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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1941
Page
4
Sports brief recounts Texas and Oklahoma grid clash as centerpiece of Southwest schedule. Notes Texas players Jack Walton Crain and others facing Oklahoma and conveys outcomes and key moments from recent games, including Texas leads and college rivals.
At Berkeley California on October 6 19 Kovacs upset national singles champion Bobby Riggs in straight sets 6-2 6-3 to win the Pacific Coast championships. Kovacs with Virginia Wolfenden also won mixed doubles 6-1 6-3 over Gene Smith and Barbara Krase.
Batched notes of Satchel Paige and Bob Feller competing in an exhibition, Paige drawing 19,126 fans as he demonstrate to Kansas City Monarchs and major league all stars. The San Antonio dog show highlights and local ad chatter appear amid a clutter of verbatim OCR lines.
New York October 6 Lew Jenkins light welterweight world title holder meets welterweight champion Rea Cochrane in a 10 round non title bout at Madison Square Garden. Jenkins weighed 145 pounds Cochrane not specified. card features other bouts with several title implications and future defenses announced including Sammy Angott.
In Honolulu tonight Loni Salica of New York bantamweight challenger battles Manila's Ruch Dalma, defending bantamweight champion of the Orient, in a ten round main event. Salica arrived September 17 with manager Attic Ros and sparred lightly, saying he avoids traveling his training. Dalma’s camp, led by Al Richardson, predicted a Salica victory.
ROLLY WOOD October 8 Abe Shapy of New York weighs in as the 255 pound challenger to Turkey Thompson in Los Angeles. The bout is a ten round heavyweight contest with Shapy aiming for a rematch with Joe Louis. Thompson, backed by supporters, is the favorite to win as a powerful, tall heavyweight from New York.
In a tense World Series game, the Dodgers seized the lead in the fifth inning after strong fielding and clutch hits. Pete Reiser sparked the rally while Jim Brewer and Murphy shut down the Yankees, who mounted late resistance but fell short as Dodgers pitchers shut the door in the final frames.
Harold Scherwitz laments a brutal Brooklyn loss and baffling game events. The piece mocks players and moments, from Owen to Wyat and the controversial pitch framing, while invoking Judge Landis and lingering doubts about the series fate.
Tidaly chamber of commerce faced a heavy bookkeeping task after the Aggies and Jays game at Alamo Stadium drew about 17 090 fans and was expected to gross over 26000. After 10 percent federal tax and 15 percent stadium tax, net figures and options for the school and officials depend on expenses and guarantees. Expenditures were slated near 2500 with Texas A and M receiving a 1250 guarantee. unused funds would back future college games, while attendance was noted as a key selling point.
Standout teams push into district play as strong contenders across Texas schools. Ample action highlights Mesonic Home, Paris, Temple, Sunset, Dallas, Lufkin, and Corpus Christ battles with Breckenridge, Breckenridge, and Amarillo’s defenses shaping the race.
Chicago reports the Cubs aim to clinch the city baseball title against the White Sox at Comiskey Park. Johnny Rigney pitched the White Sox to victory at Wrigley Field yesterday, while Thornton Ler faces the Sox in tonight’s decisive game.
In a topsy turvy gridiron day, favorites fell across conferences as Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Stanford, Texas A and M, and Michigan posted varied results while Florida, Clemson, and Army also figured in decisive outcomes. Notable matchups include Notre Dame beating Indiana 19 to 6 with Dippy Evans starring, Stanford’s upset-leaning run, and Tulane routing Auburn 83 to 0 as Rice clashed with Texas.
San Antonio football action opens with Peacock Military Fowls defending Alamo Stadium championship against Jefferson B team Ponte. The rain postponed Friday's start to 4 pm at Peacock Field. Another 49 im game matched Benedictine R team Raglata HUARALNSS Mie vs St Anthony’s, Yale Staw.
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