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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1957

Page

2

Sanford Sizzles as Phillies Top Cubs in 10th Victory

Major league history notes Jack Sanford overcoming minor league roots to lead the Philadelphia Phillies with a 10 victory after a late-season surge. He struck out 13 Cubs in a second straight shutout, lifting Philadelphia within a half game of first as the league standings shift around Brooklyn, Cincinnati, and Chicago.

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Baseball Standings Snapshot From Weekend Games

Fragmented standings snippet shows Baltimore at Chiesa and Detroit at Cleveland with unclear times and partial team mentions. Mentions Washington and Kansas City in context of Friday results, but many words are garbled.

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U S Golfer Trails by 2 in French Amateur Final

A chaotic OCR fragment shows a U S golfer trailing by two strokes at the midway point of the French Amateur Golf Championship final in France. Names are garbled but indicate American contenders and European venues.

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Texas game and fish to open regional office in Antoni

The Texas game and fish commission authorized opening a regional office in Antoni to serve the brush country and Edwards plateau. Executive Secretary Howard Dodgen said staff will not greatly increase, with two wardens and an office girl now in the courthouse. Biologist Bob Mohrman may join, possibly permanently, as part of the office. Houston already has a regional office. the Antoni post will cover Bexar and Comal counties and surrounding San Antonio needs.

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Lona Hurls Opener at Mission Stadium in Good Neighbor Night

San Antonio Mission stars Luna, Torres, and Moreno honored during Good Neighbor night hosted by Mexican Chamber of Commerce LULACS and Charro. Event at 7 p.m. with first game of the six game series against Shreveport Sports. Luna named Mission starting pitcher after fifth straight win.

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Ruth, Southside Star Feature in Turbulent Game

Fragmentary sports note references Babe Ruth and players such as Perez Crady and Mande. Mentions teams or locations like Southsided, Titan, Country-0, and Bratland with scattered scores 75.8 and 620. The text is garbled, but centers on baseball figures and an uneven contest with unclear outcomes.

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Akron Golf Tournament Leads Ty Type Event Names

AP reports a 22 000 Ty type event in Galt featuring Marty Furgol at 68 7 and George Fazio 71 62 138. Other players include Wall, Rawson, Cranes, Hoh, Oliver, Slayer, Bettis, Beesick, Mangeun, Stevie Johnsen, and Keseels with various scores like 270-68 and 198 totals, highlighting a field of notable professionals.

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Untitled Baseball Box Score Fragment

Fragmentary box score notes list players and innings with many garbled names and numbers, including outs, hits, and errors. The text references multiple teams, players like Freeman and Zimmer, and various positions, but the full game details and context are unclear due to OCR errors.

Auto Races At Pan-American

Auto races at Pan American Speedway will highlight the sale racing program Saturday. The event includes three heat races a helmet dash a pursuit race and a consolation race for nonwinners. Time trials start at 7 30 p m with races at 8 p m.

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Deaths and sports notes from scattered captions

Sports and death notices from various locations report the death of Farin O Butcher at Fifty, a basketball star linked to the University of Tennessee era, following a heart attack. Other items mention David Croll, 92, former president of the International Lawn Seams federation, passing away.

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Ladies PGA Pittsburgh Tune 5 aT secaJoan Te

The fragment references a Ladies PGA event in Pittsburgh with unclear names and numbers. It mentions Joan Te and Prentice within a June timeframe, and a Ton Stade venue or score line though the text is garbled.

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Dumenz Memorial Pistol Tournament Opens to Non Affiliates

Shooting event at Hama features the Dumenz Deems Memorial Pistol contest honoring a local feral police porter. Slow fire timed events and rapid fire tests draw teams and individual shooters. Prizes include silver trophies donated by Tudze Paul Sheak.

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Fullmer Back In Title Picture After Unanimous Win

Chicago stadium saw Fullmer defeat Ralph Jones by unanimous decision to reach the title picture. Jones retreated most of the 40 rounds as Fullmer pressed the action late, with plans for a third Robinson bout and a Robinson-Farena match later in the year.

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Bobby Rogers Hired to Rebuild A&M Basketball Program

COLLEGE STATION June Texas A and M announced the hiring of Bobby Rogers from East Texas State College to succeed Ken Loeffler as head basketball coach on a multiyear contract. Athletics director Paul Bryant confirmed the deal and salary terms were not disclosed.

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San Antonio Champion Defeats Contenders in Semis

Local report notes Jay Chapman from San Antonio defeated Xea Bao and Consolatos in heats and semis, with Miss Tesber and Dave advancing. The page mentions Meares and Spillman among participants, with past standings and seat positions highlighted.

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