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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1943

Page

5

Texas Heroes Upset In Western Regional Playoff

Roy Cox and Hargis lead Texas in a dramatic Western regional playoff. Cox, 8 feet 9 inches, and John Hargis combine for key baskets as Texas edges Washington 68-65 to reach the final. Hargis scores a Texas record with 20 points, aided by 10 field goals and 10 free throws. Wyoming Cowboys face Texas in the later bout, with Komenteh and Weir challenging for rebounding advantage. Oklahoma, led by Komenteh, fights hard but falls to Texas or Washington in a later game as the tournament progresses.

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Aggies and Rice Track Meet Highlights Southwest Rivalry

Texas A and M and Rice will clash in Stanton today marking the second meeting of the Southwest rivals this season. The Aggies aim to defend their top status as Rice seeks upset in the late winter track program amid renewed competition among the big three.

College Stanton Rice Annievence Texas

Pole Swim Sensation Sets World Record Time

A 19 year old Polish American swimmer, Henry Kozlowski of Northwestern, clocked 24 seconds for the 80 yard freestyle to set a world record at the national collegiate athletic meet in Columbus. He had earlier tied the record in qualifying and his victory marked one of the sport’s greatest feats. Ohio State led with 49 points, Michigan second, Minnesota third, with two days of competition remaining.

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Johnny Greco Dominates Shans in Lively Boxing Card

Johnny Greco delivered a hard punching performance in Madison Garden, sweeping referee and judges and earning sales of 45011 tickets. He overwhelmed Cho Shans with a series of power moves though displayed inexperience, while planning a May 6 return and potential further matchups in the Welter division as boxing’s rising prospect.

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Local High School Meet Aims for April Qualifiers in Latiny

Lamar Mcet April and Maren 21 0P Latiny college to hold subual trick and field paeh Apel lo for the Geet time high schools of the Acles. Competition plans divide classes AA A and B with Phestert Riteallan Diedat Gye Lor.

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Parker Leads Jefferson to iTrack Triumph

Parker shines for Jefferson High School at the Rising Heigus Invitation meet, winning the 100 yard dash in 10.0 seconds, the 220 in 21.4 seconds, and anchoring a Jefferson sprint relay record of 44 seconds. John Walls of Laredo led individual scorers with 15 points across hurdles and sprints, as Jefferson dominated with 55 3 2 points despite missing stars.

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Greg Rice Breaks 2 Mile Mark Again

Greg Rice improved his own indoor world record by finishing the two mile in 8 minutes 61 seconds at the Knights of Columbus meet in Cleveland. He topped Dave Williams of Georgetown and Glen Masten of Colgate, with Williams in pursuit for three quarters before fading. Thompson of Jersey City set a new indoor world mark in the tied-yard dash at 44 seconds, while Dodds of Boston University led the mile event with a 4 minute 3 seconds effort.

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Sub Heroine Cage Final

Frances Stansberry, a high school standout from Farsom, led Davenport A. to the national women’s AIAW basketball title with 24 points as Davenport defeated Des Moines 41-11. The tournament crowned Davenport’s sixth national title. coach Schultz added a late recruited player to reach the final matchup.

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Track meet records and hurdles at Heights event

Anton brags and Bragford clocks in with 2 95 for 2 length, Alexander 3 05 6, Umstattd 2 07 and Poage 2 07 4. Mack Nipper leads San Antonio mile with 4 44 5, beating Emmett Howes 1848 mark. Jumps, pole vault, and sprints see Randall Patrick establish 1041, Murray Browne topples favorites, Jimmy Straight wins broad jump 20 1. Bobby Symonds and Joe Billy Baumgardner shine in relays as City meet closes in pain and triumph.

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Fragmentary names hint at 1960s track meet chaos and records

A garbled OCR list names many runners and schools such as Freer Eaves Anglia and Austin, with scattered event notes. Mentions 44.6 and 24d times, 10 yard and 220 yard dashes, long jumps, and vaults, but most items unreadable. The piece reads like a chaotic roster and partial results from a multi school track meet.

Texas Beaten By Randolph In Brooks Field Clash

Texas Longhorns edged by Randolph Ramblers 4 to 2 at Brooks diamond in a rain shortened game. Dick Missiff started for Brooksfield, while Walter Nothe shut down Texas rally with nine straight strikes. Elbert Young drove in a run as Ramblers held off late Texas hits and errors to secure the win.

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Fordham Faces St. Johns In Semifinal NCAA Tilt

In New York reports Fordham and St Johns vie in a semifinal matchup as Toledo freshmen collide with Washington and Jefferson. Fordham’s prior loss to St Johns fuels debate over the city title while St Johns and Fordham press toward the title game with Western Kentucky and Manhattan noted among key teams.

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Wing 4 Earns Cage Final In Y League Championship

Wing 4 routs Hondo Navigation School Officers 66 to 34 to reach the Y League cage final. Grady Vacehn poured 28 points as Perry led Hondo with 14 and Folgar 9. The title game vs Officers set for early next week with lineups of Wing 4 and Hondo Post listed.

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Boxing tournament crowns seven school champions at meet

NCAA boxing at Madison sees seven schools represented as teams from Wisconsin Badgers Washington State and others clash for titles. Notable matchups include 420 pound bout Bertles of Miami versus Willan Zumbowakd from Michigan and 335 pound clash Davie Kileht of Washington State against Jon Colisuting FAS.

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City Loop Championship Decided by Saturday Night Game

In City Y Loop action the final playoff between Trinity Church and Kelly Field War Workers will determine the title. Trinity Church won the opener 50 to 46 earlier in the week, setting up a decisive second game Saturday night at Kelly Field.

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Weekend Hockey Playoff Weekend Schedule Summary

Weekend hockey playoff schedule highlights key best of seven series. Detroit at Boston leads the pack with Toronto Montreal Detroit and Boston contending for late rounds. American League and Canadian matchups mix with semis and potential decisive seventh games.

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Table Tennis Results Highlight a Wild National Open

In St Louis a chaotic table tennis day featured several upsets and close matches. Notable results include Blatt Al from San Diego defeating John McClasker of St Louis in a doubles event and Eliza Cannon of Lola, with Sylvia Aronzca of Chicago, advancing in women’s play. The report notes tight scores like 21-12 and 21-18 as competitors battle for early rounds.

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Chatter From Major League Baseball Camps Reported

A garbled report lists MLB camp chatter with names like Ener Tennys Bob McCal and others. It mentions rookie Fintz, outfielders, and training notes as teams prepare for the season, with reference to Pirates and Washington Spugtoy camp activity and player selections.

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City Y League Championship Clashes In New Playoff

The City Y Basket Ball League crowns its champion after a tight playoff series. Trinity Methodists beat the Kelly Yield Workers 50 46 to force a deciding game, following Kelly’s 48 44 win in the opener.

Trinity Methodists Kelly Methodists

Forgan Wins San Antonio Women’s Golf Handicap Tourney

Tom Forgan takes first place in the San Antonio Women’s Golf handicap event at Brackenteed Park Course. Next week the tourney moves to the San Antonio Country Club as the city championship race narrows to its final stages.

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