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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1950

Page

6

South Texas all star game to boost local baseball talent

Sportlights by Harold Scherwitz notes the South Texas all star contest at Mission stadium Tuesday night. Art Veltman of the San Antonio team considers keeping the squad together as league seasons wind down and aims to showcase amateur baseball to spur interest and develop top-rank talent for the season and beyond.

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Football Referee's Tough Game Comment Triggers Debate

Analysis shows referee remarks about roughness in a Southwest Conference clash sparked debate among officials and fans. Amid calls for stricter penalties, observers note early rough play and late-game fouls shaped public reaction and shaped talks of rule enforcement and conference standards.

Boyd Mosian Refteree Boyd Tefarts Jawa Fey

Sadler and Layton Open On Mound Night of Texas All Star Game

Sadler and Layton lead the Texas all star baseball game at Mission stadium in San Antonio. Twenty players per side will debut for a shot at August in New York City, with the Wrambing Wrecks sponsoring and major scouts selecting two top players. The event features local managers, tryouts, prize drawings, and free admission for children 12 and under.

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Baseball Support Pledged to Nation

Commissioner Chandler pledged baseball support to the armed services in Korea and offered players Moyers and others for service. Ford Frink spoke at the Hall of Fame dedication, noting the nation's faith in American traditions as the Hall honors Babe Ruth relics and past greats.

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William A. Lange, 79, Star Of Early Baseball

William A. Lange, known as Bill Lange, died at 79 in San Francisco after a heart ailment. A center fielder for the Chicago White Stockings in the 1870s, Lange posted a .337 lifetime batting average in the era of the dead ball before leaving baseball to work in insurance and real estate in San Francisco.

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Hondo Bears Travel to D'Hanis Sunday

Hondo's Bears head to D'Hanis next Sunday for a baseball game after a Sunday win over Big Dee's of San Antonio. Rodrigues earned his fifth win in six starts, while Big Joe's De Je Gar allowed five hits as Radtvdge pitched seven.

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Football Officials Set Meeting At YMCA July 31

Gish English of the San Antonio Chanter of the Southwest Penthall Officials announced the first meeting of the year will be at the YMCA Monday night July 31 starting at 7 20pm.

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All-Star Baseball Squads South Texas Roster Chaos

All-Star squads list players by position across Texas towns with many misspellings and unclear names. Managers and coaches are named, along with a few pitchers and fielders, but the roster is riddled with typographical errors.

Legion Baseball Playoff Opens at Conception Park

Legions Tech Post 599 and Burbank Post 568 begin a best two out of three playoff at Conception Park at 5 20 p m Thursday with a possible Friday game and a final if needed Tech reached the finals by defeating South San Antonio Post 349 11 2 at Lackland AFB Monday night in a series that marked its second straight win Burbank won the tie with Brackenridge Post 10 4 5 before Brackenridge withdrew from the playoffs after being scheduled for later action Pitcher Manuel Fas led Tech striking out three and homering while Raul Quintanilla drove in runs for Burbank and Sam Gara and other players delivered solid hitting

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BAMC at Lackland 7 30 PM basketball game report

Brooke Army Medical Center faces Lackland at 7 30 PM in a basketball match. the article notes a Tuesday schedule at Christy Mathewson field with the Weahawkes and Automen mentioned in mixed game references. It also references a 8 PM major league style game between Sam Houston Warriors and Lie Jud Plumbers.

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Weimar Triumphs in North Zone Tourney Final

Weimar boosted by strong hitting defeated Shel an Tiolisina 96 to capture the Hell Yone championship in the Texas semipro baseball tournament North Zone final. Weimar advances to face the winning team from the South Zone for the state title opening Wednesday at Linton.

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