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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
10
A garbled box score from a Texas game shows numerous players with inconsistent spellings and numbers. Key figures include pitchers and batters such as Gentry, Hamner, and Santomauro, with mentions of Tulsa, Houston, and Fort Worth. The page lists innings, hits, runs, and errors alongside umpire names and attendance figures, painting a fragmentary snapshot of a doubleheader or close contest.
Carl Fuhrman joined The Light's hidden one club by sinking a seven iron ace on Oak Hills ninth hole. Witnesses included Jerry Roberts Joe Seibert and Mrs West as he played alone, marking his third hole in the new course.
Guvin Smith of the San Praneincn Olympic wind shows potential in the pole vault at Saturday's PAA track and field meet in Berkely. Dink Templeton predicts Smith may clear 15 feet, while Warmer is ineligible for amateur competition and won't compete.
Texas League update reports that DeWitt, St. Louis Browns GM, has not chosen a manager for the San Antonio Missions. he arrived with Browns president Muckerman and will confer with park architects and local officials on the managerial decision. The Missions, led by acting manager Marc Carrola, beat Oklahoma City 3 to 2 with Ralph Germino pitching and Archie delivering a homer as San Antonio eyes clarity on leadership.
Hits and a walk set the stage for Archie's game winning walk as Wieczorek and Lewis drive in three runs in the final frames. Ernie Groth pitched well until the seventh before being relieved by Glen Blackwood. George Carona faced an umpire dispute in the eighth, but was charged with the out after a third strike. Thursday night’s rematch against Tulsa looms as a cellar battle.
A fragmented sports note from Oklahoma cites an Arizona area game with Oklahoma City and San Antonio involvement. Pitching details mention Collins, Mewinans, and Blackwood, with references to Gath, Garmane, and Grete Aine Heroine. The report mixes names and events, hinting at innings and scoring lines but remains unclear and partially unreadable.
The San Antonio Limited Pigeon Flying club will ship a mined number of birds by air express to Omaha for a race, releasing at noon Friday and awaiting results Saturday. The journey covers about 800 miles by air.
In Austin on June 5 the Texas Senate approved by 22 to 7 a bill to transfer wide regulatory powers over game fish and oysters from the legislature to the game commission. The measure, with Minot amendments, would empower the commission to set seasons and bag limits on deer, wild turkey, and fresh water fish, while salt water rules stay as is. A four year trial and reenactment provision were included to address fears of excessive legislative delegation. The bill, championed by sports clubs, awaits concurrence in the House before reaching Governor Beauford H. Jester.
A scrambled list of boxers and results across multiple towns including Oakland California Cincinnati and Detroit. Names such as George Supar Cosiner Lou Wonda Teon Thompson Charney Riley and Willie Raimonds appear with scattered weights and locations. The garbled text reads like a roundup of bouts with knockouts and decisions lacking coherent structure.
Ralph W. Morgan of Tyler, Texas PGA secretary, states The Light will sponsor the state junior golf tournament annually. The twenty first annual state junior championships will be at Brackenridge Park August 4-8 with four days of qualifying for the Mearst National Junior Tournament in Los Angeles. Age limit is 21.
Marion Allen McElreath, outfielder for Muskogee in the Western association, was permanently suspended from organized baseball. National Association President George M. Trautman cited conduct detrimental to baseball amid evidence he attempted to throw a game on May 4. A fellow player testified McElreath proposed fixing a game, and Trautman noted two questionable plays in a St Joseph doubleheader.
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