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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1949

Page

7

Giants and Indians to Open Spring in San Antonio

The Cleveland Widians and New York Giants will begin next spring with training in Arizona and a scheduled exhibition at Mission Stadium in San Antonio. Anila Eddie Brnainick, former Yankee and current secretary, made reservations at the Gunler hotel as the teams prepare to train at Biuch Stadium and League Park.

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Longhorns Award Ceremony Honors Texas Stars

In Weimar Texas the Longhorns baseball team received awards after a game with Weimar and Conran. The Southwest Conference champions were honored with gold baseballs for the 13 lettermen, gold wings for national tournament competitors, and coach Bibb Falk received the national trophy. James Marl led the team as star player.

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Bithorn Signed by Oklahoma City Ball Club

The Oklahoma City team announced the signing of Hiram Hi Bithorn, who won 18 games for the Chicago Cats in 1943. Previously with Oak Fang in the Pacific Coast league, Bithorn joins the Tosas ley era roster amid a busy signing period.

Vklagoma Cvey Tie Oklahoma Cityball Club Tosas Ley Hiram Hi” Bithorn Chicago Cats Gehthaneers Vashvilie Southern Assa Bithorn Oakfang

Philadelphia crown in Middle States women’s lawn tennis title

In Wilmington Delaware Miss Head defeated Mrs. Fyaheis A C Vosters Hav erford Patel 26 1 in the final rounds to win the Middle States women’s lawn tennis championship. The Wilmington player also teamed with Rosequest to win doubles against Joy Vahlecrama and Marjorie Norris 6 9 6 1.

Philarelphta Tuly Doernihy Herd Wilmington Del Miss Head Fyaheis A.C. Vosters Haverford Patel Rely Rosequest South Orange Ile i Joy Vahlecrama Chemy Hon Marjorie Norris Wilchester Mass

Yankees tumble from early lead as Indians gain ground

The New York Yankees drop to fourth as the Cleveland Indians surge, cutting New York’s AL lead to three games. Pitcher Teveland’s Leno starched the Yankees with eleven wins, while Jim Fegan and Puttree Bol Lemon backed a clutch late comeback by Cleveland. Boston’s Red Sox move toward third after a 6-1 win over the White Sox.

New York Yankee Baseball Sports Yankees Mel Bronx Bombers Teveland Skein Prankton Dodge St. Louis Cardinals Tribe Putctree Bol Lemon Jim] Fegan Leno Megan Hogan Wun Diu Piette Tigers Lal Newhouser Washington Senators Johny Lipo Virgil Trucks Newhouse St.Louis Trowis Delphia Athjecies Braves Dacio Graham Chevy Priddy Die Wokas Adventelouts Iy Tinh "Dilllover Browile Albiek Uivepost Tongers Doverrs Carhoals Pitsbergh Pirates Boston Braves Tuce Sudan Warton Spahn Mlivals Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Jim Megan Yanks Bob Lemon

Pt Aransas Rodeo Enters Second Day Of Competition

Pt Aransas July 20 Leaders Mitchell Beeville and Mrs Jack Ellis Weslaco top the 14th annual Texas tarpon rodeo and deep sea roundup as only three tarpon were caught yesterday Mitchell hooked two for 1217 points Ellis earned 850 in the sailfish division Mitchell’s largest tarpon measured 7 ft 1 in and weighed 75 lb Ellis’s big sailfish weighed 41 lb with a length of 7 ft 1 in. Jersig San Antonio had a larger fish but Ellis scored higher on light line rules.

Sounias Aransas Mitchell Beeville Mre Jack Ellis Weslaco Ellis Harry Jersig San Antonio Mrs. Ellis Dorsig A.B. Dickens Corpus Christi M.D. Alexander

National League Box Scores from Soutie Atlantic League

Box score snippet shows Savannah 2, Greenville 2 and Charleston 0 with incomplete lines noting poston ed games and missing details. The fragment references teams Savannah Greenville Charleston and a postponed game at Fletcherville with dry movies garbled text.

Savannah Greenville Colimation Charleston

American League Boxes Triel Mastl PoilZerint Dillineer

Buds and players listed with inning by inning results show Kennedy pitching a 42 3rd effort and Garver Colman contributions as the Philadelphia game moved to a 8 3 final score with multiple fielding notes and substitutions including Orttawsit Ee Winnel arnneds Lori and Quleriin.

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Pitcher Kayoed by Lightning

In Atlanta on July 20 Ronnie Clark a 14 year old neighborhood team pitcher was struck by lightning in a city park game. The bolt injured Clark and three others causing ten spectators to flee in panic as nurses treated burns and shock. A tree split by the strike and steel reinforcements were scattered across the ground near the diamond.

Atlanta Ronnie Clark Ronnie City Park A. Thomas Swict Wamond

Southern Association results note scattered scores

In a partial wrap of the Southern Association events Birmingham defeated Orlane while Nimphis edged Athuite and Chellanowen beat Analy WT Lares Rock with uneven scores reported in the page fragment.

Southern Association Aabile Birmingham O Orlane Athuite Nimphis Chellanowen Lares Rock

Where They Play in AIO TASERALL and Nearby Games

Fragmented OCR lists venues and matchups across cities with scattered team names and times. It mentions locations like New York Detroit Washington Philadelphia and events schedule hints, but the readable content is largely garbled.

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Fight Results in Ue Aasoinated Woes Harttuc Conn

Unclear report from Harttuc Connecticut records a fight result mentioning fighter names and locations including Allentown and New Bedford. The text is garbled with many illegible words but indicates a boxing match outcome and participant references across several cities.

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