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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1947

Page

3

Spotlight on Passers in Bowl Battles

A look at the bowl game quarterbacks and aerial stars. Notable names include Michigan's Bob Chappuis, Southern Cal's Jim Powers and George Murphy, Alabama's Marty Gilmer, Texas's Bobby Layne, SMU’s Doak Walker, and Gil Johnson. The piece compares passers' roles across Sugar, Rose, Cotton, and Orange bowls, highlighting accuracy, yardage, and touchdowns amid strong defenses and weather concerns.

Associated Prens Thurs Gilmers Laynes Conerlys Southern California Doyle Nave Duke Michigan Wolverines Southern Cal Pasadena Calif Bob Chappuis Chappins Trojans Jim Powers George Murphy Layne Gilmer Hart New Orleans Texas Bobby Layce Alabama Marty Gilmer Penn Dallas All America Doak Walker Southern Methodist Walker Gil Johnson Strick Kaneas Miami Fla Al-Amer Kite Tou Mibskasippi Woai SMU Penn State KTSA Georgia Tyeh Kansas M. Kabg Amac Fant

College gridiron stats flashbacks show record-setting quarterbacks

The report highlights Georgia Tech passer Jim Stokes with 42 completions in 74 attempts for 545 yards and six touchdowns, while Kansas Jayhawks rival Ray Livans racks up 508 yards from 30 completions with four TDs. Mississippi’s Charlie Conerly and Barney Poole are noted for setting records with 233 attempts and 133 completions for 1367 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Ica Ray Livans Georgia Tech Jayhawkers Jim St Delta Memphis Tenn Mississippi Charlie Conerly Barney Poole Conerly

Bow! Thuralay foothill bowl game night schedule

Nonsensical OCR of a Pasadena California football bowl slate lists multiple teams and venues with erratic times and weather notes. It mentions Michigan Michigan Southern California Alabama Texas Georgia Tech Florida State Notre Dame and others, with cloud cover and rain in places, and cities including Dallas Miami Orlando San Francisco and Memphis.

Thuralay Pasadena Calif Michigan Southern California New Orleany Texas Dallas Southern Methodiat Dssp Orange Town Miami Ragura AllStare Witt Dizlo Bod Winninghas Ate FEO Wiliamt and Mary Arkarman Wari Delia Memphis Tenns Zbi Mort Ly Haven Acqua Taos Dod

Bowl Broadcasts Signal Action Across Major Stadiums

The article lists network broadcasts for bowl games including Delta, Cotton, Rose, Orange, Sugar and Gator Bowls with times and stations. It notes notable quarterbacks Lindy Berry of TCU and Johnny Rauch of Georgia among top passers, plus East West all star candidates Johnny Lujack and Herman Weremeyer.

Downs Poole Texas Christian Ojo Miss Lindy Berry Jacksonville Fla Georgia Johnny Rauch Courrly T Rauchmens Vic ‘Turyn Maryland San Francisco Johnny Lujack Notre Dame Herman Weremeyer St Mary's Lujack Weremeyer

Berardino Signs Two Way Contract

Infielder actor Johnny Berardino signs a two way deal with Cleveland Indians. The move pairs baseball duties with film work under AL president Bill Veeck and producer Richard Polimer, with Berardino expressing happiness at pursuing both sports and acting.

Berardino

Dons sign Wedemeyer may trade for Albert in NFL shuffle

Los Angeles Dons of the All America conference sign Merman Wedemeyer from St Marys to a 1948 contract and may trade him to the San Francisco 49ers for Frankie Albert, noted as a T formation engineer. In Stockton Jake Leight, 27, of Oregon, accepts a contract to play professional football for the Cleveland Browns. Pittsburgh Steelers trade draft rights for Robby Layne to the Chicago Bears for Ray Evans draft rights and a Kansas sex halfback and passer.

Los Angeles Los Angeles Dons Merman Wedemeyer St. Mary's San Francisco 49Ers Frankie Albert Stockton Calif Jake Leight Universi Oregon Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers Today Robby Layne University of Texas Chicago Bears Ray Evans University of Kany

Fight Results in New York Park Arena Club Card Event

Chaotic OCR notes show a boxing night with various fighters named Harton Rexien Londos and Desmalta among others. Includes scattered country and state tags and unclear bout outcomes. No clear results or definitive winners discernible from the fragment.

New York Park Trentins Harton, Coun Rewad Ermine Nemitte Nyt Mass Dewy Riccia Sano Fe Desmalta Laurie Rexien Ha’ Londos Ereland

Rain Break for Penn State in Cotton Bowl Showdown

Thunder showers moved through Dallas as Penn State prepared to face Southern Methodist in the Cotton Bowl. Light intermittent rain foretells continued showers later in the day. Pennsylvania fans converged in Dallas with officials and band members arriving for the game amid forecasted conditions.

Dallas Southern Methodist Mustangs Penn State Pennsylvania Southern Methodist James H. Duff Allen Shivers Mission Duff Janet Blair Fred B. Lafferty Aitvone White Oak East Texas Longview Los Angeles LOS Angeles, Dec. 3— Cins)—The Weatherman

Tulsa Oilers to Train in Alexandria This Spring

The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas league will hold spring baseball training at Alexandria Louisiana. Dee 31. The move sets a warm weather camp for the team ahead of the season with sessions organized in Alexandria.

Tulsa Oilers Alexandria Dee Tulsa Oilers Texas League

Unclear text snippet references sports and events with mixed garbled OCR

A fragmentary report describes tennis and other sports events with mixed names and scores, mentioning rounds, doubles pairings, and a gymnastic or boxing like set of results. The legible parts show a tournament context, round progress, and late match outcomes amid distorted wording.

Kramer Comes to Life Wins Easily in Cleveland Poker

Kramer, former world amateur champion, dominates Booby Riggs 6 0 6 4 in their world professional tennis title bout. Pancho Segura defeats Pinny Falls, teaming with Kramer to win doubles 14 4 6 6 1. Crowd of 5 664 paid 92 27 to attend at the Cleveland arena.

Cleveland Jack Kramer Fails Riges Segura Fang

South San in Two Games at Kingsville and Alive

South San Antonio Hotmats scheduled for two games in Kingsville at 3 p.m. and Alive at 8 p.m. The team beat San Benito 39 to 28 in San Benito, with J. C. Perovich scoring 16 and Gene Andrews 12 as San Antonio pulled away 44-24 by the end of the third. Ratliff led San Benito with 12.

Kingsville San Antonio Kingsville High Alive Coyotes Bobrcats San Hentto San Benito Jost Fo Harlingen J. C. Perovich Gene Andrews Joe Sanders Ratliff South Sam Antonio Andrews Robert King Jone Oy

Kelly Field Bears Boys' Club 66 47 win

The Kelly Field Flyers beat the Boys' Club 66 to 47 driven by a 25-point third period surge. Joe Craft led with 16 points, Gilbert Carrasco added two more for Boys Club, as Kelly Field extended a 25-24 halftime edge to a 50-39 margin entering the final quarter.

Kellyfield Flyers Kelly. Com Flyers Joe Craft Gilbert Carrasco Boys Club Kellyfield Garza Flo Aalae Mae Tino de Camacho Beton Rutledge Tevneh & Wilton Ori i Aan Giles & Dlarria

Young players top national doubles ranking lists

The USTA bulletin notes 15 year old Johnny Hernandez of San Antonio and Robert Sierra of Tampa ranked 14th nationally in boys doubles. Sierra and Hernandez previously teamed in Kalamazoo last summer, reaching the second round, and had met in Dallas at the Texas state meet prior to that.

Johnny Hernendez San Antonio Robert Sierra Tampa Fla United States New York Richard Holroy Delray Beach Fia Hamilton Richardson Baton Rouge Hernandez Sierra Kalamazoo Mich Dallas Johnny Emergon Junior High School John A. Kramer Los Angeles John Kramer Frederick R. Schroeder Jr Glendale Calif Miss A. Louis Brough Beverly Hills Omen

Lackland Airbase Tops Penner's In Tight Clash

Lackland Airbase defeated Penner's Clothiers 42 to 36 Tuesday night at the Lackland gym. Joe del Toro and Roy San Miguel led Fenner's with 12 and 11 points, while Lackland's Woodruff scored a game high 18.

Lackland Purpose Penner's Clothiers Lackland Gym Joe del Toro Roy San Miguel Fenner Lackland Woodruff

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