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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1944
Page
5
Amarillo May 24. The southwest’s most unique golf tournament the tri state senior championship will be played here June 8 and 9. Participants must be 50 or older and may set their own rules on the first tee. Eight players compete for pre war silver trophies with a record entry expected for the tenth annual event.
Local exhibition game in Albany ends with a 15-7 score as Piltehuerh Pirate of the Nativity leads a late surge. Great Lakes defeats the Boston Red Sox 4 to 3 in a naval station match. Rainer Resrigan noted for distance in 1942 league final. Rescigno and Camels among featured players. Milkmen to Secgain: Apache Creamery to face Apache Growers after defeating Kelly Field Utilities 14-3 at Richler Field.
Utah State Agricultural College athletic director E L Romney announced coach Shaughnessy will head the eighteenth annual Utah Aggie coaching school set for June 5 to 9. He replaces Frank Leahy now serving in the U S Navy.
New York May 24 Lew Durocher manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers displayed his new player boss contract and said he will return to the shortstop position in a few days maybe tomorrow after a workout and be in shape to play very soon Savvy talk in the report notes his threat to play again to bolster the wobbling team.
Manager Billy Southworth of the St. Louis Cardinals backs night games as baseball begins its second intersectional series. He calls for an all-night schedule if feasible and highlights attendance at Brooklyn and Washington. Mel Ott’s Giants endure a loss after Johnny Rucker misplays a fly, while Webber picks up a win. The piece also notes upcoming Southwestern AAU dash trials in Dallas with San Antonio, Jefferson, and Corpus Christi contenders and Texas college and service-camp runners.
American League and National League schedules listed with matchups and times for games. Highlights include New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Detroit, and Cincinnati at New York among others. Thursday slated matchups feature key city pairings and league contests.
The fragment lists players and stats across teams including Brooklyn, Cleveland, and St. Louis with mentions of hitters such as Walker and Bordagaray. It references pitching by Harder with a 4-0 result and includes scattered batting and fielding notes, plus stolen bases and home runs in a terse ledger style.
The Monterrey club of the Mexico National Baseball league is booked at Tech field for the Fourth of July by Lonnie Greer. Greer’s team faces the Black Missions at Tech at p.m. Wednesday, then Dallas Monarchs next, Sunday and Monday nights, with a dune four-game pass to Tyler. The All-Stars, in new cream uniforms trimmed in red white and blue, will attempt a third straight win this week. NAVY SPORTS AWARDS ANNAPOLIS Md May 24 (INS) The Thompson trophy goes to Midshipman Benjamin B. Martin for promoting athletics at the U.S. Naval Academy. The binoculars prize goes to Midshipman George C. Brown for all-around excellence. Brown, football star and track captain, won the IC-4A discus title last week.
New York, May 24. International league games will be called off when D Day arrives. League President Frank Shavehnessy noted the majors and Pacific Coast leagues will pause for prayer. His two sons are in service in Europe. He will attend church and then return home during the invasion. Commissioner Landis says ball games should continue as churches, theaters, stores and banks will stay open.
Claude Buddy Young of Illinois earns Helm’s athlete of the year honor becoming the first freshman and first trackman to win in the fifth annual poll by the student paper and athletic association.
In Chattanooga on May 24 the national senior AAU weighting titles and Mr. America contest will be held with about 40 entrants. The South will host for the first time as service personnel, private to captain, populate six classes from 132 to heavyweight. Judging focuses on muscular development proportion posture and posing with special awards for arms legs back chest and abdomen.
The city wide swimming meet will be held Saturday at the city M. G. A. Athletic Director Al Lehmb erg announced. Any high school student from Greater San Antonio is eligible to compete with permission from coach or principal. The meet replaces the usual early high school meet.
Mrs. Robert Browning won the Fort Sam Houston Women’s Golf Association championship in a four‑way playoff. Browning shot 93 to beat Mrs. Elliott 95, Marty Hewitt 96, and Mrs. Gaskill 98, and weekly tournaments will shift from Tuesday to Thursday.
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