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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1960

Page

2

Chinese American boxer Yee back in town for big event

Ward Yee, bantamweight star of Golden Gloves and Pan American circuits, arrives from Los Angeles at 2 25 p m to a festive welcome at the airport. Jose Becerra, world champion, arrives later from Mexico City for the Yee bout at the coliseum. Promoter Tony Padilla reports strong advance sales with no broadcast plans for the fight.

Ward Yeo Air Force San Antonio Golden Gloves AAA American Airlines Los Angeles Tony Padilla

Bullfights and talks slated for Laredo events

Two bullfights are planned at Nuevo Laredo this Sunday as part of a lively schedule. Local manager of the Harrillen hotel in Laroday Mans writes of a forthcoming bullfight. A $3 plate dinner at Lavillia follows a Jackie Robinson speaking engagement on March 18, first in a faith-centered series promising Ralph Bunche talks in the spring.

Harillen Laroday Nuevo Larette Second Baptist Uevo Laredo Ditmer Lavillia Jackie Robinson Ralph Bunche

Trinity Cagers Fall to Chapman in NCAA District Semis

In Evansville Indiana Chapman College defeated Trinity 73 to 52 in the Pacific district NCAA elimations semifinal. Grool Sinch canter led Chapman with 16 points, Stroth scored 16 for Trinity, while Galkowsk added 10 for the Texans. Trinity faces San Francisco State for third place Saturday night in the Texas.

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Fragmentary Local Sports Note From Unclear Source

A partial OCR reads a scattered sports item mentioning teams and places with uncertain names. Details are illegible, but the fragment hints at a game or event involving multiple entities and a numeric facet.

Fourth Avme Eaeitel Ball Tow Harens Friday

Fragmentary report covers men and women's divisions, with mentions of Houston Rutgers, Sanne, and Mineral Wells. Scattered names suggest a regional high school or college basketball event with several teams, matches, and individual performances.

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Trinity Tigers Face Texas Aggies In Home Tennis Opener

Trinity University hosts Texas A&M in a home opener at its new stadium. The Tigers, led by Chuck Messinley, swept key matches as St. Louis freshman Rod Susman and Neil Vikterseller teamed in doubles. Southwest Texas Junior College also played a separate meet in Uvalde, with Bielicke and Grona securing singles wins and Bielicke pairing with Grona to win in doubles.

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State Schoolboy Cagers South In Title Finale Close Tilts

Torrid action in the fortieth State Schoolboy Basketball tournament advances to the championship round after semi finals and third place games. Beaumont South Park faces Austin Stephen in AAAA final while Lamesa meets San Antonio in the A and AA divisions for titles in a busy Friday night lineup.

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Northside Ram Baseball Opens Inopinsia Season

Northside Ram Baseball opens with a Saturday slate as San Antonio high schools feature early games. Central Catholic and Robert E. Lee faced weather-induced delays after four innings, while Holy Cross and others played on. standout hitters included Joe Natange and Mike Grillo, with Bilbro Toward leading East Central on a strong showing.

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S.A. Golfers Lose in Mexico

In Mexico City during the Mexican National Amateur Golf Championship, San Milania's Wen Lawson defeated Dy Moltaga of Ye England in the morning, becoming the lone victor for S.A. players as the day progressed with further eliminations including Fernando Garza and TA. McNabb of San Antonio.

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Tigers Exes Set To Draw Gear Tiger Exes At Trinity

Tigers Exes eye a practice game at Alanin Stadium on May 12 with equipment and team plans, coached by Cowper. Trinity hosts a spring warmup at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, while the Exes prepare and the Tigers look to field a strong squad.

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Bobcats Land Cherokee Back in 88 Point Showdown

Bobcats snagged Cherokee back Walley Johnson and Sam Honsimy in a fast paced season debut. Johnson poured 88 points for Southwest Texas State at San Marconi Joho Wd Clatelate AAA hall, boosting the team's early tally and setting a high scoring pace.

Chunky Walley Johnson Sam Honsimy Southwest Toxas State San Marconi Clatelate

Border Olympics Collegians in Action At Laredo

Texas college hopefuls clash at the Border Olympics with top prospects like Jan Ahlberg of Abilene Christian and Calvin Cooley out due to injury. Fast Years State leads soph finalists, while Aldine's Raymond Wesley shines in 100 and 220 qualifiers. Golf action tight as Houston and A&M push for title. Alamo Heights leads high school division with standout performances.

Laredo Texas Jan Ahlberg Abilene Christian Calvin Cooley Yeans State Bark Leke Sidney Garton James Baird Garton Bre Land Mehurray Liutd Fudior College Baytown Corpus Christi Kay Midland Houston Lamar Way Howard County Big Spring Youbt Aldine Carver Raymond Wesley iOlympic University of Houston Dicky Duble John Lively Jr Boa. ML Duble Lively Aggie Houstons Jackie Capit Romera Bhuieas Charry Berk Jony Mavimon Ayas Casa Blanca Texas ‘Tech Chris Blocker Witl North Venus State Ray High School Munday Alamo Heights al Antonio Mission Terry Wah Jett Andricks Mike Syinns George Case Jin Dim Grant

Westside Softball League Seeks Two Teams At Merida Field

The Westside Softball league will organize at 1 a.m. Sunday on the Liddle Eagle diamond at Merida and Zargamoragis. League director is Henry Aracha. Openings exist for two additional teams.

Westside Liddle Eagle Merida Zargamoragis Henry Aracha

Bahama Wins Narrowly In Contested Boxing Card

A crowded Madison Square Garden saw Bahama prevail on points amid a muddled bout card. Zalazar fought evenly but Bahama earned the verdict, with ringside polling leaning to Bahama as the winner.

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Fragmentary 1920s Amusements Note With Fragments

Fragmented OCR text shows scattered names and phrases, including amateur ball hints, weekly events, and random words. The readable portions mention Mayfield and Ai Ketae with unclear action. No coherent event or outcome emerges.

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Local Readers Note Humble Travel Meet Results

San Antonio and nearby towns gathered for a travel meet with several competitors listed. Eddie Moore and another San Antonio resident qualified for the pin event in the junior elite division. Moore posted the top high jump among preliminaries with a height of TL inches.

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Bobcats Face Lamesa In AAA Final At Texas

South San Antonio's Bobcats, coached by Jim Heiser, meet Lamesa High in the state Class AAA final at Gregory Gym on the Texas campus. Lopez and Burrows starred in a dramatic semifinal win, while Lamesa edged Aldine to reach the final, with Castleberry’s defense and Harris scoring for the Lions.

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State Tourney Scoring Summary From Regional Matches

Scores and player tallies from the state tournament show multiple districts competing. Notable performers include Bed F with 40, Cox 16, Kent 15, and Reed. Lamesa, Alito, and other teams post strong showings across AAA, AA, and A divisions with key scorers breaking into double digits.

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All-State Class B picks highlight tall, scoring lineup

The All-State Class B team showcases top scorer Jimmy Puryear of Santa tied at 28 points per game with 18 rebounds, and 27.2 point average by another star. Kenrleila Midway and Morris Schmeltekoll anchor the roster alongside Genres Frost Gayle Dive Mabie and others from Kyle, McAdoo, Warren, and Valley.

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Gomez Names Chile Gomez Devils Manager in Mexico City

The Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican league signed Insp Latis Chile Gomez as manager Friday. Gomez, second baseman for Philadelphia in 1935, returns to professional baseball after several years retirement.

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Trojan Pair Named to All South Texas Catholic League Team

St. Peter Claver High School players Ralph Warren and Eldridge Davis were named to the all South Texas Catholic Interscholastic League basketball team. Antonio Garza of St. Joheny's Brownsville, Robby Gare cla, and George Garela of St. Joseph's Litera also made the squad.

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Baton Rouge Golf Scores Open leaders after 36 holes

BR LA leaders list after 36 holes in the $15,000 Saia Ray Open. Names include Labh, Tiebert, Guslby, Walton, Bell, King, Jacobs, de la Torre, Johnson, Balding, and Wea in a wide field showing scores around par and above.

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