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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1939

Page

14

Two Records Fall at Coast Meet as Trojans Triumph

The Southern California team won the National College Athletic Association championship at Memorial Coliseum with a record score, led by Louis Zamperini and Gregory Rice. Stanford took second, Michigan, Washington University, and Wisconsin followed, with 30,000 spectators watching the nation’s top track stars battle for records and titles.

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Senators Win In Ninth Amid St Louis Error Storm

Washington defeats St Louis 4 to 3 as Lee’s eighth inning relief aids a rally. Wright’s single brings Case home, capitalizing on a late error by the Browns. Attendance listed as 350 in the summary.

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Bears Topple Records With Keepsie Win

Cal isses records as Kirk Smith leads the Bears in the forty second Poughkeepsie regalia. The eight-mile feature event ends with California’s blade dike eightosred eheld eat through for miles of slate gray water. Washington places second as Husky, Huskie, and Syracuse dominate long distance tests. Cornell shows in the junior varsity three-mile, while Washington freshmen race finds a brisk finish. The report blends multiple events with scattered names and results from this lakeside regatta.

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Wyatt Spills Whitewash On Slipping Cubs

Brooklyn Dodgers win 6 to 0 as Earl Whitehill allows seven hits over nine innings. Roy Was passed intentionally, Camilli, Durocher, and Lavagetta drive in runs in a late Brooklin surge. Wyatt pitches all nine for Brooklyn, Page relieves in the ninth. Cubs miscue twice, Dodgers capitalize with two runs in the final frame.

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Giants Run Streak With 9th Straight Win Over Cardinals

New York Giants beat the Cards 9 to 5 in a game aided by a fortuitous stormy finish. Ripple and Chisza each had three hits while Terry Neare and Johnny Mize hit homers in the early innings. Don Podgett hit three homers for St. Louis.

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Central Texas League Scores and Schedule Fragment

Fragmented report lists results and upcoming games in the Central Texas League. Giddings defeats Elgin with 34 points to 41 while Bellville beats Smithville 8 to 4. Other line items reference LaGrange and Bellville schedules, with multiple matchups noted for Sunday.

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Southern Tennis Postponed by Rain

Atlanta June 6 heavy rain halted all matches in the Southern tennis tournament this afternoon. Semi finals were moved to tonight but continued rain caused a second postponement. play will resume Sunday if weather permits. Bitsy Grant of Atlanta and Ernest Suller of New Orleans were to decide who would meet Gardner Mullay of Miami in the finals.

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Lubbock Boxer Ritchie Hopes For White Hope Title Run

Lubbock fighter Ritchie, a Golden Gloves alum and former welterweight contender, has beaten Babe Hunt in a recent bout and seeks bigger opportunities in the Midwest and East. Promoters eye him for Galento undercard as he trains in Dallas with veteran ringmen.

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Fenske Wins Mile in a Wild Finish at 4:1X Pace

In front of about 28,000 fans, Fenske surged from the back stretch to win the mile by a clear margin. England’s Sydney Wooderson, the favorite, finished fifth amid a late clash with Rideout that raised questions of intent. Wooderson later said he felt bumped into the track boundary on the final lap. World records and indoor marks were discussed as Cunningham and Wooderson chased faster times, but the event delivered mixed results beyond the dramatic finish.

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El Pulpo Foe For Marshall In Mat Main

Wednesday wrestling card features Everett Marshall in the main event at 220 pounds against Pulgo. Teo falls twice, Smarl reaches semi final against Dynamite Jas Cos at 245 pounds versus Noeman Wes toast 228. Seven preliminaries include Terry McGinnis 225 facing Joe Corbett 25 with one fall and short time limits.

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Texas League Ballot and All Star Selections Detailed

The article outlines Texas League ballot procedures with San Antonio and Houston tied clubs, voting rules for southern players, and final selection processes. It also covers El Pulpo’s signing to face Evereth Mar in a main event, plus wrestling match lineups featuring Bill Sledge, Dutch Heffner, Dynamitt Joe Cox, Rusty Wescoatt, Branko NaBiurski, and Terry McGinnis, with match specifics and standings.

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Culebra Girls to Meet Reserve Mare Buffet in San Antonio Showdown

Ambiguous report notes high school girls teams Culebra and Rese Mare Buffet set for Sunday night under Richter Field lights at 9. Culebra has won three games, Rese Mare Mila one, with Buffet still open for five cuts and a welcome crowd. No formal report at 6:30 Monday evening.

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Eaves Leads Voting For Fourth Annual North South Stars

Dallas dispatch reports Pitcher Vallie Eaves of Shreveport leads the South in votes for the fourth all star game in San Antonio. North voting trails with Oklahoma City’s Paul Bastering leading left field. Hal Epps, Ike Epps and others receive notable support as districts tally ballots posted through Friday night.

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