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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1937
Page
7
Dallas July 16 The Highlanders of Trenton and their Irish ally faced a one sided loss as the Argentine team won the international soccer clash under the hot Texas sun. A Cooper Jr. and several teammates suffered sunburn after basking in the deceptively mild Texan heat.
In a chaotic yet readable report the Alamo Winter Softball League kicks off Friday night at Richter Field with three rounds planned before a break. Organizer Antiem Google notes teams formed after others, aiming for a compact schedule and early games featuring Rclers Held Fabelclurk Juveniia Saufaciusing UieD and Steve dalona against Liril Acrint.
Jean Bauer defeated Pane Winterhouse 4 and 3 to win the Griswold Golf Cup at Eastern Point Connecticut in an 18 hole final. The event saw Bauer prevail over Winterhouse to claim the championship, with results reported from the Providence area noted in the final.
United States soccer team opens against Argentina as Lonnie Will and other track stars face early rounds in Dallas. Argentina’s Laferrara shines with five goals, guiding a strong Argentine performance ahead of a clash with the United States and Canada. Officials including Governor James V. Allred attend the opening day ceremonies amid a strong field from Central and South America and the United States.
The Cafemen face strong amateur rivals Sunday at Howlandale Field in the opener, meeting Richter's Bakers in a high school style clash. The doubleheader starts at 2 o'clock with the second game at 4, as the home squad seeks an early victory and curb rival confidence.
Pan American Games opened before 104000 spectators at the Colton bowl Dallas with Neil McIntosh of Chile hailed as champion hurdler among 200 Western Hemisphere athletes headed for Royal competition. Assistant Secretary of War Lewis Johnson welcomed dignitaries for Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Uruguay and the United States as Governor Allred hosted the event.
A rural league box score style report lists players, batting lines, runs, hits, and errors. It mentions Houston, Fort Worth, and Texa teams with innings totals and pitching lines, detailing individual performances, substitutions, and fielding by position.
A fragmented report lists multiple teams and players in a regional league setting. Mentions include Gates with Whites, Util nevis, Rayne and Shell, Towerett Ho ne, and Micksbore. Several place names such as Galway Coron and Telverton appear amid unclear lines and scores.
Veterans heavyweight Maxie Rosenbloom faces Jolany Erjaven of Duluth in a Legion Stadium showdown. Rosenbloom, favored to outpoint his opponent, seeks a win in Movietown before friends and local fans.
St Louis Cardinals explore pitching help as ace Dicey Dean and Paul struggle with injuries. Jim Winford hospitalizes after surgery while Sam Breadon seeks waivers on Dean. Card staff seeks options to maintain a winning blend without breaking up the farm system.
De hard-fighting Turner Jockeys posted a 3194 series across fourteen games with all players over 200 except Heuben Schacter. Red MacManus led the runners with 074 average, while Feubaum, Behrews, and others posted notable scores as the team totaled 4078 in the Major league. Long list of names, scores, and team totals highlights a high-scoring local bowling night with Turners dominating Thursday at Grand Alleys.
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced Kemmy Parr would train at Long Branch New Jersey for the upcoming heavyweight title bout with Joe Louis. Farr arrives next Tuesday aboard the Inner Berengaria for arrival and camp setup near Pompton Lakes training. ticket prices from 2.50 up to 24 dollars and taxes included.
George Brent plans to enter prize fighting as a manager. He wired a $10,000 offer to Chris Dundee for a half interest in the contract with middleweight contender Ken Overlin, who is currently in Hollywood.
Ranchman George Gander of Pearsall planned to show Alaska bear hunt movies at the Union Stockyards restaurant in town. He filmed three large bears during the hunt and would present the shows free of charge this Thursday afternoon at 4 o clock.
CHICAGO July 16 Johnny Holmstrom of Rockford Illinois and Bert McDowell of Kansas City Missouri were slated to duel for the Western junior golf championship final.
Eddie Cerda, Mexico’s No. 2 welterweight, lands in San Antonio ahead of next Friday’s Fight at Walkathan Arena with Billy Deeg. Cerda travels with manager Joe Sarno and trainer Petey Mike from Cleveland, aided by photographer Jose Cantu. promoter Francis Cunningham says he wired Frankie Gomez an offer to fight Mike on the Deeg Cerda fleet card.
Los Angeles reports say wrestler Dean, described as beefy, was thrown from the ring toward Sandor Szabo during a Wednesday match and sustained a fractured leg. Physicians announced the injury today.
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