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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1911

Page

6

Nags Open Four-Game Series With Bisons In Bayou City

The Bronchos open a four game set against the Bisons in Bayou City this afternoon marking their first clash with East Texas clubs on home soil. After Bayou City, the Nags travel to the island to join the Sand Crabs for three days then move to Austin for a second series with the Senators before returning to host Ft Worth for North Texas clubs on May 2. Johnson, a new utility man from the McGraw National squad, is expected to see time at center as Manager Leidy reshapes the lineup.

Bisons East Texas Bayou City Nags Sand Crabs Austin Senators Ft. Worth North Texas Johnson McGraw Leidy Wiley Waco

Waco Protest Over Fort Worth Game Ruling

Waco management filed a protest with Texas league president Wilbur Allen after umpire Bush allowed Fort Worth to win in the tenth due to a two base rule breach on a wild throw. The protest was upheld and the game ordered replay during the series at Waco starting June 5. Thursday’s game was recorded as no game.

Austin Tex Waco Baseball Club Wilbur Allen Texas League Bush Fort Worth Waco Allen

Baylor's Rally Beats TCU in Last-Minute Win

In Carroll field Baylor Eagles rally to a 5 to 4 victory over the Fort Worth TCU Horned Frogs. Baylor trailed 4 to 3 after eight and a half innings but pushed two runs across in the bottom of the ninth to seal the upset with timely hits.

Waco Tex Carroll Field Baylor Fort Worth Rhe Baylor T. Cc. U Danforth Scarborrough Morton Bettison Price

Giants Sign Brivard and Slim Down Pitching Staff

The Giants brought Brivard back to Atlanta after a spring exhibition against the Bronchos and Giants, with Brivard joining from the big burg post haste. Hoyt was released as part of a staff reduction leaving Rogers, Cocheran, Ajlison, Lape, and Gray. Only Lape stands under six feet among the five, noted as the huskiest group of slingers in the league.

Giants New York San Antonio Burg Brivard Atlanta Southpaw Hoyt Rogers Cocheran Ajjlison Lape Gray

Coulon McGovern Rematch Schedules After Kenosha Bout

The Associated Press reports both Johnny Coulon and Phil McGovern are unsatisfied with Thursday night’s Kenosha bout and have agreed to a rematch. The date is not fixed. New Orleans is the likely venue.

Associated Press Chicago Kenosha Johnny Coulon Phil McGovern New Orleans

New York May Propose City Information Bureau

New York City may create an information bureau to aid citizens and visitors. The plan, urged by Borough President McAneny, aims to save taxpayers time by guiding them to the proper office for bill payments and complaints about municipal services.

New York City New York McAneny Board of Estimate

Telephone crowds telegraph on rail dispatches in 1910

The Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin shows telephones used on 15,373 more railroad miles in 1910. By year start 1911 telegraph covered 175,211 miles while telephone covered 41,717 miles.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Interstate Commerce Commission

Baseball hopes and malaria hit for two stars

Joe Jackson, Nap outfielder, has been hitting well and could be in line for a major league baptism. Ing Cole, Cub phenom who led pitchers last year, is sidelined by malaria and may not help the team soon.

Joe Jackson Nap Ing Cole Cub

Clubs Standings in Texas League Games Today

San Antonio plays Houston, Austin faces Galveston, Fort Worth travels to Dallas, and Waco meets Oklahoma City in today’s Texas League schedule.

San Antonio Houston Austin Galveston Fort Worth Dallas Waco Oklahoma City P.C. San A Dallas Antonio Coos

Regions Map as Corpus Christi Victoria Bay City

A concise regional note lists Corpus Christi in Brownsville Victoria in Laredo Bay City in Beeville as reference points. The items indicate geographic groupings across cities with no accompanying events or dates.

Psyd P.C. Laredo A Beeville . Ee Brownsville Ae Corpus Christi Bay City Victoria Weer Brownsville Victoria Laredo Bay City Beeville

Baseball Standings Card from Early American League Schedule

Philadelphia faces Boston while Washington meets New York in league games. Detroit travels to Chicago and St Louis visits Cleveland as schedule notes.

Philadelphia Boston Washington New York Detroit Chicago St. Louis Cleveland Clu St Louis

Chicago in St Louis New York in Philadelphia

A terse listing notes city matchups with Chicago paired to St Louis New York paired to Philadelphia Cincinnati to Pittsburg and Boston to Brooklyn. The brief item reads as a sequence of geographic pairs without additional context or outcome.

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

Collegiate Scores Across Cities Highlight Weekend Play

In Charleston the game ended 0 to 0 against Columbia. Albany trounced Macon 12 to 4. Columbus defeated Jacksonville 3 to 2. Augusta beat Savannah 5 to 1 in a sequence of regional showdowns.

Charleston Columus Albany Macon Columbus Jacksonville Augusta Savannah

Elite Cafe Seeks Diners for 50-Cet Dinners in San Antonio

Local ad touts 50-cent dinners at Elite Cafe with daily and Sunday hours from 12 to 1 20 p m highlighting good service and value. The brief mentions general dining offers and provides a contact line for reservations.

San Antonio Elite Cafe

Houston Tops Austin in Texas League Battle on April 22

Houston defeated Austin 6 to 5 as timely hits and early runs set the pace. Davis was fined for objecting to a decision by Atkinson. Pitching shuffle saw Taylor relieved by Peebles after the fourth. Batteries: Rose Kelsey for Houston and Taylor Schmidt for Austin. Umpire Atkinson.

Houston Tex Austin Taylor Peebles Buffaloes Davis Atkinson Rose Kelsey Schmidt

New Pitcher Wins Opener for Oklahoma in 4–3 Victory

How Ell, newly signed from St Paul via Oklahoma City, won the opener against Waco 4–3 in his first appearance. He faltered in the ninth, allowing a late Waco run after Oklahoma built a 4–2 lead. Score by innings shows Oklahoma 010 008 00 4, Waco 100 001 001 3. Batteries: Powell Drucke. Smith Carson Shindle Meebe. Umpire Mathews.

Oklahoma Howell Waco Oklahoma City St. Paul

Evans Hit Hard in Ninth for Dallas Victory

In Dallas on April 22 the pitchers Munsell and Appleton tugged nine scoreless innings before Rube Evans batted for an outfielder in the ninth and knocked in the deciding run. Dallas 1 Fort Worth 0. Batteries Munsell Murphy Appleton Green. Umpire Bush.

Dallas Tex Munsell Appleton Rube Evans R. H. E. Dallas Fort Worth Murphy Green Bush

San Antonio Academy to Meet High School in Academic League

The San Antonio Academy and the High school clash this afternoon in the Academic league at the YMCA park at 3 o clock. Battery for High includes Maracheau and McGowen.

San Antonio Academy Maracheau McGowen

Hardware Meets San Antonio Hard ware Team Sunday

The White Sox of Boerne host the San Antonio Hardware nine on the home diamond Sunday afternoon as a large local crowd travels from the city to the mountain resort. Saratoga faces the New Braunfels Tigers tomorrow afternoon on the Tigers' diamond with a fast rival staged for the locals.

Hardware Boerne White Sox San Antonio Hardware Little Mountain Resort Saratoga

Stowers to Meet Druggists on Sunday Morning Diamond

Stowers in City Title and the Druggists will face each other on the diamond at 9 30 Sunday morning. The game will be played on the Iowa street diamond.

Stowers Iowa Street

Household Team Faces All-Post At Upper Post Diamond

The Household squad will play the All-Post team tomorrow afternoon at 2 on the upper post diamond. McHugo and Kelly will do the battery for the citizen team while Kay and Adams work the battery for the soldiers.

McHugo and Kelly Kay Adams

Lockhart High School Elects Class Officers

The graduating class has elected Miss Juanita Grosse as president and Able Ellis as secretary. Members include Misses Mable Motheral and Myre Motheral and Messrs. Fred Blundell Thomas H. McNeal and Barney Chaudoin. Commencement is at Blank's memorial hall May 23 and a play titled All Tangled Up is planned May 24.

Lockhart Tex Lockhart High School Juanita Grosse Able Ellis Mable Motheral Myre Motheral Messrs Fred Blundell Thos. H. McNeal Barney Chaudoin Blank’s Memorial Hall

Unclear OCR fragment from Nasseball game notes

Fragmentary text from New Orleans and Tuscaloosa game notes mentions teams and scores but is incomplete and unreadable for full details. It references Alabama and Vanderbilt with numbers that may indicate scores or innings and lacks coherent context.

Orleans Louisia Wet Gantt Na Univer Tuscaloosa Alabama Vanderbilt Ama Van

Inter-City Bowling Tourney via Telegraph

Ten leading athletic clubs across the nation will bowl by wire tonight from New York to Seattle with New Orleans as a stop. Clubs include Multnomah Portland Pittsburg A C Seattle A C Cleveland A C Montreal A C Crescent New Orleans Denver A C New York A C Illinois A C and Chicago A A. Five games will be rolled starting at 9 pm eastern time with a wire on each alley to relay results after every five frames under American Bowling Congress rules.

Associated Press Chicago Telegraph New York Seattle Portland New Orleans Multnomah Pittsburg A. C Seattle A. C Cleveland A. C Montreal A. C Crescent A. C Denver A. C New York A. C Illinois A. C Chicago A. A American Bowling Congress

High School Stars Lead In Dual Track Meet

At Texas A M College Beaumont and Bowie top the high school standings with Beaumont 14 to 13 over Bowie. Allen Academy leads the academy class ahead of Austin Male. Highlights include Maxson and Goode winning sprints and Wilson and Davis sweeping Bowie events.

College Station Tex Agricultural and Mechanical College Beaumont Bowie Allen Academy of Bryan Austin Male Academy Roby Houston Austin Marlin Dallas San Marcos Allen Bryan Carlisle Arlington Douglas Select Waco Maxson E Baumont Wilson Davis Goode Big Springs W. A. Goin Marshall Training School San Antonio Nettles Wilkerson Tooke Walker West of Austin Randle John Walter Lovejoy Wessenger Pritchem Smith Dogulas Select Martin

Baptist Academy Triumphs 4-3 over Coronal in MarSan Marcos

In San Marcos Texas on April 22 the Baptist academy defeated Coronal 4 to 3 for their third straight win. The decisive rally came in the ninth when Roberts doubled after Coronal cut the lead to one run. Batteries: Pettri Balch for Baptist and Neil Martin for Coronal.

Baptist San Marcos Tex Baptist Academy Coronal Roberts Demy Acagome Osc Cueeadidass Ue Walthukleae Pettri Balch Neil Martin

Mis Pon City Laundry Declares No Buttonless Shirts For Sale

A brief notice states that Mis Pon City Laundry will not offer buttonless shirts. Customers are urged to try available options and contact by phone for alternatives.

Mutt and Jeff Coupon Offered at Local Premium Dept

A coupon offers a bound book of Mutt and Jeff cartoons and sayings for 50 cents in person at The Light Premium Department on Losoya Street beside the Lo Soya Hotel. By mail price is 65 cents.

Mutt and Jeff Light Premium Losoya Street Losoya Hotel

Brooklyn Drops Opener In National League Debut

In Brooklyn New York on April 22 Boston defeated Brooklyn 9 to 5 in the NL opener. Purdue Curtis Gra ham Bell Bergen Erwin performed for Boston while Brooklyn relied on their pitchers in a 9 to 5 loss. Chicago edged St Louis 6 to 1 as Sallee was hit hard for the Cubs and Brown Archer Sallee Grier Bresnahan starred for Chicago.

Brooklyn N. Y Boston R. H. E. Boston Oss Purdue Curtis and Graham Bell and Bergen Erwin Cubs Sallee St. Louis Chicago R. H. E. Chicago Brown Archer Grier Bresnahan

Nationals Beat Giants 3–0 in Opening Showdown

Philadelphia Nationals opened the season at home with a 3 to 0 victory over the New York Giants. Moore and Dooin led the battery for Philadelphia while Crandall and Meyers caught for New York in front of the home crowd.

Giants Philadelphia Philadelphia Nationals New York R. H. E. Philadelphia Moore Dooin Crandell Meyers

Ex-Bronchos Win as Cleveland Tops St Louis 6 to 5

Cleveland beat St Louis 6 to 5 in a baseball game. Jackson hit the ball over the 455 foot screen in right center in the first inning. Line scores show Cleveland 302 100 000 and St Louis 000 038 200. Players mentioned include Mitchell, Blanding, Smith, Hamilton, Clarke, and W. Mitchell.

Cleveland St. Louis Jackson R. H. E. Cleveland Tia W. Mitchell Blanding Smith R. Mitchell Hamilton Clarke

Athletics Lose to Boston in Opening Game

Boston defeated Philadelphia 18 to 4 in the opening game before state and city officials. Scoring breakdown shows Boston at 131 050 218 and Philadelphia at 000 002 200. pitchers Cicotte Carrigan Coombs Lapp Russell Livingstone contributed to the rout.

Athletics Boston Philadelphia Cicotte Carrigan Coombs Lapp Russell Livingstone

Washington shuts out New York in 1 0 victory

Washington defeated New York 1 to 0 in a tense game with the Senators scoring late and the Yankees being blanked. Pitchers dominated as both sides failed to push runs across until the decisive tally.

Brownsville Beats Corpus Christi in Second Game

In Brownsville Texas on April 22 the Brownsville batters won 4 to 1 over Corpus Christi. Hellman and Yarger each hit a three bagger. Score by innings shows Brownsville 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 starts. West and Yarger pitched with Trigg and Byrnes behind. Umpire Hurlburt.

Brownsville Corpus Christi Hellman Yarger West Trigg Byrnes Hurlburt

Laredo swamps Victoria 13 to 6 in two-hour game

Laredo defeated Victoria 13 to 6 in the second game of the season here. McGinty was knocked out of the box by the Onion Growers. McCormick replaced him and was struck at times. Gambrel and Bannon led the mound effort as McGinty, McCormick and Powers gave up runs. Umpire Grover.

Gambral Bannon McGinty, McCormick Powers Grover

Atlanta rallies to win in extra innings

In Nashville on April 22 Atlanta beat Nashville 7 to 3 in ten innings after tying the game in the ninth. Keupper was hit as Atlanta scored four runs in the tenth to secure the victory. Batteries: Case Keupper Searbaugh Erioff Britton Miller.

Atlanta Nashville Tenn Keupper R. H. E. Nashville Case Searbaugh Erioff Britton Miller

Memphis Defeats Chattanooga 4-1 Behind Early Bunches

Memphis struck in bunches to beat Chattanooga 4 to 1. Allen pitched steady with solid support as Carmichael and Higgins matched Allen and Knotts behind the line. Final line shows Chattanooga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 and Memphis 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.

Chattanooga Tenn Memphis Allen Carmichael Higgins Knotts

Montgomery Defeats New Orleans In First Victory

The first Montgomery victory over New Orleans 10 to 1 with Klawitzer Nagle Sparks Gribbins on the mound. Detroit fans expect changes as Tom Jones is replaced by Gainor. White Sox sweep minor league opponents, but major league play looms tougher. Cubs mourn the loss of their famed third baseman Stein.

Montgomery Ala New Orleans Klawitzer and Nagle Sparks Detroit White Sox Dondher Stein Chicago Cubs

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