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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
8
Newspaper report from New York details Tony Galento’s fourth round stoppage by Joe Louis and rising talk of a Galento Nova bout in September. It notes promoters’ plans, potential spring matchup with Louis, and earnings from the Louis-Galento fight, with Las Vegas-style gate figures and fighter payouts.
New York report details unclear due to corrupted OCR. Mentions individuals and numbers like 15 Mogepocker Gayuisnen and 324, but specific events, dates, or outcomes are unreadable. The item appears to be a brief contest result blurb with many garbled names and figures.
Rain postponed the national intercollegiate tennis tournament in Haverford Pennsylvania. Doubles were moved up today after most top seeds completed three days of play.
Official revised figures show Jor Louis to earn 114432 for defeating Galeato to claim the title. Gross receipts from movie and radio rights reached 337302.68 with wet receipts 289232.17. Federal taxes 221244 and state taxes 17648.07. Attendance noted as 8 minutes 11 seconds of action.
In a clipped scorecard style the report lists players and innings with run totals across teams such as Chatham and Fort Worth, noting names like Newkott, Okla. City, and Shreveport. It shows batting totals around 50 plus, with innings pitched and win notes, and mentions venues like Fort Worth.
At Lake Lure in the Blue Ridge mountains three Bottomless Pools are noted with the Sowers Pool the most remarkable. The pool is fourteen feet wide with perpendicular sides and a perfectly worn round bottom. Wayne is said to have found the bottom. Tomorrow: Kuman Poyato DG.
Tony Galento, battered by Joé Louis, counts receipts at his beer place in Orange after the fight. He shows $255 “take” and thanks friends for turning out, despite severe facial cuts noted by doctors. He wants another shot at Louis to give fans a show.
Haese, a star sprinter from Southwest Texas Teachers College, faced a theft that derailed his planned trip to Los Angeles and entry into a major track meet. The loss of money and railroad tickets en route to Des Moines prevented him from competing, potentially robbing him of Olympic hopeful status after recent Drake Relays glory.
Southern division fans cast over 55 thousand votes for Texas league all star selections at San Antonio on July 8. Hal Epps of Houston led balloting with 46,374 votes for center field, while pitchers and infielders from Shreveport Beaumont San Antonio and Houston filled the rosters.
Australia and Mexico open the American zone Davis Cup series in Mexico City with Jack Bromwich facing Daniel Hernandez in the opening singles. Adrian Quist clashes with Eugenio Tapia in the second singles as the two nations begin the 1939 American zone.
New York report details Tony Galento's brave but ultimately defeated bout against Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium. Despite being knocked out in the fourth, Galento's grit and relentless attack drew cheers as Louis barely escaped a dramatic upset, earning a moral victory for the challenger.
Tony Gatento received 23 stitches in three facial cuts after a brutal bout with Joe Louis. Doctors noted damage to the nose lip and eye areas while Gatento endured bruising but was reported to feel pretty good on the way home from the Newark hospital. Louis dominated the exchange with a relentless attack, leaving Gatento a battered but celebrated figure.
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