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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1942
Page
7
A novelty cheering group, the Quartermaster Barmontzers, performs on the sidelines as the Camp Stewart Negro quarter master detachment baseball team keeps undefeated. The quartet sings popular songs while the team plays, heightening the crowd’s spirit in the stands.
Dallas youngster Zar Stewart and Rey Kenny reached the Texas amateur final at Lakewood Country Club after beating foes like Dick Martin and Lehman. Stewart, national Intercollegiate champion, and Kenny, a 17 year old, advanced with tight matches as veteran Dallas pro Mackenzie watched. Kenny led Gaunt 2 up at No 6 and sealed with a 60 foot putt. Stewart held a two under par pace through the event with another final staged today.
June 13 Knowles of Rye defeats Rotan of Houston to win the United States senior championship at Apawamis. Rotan, with a 36 hole total of 145, was three behind the record and two strokes short of Knowles after two days. Both players, 55, were among 180 entrants in this senior event.
Army Emergency Relief and Herald Tribune Fund will share proceeds of the September 12 game pitting the New York Giants against an Army all star squad in New York. Giants will relocate a NL game from Polo Grounds to clear the field. six all star teams are planned with Maj. Wallace Wade as possible Army coach.
John Thomas of Los Angeles weighed 193 pounds and won a kid-round decision over Petey Scalzo of New York at the American Legion stadium last night. Thomas controlled every round except the seventh, leaving Scalzo with facial bleeding as Thomas extended his winning night. Also on the card, Jim McDaniel and Tony Ganel, both of Los Angeles, fought a draw.
Black Missions cancel the Cor sleana game and arrange a Kerrville match with Black Mountainers on Sunday at 4 pm.
Jersey City edged the Montréal Royals in eight innings after a delayed start caused by a blackout. The game finally ended close to 9:24 p.m. with the Giants securing a 1-2 lead over Montréal under baseball law.
In Jacksonville Florida a ten round benefit bout featured Harder Hitting versus Gomez. Tucker applied pressure late but Gomez withstood and the decision favored the heavier puncher in a closely contested affair.
In Lincoln Nebraska Southern California led the way toward a track title as finalists emerged large at the national college meet. Star sprinters from Ohio State Alabama Stanford and Nebraska faced fierce competition in the half mile and sprints with Ed Davis Bea Tarrant and Barney Ewell among notable defections and surprises. Ewell withdrew with a pulled tendon ending his bid for three straight titles as Cal Tech wide fields pushed into finals.
Randolph pitchers fired a three-hit gem while fanning seven as the Rambers defeated Austin 3-1. Jim Mortis led Randolph with three hits in four trips, and Witter Nothe starred for the visitors. The scoring came on a steady inning burst, aided by solid defense and timely hitting at Fort Sam Haux ton.
An Associated Press tally records scattered results from several boxing bouts across the United States. Notable entries mention fighters from New York and Providence with points decisions and ambiguous bout details.
Bettina extends his win streak to 12 by defeating Atlas Allen in a one sided heavyweight decision in Chicago. The 12th straight victory came after 107 rounds of action with Bettina weighing more and outpunching Allen who won only one round as the crowd roared through a long late finish.
Fragmentary report lists teams and standings with oblique names and locations. Mentions Little Rock Birmingham Memphis New Orleans and Chaltanoury with scattered player surnames and battery listings. Unable to extract a clear event or date from the garbled text. summarizes as a damaged regional softball standings snippet.
New York Yankees will use Ed Kearse as catcher while Bill Dickey and Buddy Rosar recover from injuries. Kearse, recalled from Kansas City, appeared in his 61st major league game after Rosar sprained a leg, catching one inning before Dickey’s status.
Mangrum and Little pace the Inverness four ball event with a four under start amid birdie blitzes. Keiser and Harper trail by four with Hogan and Demaret close as day one winds down. leaders posted 7 under through the first three rounds while efforts from Thomson and Nelson highlighted a 62 to reel in Hogan-Demaret.
A fragmented early 20th century box score summary lists multiple games with scattered team names including Indianapolis Kansas City Milwaukee Louisville Columbus Minneapolis and St Paul. Batteries and player initials appear with unclear results across several mismatched lines.
Nobby Hh of Dallas and wtaegin Mureny of Griyestan won their first round match 6-4 6-2 in the women’s Lone Star tour event defeating Mayjorie Behsht and Darix Ret of Dallas. Other results include Margie Murras of Gidgeston taking Bell Barnett 6-4 6-4 and Carrie Tiechenbeer of Dallas beating FS. Seogetis 6-4 6-4. Doubles victors included Helen Hult and Hteelion defeating Ethel Norton and Vera Lee Town 6-? 6-? in Dallas. Budge departs for New York to attend the polo grounds carnival after giving up pro tennis to join a physical education post. Aubrey Markle Nave issued a challenge to any men’s doubles team. Eastern League results listed with Scranton and Springfield.
Postponements hamstring the Dodgers who idle through multiple rainouts while the Cardinals edge the Phillies 2 1 to close within six games of the leaders. Mort Cooper outdueled Tommy Hughes as St Louis won 2 1. Cubs beat Braves 3 2. Giants lead Pirates 7 4 halted by weather. Athletics topple Indians 6 4 behind Fowler and Christopher. Yankees beat Browns late. Washington and White Sox rained out on the night.
Details of a baseball card style schedule and box score notes for games listed across majors. Mentions teams such as New York Boston Brooklyn Chicago Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis Washington and others with partial inning hits and pitcher notes and attendance figures.
FE. L. Astley tops Woodlawn Casting Club with 15 on five-eighths accuracy. Ww. Coe earns 2 for seedan. Louise Ashley posts 92 and Mrs. ET. Ashley scores 9p.
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