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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1940
Page
7
San Antonio officials vow no ex mission players return with the Browns this summer. They will stay with the Browns or be sold or traded to Toledo. San Antonio aims to field a new strong ball club as next season approaches.
Brackendge High School Eagles, defending city and district champions, compete in the Region 6 basketball tournament in San Marcos against San Marcos Devine and Rhiner. Draws set first-round games for noon with two and 2:25 pm tips, third-place game at 7 and final at 8. Forehand plans starting forwards Joe Bah Morketta and Richard Lowe, with centers to be Higginbotham or Taylor and guards Ashdr Cody Gonzales and Pyle.
Livingston tangles with Bryan today in the Lions opening regional Ute battle for a Texas Schomboy crown. Regional tournaments fire up at Huntsville Longview San Marcos and Alpine with finals tonight as teams like Dimmitt Crowell Millersview Dublin Denton Waco Raymondville Bloomingtass Halley Hooks Wil gore Laneville Devine Brackenridge San Marcos and Shiner vie for regional titles.
First Lieut Joseph C Stancook said he had been wanted for the assistant football coach post at the U S Military Academy West Point. He starred on the gridiron for three years at the academy and is to assist the coaching staff.
Racing notes from the Associated Press detail horses and trials for the Widener challenge cup at Tropical Park. Day of Bree clocked strong miles and breezes, with other entries like Woof Woof and Sandy Boat posting times, while Tropical Park prepares for a $40,000 handicap meeting and a $7,500 daily purse is planned.
Seabiscuit, the aging champion, returns to race for $100,000 at Santa Anita as Kayak II and Seabiscuit vie for the era's richest turf earnings. Johnny Pollard rides the comeback horse with Leon Haas aboard Kayak I as a strong Howard stable entry. Post time listed for 8:20 p.m. San Antonio time.
A crowded entry list for the Flamingo Stakes features Many Stings as the favorite from Le Mar stock farm, with Woof Wont and other veterans like Sir Damien and The Chief expected to challenge. Memory Book also runs in a claiming race on the program, while rain could test the mud runners such as Sandy Boot and Day Off.
The famed Mountain of Mapimi is linked to Marilo Perez whose dream allegedly guided the discovery of two rich silver districts La Ojuela and San Venacia. The profile of the mountain supposedly resembled Perez, inspiring wealth and legends of mining fortune.
The San Antonio Junior College Rangers meet the Robert W Lee Junior College Blue Devils of Goose Creek in the Southern District final for a state tournament berth. Lee defeated Schreiner Institute 36-24 while the Rangers crushed Corpus Christi 49-23 in semifinals.
Kansas Jayhawks stretched their late season surge with a 42 to 40 win over Missouri to go atop the Big Six standings. Missouri's loss cost it the title and left Oklahoma poised to challenge when Kansas and Oklahoma meet March 8 at Norman.
David A. Aylward of the National Wildlife Federation appoints Osa Johnson of New York as honorary chairman of National Wildlife Restoration Week March 17 to 23. She becomes the first woman to receive this honor as plans for a nationwide fundraiser through wildlife stamp sales are outlined in Boston.
The women’s city championship at Willow Springs runs March 3 to April 1 with officials announcing the event. Open to San Antonio residents for 0 days before March 1, entry fee $2. Mrs. E R Hury won the championship last spring.
In a Hialeah Park inquiry the Florida racing commission handed indefinite suspensions to jockeys Pal Ryah and Douglas Stelsing, six months to jockey John Harrel, and barred owner A. Silverman plus six others from Florida tracks amid an alleged race fixing foray.
In Los Angeles at Gilmore Stadium on March 2, Ceferino Garcia and Hewitt Armstrong battled for the middleweight title, ending in a draw after a hard-fought 15 rounds. Referee George Blake warned Garcia for low blows while Armstrong, never far from Garcia, controlled much of the action with close-range rapid punching. Rounds saw both men cut, and manager George Parnassus cited leg swelling and a possible postponement of a future title defense. Paid attendance reached 10,228 with a gross gate of 85,054 dollars.
A long tally of college games lists dozens of teams and scores with many institutions named such as Michigan Temple Oregon Washington Drake Colorado College Western State Stout Wheaton Seton Hall Scranton Beloit Carleton Ohio Central Oklahoma Northwest Oklahoma Northeast Southwestern Oklahoma East Central Oklahoma and West Virginia. The article tracks results across regions and includes multiple close margins as season play continues.
The Dallas spring horse show drew a capacity crowd for the second night as Sewall's Hell and Maria won the fine harness class and Gold Cloud captured the tint stallion class. Campbell Sewall led the entries with standout performances amid blue ribbon finishes.
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced that Bily Conn will defend his light heavyweight title against Gus Lesn evich in Detroit on April. The bout was moved from Missinsh after Conn suffered an infection. Conn previously defeated Lesnevich in a hard fought meeting.
A Port Lavaca spring regatta draws 25 plus sloops from Tulsa, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Corpus Christi, and beyond. Howard Chilton of Dallas steers the Little Skipper in Brive class, while Bill Green of Tulsa charts Sanctioned shows. Tulsa’s Mary Ellovn Hall leads a female crew in Snipe racing as sailors vie for wind and canvas honors.
The Atute Catholic basketball tournament opens Saturday as Jewish fans in El Paso challenge Cathedral High. Notable players from the 1939 champs include a 6 foot 4 sophomore and a junior about 6 feet, with young talents Merry up and Paul Creshenan cited as key figures.
The deputy state boxing commissioner, Tony Mowley, aims to seek suspensions and reapportion penalties after a chaotic Dallas area card featuring multiple decisions. Names like Bill McDowell and Sammy Allmott appear alongside various venues including Detroit and Brooklyn, with several outpoints and knockdowns noted in a condensed, error-filled broadcast.
Catholic basketball action continues with Saint Henry of San Antonio meeting Port Arthur for a semifinal berth, Cathedral El Paso defending champ faces Laredo, and El Paso Lacreto versus Central Catholic in the late quarters. Friday results include Cathedral beating St Edwards 24-32 and Laredo 37-19 overall.
In the Southwestern Handball event, Dallas players lead with doubles wins by Hewatt and Glurtovat, while Frank Talsing from Shreveport defeats Sue Berberser of Dallas in a singles match. Matches feature Cobb of San Antonio defeating Muro, and Harris of Dallas beating Hughes, among others, with Henderson and Bennett from Dallas drawing a double.
The University of Florida in Gainesville reports the resignation of athletic director and head football coach Josh Cody. No successor has been selected yet, and the timetable for replacement remains unclear as of March 2.
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