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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1960
Page
2
In a rough, read imperfect report, Haymaker wins the 400 yard dash with Hank second and Dynago third amid a noisy sports scene. The note hints at a national or regional track event hosted in Oklahoma with several competitors and a broadcast by a sportscaster.
Salas, a detective on the West Side with ties to YMCA friends, outfits the football squad with helmets and gear through his pet project. He acknowledges local supporters who like the good work YMCA does. he suspects youngsters may be involved in a burglary but has no proof yet. He has recovered a huge dictionary and weightlifting bells, while the main trail remains cold.
Carroll Resweber of Cedarburg Wisconsin won the national motorcycling championship race at Peoria Illinois last Sunday, beating Joe Leonard of San Jose California 49 to 45. Leonard finished fourth in the 45 to claim nine points, while Resweber tallied one point. In the 80cc event Bart Markel of Detroit captured the national standings with 35 points after leading the Harley-Davidson riders Evertt Brashear Beaumont and Jack Gholson Houston in points. Brashear finished tenth and Gholson twenty-sixth.
Baltimore rookie Milt Pappas pitched a 3 hit 5 0 victory over the New York Yankees to lift the Orioles within three games of first. Whitey Ford lasted five innings as Walt Drope homered for the Yankees. Pappas struck out nine and did not walk a man, earning his 13th win and prompting a joking exchange with manager Paul Richards about “running” afterward. The crowd of 44,518 watched Baltimore inch closer in the pennant race with its fifth straight win.
Orlando Cepeda belted his 23rd homer as the Giants surged with a three run first inning and Felipe Alou drove in the go ahead run with a double. Don Cardwell starred for the Cubs with an 8 inning gem and two homers against the Cardinals.
Cushing Ola Bos Wier City La and Terminal Market of San Antonio meet in the opening game of Saturday night's doubleheader in the Southwest Regional Sand Jet Baseball tournament here. Oklahoma City faces Fultondale Ala in the second game. Cushing opened the tournament Friday night by routing Los Alamos New Mexico 18 to 8.
A jumble of scores from several leagues shows the Minors at Indianapolis held 41 to 6 by Charleston while Richmond beat Columbus 3 to 6 and Buffalo defeated Rochester 6 to 1. Montreal topped Toronto 4 to nothing and Vancouver won 10 to 7 over Seattle in other Pacific Coast League action.
Neale Fraser, the defending U S singles champion, opens his title bid in the National Tennis championships at the West Side club Forest Hills. His first round foe in the lower half is Agnara Rashima of Forest Hills, ranked third among eastern players. Maria Bueno, defending women's champion, also won her opening match as more seeds advanced. Rod Laver, Roy Emerson and other top players posted straight-set or decisive wins amid Friday's action. Local Texans Al Driscoll Martyn Montgomery Nancy Richey posted wins in early rounds.
The Southside Cardinals played five non district games ahead of District 29-4 under coach Darrell Pool. They opened with a 6 to 0 loss to Lavernia Bears. Fullback Lothar Puhlman powered in a left tackle TD late in the fourth. Southside drives stalled by fumbles and interceptions.
ROME Cassius Clay the 18 year old Louisville schoolboy advanced to the Olympic light heavyweight finals with a unanimous decision over Australia’s Tony Madigan. He absorbed a heavy third round beating but won five judges’ votes. Behumil Nemecek of Czechoslovakia defeated Quincy Daniels in an early bout. Other Americans Eddie Crook and Wilourt McClure remained in contention for titles.
Three American wrestlers reach the fourth round at the Rome Olympic trials. Flyweight Eliott Simons of Norfolk defeats Jorge Rosado of Mexico by fall. Bantamweight Terry McCann of Tulsa beats Eduardo Campbell of Panama by decision. Stanl and Lou Giani of Huntington, Vickers fall Kassim Ahmad by decision in a tense afternoon session. A separate note from Brownwood reports a non-English speaking father and ambulance crew rushing a man to Pasadena hospital after a first-round Rome tournament match.
Rome reports Wilma Rudolph led U S swimmers and track stars to six gold medals on opening weekend. Berroti tied the world mark in rowing while Russia captured two golds in early events. Davis and Boston highlighted US track feats as other stars set Olympic records and led a strong team surge.
Readable fragments list various nations and scores across sports. Basketball results show Russia 88, Yugoslavia 61 and Mexico 75, Japan 47. Field hockey results include Britain 3 Switzerland 0 and New Zealand 9 against Australia 2. Water polo notes Germany 8 Holland 4 Romania 6 and a U.S. entry with unclear score.
Summary of pre Saturday and Sunday NFL games with teams listed by city and league. Includes results from Oakland Dallas Houston Los Angeles Pittsburgh Baltimore Denver and Denver details plus attendance figures and key scoring plays across multiple matchups.
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