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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1916

Page

12

Pirates Rally Falls Short at League Park In Thriller

Bronchos tie series after a late eighth inning rally at League Park. Jack Love’s triple and Danckel’s scoring run helped beat the Pirates 3 to 2. Harding pitched superbly for the locals, earning his third straight win while Westerzil and Dunckel led the visitors with key hits.

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Panthers Rout Fort Worth Navigators in Baseball Indoor Play

Waco beat Fort Worth 10 to 8 after seven tight innings as Zinn allowed six runs on three singles a double and five walks plus an error. Bittle Atz McLaurin Coyle Melver Hunter led for Fort Worth with key hits while Stow Conwell Murphy and Manda produced hits for Waco. Umpires Matthews and Wittrer officiated.

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The Light Publishes Local Box Score Season Summary

The Light reports the official box score for San Antonio area games, detailing team scores player stats and game outcomes for local sports coverage. The feature highlights key performances and game results from recent matchups in the city.

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Houston Beats Beaumont 6 to 5 In Narrow Pitching Duel

In Houston Texas April 31 Houston defeated Beaumont 6 to 5 after key early pitching by Watson Rose Rynearson and Jost. Beaumont’s Collins drove in three runs while Houston’s offense rallied late as Rose and Rynearson struggled with control. Magee of the Boston Nationals suffered a wrist fracture after being hit by a pitched ball in Philadelphia.

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Columbus Edges Kansas City In Openers At Columbus

In Columbus a game ended 5 to 4 with Columbus facing Kansas City. Later in Indianapolis the score was Indianapolis 3 over St. Paul 1.

American Association Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis St. Paul

Texas League Standings and Thursday Results

In Texas League play on Thursday San Antonio defeated Galveston 3 to 1 and Houston beat Beaumont 6 to 5. Fort Worth won 10 to 3 against Waco. Friday schedule features Galveston at San Antonio Beaumont at Houston Thallas at Shreveport and Fort Worth at Waco.

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Baseball scores and upcoming matchups listed

The games show Washington 12 New York 4 and Detroit 2 Chicago 1 with Boston 7 Philadelphia 1 as part of a score roundup. Remaining pairings include Cleveland at St Louis Chicago at Detroit New York at Washington and Boston at Philadelphia with wet grounds noted for the day.

National League Scores Roundup With Mix of Victories

National League results show Boston an 8 to 6 win over Brooklyn and Philadelphia 7 to 6 over New York. Cincinnati defeated Chicago 6 to 5 while St Louis edged Pittsburg 6 to 5. Brooklyn meets Boston as the remaining matchup.

Boston Brooklyn St. Louis Pittsburg Philadelphia New York Chicago Cincinnati

Southern League Thursday Results Highlight Rain Effect

Atlanta defeated New Orleans 8 to 2 while Nashville beat Chattanooga 5 to 4 and Birmingham won 3 to 2 over Mobile. Memphis and Little Rock games were affected by rain.

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Leonard Outfights Bloom In Ten Round Victory

Benny Leonard of New York outfought Phil Bloom of Brooklyn in a ten round bout here on Thursday night. Leonard weighed 136 pounds while Bloom weighed 134 1/2 pounds. The event took place in New York City with local boxing crowds following the match.

New York Benny Leonard Phil Bloom Brooklyn Leonard Bloom

Police Athletes Clash With Courthouse Favorites in Big Baseball Game

The San Antonio Police Athletics and the Court house Favorites prepare for a hard fought baseball contest likely after Fiesta. Manager W B Arnold leads the Athletics with Albert Kohr and Surber as probable pitchers. Surber and Bradshaw provide power for the Athletics while Newton Diaz Subira Huntress Flaherty Stewart Huntress Boles Wells look to lead the Court house lineup.

W. B. Arnold Athletics San Antonio Police Athletic Association Arnold Albert Kohr Surber Bradshaw Bacon Courthouse Alphonse Newton Tony Diaz John Subira Fred Huntress Jack Flaherty Malcolm Stewart George Huntress Ross Boles Tucker Wells

Dallas finally wins one from Shreveport

Dallas defeats Shreveport 8 to 2 in a slow game as Shipe limits the visitors to seven hits. Dougherty falters in the sixth allowing four runs, then four more in the seventh before Watson exits.

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Rivals Roll Tonight in City Tenpin Championship Faceoff

Pat Thomas and Eddie Kohr, city tenpin champions, face a roll off on Grand alleys for the gold medal as both vie with similar totals. Kohr leads the grand total by four pins while each averages 207 after ten games.

Pat Thomas Eddie Kohr Thomas Kohr

Nashville Stumbles as Chattanooga Triumphs in Gridiron Clash

In Chattanooga Nashville loses 38 to 5 after a rough start. Key moments show Chattanooga dominance from the opening drive and a strong defensive effort. Batteries listed include Herbert Street Allen Karr and Andreen for Nashville rivals.

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Baseball scores from coast to coast in latest doubleheader roundup

Boston outslug Brooklyn 8 to 0 as Boron and coombs era starter struggle. St Louis tops Pittsburgh 5 to 0 after slow start. Philadelphia edges New York 7 to 6 in a high scoring affair. Chicago beats Cincinnati 7 to 6 in a seesaw game with late moves.

Baseball Scores and Standings Across The League

In Washington New York opened with a 9 to 3 win for R. Hi. B. New York moved to 0-0-0 with late rallies. St. Louis and Cleveland saw a postponed game due to wet grounds. Philadelphia routed MEI 7 to 2 while Philadelphia’s Ruth and Thomas, Boston beat Chicago Detroit 16 to 0 on a heavy slate.

Cleveland-St. Louis

Light Cup Meet 10 Set For Saturday On Fair Grounds

The Light Cup Sunday school track meet, postponed from last Saturday due to rain, will be held at the fair grounds track Saturday afternoon at 2. Physical Director George Wheeler of the Y M C A oversees the event. Westminster Presbyterian and Alamo Heights Methodist Athletes join entrants, with several churches adding entries after the delay. A new rule requires entrants to have been in Sunday school for at least six weeks. Meier's Pharmacy faces Knights of Columbus in the opener, followed by Potchernicks vs Hibernians at Harlandale. Joe Hofner will umpire at Electric Park and Robert Neal at Harlandale. City League managers discussed a protest with the president in The Light’s editorial rooms, with no action taken due to one manager’s absence.

Fair Grounds George Wheeler Westminster Presbyterian Alamo Heights Methodist Steves Sash & Door Company Nine Electric Park Meier's Pharmacy Knights of Columbus Potchernicks Hibernians Harlandale League Park Joe Hofner Robert Neal

City League 10 Schedules Four Games Sunday

City Baseball League plans another pair of double headers Sunday starting at 2 pm. Lone Star Brewery and Ahrens & Otts open the day, followed by XXX Pearls and an opponent to be announced.

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Academy Wins Pennant In Academic Series

The San Antonio Academy defeated St. Marys College 14 to 10 to capture the pennant in the Academic series. Key hitters Real and Perkins of the Academy and Dwyer and Kaufman of St. Marys led the attack. batteries were Taylor and Wilkie for the Academy and Wolfram and Mueller for St. Marys. Umpire was Scott.

San Antonio Academy St. Mary's College Real Perkins The Academy Dwyer Kaufman St. Mary's Taylor Wilkie Wolfram Mueller Scott

Smith Team Meeting Tonight at Smith's Studio

The Smith baseball team holds a meeting at Smith's Studio at 8 o'clock Friday night. All team members are urged to attend promptly.

Smith

Finns Aggregation Arrives for Three-Game Set

Mique Finn and Beaumont mound lineup reach town for a three game series with the Bronchos. Stevenson may start today with Bobo catching despite a finger injury. Collins to return to the offense, aiming to lead the Finnegans.

Mique Finn Beaumont Finn Houston Buffs Stevenson Bobo Collins

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