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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1957
Page
3
In qualifying at the Texas Open, Nania is Ed Whalley from Salem Massachusetts sharply berates himself after a miscue at hole 12. He returns to play, a two stroke penalty and seven on the hole leave him two shots short of qualifying, with a soft remark to his caddy about the shot.
An Oklahoma source lauds Mickey Mantle as entering athletic prime and predicts this year could set Babe Ruth’s home run record. The report describes Mantle’s confidence growth, public attention, and support from club officials and friends, framing his performance as pivotal.
The Air Force boxing wrap lists 10 winners from the Southwest Conference tournament at Lackland AFB. Defending champs retained crowns: Pat Chalmers Lackland, flyweight. Wille Thomas Lackland, featherweight. Herman McNeil Goodfellow, heavyweight. Final results show several knockouts and decisions across weight classes with multiple bases named.
North Texas 81 76 beat Trinity as Hinkle and King led the Tigers with 21 points each and Tatsch and Vazier added 20 apiece. The wruity university crosstown squad slipped to a fourth straight defeat, failing to win a Gulf Coast conference game this season.
The thirtieth Texas Open golf tournament narrows to 60 pros for the weekend with Henry Williams Jr leading at 134 after 36 holes. Johnny Palmer and Demaret sit at 135, while Middlecoff Furman, Palmer and Boros chase, as a tougher Friday round reduces field from 60 to 44.
A jumbled sports roundup lists college and professional events with mixed names and places. It mentions intercollegiate track, a Michigan versus Georgia football note, baseball signings for Yankees and Pirates, and various athletes and teams with unclear contexts. The garbled text references officials, contracts, and upcoming games, but many names and details are unreadable.
The Boston University Terriers named Sinko as their head football coach, succeeding Bull Donnelly after a decade. With a 3-11-1 recent record, Sinko promised a disciplined 1957 squad and began spring practice in six weeks, aiming to improve the program under BU ties and prior Duquesne experience.
A sprawling golf roundup recounts Rikky Maxwell and others in a crowded Oak Hills event. Harvey Raynor awards two $216 checks while penalties roll for poll issues. Doug Higgins eagled from 40 feet on No 9, Gene Gene and Bob Inman deliver key shots, and a Balcones Heights story is corrected. Widespread spectator turnout nears 8000 as heat and humor mix with scores and offcourse incidents.
Dilley girls basketball team completed district 28 A play with a 37 41 victory over Hondo and stayed undefeated in eight district games. Dilley opened by beating Hondo 50 41, continuing their strong league form.
Mary Lena Faulk shot 67 to post 138 after 26 holes at the St Petersburg Open, leading Betty Jameson who finished at 149. Other names appear in uneven scores and OCR garble, but Faulk's strong round stands out amid the field.
Feb 16 reports from Garden lover shows boxing results with multiple weight classes. Notable bouts feature Rahil Friar 118 and Zenon Rendon 118, plus heavyweights and light welterweights. Marine and Ft Worth participants appear among a crowded card with various scores and outcomes.
Los Angeles reports on a boxing fix probe where Aragon and Goldstein face betting allegations. Witnesses describe offers to throw fights and warnings about not hurting opponents. Defense counters with claimed prior advice to “go down.” The trial centers on whether Aragon funded or influenced fights as San Antonio December bout nears.
In New York a welterweight bout ended with Rivers defeating adversary by referee stoppage after the eighth round. The crowd watched as both fighters exchanged blows with Rivers gaining control midway through the bout. No injuries reported beyond minor cuts.
A dense OCR style ledger lists numerous players, numbers, and team names. Names such as Bon a, Howie Johnson, George Knudson, Pat dobwab, and many others appear alongside scores or identifiers like 134 135 671196 and 267-142. The fragment reads like a scoreboard dump with scattered affiliations and unclear context.
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