicting a future title bid.

Louis and Lewis Sign for Jan 25 Championship Bout

New York Dec 11 Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis and John Henry Lewis who has been deprived of his light heavyweight title signed officially for their heavyweight championship bout in Madison Square Garden on January 25 The all Negro title bout will mark the opening of Louis 1949 campaign which is expected to include defense of the crown and formation of Mike Jacobs

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Galento Taunts Nova After Win Over Daniels

Tony Galento, New Jersey heavyweight, scoffs at Lou Nova and calls for a bout with Nova after stopping Dick Daniels in Minneapolis. Galento predicts KO power, says New York setup blocks a NYC fight, and outlines possible later dates with Brescia, Burman, Thomas, Beer, and Baer.

Smiths Polo Team Triumphs In Rough Tilt At Brackenridge Park

Smiths Polo Team edged the San Antonio Blues 11 to 10 in a Sunday match at Brackenridge Park with George Miller at No. 1 and Charley Wrightsman delivering key scores. Austin’s Lieut. Tom Hastey and Captain John Mo provided notable goals while San Angela Reds defeated San Angela Rainbows 5 to 3 and Greens beat Whitts in other frays.

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Bees Acquire Mueller and Todd in Pirates Trade

The Boston Bees added punch to their 1939 roster by trading Gaicher Ray Mueller to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catcher Al Todd and outfielder John Dickshot plus an undisclosed cash amount. Todd hit .265 with 74 RBIs last season. Mueller is described as a promising young outfielder.

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Henry Armstrong heads to Chicago for benefit bout

Henry Armstrong the lightweight and welterweight champ left Hot Springs Ark for Chicago to appear on a benefit program staged by Black Robingan and Lancer. He also signed to fight Baby Araiwendi January 10 in Los Angeles promoter Tom Cillery and Clow tere arranging the bout with Nantera Aigu Abire listed for the event.

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Getchell’s quirky down call tops AP sports oddities

The eighth annual AP sports poll names Getchell’s mistaken down call at Carnegie Tech as the year’s oddest sports incident. Sixty editors voted, with other noted moments including football miscues, golf marathons, and basketball miscues across colleges and high schools.

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New Braunfels Unicorns name three football captains

Tri Captains John Albert Mercer Bob Kadeth and Roy Borchers lead the New Braunfels Unicorns squad with 18 other players awarded letter sweaters this Thursday. The list includes Oliver Iellermen Jean Blete Pela Dillard Henry Thiele Kendal French Clarence and Ches ter Simon Kermit Rueckle Otto Schinger Herman Schoentedd Jack Heck Teslly Relume Roland Pehl Roy Schintcher James Gudery Shastiy Selle Kelimulhad Seidel Olas Ietty Freiag and Bob Vickers.

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