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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1944
Page
5
Louis Albert, 36, a longtime Army captain in the quartermaster corps, died of a heart attack at Fort Bunning. He lived at 318 Paterson Avenue, Memphis, with his wife and daughter Phys, 19, by his side. A well known boxing referee and trainer, he served 360 years in the Army and mentored many young fighters.
The Medial Services school ten opened a big week of basketball with strong play from Cala dro and Broadway, defeating Navigation School 45 to 28 at San Marcos Tuesday night. They host the Warhawks at Fort Sam’s sports arena Saturday, then face Texas A and M at Fort Sam, as San Marcos remains tough and within four points late in the game.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous college and high school basketball scores with names and places, including Rochester, Morehead, Rider, Westminster, and Georgia Burns. Many items are garbled. readable entries indicate teams beating rivals by margins in a dated athletic roundup.
West Point report highlights Texas athletes with many Army boxing reps. Notable boxers include Hall Fitzpatrick at light heavy and 175 pounds, Bill McGlothin 135 pounds from Corsicana, and Robert Haniel 1 pound from Longview among a 23 man squad.
Baylor Bears rallied from early deficits to beat the Aggies 42 to 39 in a Southwest Conference game at College Station. Kelly Avery led Baylor with 14 points, while Charley Weinbaum topped A&M with 10. Aggies failed to tie late after a 21 19 halftime edge, missing a late free throw and a rolled-out ball. Next: Arkansas at Stillwater, Rice vs Texas Christian at Fort Worth, and more schedule notes. Georgetown prepares for Camp Swift while upcoming dates include February 5 at Camp Swift and February 12 at Georgetown and Corsicana.
Two Che tees and Lenlen lead the USO Goalers Stedigat Sergies shed in a Wednesday pitch at the LEO Court. The Hondo Otheers and Font Houston sailors meet in a high stakes game as part of the Navy Yoo CA Barket Ball league.
Woodlawn Methodist junior team beat Wie improving in a tight game at Woodlawn Lake Gym. Alamo Heights Baptista of precinct 2 and 1 Woodlawn contributed to the action. Final score 16-8. Berry led the losers while Carnart starred for the winners.
Cleveland Indians manager Lou Boudreau called the retirement plans of second baseman Ray Mack immeasurably damaging to the club. He said Mack was one of the three best in the American League and named Fuss Peters as his replacement. Mack, a graduate engineer, will stay with the Thanpem Aircraft Products company after resigning from baseball. He is married with two children.
Jefferson Highs clinched another Class AA city title with a 27-20 win over Brackenridge Eagles on their home floor. The victory extended Jefferson’s city league dominance to a fourth straight title and seventh in the last decade, as Lanier and Edison also posted wins in Tuesday action.
A dense, old style report covers a billiards event with players including Willie Hoppe and Cochran. Details list scores, match outcomes, and afternoon and evening blocks with numerous names and numbers, indicating multiple games and standings.
A garbled report references horse racing events amid wartime restrictions and production controls. It notes jockeys, bets such as Paladin and Sir Autre, and mentions a California track near wartime closures, with officials questioning race operations and wartime production impacts.
Sockeye McDonald and Ted Cox top a Wednesday wrestling card at Municipal auditorium. They renew their two out of three falls bout after a near riot last time, refereed by Charlie Schwartz. The six bout show starts at 8 30 with two fall matches and a top pro bout.
Henry Armstrong defeated Saverio Turlello in seven rounds before 14,000 at Kansas City Municipal Auditorium. The bout followed a February 7 win in Washington as he advances toward possible future title defenses. Turlello was in trouble from the opening session with two knockdowns and a decisive late knockout punch.
Major league teams expect several 20 game winners from last season to reach the majors this year. Ed Klieman will start for Cleveland, Luke Hamlin with Philadelphia, Tomas de la Cruz to Cincinnati on sale basis, and Rafe Gentry with Detroit. Paik and Palli also played in the majors, with strong ERAs noted. Overstreet joins Corpus Christi schools as PE director. Ace Adams re-signed with the Giants after medical rejection. Chicago Cubs alumni form a winter bowling team.
A jumbled boxing results list shows numerous bouts across cities including Philadelphia and New York. Winners such as Montgomery, Armastrous, and Abusig claim knockouts or decisive decisions against opponents like Nauna, Tuten, and Gaspare Abrusig, with many bouts reported in cluttered form across venues in New York, Philadelphia, Bayonne, and nearby areas.
Second Lieut George Giverson a Golden Gloves middleweight star from 1939 40 43 has been missing since a bombing mission over the Mether lands January 11 the war department informed his wife in Dallas Giverson served as a bombardier while training with the Golden Gloves record.
Von Ormy site on the Me Jaina river near San Antonio named for beagle field trials. The Texas Beagle Club plans February 18 to 21 events with 60 plus entries including 20 hounds bring by Kentucky handler Cate Sutton. Club officers seek alternate site if Ferrell farm runs out of cotton tails.
Brownsville January 26 Raymond Bennett longtime football and basketball coach and athlete director for Brownsville schools has resigned. No future plans announced.
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