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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1942

Page

6

Kids Rally Earn Narrow Victory in City Major League Chase

Johnny Burkholder held the Filers to eight safeties as the Kids beat Ramblers rival Art Veltman 8-3 at Pittman Sullivan Park. The win, helped by Braune in center and Smith behind the plate, pulls the Kids within half a game of the league lead in a battle for top spot.

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Unclear Baseball Box Score With Names and Odd Phrases

Fragmented OCR summary lists players and actions with numerous typos. Mentions include Brumfey, Vernon, Pilcher, Bruntley, Beukley, Nolan, Applewhite, Epps, and a game at Techfield with Bombers versus Rats or Randolph. Also references upsets, July games, and a nose medical exam for officers, plus scattered league and batter details.

Agua UAnioo Triumphs In Feature At 420 Heavyweight Race

In Seattle area racing notes from Longacres and nearby tracks, five year old mare Mele Platin, top weighed at 420, wins the $800 feature Sunday, Mirroring her prior week victory and year schedule. Tenuous nosed Chietta in the closer, with Rhonald paying $4.60, $3.00, Chietta $4.40, and third $2.40. Seattle card also notes Ment yearald Chatsian previously winning at ABuo Caliente and Tacoma HanDicay, with Lynn Josephson riding three winners. Zara article cites Caled Boeing plan and Friday program.

Victorial Tonuaus Platin Aha Chietta Rhonald Boeing

Gossip of stage world on tour and press notes

Walter Winchell and assorted Hollywood and theatre figures are profiled in a rapid-fire item, listing actors, composers, contracts, and touring productions. Entries mention the play Watch on the Rhine, Macbeth, and Deep in the Heart of Texas, with dozens of names, venues, and industry snippets.

On Broadway Mirror and a Night of Oddities

A fragmentary procession of bizarre notes from Roosevelt and Newburgh scenes. Cops question drivers about pas and beer sources. A chimpanzee in the park, wedding mentions, and odd Arkansas beach quirks appear amid scattered, unclear lines. The shrill mosaic ends with a stray line about Dewey in the phone book.

Mirror Fok Maron Brown Roosevelt Wosattai Mason Newburgh Joe Park Woo Jenn Sims Kelly Brenda Frazier Hot Springs Arkansas Dewey

Benny Adams Wins New Mexico Open Golf Championship

Benny Adams of Hobbs wins the 1942 New Mexico Open at Rio Rancho, defeating Verne Stewart 4 and 3 after round play. The event features former Southwestern champion and nine time New Mexico amateur titleholder Artse, with medallist status going to Genny Adams earlier in the tournament.

Benny Adams Roqwall Genny Adams Hobis New Mexico Welth Adams Verne “Speo" Stewart Southwestern Athsé

Taubert Maintains Lead In Lake McQueeney Regatta

Taubert extends his outboard point lead at Lake McQueeney regatta as he bags two firsts, three seconds, and a third to lift season total to 6946 points. Carpenter trails in daily points with 11818, while Stinson rises to 6171 for the season with a win and two seconds. Class results show Taubert and Carpenter exchanging victories in heats amid a day of tight competition with Amber, Anderson, and Beau Mont among notable names.

Harryng Jenry" Taher Te San Antonio Boating Association Montag Lake McQueeney Taubert Cleht O. W. Carpenter Clarence Stinson Stingon Eddie Anderson John Beau Mont Fitat Jadin Ambereon Andy Anderson John Besimont West—Beaumont Bale Andévann Carpenter Henry Shorty Prince Props Laubert Omy Arpenter Pos Tine Cefor Teubert Stinson Phipps

Little Rock To Host Star Game This July 5

Little Rock's South Town association baseball club, led by manager Wills Hudlin, will host the quarter game on July 5. The Travelers clinched the honor with a 2 game double win over New Orleans, giving them a three and a half game lead over Nashville and a chance to stay in front through July 1.

Little Rock Ark Southton Association Wills Hudlin Cleveland Pilefor Eleoult Travelers New Orleans Nashville

Major League Leaders In Asvariated Press Stats

Brooklyn and New York players dominate the National and American League leader lists with figures for runs, runs batted in, triples, home runs, and stolen bases. The report includes players from New York, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington with scattered team totals and pitching notes. A miscellaneous note from Riverton dated June 20 mentions a war era backfield drill and scrap tire donation for a local school, followed by home and office classifieds.

National League Battins Chicauy Slaugehter Lata Nicholson Chicago Homtruia Mizr New York Camill Brooklyn Oit Miller Boston Rater Crooklyn French Wyatt Brookstyne Gordon Premims Cleveland Williams biSlagelo Binton Hila—Spencé Washington Gorden Doerr Doublea Higgins Doetroit DiMiargio Vernon Heath TitMaggio Spence Washoe Wthenis York Detroit Case Kunel Borway Haines Chicoro Get Riverton St. Jones Trade School Ad Lewis

Fetes by Film Tell Story Of Minstrel

Hollywood gossip and film notes from June 20 reveal Paramount pursuing a Bing Crosby project set around the minstrel Daniel Decathy Sraumett with tunes like Alice Ben Bolt and My Gat's a High Born Lady. Also mentions Greer Garson eyeing Queen Elizabeth on Broadway, Margaret Webster directing, and Arturo de Cardayn joining For What the Bell Tolls.

Antien Picwre Hollywood Aim Rankin Bing Crosby Paramount Dice Danuel Decathy Sraumett Dixon Mae Talk Fred Astaire Blige Greer Garson Diwring Louis D. Mayer Elizabeth England Hun Greer Hier Margaret Webster Dens May Whitty Miss Webster London Bess la Garsat Arturo Te Cardayn Clark Gabla Mexico Arturo Monte Cristo Lope Veter Marga

City plans for new bleachers at Pittman Sullivan Park

City officials including Commissioner Hein and the Ia parks department consider installing temporary and later permanent seating at Pittman Sullivan Park to please south side constituents. The amateur league uses two-bit entry but needs better stands for the triple header season as postwar construction considerations loom.

Henry Hein Parks Department Pittmen-Sullivan Buhdt Thhrough Johnny Dunamore Lincoln Hershey Pittman-Sullivan Park Etty Dick Bunavan Houce

Kraft Wins Trans Miss Golf Title at Kansas City

Johnny Katt of Denver won the Trans Miss Mississippi Gulf golf tournament in Kansas City after defeating Oliver of Kansas City in the final round. The event featured 42 players and nearly 100 rounds, with Glenn Oatman opening the first day at 72 and Kyatt cutting two strokes off par in the quarterfinals.

Kansas City Johnny Katt Denver Codny Johnny Goodman Amala Gilmer Frank Shanahan Toledo Ia ‘Oliver Leoken Glenn Oatman Kyatt Fl. Gay

Pro Tennis doubles title bid at Forest Hills faces Kovacs

Pro tennis action in New York on a Wednesday report shows Frank Kovacs, a recent father, paired with Bruce Barnes of Texas to challenge Donald Budge and Bobby Riggs for the national doubles crown at the West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills. Matches featured Kovacs eliminated in singles while Riggs and Hanex advanced in the doubles draw with strong wins.

York Sail Beard Frank Kovacs Gaktunil Calle Cows Eho Sonetines Brady Dennis Rennin New York Sabin

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