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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1911
Page
14
The Austin Senators blank the Nags 10 to 0 in a strong defense display. Wakefield's ninth inning baserun play and Metz, Smith, and Cocheran sparkled as the visitors were retired repeatedly. Gear batters managed three hits off Oly but could not score.
Charles Chick Evans western open golf champion will compete in the British amateur championship at Prestwick Scotland next June. Evans said his entry has been sent in and unless rejected over a technicality tied to the St Andrews club dispute he will sail from New York on April 29.
The Bronchos edged the Senators 3 0 in a tense game as Herbert impressed with seven innings of solid pitching. Thrailkill and Cook shone on defense for their teams while Gardner and Leidy earned three base hits. The contest featured strong fielding, with Wakefield and Metz among the notable contributors for Austin and San Antonio respectively. The series finale will decide if the Bronchos finish ahead or if San Antonio forces a split. The teams head to San Antonio for the next matchup.
San Antonio meets Austin while Galveston plays Houston. Oklahoma City visits Dallas and Waco travels to Fort Worth for regional baseball action today.
Dallas pitcher Rube Evans drives out a left field homer in the 12th inning to lift Dallas to a 4 3 victory over Oklahoma City in Dallas Texas April 14. Dallas gained its first run on a triple steal by Tullos Forsythe and Pittman. The box score shows Dallas 4 Oklahoma City 3 with Evans and Murphy on the battery.
Jack Dots Miller a noted Pittsburg second baseman started as a pitcher for the Hudsons of Kearny New Jersey. He earned $1.50 for his first game marking the start of his diamond career.
The fragment lists intercity matchups with New York facing Philadelphia, Chicago against Detroit, Boston opposing Washington, and Cleveland paired with St Louis, indicating a regional sports or scheduling shuffle.
In St. Louis, April 14, officials halted the Cleveland St. Louis game in the ninth inning after a cyclonic hailstorm. Cleveland led 1-0 with bases loaded and one out, but the game was resumed from the eighth and St. Louis won 3 to 1. The storm damaged stands and a steel flag pole.
Philadelphia fell 3 to 1 to New York in the second straight defeat. A seventh inning rally by the Yankees featured the game as Fisher Blair Coombs Lapp umpires Evans and Egan.
Washington nicks Boston 3 to 2 after late surges in the sixth and ninth. Cicotte and Madden pitched for Boston with Groome and Street handling Washington. Umpires Miller and Connolly.
In Detroit on April 14 Crawford and Cobb delivered power while Mullin’s consistent pitching kept Chicago off balance. Walsh collected a home run, a triple, and six singles as the Tigers topped the White Sox 4 to 2.
Fort Worth topped Waco 5 to 4 after eleven innings in Fort Worth. Robinson delivered the decisive single after a loaded sack with two outs. Waco led 3 0 2 in the second. umpire Bush bench Nelly in the eighth after a dispute.
At Pittsburg last year Artie Hofman playing first equaled Jiggs Donaheuhes record by an 81 2 inning game without a putout with one assist. John Connors of South Bend on July 10 last year played nine innings without a putout assist or error.
Fire at the Polo Grounds in New York destroyed the double deck grandstand and bleachers in the early morning. Loss estimated between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars. The Philadelphia game may be moved to another park if building department permits.
National League matchups listed include St Louis at Chicago and Philadelphia at Newton with Pittsburg at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at Boston.
Christy Matthewson was hit hard by the Philadelphia club in New York, yielding a 6 to 3 defeat for the Giants. The Phillies scored in three innings, while New York managed a single run in the sixth. Batteries: Rowan and Doom for Philadelphia. Matthewson and Myers for New York. Umpires: Eason and Johnstone.
Brooklyn defeated Boston 7 to 2 as batters hit hard and often. Bell and Bergen were on the mound for Brooklyn with Mattern and Graham behind the plate. Klem and Doyle served as umpires.
In Lexington Virginia Washington and Lee beat Rutgers 6 to 4 while Princeton triumphed over University Maryland 7 to 3 in Baltimore. Charlottesville saw Virginia defeat St Johns Annapolis 5 to 1 and Georgetown shutout Fordham 0 to item. Washington Catholic University topped Bucknell 8 to 4.
In Jacksonville at 8 and 5 the Jacksonville team beat South Atlantic 8 to 5 with Jacksonville prevailing. Macon defeated Columbus 6 to 2. Savannah hosted a double header against Augusta with scores 3-0 and 2-0 before rain ended the second game. Columbia swept Charleston 3-0 while the other game stood at 1-1.
In Greenwood games the Hattiesburg team trounced Jackson 12 to 3 while the Vicksburg Yazoo City matchup was not scheduled. other results pending.
In Indianapolis Milwaukee edged Indianapolis 2 0 while Toledo lost 0 to Minneapolis 4. Louisville Kansas City listed rain as a factor in their game at Columbus St Paul and ends without a final score.
Galveston pitchers boat Charlie Rose as the Sand Crabs knock in nine runs amid Rose’s rough outing. The fifth inning featured two triples and two extra-base hits that sealed the win for Galveston while Brandt walked nine in a ineffective Houston effort.
The Peacock Military school repelled a Kelley school baseball night from Austin on Marshall school grounds. Arranged by Coach Brown, Peacock proved they can match any state class rival, surpassing expectations with a strong showing.
Be cause F. J. Smokel of Chicago who led Illinois second base was pictured with the Wausau professional team last summer he did not join the conference champions for the Arkansas trip. The board of control ruled him ineligible after spotting the familiar face in the guide.
Adrian Addie Joss, famed pitcher for the Cleveland American team, died last night of pleurisy after a relapse on Tuesday. He was regarded as the Nap pitching staff’s mainstay this season.
Texas defeats Fort Worth Polytechnic 8 to 1 in Austin. Jones pitched a no hit game for the Longhorns through eight and benefited from solid Texas defense. Polytechnic scored in the ninth on a passed ball. Final line: Polytechnic 001 000 001 1. Texas 100 411 619 8. Batteries Whitley Bowman Ferguson for Poly. Jones and Hyser for Texas.
The Nippon Maru carrying Waseda university baseball team arrives in San Francisco for a tour of the United States invited by the University of Chicago. The group schedules exhibition games and travels to meet American teams.
A special twenty two car train will move horses from San Francisco to Salt Lake on April 18 with Barney Schreiber’s consignment continuing to Denver. The Spreckles stable will be sent to Louisville next Saturday.
In the Pacific Coast league Portland shut out opponents for 88 consecutive innings last season, showcasing a dominant defense and stellar goaltending across matches.
An Illinois appellate court declares rooftop grandstands a nuisance. Clarence Beaumont, previously with the Cubs, may join Louisville in the American Association this year. Ping Bodie cautions against risky grass fires in the American League. Pitcher Hi West, formerly of Toledo, now with the Nap, is recovering from a typhoid attack in New Orleans.
Kansas City will host the national balloon race July 20 as part of preparations with the Aero Club of America and local aero club president George M. Myers. The event aims to select entrants for the international race scheduled to start in October here.
Following the riot at the Knockout Brown Joe German fight in Muskogee on Wednesday night the grand jury indicted promoter Phil Bresseau referee McCormick and Joe Gorman on prize fighting charges. Officials vow no more prize fighting in Muskogee as Brown and his manager left for Chicago soon after the event.
Hugo Kelly and Cyclone Johnny Thompson, middleweight title hopefuls, agreed to a ten round bout at the Drexel A C in Racine Wisconsin within two weeks. Their representatives meet tomorrow to sign articles and post forfeits. Brooklyn shows a strong pitching corps this season.
New York opening baseball games bring rowdy spectator conduct with women struck by paper balls and bludgeons. Management to seek return of regular police amid complaints that private guards failed to control crowds.
Patsy Donovan tries Jack Thoney Bill Carrigan Hugh Bradley Myers and Clyde Engle as candidates to replace Jake Stahl in Boston with the team seeking a new manager.
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