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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1939

Page

17

Yankees Win to Cinch Pennant: Reds and Cardinals Victors

New York clinched the American League pennant by beating Detroit as Red Rolfe drove in five runs with three straight hits. Joe McCarthy praised the finish after the seventh inning surge and Russos rookie win provided the decisive edge. Reds and Cardinals also won as Boston and Cleveland faltered in the pennant race.

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Yankees Open World Series Ticket Sale in Sets of Three

New York Yankees announced sale for world series tickets before game. Prices: $15.90 boxes, $16.50 reserved. grandstand $3.40, bleacher $1.10. Sales begin for first, second, and sixth games at Yankee Stadium. Umpires listed, attendance about 10,826.

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Errors Beat Chicago Sox in a Long Extra Inning Victory

Philadelphia toppled Chicago 13 12 in a lengthy extra inning game highlighted by a walk and a fumbled grounder in the 12th. Clint Brown relieved in the 8th, Chubby Dean earned the Meloy win, and late scoring drove the Phillies past the White Sox with key hits from Chapman and McNab and a tense ninth through 12th inning sequence.

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Manuel's Welders face Little Austins in Sunday double-header

Amateur ball action continues at polo field diamond No 2 with Manuel's Welders challenging Little Austins in a Sunday double-header starting at 2 20 p m.

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Boulder Wits Carl Haas Bride Escape Boulder Death

CORPUS CHRISTI Sept 16 Charlin Haas Texas Longhorn football star and his bride of 19 days returned from a Mexico honeymoon after narrowly escaping a deadly boulder slide south of Monterrey that crushed their new car. Haas and Eunice Cox married Sept 5 will rejoin Texas universities, Haas plans to focus on study rather than football as he eyes major leagues.

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Walters Record 25th Victory for Cincy

Bucky Walters led Cincinnati past New York 6 1 on September Saturday with five hits allowed and three of his own as the Reds rolled. King earned the St Louis win over Houston 5 0 with a late rally while Boston starter Weiland faltered. Attendance 410,035.

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Cubs Beat Phillies in 15th for Ninth Victory of Season

The Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia 8 to 2, aided by nine hits and six Philadelphian errors. Archie Sovonunt and IH Eeebie contributed offensively as the Cubs earned their ninth win of the season while Philadelphia stranded runners with late errors.

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Unclear Sports Schedule From Fragmented OCR

Fragmented OCR lists scattered matchups including Americam League games and various city references. Key teams and venues are readable only in pieces, yielding an incoherent schedule with mis-spellings and partial team names.

Bookies Favor Rattlers in USF Tilt Open

San Francisco Saturday report says Lackmakers set 13 point line for St Marys Ratters vs San Francisco U Dons at Kezar Stadium on Monday. Lineups announced by coaches Mose Simms and George Malley feature Paul Richanan and Mashy Curtis Sandig as key players for St Marys. for U Dons, Walt Pudoff and Rene Mouton pace the attack.

Ban Francisco Wise Guys St. Mary's Ratters San Francisco U- Dons Kezay Stadium San Antonio Mose Simms St. Marys George Malley St. Mary's Paul Richanan Las Merritt Wentz Cabby. Coleman Homer Burkett GI Fuller Rogers John Stafford Jack Gornto John Medley Rene Mouton Burren Brown Curtis Sandié San Francisco John S Sullivan Tank HM Dante Benetetty Don Fisk Gonsalves Reith Telesmanie Walt Pudoff Mary Masconi Ron Wait Giff Fisk Big Cliff Fisk St Mary’s Mashy Curtis Sandig

Speedster 20 000 High Boys In State League

Austin report notes a registration count of twenty thousand high school football players across 648 teams for the 1939 season. The tally reflects interscholastic league participation and preparations for the upcoming schedule.

Austin Cing Enaaure Toague

Dodgers Edge Pirates 3 2 Behind Relievers Win

Brooklyn Dodgers defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 2 as Freddy Fitzsimmonns pitched the final innings, with Babe Waner contributing three hits and a double. Box score shows errors scarce as Dodgers string together late runs in the seventh to seal the win.

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Rookie shuts out Browns in Washington win

Maynara pitched a two hit shutout for Washington as St Louis mustered little against the rookie. Lewba homered for the Senators and Vernon Muitch added another hit in a 4 0 victory. Details show Waynes and Tawnen combining on the mound with strong defense and limited opposition.

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Longhorn Corral-2 Coach Bible Faces Rainy Week Prep

Austin Sept 16 Spasmodic showers hamper Longhorn grid drills as D K Bible shifts focus to who can operate in slick conditions. Sophomores Derwood Peveto and Done Williams vie for left tackle with eye on Fiore game Sept 30. Vernon Martin's departure and Charlie Parrett ankle injury strain depth. Joe Schwarzing returns after knee surgery. Emerging players include Mayes Peveto and McDonald, plus incoming talent from baseball and basketball rosters arriving in Austin.

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Large Field on Hand for Midget Races

A top field of 25 to 30 midget cars will race Monday at 2 30 pm at the local track. Mrs Lolita Comfort reports a record field and crowd, with South west Champion The Comey among entrants. Last Sunday's card was rained out. Mel Wainwright returns to drive for the first time since the track changed hands. The Silver Bullet and VB 60 cars figure in the event with Cossey, Hodges, Hayes, Slaughter, and other drivers aiming for first.

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Shooting Practice Draws Texas Pistol Club Members

Shooting Tilberty Pistol and Rie club members practiced Sunday at Wetmore road range for the Public Service Cup and trap shoot. Kenneth Miller of Tyler topped the field with 205 of 400, narrowly ahead of Miller in second, with scores by McDonald, Andoraun, Maley, Woehler, and Portar noted. Weslaco retained next year’s event rights amid club leadership changes.

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Standings of the Clubs National League Affected by Odd Names

The standings list clubs and results showing New York and Brooklyn with varying scores. Numerous entries appear garbled with misread names such as Lunt Sich Licepa Be BE Je Ht Lowls Stan Chicara and others. Overall the fragment suggests a league table update with several teams on mixed results.

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