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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1940

Page

10

McKechnie’s Hunch Nets National All Star Victory

Manager Bill McKechnie shifted Max West into the starting lineup for the National League in the major league All Star game. West hit a first inning homer and sparked a 4 to 0 NL win over the American League. McKechnie explained his move favored West in sun field and noted Mel Ott would have been steadier in the sun. The NL used five pitchers to seal the shutout.

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Pettaway KOs Robers in Houston Boxing Card

Elby Pettaway, Houston middleweight, stopped Jack Roberts of Corpus Christi in the first minute of the second round to win the main event. Pettaway improved to 17-1 in pro fights, weighing 160 pounds to Roberts's 161. Bernie Frierson, 19, knocked out Al Pafford in 43 seconds of the second round. The card also featured other bouts and mixed results from regional fighters.

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Water Safety Course Offered at Brackenridge Pool

The American Red Cross will offer a free water safety course at the Brackenridge park municipal swimming pool. Junior and senior aquatic divisions are planned with classes at 5 pm. Interested individuals may register with the lifeguard of the Brackenridge pool, T f Ritchey will lead the program after completing the Red Cross national water safety school.

American Red Cross Hinginiinn Mandarav Brackenridge Park Municipal Brackenridge Pool T. F. Ritchey Red Croce National Water Safety School

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The readable portion lists scattered place names and person names in a jumbled sequence, lacking coherent events, dates, or outcomes to summarize into a clear news item.

Baseball Standings From Recent City Box Scores

Fragmentary OCR item lists standings and locations with distorted text. Readable bits mention Tulsa Mauston and OK teams, with scattered numbers and percentages. The piece appears to summarize team positions rather than a single decisive game or event.

Sunday School League Softball Results and Standings

Readable lines show Sunday School League softball results with teams such as Calvary Baptist and East Texas League entries. Notable names include Christian, Temple, Lee Cowra, and players like Harranan, Chrisvian, and Caylors. Standings indicate mixed results with multiple games reported and several team pairings listed.

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Soap Box Derby Deadline For Entries at 6 Today

Local sports column reports on a pending four day harness race setup in San Antonio with Alamo Downs tied to a Labor Day meet. Program plans include 300 horses and $3000 in purses under Sam Freeman with potential backing from Tala capital and Texas officials.

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Exhibition Clash Delivers Detroit Rout Over Grand Rapids

Detroit tixers hammered Grand Rapids 1 6 to 6 in an exhibition game before 3800 fans. Trout pitched five innings allowing 10 hits while Clay Smith, recalled from Beaumont, contributed a key hit mix. Teammates Sorith Tebbetty and others supplied offense as Detroit outpaced Michigan State Jengtt despite rain interruptions.

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Derby Dey uses late entries for soap box race

Deadline passes for Bat Antonio Loap Box Sterhy Derby entries as Derby officials set July 17 as car completion target and July 20 inspection date. Local co sponsors The Light and Derby organizers prepare race course, officials, and materials for youths aiming to win an expense paid trip to Akron for finals.

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Ruth Exhibition Draws Salt Lake City Crowd

Ruth, absent from the latest All-Star game, returned to bat in an exhibition in Salt Lake City watched by about 600 fans. He joined in warmups and took multiple swings, autographing balls as memories of the 1949 Chicago classic lingered amid a Diablenil-pro tournament setting.

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Fragmentary OCR text mentions teams and scores but is garbled. It references Southern Association and several names, with scattered scores like Springside 33 and Tillton 4. The readable content is insufficient to determine a coherent event, date, or participants.

Ramblers face Grand Rapids and more in varied games

A chaotic recap of baseball lineups and players including Ramblers, Grand Rapids, and others. It lists batters, pitchers, and fielding details across teams such as New York and Philadelphia with noted performances, doubles, triples, and home runs. Multiple leagues and schedules appear with ATT, dates, and venues.

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