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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
12
Readable fragments show Mission Boxes with late ninth inning rally against Viller. Pitching details mention Senloxe Ran Antonio pitching, Dor and Merer bats in late frames. Shietvepore and Newlin credited with runs and outs, with Hallett and New tres handling pitching duties.
Billy Conn the light heavyweight champion will face heavyweight contender Bob Pastor in an 18 round match at the Polo Grounds on August 13 promoter Mike Jacobs announced today.
Eddie Cole, efficient right hander, joins the San Antonio Missions from Shreveport and is slated for his first start Friday night in Houston as the team opens a three game set. Mons upcoming home series with the Buffs at Tech Field follows. Muncrief and Newlin propel the Missions to a doubleheader sweep over the Sports. Muncrief wins his 13th, Newlin pitches seven and two thirds for a 4 to 2 win. Vernon Stephens belts his ninth homer. Bob’s team tallies late but falls short.
The Missions and opponents traded runs through twelve innings with George Hausmann singling home a run and scoring on a double steal. Newlin pitched a 1-0 win in a long game, while Addie Cole's whereabouts remain unresolved as Art McDougall covers relief for Toledo in a swap deal.
The Hospital team beat Third Transport nine 6 to 5 at Fort Sam Houston diamond after Grizzard held their opponents to nine hits and drove in a run with an extra base hit. Pike Hoyking and Grizzard provided key offense as the Hospital crew split the series.
Readable fragments show players and team names like Belknap Toledo and Deshuuy Hodkins with scattered scores and dates. The text lists multiple players such as Taylor, Weaver, Lavy, Hodkins and Gil, with several city lines including Minneapolis Indianapolis and Deshuney. The content resembles a box score snippet with incomplete figures.
In Alexandria and Port Arthur action the Eaton and Smith pair Hare dman and Stumpf noted Rettories. Lafayette faced Opelousas with wet grounds while Bake Charles played Rayne. Rain disrupted New Iberia at Houma games.
Harold Scherwitz surveys how St Louis Browns ownership limits front office interference in leagues like Texas and Oklahoma City. The piece weighs how Rogers Hornsby could impact management choices with owners allowing or constraining the club president and manager, betting Hornsby may select his own staff.
A look at Billy Southworth and Branch Rickey in St Louis detailing how the manager carries blame for the team’s failures while Rickey shapes outcomes. Fred Haney fares better with the Browns though his club underperforms on paper yet earns results, with Tuesday’s Browns win marking their fifth straight.
Debate over dwindling minor league attendance cites long night schedules and late finishes. Proposals include two weekly night games and more Saturday Sunday day games to lure patrons. Fans seek daylight play amid early workdays and Sunday outings. In Newark Jersey City example, two night games weekly reportedly works. Other cities weigh five night games with weekend day games as possible solution. Despite interest, daylight baseball remains a novelty while questions linger about its overall appeal. UGG CASEY TO HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH June 12. Huge Casey Brooklyn pitcher to be examined after elbow injury seeks medical evaluation.
Frank Guernsey and Bobby Curtis of Rice hold top honors in the sectional play of the national collegiate tennis tournament. Guernsey won the singles yesterday from Curtis and paired with Curtis in the doubles while Jack Rodgers and Dick Morris of Rice reached defeat in the event.
Oklahoma heavyweight Babe Hunt defeats Mickey Bala Ban of Detroit in ten rounds ten minutes and twenty seconds of the first round in Lubbock. Hunt previously issued a standing challenge to Babe Ritchie of Lubbock for a States' Championship bout.
Harold M. Cline leads Liberty Pistol and Rifle club of San Antonio with a seven member team, including 8.T. Coffey Phi Morey and others, bound for Austin for a three day Southwestern regional pistol contest. Remaining names listed include Winton Mannie Martin and more, with regional travel plans extending to events in Chattanooga and New Orleans.
In Rochester bound travel on a St Louis train, Joe Medwick and Curt Davis learned they were traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Both expressed surprise yet welcomed joining a first place club. Bill Southworth commented the pair had outlived their usefulness with the Cards and cited Medwick’s base running and Davis’ limited starts this season.
In a chaotic all star card at the Municipal Auditorium Promoter George Mansor staged a gritty show. Superman kept his mask on while Dutch Heffner injured his knee in the main event. The opener saw Heffner tossed by Dutch who seized a drop kick at 11:30.
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