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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1942

Page

7

Lucas on The Job In a few daygithe Mission notes

The San Antonio Missions see Lucas rejoin after a midseason swap and help the club to a 2-1 win over Dallas in Dallas. Edgar Busch leaves Springfield to backstop the mission, and Baker returns as the outfield balance shifts with Witte and other players. The team continues tight at bat with a one run margin deciding many games this year.

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Texas League Results From Evening Games

The latest Texas League scores show Dallas 4, Fort Worth 4, Houston 2, Tulsa 2. San Antonio 2, Beaumont 5. Houston hosts Fort Worth and Beaumont visits Tulsa while Oklahoma City and Shreveport round out the slate with other matchups.

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Tod Menefee Wins Golf Sweepstakes

Tod Menefee wins the weekly Sweepstakes golf event played at Thackoridge Spark. Browning takes second with a strong round, while Burnett shoots 78 and Perez 74. Ian McCollum and Burneth report the results. next sweepstakes will be at Brackenridge.

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Beaumonters Snap Losing Streak in Tulsa Clash

Beaumont Exporters halted a four game skid by defeating Tulsa 5 to 2 at Tulsa. The Exporters built a lead with four runs in the second inning and added a late tally in the ninth to stay atop the Texas league standings.

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Texas Leaders Battie ikvers Wakefield and Rickerts Baker

In a gritty rally Wakefield leads the Bulldogs with key hits and runs while Rickerts Baker contributes steady defense. Connors, Tucker, and Coane produce notable plays as Wakefield posts a 61 to 53 victory with Guermim RL and Caldwell RY adding offense for their teams.

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Bagley, Tunney’s Old Manager, Dead at 58

Frank Doc Bagley longtime manager of Gene Tunney and other heavyweights died at 58. A Marine veteran seen as a college professor type he earned his nickname by quick cuts and trained champions including Willie Jackson during the Dundee Tender era.

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Fans Honor Paul Waner in Boston ceremony

Paul Waner, longtime Boston Braves outfielder, was honored by colleagues, writers, and fans as he joined the 4000-hit club. Eddie Collis and Sol Das attended, praising Waner as a hall of fame hitter who always gave his best. Waner received a traveling tag, a club desk plaque, and an engraved wristwatch from the Baseball Writers.

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Poisoning Ends Overmire’s Texas League Play

GLAYMOND June 23. A harmless looking bite on Overmire’s right hand kept him out of the lineup for over a week. He was examined in Dallas and diagnosed as blond poisoning. While the team played in Oklahoma City he was confined to a hospital for observation. He has won two games and lost three.

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Houston Triumphs As Beaud Feldt Falls Short In Tight Contest

In Beaumont, a late surge by Houston staved off a tough challenge from Fort Worth area squads. Strong pitching by the winning Clark and key hits by Clay and Polly fueled a 69 90 2 final. Kwom etc.

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Softball action dominates week at St Marys and HQ leagues

In the Third Army softball league the Headquarters team swept Quartarmanter then edged a second contest as De Gracela and Gonoven backed a slim margin. At St Marys University, Warhawks beat Thunderbolts while Wildcats face Liberators Friday. Bob Wessels leads Liberators with 873 in two games and Wildcats showcase top hitters Rabitt Garcia Kaxelmeni and Mlenett.

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Clay Court Tennis Stars Rush to College Championship

St Louis hosts the national intercollegiate clay court championships as top seeds Ted Schroeder Stanford and Ted Olewine of Southbury advance in singles and doubles. Other seeded players including Reedy of Southern California and Everett of Northwestern win early rounds while Greenberg of Chicago faces a tense path to the finals.

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Fight Results From Unclear Boxing Card

A garbled report lists multiple fighters and venues with numerous misspellings. It mentions technical knockouts for several bouts including Amrquart defeating Cleo McNent, and others such as Lulu contending, Georgie Sanford, and Bob Britton, with references to locations like New Orleans and Miami and a first-round finish amid chaotic text.

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Golf Pros Plan Big War Fund Drive

Professional golfers of Almerton set July 18 19 for a national war relief drive. PGA members, about 22 percent, were urged to participate to aid the USO with exhibitions and charity matches. Dudley announced the plan amid tour events and regional shows.

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Haskell Seeks Intercollegiate Golf Record

Haskell of Northwest leads into the final round of the national Intercollegiate golf tournament at South Bend Country Club with a 64 in the second round, two under par, while Earl Stewart of LSU matched 32 on the front and 39 on the back for a 71. Several other collegians including Lind of Denver, Beckman of Stanford, Johnson of Baltimore, Brownell of Stanford, and Traphygen of Stanford remain in contention as Stanford pursues the team title alongside the individual bracket.

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