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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1946

Page

2

Towry Wins Light's 20th Junior Golf Title in Extra Holes

Gene Towry of Dallas captures the 20th annual Light junior golf championship at Brackenridge park, beating Joe Conrad of San Antonio after 41 holes. The match stretched to overtime with Towry clinching on the fifth extra hole via an eight foot birdie putt, amid a field including Conrad and other Texas players vying for national junior honors in Detroit.

Bob Towry Conrad Sy Brackenridge Park Gene Towry Dallas Tle Towry Deat Joe Conrad San Antonio North Texas Star Nui Detroit Texas William Randolph Conrad Joe Pers Tory Dorninz Noon Ye Eonse Hs Tr Ade Lowrey Wellil Rube Lowrey Beaumont Johnny Welsh el Paso John Barrett Kellyfield Billy McBee Dalas Willian Halcomb Sen Anmio Dan Millender Allas One UI

Harris Dominates Dallas Midget Races in Tight Show

Harris clean sweep at Pan-American midget events in Dallas. He set fastest time trial and won helmet dash, first heat, and the first semi final plus the sweepstakes. A fiery crash halted the program as Dowdy and Blackburn tangled. Blackburn burned lightly from boiling oil fault. Lee Flowers and Ted Parker delivered standout runs in other events while Matheny battled near wrecks and strong drives from St Cricg and Barton filled the night.

Noyes Hares Dallas Lois Green Blue Offey Marcel St. Crieg Offey Red Dowdy Pallas Vern Blackburn Houston Blackburn Serris Dandy Speedy Matheny Dar French Wainwright Fort Worth Harris AL Semmelman E. Hudson Rural Murray Lee Flowers Ted Barton Cotton Susie St. Cricg Matheny Flowers Dick Word Parks Duke Borden Ted Parker King Dowaum Barlow Parker Word Mntheny Cricq Musle Flows Dowdy

Brooke Starts Fast at Waco in Semipro Opener

Brooke Army Medical Center's Fort Sam Houston team opened the Texas semipro baseball championship with a 4 to 1 win at Katy Park in Waco. Capt Johnny Kramer led San Antonio's Brooke squad to victory with three ninth inning runs as Occhialini doubled and Rorggling drove him home. Gillis and Occhialini each had three hits while Morrow homered for Waco and Costello, the Brooke star lefty, pitched well despite walks. Randolph Field and Dans Cafe, other San Antonio contenders, prepare to begin their campaigns here next week.

Waco Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas Waco Consal Katy Park Johnny Kramer San Antonio Duk Gillis Occhialini

Ambiguous softball league rosters and names listed

A read impaired OCR item lists numerous softball players and team names including Temple Hatterby Winters Riit McMahon Riverside Bontiais and others. The fragmentary text references league sections ZonlYOl and Fro Department with multiple player line entries and roster-like formatting, lacking coherent narrative.

Sunday Chino T.rague Hatterby Winters Riit A McMahon Imdwide Alault Gruetiolue Pready Southalde Christian Hatlores Everett Hii Dow Kittle Demint Riverside Bontiais Midland Park Batterita Tosuperweb Curry Nelgine Sommers Muenchow

Spring Lake clay court tennis roundup semifinals set

Frankie Parker of Los Angeles faces Alejo Russell of Argentina in the Spring Lake Invitational semifinals as Gardnar Mulloy advances to meet the winner for the title. Mulloy overcame Dor McNeill 5-7 6-4 6-3 to reach the final.

Spring Lake Amy Iwpi Frankie Parker Los Angeles Forest Hills N. Y Hobby Riggs Don Budge Welby van Horn Frankie Kovats Wayne Sabin Fred Perry Riges Budge John Famice Cacl Earn Kovacs van Horn

Colosky Sets Whilf Record at Randolph Field

Steve Colosky of Randolph Weld struck out 17 against Fourth Army at Randolph Field to set a Service League strikeout record for the season as Randolph won 11 to 2. Costello of Brooks Army Medical Center matched the old mark of 16.

Steve Colosky Randolph Weld Fourth Army Randolph Field Randolph Costello Brooks Army Medical Center Weld

Bulla tops KC Invitational field with course record

Johnny Bulla posted a 132 for 36 holes at the Kansas City Invitational, shattering Hillcrest course records as Byron Nelson trailed by four strokes at 136. The 67 qualifiers advanced to the third round on the 727 hole, $20,000 event in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bulla Kansas City Chicago Johnny Bulla Sam Snead Snead Hillcrest Johnnny North Carolina Byron Nelson Topland “Glaser Leonard Dudeon Vie Chezzi K J. Harrison Bulwart Walt Blevins Fred Hay Jr Fonts Penn Pele Hay Todd

Mitchell and Reid Set for Texas Left-Handers Semi

Allan Mitchell of San Antonio and Herbert Meld Jr. from Seguin advanced to a Texas Left-Handers Golfers Association semifinal at Max Starcke Park Seguin with Bert Keller and Hobby Malone winning their quarterfinals. Friday results show multiple close matches including Keller over New Stalr and Malone over Agnew.

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Hamer and Harper Southern Amateur Finalists

George Hamer of Columbus Georgia and Charlie Harper of Jacksonville Florida advanced to the final round of the fortieth Southern amateur golf tournament. Hamer defeated Bob Owen of Lexington Kentucky 2 and 1 while Harper beat Earl Christensen Miami police officer 2 up.

Sirmingham Ala George Hamer Columbus Charlie Harper Jacksonville Fla Ave Hamee Bob Owen Lexington Tarper Earl ‘Christensen Miami

Baseball box score chaos from a fallen era

A jumbled national league box score listing Musial, Kurowski, Witek and others shows a contest between St Louis and New York with detailed plate actions, pitching lines, and innings. The report includes batting totals, errors, double plays, and attendance, reflecting a bustling, data-heavy game summary from the period.

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Where They Play s2KLUBAL Behe de New orl at St Louis

American League Cleveland at New York 2 p m. Petrol at Bowton 4 p m. Louis at Philadelphia 3 p m. Washington at Tao 4 30 p m. Sundry schedule lists National League Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis. American League St Louis at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at New York Cleveland at Renton.

New York St Louis Chicago Pridoy Boston Phiadelphia St" Louis Wasigauten Louis Cincinnati New York Boston Aewults Toula Citicazo Brooklyn Piltsuergh Philsdhia S2klubal Behe de New Philadelpha St. Louis St Louie Washington Chiterio Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland Renton

Unclear baseball box score with scattered names and stats

Fragmented American box score text lists players such as Ludingd, Heath, Handley, Suders, and Fowles with partial innings, runs, hits, and errors. Mention of teams, stadia, and attendance appears garbled, with multiple scoring lines and misread numbers.

Washington Turns LaMacchia Loose

Washington officials announced the release of pitcher Al LaMacchia and an opportunity for him to "make a deal for himself." LaMacchia arrived with outfielder Joe Grace in a trade that sent outfielder Jeff Heath to the St. Louis Browns. Also mentioned, right-handed pitcher Max Butcher, previously with Pittsburgh, is working out with the Senators and could be signed if his arm injury has cooled.

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South Metro Association Scores and Standings Snapshot

The fragment lists several scores and cities: Mobile 3, Atlanta 1. Birmingham 11, New Orleans 5. Phattanongs 5. Memphis 4, Nashville 27. The text appears incomplete and mixes team names with place names without clear context or dates.

Tulsa Oilers Open Series At Tech Field

Tulsa Oilers begin playoff action at Tech Field as Batted in by Sen, Me Bertich, Kraus and Anderson lead with seven runs each. Tyne and Kraus contribute 11 and 9 points respectively, while Newman adds nine. Galle records eight. Brecexe-Cole nets 47.

Tulsa Oilers Open Tech Field Pette KABC Ithie Harelinay Wagener Sen Me Bertich Kraus Andereson Tyne Newman Galle Reins Cole Xaoe

Houston Buffs Halt Missions In Tight 2 2 Classic

In Fort Worth Friday night the Houston Buffs stopped the San Antonio Missions 2 2 as Eddie Cole earned his eighth win while Garver took the loss. Ortiz hit a homer for San Antonio and Morjoseph nabbed a clutch triple for the Missions. Attendance reached 3362, boosting the season total toward 184 002.

Houston Buffs San Antonio Missions Tulsa Oilers Techeld Eddie Cole Oilers Iohn Whitehead Sir Jaluciel Bith Steinback Ned Garver Lough Duck Bulls Don Struchmann Garver Ortiz Schumann Halkard Schuchmat Morjoseph Marine Hank Redmond Grant Morjosepa Oril Naranjo Sertica Redmond Seaond Marnne Nicollson Kraus Harshang Gallo Bassa Fort Worth Garyer Buffs Anderson Houston Jess Fort Worth Cats Oklahoma City

Bowling Team Competes In Intercity Championship

The San Angelo bowling team travels to New Orleans for the third of four round robin matches this weekend. After two events Dallas leads with 19 points, Houston 14, San Antonio 12, and New Orleans 3.

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Tulsa Wins in Extra Innings as Brune, Nagel Star

In a rough Texas League clash at city 5, Brune gains a late lead with a Homer and Nagel powers the offense. Brune batted for in the tenth, Nagel scoring the winning run as Dallas points are held in the final frames. Umpires Fowler, Carter and Gordon oversee a 2 hour game.

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Fight Results Show Mixed Outcomes Across United States

A boxing card lists multiple bouts with knockouts and decisions across cities from New York to Honolulu. Notable results include Syeor Robin knocking out a New York foe and Jim Nelson losing on points in Cranston, while Pat Gill and O’Neil Bell suffer knockouts in separate venues. Attendance figures and ring names span Brooklyn to San Francisco, reflecting a broad, action-packed night.

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