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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1947

Page

8

Carola Urges Miller to Stop Mission Losses in Texas League

Fort Worth hosts San Antonio as John Miller seeks a split in the series finale. Willard Rams will start for Fort Worth, aiming to halt San Antonio’s skid after a rough week. Eddie Chandler’s return to the Padres boosts their pitching staff amid a high scoring game where Fort Worth rallied with six runs in the fourth and four more in the sixth.

Fort Worth John Miller San Antonio Missions Ft. Worth Padres Eddie Chandler Brooklyn Gats Charrie Grant Carrola Louman Garona Anderson

Mission Box ATIONAL DEANE Rochester

A fragmented OCR item lists Mission Box with a Rochester location and monetary figures. The text appears garbled with stray punctuation and unreadable terms, offering little verifiable detail beyond names and a dollar amount.

Seattle heavyweight exhibition draws $19068 crowd

Louis fought a fortysund exhibition before 412 fans, drawing $19,068 paid by attendees. The bout featured Seattle’s veteran and other listed boxers in a card with extensive stats and scoring notes.

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Curl Clinches KO Victory In Mexican Champ Bout

Jimmy Curl battered Vicente Villavicencio with a sharp left in the seventh round to win by knockout at the auditorium. The bout drew about 3500 spectators, promoter Murthy Zug tallies listed, Curl earning 22 percent of the gate and Vic Tavierni earning 20.

Jimmy Curl Texas Vicente Villavicencio Mexico Senor Villavicancio Trish Jimmy Carl Vicente Villagivenino Jimmy Aurelio Cruz Mexico City Jimmy Cox Houston Fred Gonzales San Antonio Ray Ramon St Antonio Geures Barris Bossons Barris Arneun Geester

Fight Results Confused OCR Recap From Unknown Meet

Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered fight results and names, with unclear events and places. Readable entities include Newark and alignment with boxing or wrestling terms, but specifics are garbled. The item resembles a chaotic results snippet lacking coherent scores or participants.

Locke Fatigued By 13 Rounds In PGA Qualifying

Detroit June 13. Rob Locke the smiling South African star continued his brilliant tour by teeing off with rivals in the first qualifying round for the PGA championship. He admitted fatigue after 13 rounds in the United States, averaging 69.3 per round. Locke cited fatigue and a long call with sponsor George S. May as reasons to stay for American events, postponing plans to play in Maryland and the British Open. Hogan remains favorite, with Snead, Worsham, Oliver, and Nemaret among top challengers. Single 18 hole qualifying today and tomorrow. low 62 scorers advance to match play Friday.

Detroit Robby Locke United State Mayland Locke George S. May Chicago Bobby Plum Hollowd Golf Club Philadelphia Hagar

Golf Winners Crown Fort Sam Houston Event

Mrs. P. H. Shell won the Fort Sam Houston women's golf four with a 49 4 45. Runnerup was Mrs. WL Beesman with 34 7 47. In the novelty tournament Mrs. P. A. Miller won with 19, and the nine hole flight was claimed by Mrs. B. E. Cart with 34. The report also covers regional junior and amateur events and local baseball and veterans’ games in Texas, Iowa, and Kansas.

P. H. Shell Fort Sam Houston Yey WL. Beesman P. A. Miller BE. Cart

Texans Baseball Team Faces Injuries And Lineup Shakeups

A battered team grapples with injuries as Johnny Jernson and Tommy Gray, sidelined by leg and wrist issues, return for treatment while Jack Angie fills first base. Glavinne Reaville suffers a fractured wrist in a recent loss to Fort Worth, and Hernandes’s lingering leg injury shows slow recovery as the St Cardinals loom.

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Sports Roundup Mix of Names and Games Across Regions

A scrambled roundup reports high school pitching by Ted Barylewski defeating Ciftan and notes Dodgers pitcher O Chandler’s return. Various items include Leroy Schule signing with a team, professional players in Toronto and New York, Walter Morris upholding a protest ruling, and auto racing at Laure Park. Mention of Helsinki Olympics site vote, college coaching clinic at Mississippi Southern, Bromwich and others withdrawing from Davis Cup plans, and minor league roster moves including Hat Jungbluth and Ed Andherico.

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Favorites in Western Win Enter Second Round of Golf Championship

In Atlanta on June 18 the 18th annual Women s Western Golf Championship moved into the second round with five previous winners and last year s finalists still active. Upsets occurred but favorites survived including Patty Berg who edged Jane Sharkey 2 up after a tense match. Mary Lena Faulk ousted Jean Hopkins 1 up in 19 holes, the day s biggest upset, while Betty Jameson and Helen Dettweiler advanced. Pairings for the upper bracket include Lewczyk vs Kirk and Berg vs Stuth among others.

Atlanta Allavorites Patty Berg Minneapolis Jane Sharkey Mary Lena Faulk Thomasville Georgia Jean Hopkins Cleveland Ohio Miss Hopkins Betty Jameson San Antonio Kay F Pearson Houston Texas Helen Dettweiler India Calif Sam Israel New Orleans Grace Lewczyk Peggy Kirk Dorothy Kirby Dot Kirlty Lee Bongert Patty Riley Opal Hill Eileen Stuth Louise Suggs Hope Seignions Marjorie Lindsey Margaret Maddox

Fragmented OCR sports score snippet lacks clear teams

Readable items are minimal. appears to cite points and names but lacks full team titles or context. No decisive outcome or event details available to form a complete summary.

Local Athletes Prepare For A A U Junior Weightlifting Meet

A. R. Brondo will take three San Antonio weightlifters to Dallas for the A A U junior event Friday and Saturday. Homer Escamilla competes in the 15 pound class, Chiff V. Kircher in the 155 class, and Jack O Mara in the heavyweight division.

Welgucnsuugd Instruccor Aa R. Brondo San Anoni A. A. UL Dallas Homer. Escamilla Chiff V. Kircher Jack, O'Mara

Randolph field increases lead with 6-2 win over Comets

Randolph field extended its advantage in the Service League by defeating the Comets 6 to 2 Tuesday night as Al Crostwaite held BAMC scoreless until the ninth inning. Randolph hitters collected 12 hits off two BAMC pitchers, with J Kellyfield’s Flyers routing Fore Sam Houston 18 to 3. Walker struck out nine for the Flyers, Yates went 5 for 6 with a double, and Kirk led Fort Sam’s offense at 3 for 4. Brooks Field outscored Lackland 12 to 11 as Zjals homered twice and Slis and Hunts also connected.

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