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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
5
Cronin hints Ferrell could return in a trade affecting the Red Sox and White Sox major lineup shifts. Reports say Ferrell’s successors and recent form boosted Joe’s team, with mentions of Desautels and Berg in minor to major league transitions and the Sox’ strong April run including a 9-0 win over Detroit.
Chicago Cubs plan major changes to Wrigley Field ahead of a big series. The project adds about 4,000 bleacher seats to lift capacity to 44,000 and alters right field seating and wall heights. Center field dimensions are adjusted to around 400 feet.
Surviving pair from Texas joins seeds in semifinals at the national inter-collegiate lawn tennis tournament. California dominates doubles with Kamath and Knelsey Franklin advancing, while Wetherell of Southern California and others suffer upsets in a tough quarterfinals round.
In London Budge defeats Ladislaw Hecht of Czechoslovakia 6-4 to advance. Parker advances after a dramatic match that featured a fan collapse and a key injury pause, while Grant wins in five sets to reach the quarterfinals. Other results include McGrath sweeping Sayes and Hu/Sutner withdrawing from doubles.
Ellis Bashara faces Chief Joe Little Beaver next Wednesday as part of a stacked wrestling card. Promoter Marty Coffman plans a boosted arena cooling system to prevent a mat blaze. Bashara challenges Everett Marshall, with Coffman arranging a postmatch bout and Hang Metheney to referee. Japanese jiu jitsu expert Simnieli Shikuma may appear if a suitable opponent is found. Sol Slagel is rejected for a possible bout. if matched, Oriental Jackets face a ban. Bill Hee, former all American, will be on the card.
The Highland Baseball team representing Denver Heights and Highand Park will open the season Sunday at Tech Field versus the New Braunfels Eagles, a Spanish American group. Game time is 2 PM with admission set at 10 cents.
DETROIT June 24 Louis the new heavyweight champion of the world told his mother today that his public training for the titular fight was just a show and his real preparation went on behind the scenes He said he trained on the road and shadow boxed while away from the camp and planned to stay at his mother’s home for about two weeks.
Reading Pennsylvania and Cedar Rapids Iowa appear in garbled metric data. Names such as Wally Dueek and Louis Thess surface among broken terms. The fragment references weights and dates with no coherent event, result, or scoring.
An OCR loaded box score summarizes a Major League game with players Megs Yorkg Chines and others. It notes double plays and base running actions, mentions several pitchers including Coffram and Thomas, and lists attendance around 4,660 with a game duration near two and a half hours.
Ambiguous OCR text recounts various baseball game highlights with players such as Monte Weaver, Leo Grissom, and Rip Radelift. Mentions include win totals, homers, triples, and relief pitching performances for teams like Reds, Phillies, and Browns. Details are garbled and names partially unreadable.
College Station June 23 GM Dough Rollins Texas A and M coach admitted Walter Red Cecil of Freeport Flue frestitian sprinter and broad jumper would be scholastically ineligible next year. He was counted on to bolster the Aggies backfield speed next fall and was a sensation in track and football at Freeport earning state titles in 1935.
The record lists top performers across the American and National Leagues with names such as Gehrig, Fox, Medwick, Vaughan, and DiMaggio among others. Includes leaders in runs, runs batted in, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching, with teams Yankees Tigers Cardinals Cubs Pirates and Giants reflected in various stat lines.
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