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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1938

Page

11

Winford To Work For Enemy In Monday Night Split

Wagener and Jim Winford headline a preview of the Monday showdown at Techfield as the San Antonio Missions, 5-3 winners over Houston, eye a series sweep. Manager Zack Taylor and Ira Smith of the Bulls hint at a high-intensity, packed stadium night with double plays and hitting sparks amid a tight league race.

Chin Wagener Jim Winfor Techfield Tech Tulsa 60Ers Fort Worth Shreveport San Antonio Missions Beaumont Bill Trotter Mission Rims Sig Gryska Houston Trotter Johny Grodaield Wills Johnny

Five Wild Pitches Set Texas League Record

Johany Grodvicks of Houston threw five wild pitches in a Sunday San Antonio Houston game at Tech, breaking the Texas league single game mark of four. The previous holders include Tomack of Temple, Russell Pence of Dallas, Jim Giard of San Antonin, and Carlos Moore. Giard’s four wild pitches came in a single inning, still the championship record.

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Texas Leaders and Election Report Shuffle

Fragmented OCR reads show partial results with Clark and Pool leading in Democratic tallies. Scores for Brower, Renie, and Seghno appear in stray lines, alongside mentions of Rel, Hillin, and Reid Griteare amid unclear game stats and outcomes.

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Texas League Box Score Featuring Brewer and Volpi

Stolen bases by Brewer and Volpi noted with Volpi and Shelley driving runs. Clarke, Hack, Pool, and Roma add two base hits while Shelley, Volpi, Clarke collect three base hits. Lancaster yields balls and Strickland, Hillin, and Coa on the mound. Oklahoma City 4 Dallas 8 with Naflas clocking 12 hits through 3 33. Umpires Steengrab Wise Coa Steengrab.

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Polo Game At Park Ends In 6 6 Tie

Riders from San Antonio Polo Club and an Army team battled Sunday at Breckenridge Field, finishing 6 to 6. Players included Joe Finck G Benham Semp Russ and Jack Latham for San Antonio, while Taeut Geary Lies Col Tom Hastey Gopt Joan Croov and Capt Jean Seols represented the Army. A rematch was planned for Wednesday at Harbord or Pershing field weather permitting.

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Lloyd Schwartz Heads to Corpus Christi Tryout

San Antonio amateur Rangers pitcher Lloyd Schwartz will travel to Corpus Christi this weekend for a tryout with the Corpus Christi Spudders of the Texas Valley League. The doubleheader at Polo Field No 1 Sunday featured Schwartz in the first game and Wulff in the second.

Lloyd Schwartz Corpus Loyd Schwartz San Antonio Rangers Corpus Christi Spudders Texas Valley Lloyd Barkers Polo Bield Wulff

Mayo to Los Angeles in Bees sale deal

Eddie Mayo, traded from the Boston Bees, was en route to join the Los Angeles club. he was told to play for the Angels or retire from baseball. The move was announced May 23 from Paterson New Jersey.

Mayo Los Angeles Paterson N. J Eddie Mayo Boston Bees Angels

Thurmond and Lindsay win at golf in San Antonio finals

Thurmond outshot Jimmie Casey 5 and 2 while Lindsay defeated Fritz Tapp 5 and 3. They advance to a Brackenridge semi final next Sunday to meet the winners of Tolar versus Wendland and Dingle versus Thurmond. Other matches determined include Feliay Nordhaus and Zucht advancing to semis with several results in the first flight and third flight rounds.

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Army League Schedule and Results Summary

Army League play lists games for Port Aransas Houston Fort Sam and Randolph Field with matchups including Ninth Infantry Ramblers and Tumble Oilers. The Ramblers beat the Tumble Oilers 6 to 2 at Aransas Pass, with Weeks Woodward Teague Naranjo Thornberry and McNaughton in the batteries.

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Randolph field tennis doubles title defense seals win

Charles Jones and Dan Moody were crowned doubles champions at Randolph field after defending their title with a 6 2 6 3 victory over Big Deck and Norman Hower. Moody then upset Jones to claim the field singles crown.

Charles Jones Dan Moody Randolph Field Big Deck Norman Hower Moody Jones

Zamperini Seeks Return to USC Track Team

Louis Zamperini, once a standout distance runner, says he is determined to win back a place on the University of Southern California track squad after his dismissal for alleged noncooperation. He disputes accusations of demanding excessive travel funds and stresses his goal to compete again, despite doubts about running this year.

Los. Angeles Louis Zamperini University of Southern California Dean Gromweil Southern California Marited Zamperini Samapetini Smith Yash Touis

Minor league baseball shifts to develop youths through morning drills

A morning meeting reviews the prior night’s game as clubs in the minors push a new deal to develop young players for the majors. Zack Taylor leads batting practice and timing drills to keep players sharp, with Berarding showing power and aiming for 330 plus season pace.

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Jane Dillard Beats American Breasstroke Record at Deep Eddy

Austin high school student Jane Dillard, 16, shattered the American short course 50-yard breaststroke record at Deep Eddy pool, clocking 42.2 seconds and shaving 24 seconds off the mark set by Kathryn Rawls. Coach Tex Robertson plans record recognition. Dillard previously set marks in Tempe for the 100-yard and 100-meter events. Meanwhile Johnny Mize, 17, from San Bernardino, signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates and will report next month after graduation.

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Brooklyn May 22 lights project for Ebbetts field

Brooklyn officials floated plans to install a 1 million dollar lighting system at Ebbetts Field to allow night baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers as likely the second major league team to use lights. Cincinnati's Owen Lumley, longtime Dodgers manager, died at 67 in Binghamton on May 23.

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