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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1916

Page

5

Pirates Take Itching Duel Rom Brongs

Galveston Pirates edge San Antonio Bronchos 1 to 0 in a nine inning duel. Matthews drove in the only run after Browning walked Hille and Love mishandled Murray’s roller. Noyes debuted for Galveston behind the plate as the Bronchos stranded two in the ninth to clinch the win.

Galveston Tex Galveston Pirates San Antonio Love Murray Jack Matthews Hille Frank Browning Allen Baggan Balenti Johnny Stuart Sentell Miller Noyes Houston Buffs Beaumont Beaumont Finnegans Pdmmslcue Gropersteline Rf Matthews Seceese Wothio R. H. C. A. E. Baggan Dunckel Wotell Westerzil Burch Rirch, Co Rowning Wuomais Balveeton McCafferty

Swift Bowling Team Tops Sunsets in City League Clash

The Swift five, defending second series champions, beat the Sunsets 880 to 831 in the first three game session at Grand Alleys. Sunsets won the night cap 875 to 736, taking a 35 pin edge overall. Bob Gates led Swift with 518, O Neill highest game 245, Mike Howard tallying 572 for the rail road quint, and Bellinger at 513.

Swift Sunsets Bob Gates Dalling Jack O'Neil Mike Howard Railroad Quint Mike Bellinger Swift & Co Garrett Waddill Dulling Neil Eet Nee Eee Ullrich Eene Derra Ee M. Howard Ed ‘Heil Teodore Burger

Shreveport Wins Third Straight Over Dallas in Flat Series

Shreveport defeated Dallas 2 to 1 to clinch their third consecutive win Friday afternoon. A passed ball by McDonough and an overthrow at third tied the game, then two singles a stolen base and a sacrifice fly produced the decisive run in the sixth. Umpires were Mathews and Sullivan.

Dallas Tex Shreveport McDonough A. E. Becker Josefson Stupp McCandless Thompson Crouch Brownlow Af McDonough Piack Marevepeth

Barr Studio Cabinet Photos Offer

Beginning April 10 for 30 days the Barr Studio at 2114 Ave C offers a dozen cabinet photographs for 75 cents. Call now to avoid the rush, select and engage. Pay when sitting is made. N. R. Dawson, Mar. Adv.

Barr Studio Barr Ave. C

Salt Lake City bout halted after grueling 3 hour 43 minute match

Mike Yokel of Salt Lake City and Elmer Brown of Taylor Texas wrestled three hours and forty three minutes before police stopped the match early Saturday due to extreme exhaustion and no clear advantage for either fighter.

Brown Yokel Salt Lake City Utah Mike Yokel Elmer Pet) Brown Taylor, Tex

Beaumont Beats Houston In Marathon Baseball Tilt

Beaumont led 3 2 in the sixth when Fagan’s wildness allowed Houston to tie and force extra innings. Wright fanned three after a shaky seventh, as Houston failed to rally with three pinch hitters. Final: Beaum 5 Houston 3 after a late defensive miscue and solid pitching by Napier and Fagan.

Ae Newnam Dickson Wetel Issa Napier Peaumont Chouinard JoWmetan Po Voces Bobo Wright Vada Shoe Cates Jaminge Fagan Frierson Ona Dodd Johnston O. A. Dodd Jenkins Rynearson Celehunty Schwin Dodd Nixon Moras

Texas League Friday standings and results

Friday results include Galveston 1 San Antonio 0, Shreveport 2 Dallas 1, Houston 5 Beaumont 3. Waco Fort Worth were rained out. Saturday’s schedule lists San Antonio at Beaumont Houston at Galveston Waco at Dallas Shreveport at Fort Worth.

Galveston San Antonio Waco-Fort Worth Shreveport Dallas Houston Beaumont Beaumont- Houston Waco Fort Worth Psyd. W. L. Pet Shreveport Ft. Worth Ewes

White Sox beat Tigers 7 to 2 in Chicago action

American League summary shows Chicago knocking off Detroit 7 to 2 at Comiskey Park as Loudermilk Dubue and Stanage secure the win while Schalk handles the catching. Other games in Boston and Cleveland postponed by rain and cold weather.

Chicago Detroit R. H. E. Ooo Loudermilk, Dubue and Stanage Faber and Schalk

Seppala Wins All Alaska Sweepstakes With Wolf Dog Team

Leonard Seppala drove 17 wolf dogs to victory in Nome Alaska the 412 mile all Alaska sweepstakes finishing in 80 hours 27 minutes Fay Delzene led 14 Alaska bred Malamutes to second and Fred Aver with 14 fox hounds placed third.

Seppala Nome Alaska Leonard Seppala Fay Delzene Sgs Fred Aver Fox Hounds

National League Scores Remarkable Weekend Contests

St. Louis defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 1 with strong pitching from Harmon Miller and solid hitting. Cincinnati edged Chicago 4 to 3 as Hendrix the winner and Archers suffered a loss. Clarke and Schneider contributed for Chicago. Rain forced postponements in New York Philadelphia and Boston Brooklyn games.

Cincinnati Chicago Hendrix Schneider Clarke

Y M C A Boys to Attend Opening Day Parade

Young Men’s Christian Association plans a strong presence in the League Park opening day parade for the San Antonio Bronchos versus the Galveston Pirates. Physical Director George Wheeler and Secretary E. E. Dilley back the effort, aiming to boost attendance and bring the silver cup to San Antonio. About fifty Y M C A members are expected to march, with potential growth to one hundred before game time next Tuesday.

Young Men's Christian Association George Wheeler San Antonio Bronchos Galveston Pirates League Park Wheeler E. E. Dilley San Antonio

Thursday Results in Cold Chicago Chicago beat Detroit 7

Thursday's results note Chicago defeated Detroit 7 to 2 in cold weather with remaining games listed for Friday including Detroit at Chicago and St. Louis at Cleveland Philadelphia at Boston and Washington at New York with rain in Philadelphia Boston and New York games.

Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Boston Washington New York Chicago Detroit

Friday’s Results From Rainy NBA Card

Scores show St Louis 5 Pittsburg 3 with the Cardinals visiting St Louis. Other games listed include New York at Philadelphia and Boston at Brooklyn with rain noted for several matches.

Southern League scores with New Orleans win

New Orleans defeated Sintagres 6 to 3 in New Orleans as Birmingham struggled at the plate. Little Rock beat Memphis 5 to 2 in a game at Little Rock, while Mobile toppled Atlanta 6 to 4 at Mobile. Batteries and innings details are listed for each matchup.

New Orleans Sintagres H. E. Birmingham Annes Robertson Grimes Smith Weaver Smith and Higgins Little Rock Ae H. E Memphis Couchman and Rumler Barger Wallace

Opening Day Fever Sweeps San Antonio League Park

San Antonio fans boost opening day turnout for the League Park game next Tuesday with businesses closing early and civic groups backing the push. Mayor Brown proclaims a holiday at 3 pm as Rotary Lions and other groups rally support to surpass Galveston and vie with Houston and Waco for the largest opening day crowd.

San Antonio League Park Alamo City Clinton G. Brown Rotary Club Lions Loyal Order of Moose Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen City Baseball League Mu Nu Sigmas Galveston Houston Waco Harrison J. Benson George Leidy Nags Benson

Scores From Southern Football Matchups Reported

The scores show Little Rock five over Memphis two, Mobile six over Atlanta four, Chattanooga three over Nashville zero, and New Orleans six over Birmingham three. The results highlight regional college or club games with multiple city teams recording wins.

Little Rock Pass Mobile Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Little Rock

Dillon Beats Miske in Ten Round No-Decision Fight

Indianapolis light heavyweight Jack Dillon defeated Billy Miske of St. Paul in a ten round no decision bout in Minneapolis. Majority of ring side newspaper representatives credited Dillon with the victory.

Minneapolis Minn Jack Dillon Indianapolis Billy Miske St. Paul

Waugh Stops Walsh in Tulsa Bout

Bobby Waugh of Fort Worth Texas knocked out Harry Walsh of Los Angeles in the second round of a scheduled ten round bout in Tulsa.

Bobby Delivers Tulsa, Ohls Bobby Waugh Fort Worth Tex Harry Walsh Los Angeles Cal

Nashville Defeats Asheville in Low-Scoring Game

In Nashville the notchers beat Asheville 3 to 0 after nine innings as pitchers Martina Kitchens Kern Rogers Street and Reinhard held the Asheville lineup to three runs.

Chattanooga Nashville R. H. Eattanooga

Fanning Defeats Louisiana In 12 Round Bout

Arlos Fanning of Bartlesville Oklahoma won a majority decision over Louisiana of Philadelphia in a 12 round featherweight bout in Kansas City Missouri Both fighters weighed 124 pounds Fanning used a two handed style to counter Louisiana left hook and was promised a Kilbane bout if signed in time

Kansas City Arlos Fanning Bartlesville Okla Louisiana Philadelphia Fanning Johnny Kilbane

Beall and Hartwell Reach April Golf Finals

In Pinehurst North Carolina on April 15 FE C Beall of Unionton and Charles Hartwell of Boston advanced to the final for the president's trophy after easy semi final wins Beall defeated J T Hunter North 3 up and 2 to play Hartwell defeated Dr M W Marr Bethlehem 4 and 3 with the final to be played Saturday

Pinehurst N. C FE. C. Beall Unionton Charles Hartwell Boston Beall J. T. Hunter North Hartwell Dr. M. W. Marr Bethlehem

Ellington wins two mile roller skating world title

Arthur Ellington of Norfolk England won the two mile race in Chicago's world championship meet with a time of 4 59 2 5 setting a new record. The win marked the third record broken at the event.

Chicago Arthur Ellington Norfolk England Ellington

Carmody Leaves Pirates for Shreveport Assignment

Pittsburg Pirates release third baseman Michael Carmody and announce his return to the Shreveport Club in Louisiana. The move clears space on the major league roster as Carmody goes back to the minor leagues for further assignment.

Detroit Sports Roundup From April 15 Briefs

Detroit Americans staff gains strength with Oscar Stanage showing improved form and Billy Sullivan named battery coach. Injuries sideline Martin Kavanaugh and Barney Boland as Heilmann’s ankle issue could reopen first base for Burns. Michigan and Wisconsin track and field notes, Lombard baseball schedule, and college club reports from Urbana and Madison accompany a nationwide dispersion of spring athletic news.

Detroit Detroit Americans Tigers Oscar Stanage Jennings Stanage Billy Sullivan Sullivan Martin Kavanaugh Barney Boland Boland Kavanaugh Mich Harry Heilmann George Burns Heilmann Burns McAlester Okla Urbana Ill Huff Illini Illinois Wabash College Notre Dame Marshall College Indiana Bloomington Purdue Lafayette Ohio State Columbia Wisconsin Northwestern Evanston Chicago Madison Waseda University of Japan

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