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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1917

Page

7

Oilers win Sunday game in first frame 6 to 0

Gene Munsell hurled a five hit shutout as the Beaumont Oilers defeated the San Antonio Bronchos 6 to 0. Tarleton started the scoring with a two bagger in the opening frame and Nixon added a later RBI. Munsell dominated, allowing three scattered hits and providing the lifting punch for Beaumont.

Gene Munsell San Antonio Beaumont Oilers Gaskell May Tarleton Nixon Munsell Gene Beaumont Tierney Sicking Reilly Jack Johnston McMahon Dodd Dunckel Maé Perry Johnston Hoffman Bobo Booe Oilers Ab.r. H Baggan Sheccesa Flynn Dogg Craskell Perry Nixon Gas

Pirates Rout Lone Star in Brackenridge Park Tilt

The Pirates defeated the Lone Star Brewery nine with a 13 to 3 win at Brackenridge Park. Ganfa dominated on the mound with 14 strikeouts and hit a homer and two singles in four trips. Gambs added a triple and two other hits, while Burnett chipped in two hits as Kraft allowed seven hits and six errors marred the Brewers.

Pirates Lone Star Brewery Brackenridge Park Ganfa Brewers Gambs Burnett Kkraft Lone Stars Sore Fibminevehvices Ganja Kraft Hereck Micklejohn

Sunday standings in regional clubs results

Beaumont 6 San Antonio 0 Fort Worth 3 Shreveport 1 Houston 5 Galveston 2 Waco 3 Dallas 2. The games went 15 innings. Play on Monday with Beaumont at San Antonio Houston at Galveston Waco at Dallas Fort Worth at Shreveport.

Beaumont San Antonio Fort Worth Shreveport Houston Galveston Waco Dallas

Buffs Defeat Pirates in Galveston 5 to 2

Errors by Galveston infield in critical moments helped Houston win 5 to 2 in Galveston. Northen made a running catch to start a double play in the ninth, ending a local rally.

Galveston Tex Pirate Houston Northen AB. R. H. O. A. EB. Breaux Esescsccessee Sentell Sessesscoese Reuga Ssescessssees Balenti Callahan Bmith

Ahrens and Ott Victors in 9–0 Shutout of Fort Sam Houston

The Ahrens and Ott baseball champions of 1916 routed the Third Aero Squadron 9 to 0 at Potchernick diamond. Pitcher Leroy Hicks allowed one hit while fanning 15, with strong fielding from Freddie Huntress and solid batting from Sally Graves Gilbert Blalock and Jack Burke backing the shutout. Umpire Hogan presided. batteries Hicks Bodet Guer ra Freeman.

Ahrens Ott Potchernick Diamond Aero Squadron Fort Sam Houston Leroy Hicks Uncle Sam Sky Freddie Huntress Ineft Sally Graves Gilbert Blalock Jack Burke Hicks R. H. E. Ahrens Third Aero Squadron Bodet Guerra Freeman Hogan

Cubs beat Tigers 6 to 2 in Detroit game

American League action shows Chicago scoring six runs on eight hits to defeat Detroit 6 2 at Detroit. Pitching by Scott and Schalk. Other score Cleveland shutout St Louis 4 0 at St Louis. Coveleski O Neill Groom Weilman Hale outlined.

Detroit Chicago Scott and Schalk Coveleski James Mitchell Couch and Spencer Cleveland St. Louis R. H. E, Cleveland O'Neill Groom Weilman Hale

Sunday Results From Cleveland Baseball Scores

Cleveland defeated St. Louis 4 to 0. Other games list Chicago at Detroit Boston at Philadelphia and Washington at New York.

Chicago Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Boston Philadelphia Washington New York Psyd. W. Ll Sesccer New Yodavette

National League Scores and Matchups State League Play

Cincinnati beat Pittsburg 5 to 2 while St Louis defeated Chicago 5 to 3. Philadelphia plays Boston and New York meets Brooklyn with Pittsburg at Cincinnati and St Louis at Chicago on the schedule.

Philadelphia Boston New York Brooklyn Pittsburg Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Lyd L. Pet New

Baseball box score snippets from Chicago and Cincinnati games

In Chicago the St Louis 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 and Chicago 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 with Doak steel Ames Snyder etc. Batteries listed for both teams. In Cincinnati second game H E Pittsburg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 and Cincinnati 0 1 4 0 0 0 x 5 with Mamaux Fischer Toney Wingo on batteries.

St. Louis Chicago Doak, Steele, Ames and Snyder Aldridge Cincinnati Pittsburgh H. E. Pittsburg Mamaux Fischer Toney Wingo

Fort Worth Grabs 3-1 Win Over Shreveport In Ninth Inning

Napier and Applegate duel as Fort Worth scores twice in the eighth to beat Shreveport 3 to 1. Crichlow hits a fence-top homer, Williams drives a three-base hit, and Napier earns the win with five strikeouts.

Shreveport Williams Napier Applegate Fort Worth Crichlow Merener Creme Gray Corseee Diamond Kircher Bailey Thompson Cain Apetreste Balk Ampires Kennedy

Traction Company trounces Third Field Artillery 11 to 5

The Traction Company baseball team defeated the Third Field Artillery on the army diamond Sunday afternoon 11 to 5. Crabb went five for five with five hits and Red Harris added four hits in five trips. Crabb Harris and Thacker hit home runs and Redus pitched for the winners with Zeke on the mound for the Soldiers.

Traction Company Third Field Artillery Army Crabb Bell Jerkers Red” Harris Harris Thacker Redus Devine, Tex

Southern League Scores Report

Memphis defeats Little Rock 3 to 2 in Memphis. New Orleans down Mobile 3 to 1 in New Orleans. Birmingham beats Nashville 2 to 0 in Nashville. Chattanooga routs Atlanta 6 to 1 in Chattanooga. Citations show detailed line scores and battery pairings for each game.

Steves Beat Turners in Batting Bee at Potchernick Diamond

The Steves Sash and Door Company baseball team defeated the San Antonio Turners 11 to 9 on the Potchernick diamond Sunday afternoon. Long hard hits highlighted the morning, with Koch and Wagner each hitting a triple with two runners aboard. Lightner doubled for the Turners. Teamwork by the Steves was a notable feature of the contest.

Potchernick Diamond Steves Sash and Door Company San Antonio Turners Matinee Koch Wagner Battery Lightner Turners Steves R. H. E. Isegectars Somone Oy Gbawire Koch and Berry and Stucke

Harlandale Juniors Sweep Two On Sunday Diamond

The Harlandale Juniors won twice on the Harlandale diamond Sunday afternoon, beating the San Antonio Cycles 3 to 2 and the Cubs 3 to 2. Pitching by Gottwald and Meyers carried the winners while Basse Van Cleave and Jaimas starred for the losers.

Harlandale San Antonio Cubs Gottwald Meyers Basse van Cleave Jaimas Ae Ass Peakees Williams Fernandez Ramon

Destructive voyage tale of two crew with conflicting recognitions

A steamer captain hires two sailors in a Scotch port one with a written recommendation and one with abundant evidence of honesty. Soon a storm hits the deck sweeping the man with the letter overboard while the other seeks the captain’s memory of the man from Dundee and his bucket.

Dundee

Waco Wins In Fifteenth In Extra Inning Duel

In Dallas on Sunday Waco came from behind to defeat Dallas 3 to 2 in 15 innings. Teague pitched masterfully for Waco allowing no hits after replacing Donalds in the ninth. Crouch homered to tie the game in the sixth, and a walk, steal, and single in the 15th produced the winning run for Waco.

Dallas Tex Waco Teague Donalds Crouch Wotell Kuhn Conley Coleman Malmquist Vann Esses St Mary Grubb Leslie Meimnaulist James Smith Conwell Donalds, Jr McCandless Hite Dalas Ena Falmer Hayes

Baseball Opens 1917 Season With Tightly Fought Starts

Major League Review notes a rough opening week amid cold weather with two NL leaders New York and Philadelphia each at 2-0. In the AL Boston Cleveland Chicago and Washington each stand 2-1 with Detroit and Cleveland disputing hotly. Wagner absent from Pirates. White Sox Cicotte throws first no hit no run game.

New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Hans Wagner Chicago Mitchell Wagner Boston Cleveland Washington Detroit Walter Johnson Connie Mack St. Louis White Sox Cicotte

Boerne White Sox Outlast Pearl Nine 2 1

Boerne Texas April 16 The Boerne White Sox defeated the Pearl baseball team of San Antonio 2 to 1 in a pitchers duel. Speedball Wedge allowed 1 run through nine innings while Cy Fried struck out 15. Hubert Wedge had two hits for Boerne including a ninth inning triple driving in the winning run. Wright led the Pearls with a three bagger. Stanley Keller starred in the field for Boerne. Battery: Wedge and North Fried and Wright.

Boerne Tex Boerne White Sox San Antonio Sox Pearl Alamo City Wedge Cy Fried Fried Pearls Hubert Wedge Fred Lee Wright Stanley Keller R. H. E. Boerne White Sox Cc Escassones North

Lipscomb Wins Free For All Rifle Event At San Antonio Range

San Antonio marksman P Lipscomb led the free for all rifle competition with 96 of 100 on an eight inch target. Fort Sam Houston Sergeant Thomas was runner up with 94 and Fritz Russi Jr. placed third with 92. Wind and dim light affected scores as other shooters totaled in the 70s to mid 80s. The Alamo Rifle Club did not contest San Antonio Military Rifle Club forfeit. Local post office workers and Houston police consider forming rifle clubs, with a possible Sunday range appearance.

RE. P. Lipscomb San Antonio Sergeant Thomas Fort Sam Houston Fritz Russi Jr Gen. O. C. Guessar R. H. Hearn M. M. Nuessle C. D. Birkhead H. C. Pfannkuche F. P. Davis C. F. Barbera G. A. Turner H. C. West B. L. James Charles Flickinger N. W. Yates T. W. Williams T. M. Brown A. F. Sureddin Jr A. F. Sureddin Sr H. L. Pancoast Joe Mohavier Alamo Rifle Club San Antonio Military Rifle Club Post Office Sunay Houston Houston City

Harlandale Beats St. Anthony College in Close Baseball Clash

The Harlandale team defeated St. Anthony College 4 to 3 Sunday afternoon. Dick Aldworth, San Antonio lad tied to Connie Mack, starred with three hits in four at bats and supported the collegians’ win with strong pitching.

Harlandale St. Anthony College Collegians Dick Aldworth San Antonio Connie Mack Aldworth

Chapa Team Dominates Fisk Auto in 20 to 0 Victory

The Chapas baseball team routed Fisk Auto Company on Sunday at Park Diamond, 20 to 0. P Garcia pitched a near no hit game with three hits allowed and one runner reaching third. A Stahl doubled in the seventh and Garcia hit a home run, with most of the Chapas adding timely hits. Batteries Nordhaus Russ and Orr. Garcia and Riegel.

Chapa Fisk Auto Company En Park P. Garcia Chapas A. Stahl BR. HE. Wisk Auto. Co D Esidieres Nordhaus,Russ and Orr P. Garcia and_Riegel

A Dise Statesman Inauguration Date Debate

A Washington Star dialogue features Senator Sorghum asking why inauguration dates aren’t changed. He says he favors a shift but his constituents show little enthusiasm for a proposal tied to Nametown appropriations.

Dise Sorghum Nametown Appropriations Washingon Star

Harlandale Defeats Opponents Behind Wide Batter Action

Four great running catches highlighted the game with Wolf denied a home run. Harlandale faced Dick Aldworth Conrads Dover Dukes and Pape, each with two hits, while Reynolds led with three including a triple. Pape struck out twelve and Fritz five. Batterie s Pape and Dukes Fritz and Chauncey.

Wolf Harlandale Dick Aldworth Conrads Dover Dukes Pape Reynolds Fritz

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A_ Ukeness Thomas Evans Lindenhall Nancy Philadelphia Bulletin Richey Auto Livery Hudson Cars George McManus BUFFS xBatten Whittaker AB. R.H Custon Tae Britton Frierson Stellbauer Barfoot Rezza Fatson Balle Atson Watton Barenti Breaux Kane Matthews Ahrens & Ott Victors Aero Squad Panthers Gassers Homer Memphis Little Rock R. H. E. Little Rock Tincup and Chapman Willett, Hot and Uel Birmingham Nashville R. H. E. Nashville Taylor and Street Ponder and Smith New Orleans Mobile R. H. E. Mobile Blodgett Griffith G. Miller Higgins Chattanooga Atlanta R. H. E. Atlanta Grennan Fullenweider Picinich Marshall Peters R. H. E. Harlandale Juniors Gottwald and Williams Powers Dominguez Dallas and Navigators Major League Review Lipscomb Aldworth Stars Antonio Gunter Hotel Insurance and AETNA Johnston & Burnett FISKS Auto Company California Kilbane Welsh Ohio Freddie Welsh Johnny Kilbane General Auto Frank D. Hensley Main Plaza R. H. E. Harlandale Wesocoss St. Anthony Chauncey Naty Texas ,Svecia Edw Brendel Walter Walthall Baptist Convention Washington, D. C Houston St Gunter Hotel Corner San Jacinto San Antonio, Texas Texas East Houston ST J. W. King, D. F P. A G. M. Bynum, C. P T. A
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