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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1947

Page

2

Ball Players Want Carrola As Manager

The Mission baseball team faces a managerial decision as Marcus Carrola, acting catcher and club leader since Jimmy Adair’s dismissal, garners broad support from players and scout Jack Fournier. A Browns faction remains unsure, while Carrola directs a doubleheader sweep of Tulsa to boost his case. George Corona and George McDonald figure in latest roster notes as Dallas and Tulsa prep for remaining games.

Marcus Carrola Jimmy Adair Carrola Brows Jack ‘Fournier Adair St. Louis Tulsa Browns Oilers Carroll Pete Lewis Inive Bro Archinani Wieczorek Teptecre

Texas Box Scores From Ragged OCR Report

A garbled box score fragment lists teams and players with numerous misreads and misspellings. It mentions Beaumont and Oklahoma City with various inexact statistics, including batters driven in and pitching lines, but the data are largely unreadable and fragmentary.

Unclear fragments from game report with names and actions

Fragmentary OCR notes reference players Archi Grantham Lovinar Selwit Warehin Wistzorrk Lowie Unerbaxe Anthiny Grantham Perry and Anthony Miller in a baseball or softball style event. Umpires Staengrate Thiwer. No coherent lineup or final score present.

Wes Jishit Archi Grantham Twhita San Antonia Tuleads Loviinar Selwit Warehin Wistzorrk Lowie Unerbaxe Anthiny Ienefin Iching Perry Rune Jnninga Lar Tery Wit Larimer Anthony Alor A Bieber Anthonur Staengrate Thiwer Ding

Stewart and King Finalists in Wichita Amateur Golf

Stewart and King reached the final of the Texas amateur golf tournament in Wichita after Stewart defeated H. B. Mackin Dahlberg 2 and 1 in the quarterfinals and downed Billy Maxwell 3 and 2 in earlier rounds. Both players face Dallas opponent Earl Slowaer in a 19 hole semifinal that stretched late into the day.

Stewart King Wichita Pals Kufus Ki Wichita Falls Dallas Earl Slowaer Hy Texas Amajtor Golf Dera Leitman Otter Billy Maxwell Abilene HH. B.mackin Dahlberg San Antonio

BAMC and Corpus Play at Fort Sam Fort Sam Two-Game Set

BAMC and Corpus Christi face off in a two game series at Fort Sam Austin amid a weekend schedule. Results show BAMC won the first game as Corpus Christi seeks a comeback with key players and team rotations lining up for game two.

BAMC Corpus Fort Sam

Snead Leads Open Golf as Rain Delays Round

In Washington at Prince Georges Club for the National Capital Open, Sam Snead led the field with 141 at the halfway point as showers and a storm slowed play. Snead set a course record with 65 yesterday, later broken by Ed Purgel who fired 63 to reach 188 after two rounds.

Washington Prince Georges Club Sammy Sneal Snead Ed Purgel Furgel Jimmy Thorson Vines Clavi

Women golfers crown titles at Oak Hills event

Mrs Harold Weisbacker wins First Oak Hills Country Club Women’s Golf Championship after defeating Mrs Leen Christopher in a 18 hole final. Mrs Leon Walthall Jr. edges Mrs Fred Wright 2 and 1 in nine hole title flight. Several others from San Antonio Austin and Odessa reach semifinals and consolation rounds as state players compete for Texan titles.

Harold Weisbacker Oak Hills Leen Christopher Leon Walthall Jr Fred Wright Mam Travin Shes J Niedermaan Ana Frat Piight Ray Th Austin Bradford Pallas H. W. Tyke Houston Morgan Baytown Stra Reyeulds Prd C. A Ferguson San Antonio Inigo A. R. Fanenely Glardewater Charles Tene NEA Victor A. J. Smach Betty Conrad Lena Latome Mra. H. Brunner Alamo City

Outsider Wins English Derby at Epsom Downs

Pearl Diver wins the 168th English Derby before 500,090 spectators. Dragon King Migoli holds second place with Sayajiro third as Tudor’s Minstrel, the 4 to 7 favorite, finishes fourth. Pearl Diver is owned by Baron G. de Waldner and ridden by George Bridgeland.

Igi Downs Pearl Diver Tiny Migoli Sayajiro Tudor Minstrel Baron G. de Waldner George Bridgeland

Walthall Reaches State Final in Texas Tennis

San Antonio's Paschal Walthall advances to the men's final of the Texas sectional tennis tournament in Dallas. He will face either Felix Kelley or Bob Goldfarb after defeating top seed Clarence Mabrey of Alice University. Goldfarb and Ed Braswell win a doubles semifinal, advancing to meet Kamials Holt Madsen and Wilner Allison. Herbert Karren loses to James Saunders in junior boys quarterfinals.

San Antonio Paschal Bob’ Walthall Dallas Felix Kelley Bob Goldfarb Walthall Clarence Mabrey Alice University’ of Texas Goldharb Ed Braswell Hap Manning Fama Sidney Marks Fort Worth James Saunders Amarillo

Kentucky club and Texas bars in a melee of names and scores

A scrambled listing of teams, players, venues, and scores appearing in a county sports roundup. Names such as Kentucky club, Texas, Alanin Lumber, and Paul Anderson surface amid stray phrases and numbers, outlining a noisy, partial scoreboard and event notes with unclear structure.

Aleways Light Public Service Jonice's Simm Leaotee Kentucky Club Aline Liquor Torus Texas Shudente Alanin Lumber

Unclear Fight Result Fragments Across Cities and Names

Readable fragments show scattered fight results and fighter names across many cities including Waterbury Philadelphia Toronto Portland and Montreal with numbers and references to fighters such as Bratton RaRaY Blaha and Moore. The text remains garbled and lacks coherent outcome data or event framing.

Anewsatr Isles Tan Lane Firion Bratton Fares Timon Raray Terry Moore Taltmore Waterbury Don Knta Pateana Philadelphia Aglah, Mane Corr Davin Wake Worceaton A. Itsy Maes Rice Wortland Tenton Wally Toronto Mt Hersick Maine Staith Thoaton Artnet Joya Ieailon Portlant Name Binghamton G. Y sHawant Chara Kedie Tackaan Filinira Auguala Jean Richard Monteral Olpoiniert Lee Stucucei Moane Nindswoid Calif Los Ang

Dallas Star Adamson Wins 1947 State Baseball Title

Dallas star Adamson captures the state high school baseball championship defeating Fort Worth Polytechnic 24 to 0 in the 1947 tournament final. Road to the title included decisive performances and standout pitching for Dallas.

Dallas Adamson ‘State High Same Adaison ‘High Sengol PortsWorth Poly Pridsy

New York Wins Hiddenly After Rough Showdown

In a strained MLB matchup the New York squad edges out 4 to 2 with key hits from Lineman and Musial. Cooper, Gordon, and Kurowski contributed on offense while Wyse and Hatten held the mound steady for a victory marked by late scoring and disciplined defense.

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Baseball Scoreboard With Mixed NL Pairings

Fragmented lines show National League matchups including St Louis at New York and Brooklyn at Chicago, plus several unclear entries. Readers should expect multiple city pairs and team names, but details are garbled.

St. Louie New York Finsarsh Philadelphia Cinemnai Chicaga Sl Brosklyn Renishere Eniateighia Chinas Washington Hesran al Deteriil UNTAV Serene Tadme Chinna O Eiterge

USC Winner At Compton USC Winner At Compton

USC wins the meet at Compton with 36 1/2 points led by Roland Sink in the two mile, finishing ahead of John Twomey. Finals saw no track records though field marks improved including Warm Wasser in the shot and Steven Seymour in the javelin. UCLA placed second as Oklahoma A and M and others chased points in a meet with several substitutions and distractions.

Miller John Miller Lee Anthony Elward Grantham Tulsa Ned Garver Ollery Ned Jack Loonan Lewis Benjaysin Wieezo Rek Wallis Good Cale Missions Warren Oilers Dallas Compton Calli Sone T Southern California Roland Sinks Sink Forrest Delaw Oklahome A John Twomey Ilinois Uritil Finshed Twomey Warm Wasser Illinois Steven Seymour Los Angeles USC UCLA Laac Mniingis Oklahoma A. Ant Mt. San Antonio J. C Arizona State Fa Conneil New Jersey Lloyd LaBeach Wisconsin Haify Cally Herb McKinley Tllinais

Dashes Hold AAU Track Spotlight at Alamo Stadium

Track followers will have seven sprinters to watch at the Southwest AAU meet at Alamo Stadium starting 7:30. Preliminaries and finals for 100 and 200 meters plus 400 relay action headline a packed three-hour program led by Parker Samuels Martinson Cotton and others. Southwest conference champion list includes Art Warnder of Texas A&M Rice star, Jerry Cofinian, and George Waders from Texas.

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Texas high school athletes shine in Southwest AAU relay meet

San Antonio youths Augi EvIueth Ken Boren and Von Tene lead a field of state stars including Cleburne Price Gerald Miller and Dan Mitchell in a broad range of track events. The Southwest AAU relays promise new records as top sprinters and distance runners clash. East Division results show Wilkes Barre and Williamsport leading in their games.

Shalqui Davelly Ciscus Jack Quiery Texas &.& M San Antonio Augi EvIueth Ken Boren von Tene Lorder Cleburne Price North Dallas Othey Gerald Miller Dan Mitchell Deer Park Arturo Ochoa Lake Hoo-wear Grundy Jerry Thompson Shoul Witte Ban Sparks Hir Texas A. A. U Thompsoi Hiag Fix

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