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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
5
Longhorn Cagers travel west for a major NCA A contest circuit. The piece chronicles team members, officers, and attendees from San Antonio amid a dense roster of names and scores, highlighting military and athletic figures in a sprawling event summary.
The Texas Longhorns, Southwest Conference champions, travel by Katy Stagecoach and Southern Pacific to reach San Francisco for the NCAA Western regional finals. Coach Jack Gray leads a strong lineup including Warren Wipeins and Kenneth King, aiming for the national finals in Chicago after round one in Philadelphia.
Readable fragments show El Ranchito of Houston mixed team facing San Antonio Polo in a Thursday match at Deackenrifftge park. Shammank Greens beat Wichita Whales 8-7 with Clarence Blare defending Wall and Shark scoring for the winners. Also noted are various local figures and club members with limited readable details.
In Brownsville on March 1 the Missions, coming off a 8-? victory over the Toledo Matthews of the American association, prepare for three weekend games Friday Saturday and Sunday. They travel to McAllen Friday for a clash with the Tulsa Oilers and meet Oklahoma City on Saturday. Red Barkley powered a recent win with four safe blows and a homer as Ed Ginko Cloyd Finck and Ralph Tett plated hits. Oklahoma City and Tulsa meet at McAllen with all Oklahomans attending the mission base training to receive favors.
East Texas teams competed at a Kansas City basketball tournament with mixed results. The event featured several colleges including San Diego State California and Texas State, with standout performances and close losses.
A garbled report cites Antana Ms Dree as a choice for a training squad for a Texas based team. Names of coaches players and events are present in fractured form. The piece mentions San Praietvon, Aug 420, and Texas college figures like Moyer.
A damaged Rio de Janeiro report from March 1st mentions an announced tennis event and a Daviaerie competition with unclear participants and outcomes. The text is garbled and lacks concrete names, dates, or results.
Disjointed race notes describe jockeys, horses, and bets across Tropical Park and Kentucky. Mentions Apprentice Jimmy Anhcruft, Chariton, Daweh, Vig Kenticky, and Welter fareering, with trainer Wen Jones saddling several entries. Weave of results and upcoming meets hints at a busy racing week ahead.
Allyn McKern appointed head coach at Mississippi State, succeeding Dr Emersai Hy. The announcement confirms McKern will lead the college football program starting this season, with details on transitions and leadership from STATRH COLLEGE sources.
Fragmented report lists Lew Jenkins and Musco in a boxing style clash at Corpus Christi with weights and venues misread. Names and places include Ban Antonia and Stony Mase with uncertain scores and drivers, suggesting a car or athletic event summary with mistyped participants.
Eight teams from five states advanced to the AAU national meet at Denver after an eight team field was reduced in the third round. Results include Hollywood Matadors and Colorado Springs Aliblers both scoring 44 points, with several other regional squads listed among the remaining contenders.
Fragmentary OCR of a baseball box score cites multiple players and teams with uneven spellings. Reads like inning by inning notes and pitching lines, including outs, hits, and errors, plus mentions of managers and a final score fragment. Names and places are garbled, but indicate a game with Toledo and San Antonio context and various pitchers and fielding events.
Monterrey fighter Pancho meets Red Hutphyny of Milan in a 19 round main event on next Monday night at the International arena. Matchmaker Cunningham announced Pancho’s first bout here since a recent setback, with both boxers expected near 120 pounds. The card features Mexican Jett Hank artist and other local names as the Sarasota crowd expects a fast-paced featherweight clash.
The article notes the annual women s Southwestern Gulf championship golf tournament to be held in Phoenix with entries and dates in late spring. Sponsorship and venue details appear in a fragmented report referencing sponsors and prices for tickets.
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