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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1949
Page
2
A forthcoming note in The Sunday Light sports section will interest San Antonio and nearby communities within 150 miles. It aims to inform concerned citizens about the well being of young players, promising details soon and noting the event should be engaging for readers across youth baseball communities.
Nimbus captured the 170th Epsom Derby in a photo finish at EPSOM England on June 4. The French invader Amaur Drake finished second and Shallow Tail was third in the mile and a half classic. Nimbus is owned by Mrs AL Grentstee and ridden by Charlie Enlott, set a new first money record of 556689.
City Leaguers J C Remling and the A B Axle team won their seventh straight by crushing the Fire Department 11 to 1 in the eighth inning under the Serun rule. Remling has allowed just 13 hits across seven games, with solid pitching and strong defense backing him.
In a hard fought softball AE league game, Losey defeats Destiny 1 0. The confrontation features strong pitching from Losey and timely hits, with notable plays from Peters Lass and teammates across the field.
Fifth straight setback for the San Antonio Missions as Bill Sommers returns from injury and leads in batting with a .225 average. Manager Gus Mancuso hopes for a rebound with three games remaining in a rough stretch. Exports pitcher Nevel shut out the Missions 8 0 at Mission Stadium, while Sommers travels to St Louis for treatment.
In a hectic game the Missions capitalized on five San Antonio misplays and a fourth inning collapse, beating the Skippers 8 to 4. Al Gerheauser was charged with the loss as Beaumont rode two homers and a strong late rally to pull ahead. Wes Hamner sparked a key triple play attempt that fizzled after an umpire’s call, while Burgo’s seventh inning homer capped Beaumont’s offense. The defeat leaves San Antonio a game and a half behind Shreveport, with Dallas and Fort Worth ahead of them.
Washington moves to second in the American League behind the Yankees aided by Calvert a rookie who bought his release from Toronto and won six games as Washington’s starter He beat St Louis 12 to 3 and impressed as he moved into the rotation with wins over Philadelphia Chicago St Louis and Detroit while homers from Stan Spence and Dick Kokos boosted the offense.
Ben H. Buck Weaver, 48, a renowned Louisville Times turf expert and columnist, died at his home after an April 6 operation at Norton Memorial infirmary. He had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while dictating his column Fate Finish, unable to use his typewriter due to a weakened left hand.
Box score fragment from Sioux City game shows a 2 to 6 result against an opponent. Lacks full names dates or locations but indicates league score line and schedule reference.Entity density limited by fragmentary text but preserves teams and score.
Cleveland ace Early Wynn, newly with the Indians, downed the Red Sox 1-0 while dodging questions about retiring Ted Williams. Wynn spoke little on the topic, noting he is not superstitious but avoids discussing his pitching to Williams. He improved to 6-0 with a streak of 10 hitless innings, after earlier slumps and several strong late runs.
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The Tulsa Texas League Oilers trimmed two players for room on June 4 1907 at Fort Worth. Pitcher Jim Blackburn and outfielder Marlee Craft joined the roster while outfielder Jodie Begler and shortstop Bobby Carson were released. Beeler sent to Columbia South Atlantic league. Carson returned to Syracuse then assigned to Columbia. Craft purchased from Birmingham to secure a regular spot with the Oilers.
The Portland Beavers of the Coast League sold outfielder John Barrett to Houston of the Texas League. Barrett, acquired earlier in a trade with San Diego, had been benched recently for weak hitting.
Randolph AFB Ramblers clinched control of the service league with a 3-1 victory to approach a sure lead after Friday’s 3-4 win over second-place Lackland Warhawks. More than 5000 fans attended the dedication of Lackland's Memorial diamond as Fransie Weyrich sparked late offense in the seventh. Lamhiase was injured and retired from the game.
Dallas notes announce Red Brown former Sherman Denison manager in the Big State league signed today as a full out for Dallas club. The report lists American Association and East League standings with multiple games and schedules across leagues including Toledo Kansas City Louisville Indianapolis Columbus.
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