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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1917

Page

8

Rattling Sunday double billed as Bronchos Pirates draw

Two hard fought games at League Park ended in a split with San Antonio Bronchos and Galveston Pirates each taking a game. Johnny Baggan starred in right field with several sharp catches as the Bronchos won the opener 4 to 3.Coachman staged a notable comeback in the nightcap limiting San Antonio to three hits as Galveston earned a 1 to 0 victory.

League Park San Antonio Johnny la Nixon Flanagan Karl May Karr Mathews Hoffman Balenti Reilly Dunckel Sicking Booe Baggan Tierney Coachman Walsh Couchman Pirates

Thirteen inning tie between Fort Sam Houston and local Tigers

In New Braunfels on April 23 the Fort Sam Houston Nineteenth Infantry and the local Tigers battled thirteen innings to a 2 to 2 tie. Caporal and Ludwig pitched well with baserunners scarce. Tigers threatened with bases loaded twice but could not deliver the winning run. Ravey and Fitzpatrick starred for the Tigers with solid hitting and superb fielding.

New Braunfels Tex Fort Sam Houston Tigers Caporal Dutch Ludwig Rone Sippel Fitzpatrick Eggeling Jacobsen Ravey Lancaster Gray Tietze R. H. E. Nineteenth Infantry Leipart Ludwig Robinson and Staats

Harlandale Defeats Fort Sam Houston Third Aero Squad

Harlandale baseball club routed the Third Aero Squad of Fort Sam Houston Sunday 11 to 1 in a one sided matinee. Pitcher McCarty fanned twelve birdmen and allowed five hits while Reynolds Cover and Wolf supplied the offense with solid contact. The team totaled fourteen safeties.

Harlandale Aero Squadron Fort Sam Houston McCarty Reynolds Cover Wolf R. H

Mitchell and Ingram Tie in Rifle Shoot

Sergt H W Mitchell custodian of the municipal rifle range and D M Ingram of the Alamo Rifle Club tied for first with 96 of 100 at the eight inch bull's eye event. Lipscomb San Antonio set a local mark with 93, while Birk head scored 91 as other shooters posted strong marks. Washam noted the Texas National Guard Rifle Club will shoot on the range next Sunday.

Sergt. H. WH. Mitchell Municipal Rifle Range D. M. Ingram Alamo

Ahrens and Ott Triumph Over XXX Pearls in Nine Innings

Ahrens and Ott defeated the XXX Pearls 8 to 4 at Breckenridge Park on Sunday. Hicks twisted an ankle, Curran closed the game, Altman and O Banion made standout plays, Graves and Curran led batting for the winners while O Banion and Fried excelled on defense for the Pearls in a Winter League affair.

Ahrens Ott XXX Pearls Breckenridge Park Leroy Hicks Best Bet Curran Brewers Altman Haynes O’banion Sally” Graves Giraud O'Banion Hynes Bertetti Bodet Hicks de Gasperi Cy Fried

Artillery Team Defeats Boerne White Sox In Local Game

Third Field Artillery from Fort Sam Houston beat the Boerne White Sox 8 to 6 in Boerne Texas. Speedball Wedge pitched seven strikeouts and Cowan nine while Artillery players Johnson and Cowan had three hits apiece. Hubert Wedge contributed two safeties and solid fielding for the locals.

Wedge Boerne Tex Third Field Artillery Fort Sam Houston Boerne White Sox Sox Cowan Army Post Johnson Artillery Hubert Wedge

Turners Beaten as Fraternal Brotherhood Defeats Turners 3–1

The San Antonio Turners lost Sunday afternoon on their home diamond as the Fraternal Brotherhood won 3 to 1. It was a pitching duel with Barry fanning 17 and Amann 15. Young homered and three double plays highlighted Brotherhood’s defense while Barry stood out for the Turners. Batteries: Amann and Arredondo for the Turners, Barry and Stucke for the Brotherhood. Umpire Huth.

San Antonio Turner Fraternal Brotherhood Turner Diamond Amann Barry Young Brotherhood Turners R. HB A.st Arredondo Stucke Huth

Standing of the Clubs Texas League Results

Sunday results show San Antonio 4 1 over Galveston 3 2 Houston 4 over Beaumont 1 Dallas 15 over Shreveport 6 Fort Worth 9 over Waco 4 Play Monday matchups list Waco at San Antonio Shreveport at Houston Fort Worth at Galveston Dallas at Beaumont

San Antonio Galveston Houston Beaumont Dallas Shreveport Fort Worth Waco

Sunday's American League results small card

Cleveland edged Detroit 4 to 3 while Chicago defeated St Louis 3 to 2. Philadelphia played Washington and New York hosted Boston with results not stated.

Cleveland Detroit Chicago St. Louis L Pet Boston New York Cesssee Washington Philadelphia

National League Scores Roundup

Cincinnati defeated Chicago 7 to 4 while St Louis beat Pittsburg 4 to 1. Boston faced New York and Brooklyn met Philadelphia with Chicago-Cincinnati and Pittsburg-St Louis on schedule.

Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburg St .Louis Standing of the Guard Ist Louis Sneer

Dallas Beats Shreveport 15 to 6 in Final Series Game

Dallas offense fattens batting averages as Scoggins struggles for Shreveport. Duffy falters in the fourth before Napier replaces him. Napier then fares better as Dallas plates 15 runs. Line shows Dallas 15 runs, 18 hits, 2 errors while Shreveport makes 6 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors.

Dallas Tex Shreveport Scoggins Duffy Napier Ey Ruth McCand Becker BR. x. O Carroll McIver Diamond Smith Tullos Cain Faulkner xBanjan xxTerry Seid Tolele Kcaidetesiesnick Kunns Palmer Conley McCandless Ens Melver Meyers

Chapas Trim Soldiers in 30 to 5 Victory

The Chapas defeated a picked Army Post squad Sunday afternoon by 30 to 5. Strong home offense and powerful hitting highlighted the game, delivering a decisive win for the Chapas over Army Post.

Army Post R. H. E. Army Chapas

Buffs Bump Beaux Land On Munsell for Eleven Hits

Houston swung Sunday and pounded Munsell for eleven hits to defeat Beaumont four to one in a tight game. Dode Criss gave up only two hits in five innings before being hit by a batted ball and Hiett closed out the win with strong relief pitching.

Houston Tex Munsell Beaumont Dode Criss Hiett

Houston Beats Beaumont In 1st Meet At Bat

Criss pitched five innings allowing one run and two hits while Hiett threw four innings with three hits and two runs in a 7 7 tie. Ae and Burke added to the batting totals as Kane refereed the game with 1 hour 38 minutes elapsed.

Houston Beaumont Criss Hiett Munsell Gibson Burke Kane

Calbert hits three homers in one day for Muskogee

In Tulsa on April 23 Calbert, the Muskogee outfielder, belted three home runs in a Sunday game against Tulsa, possibly tying or breaking the world professional league record. He also had a single in six at bats, evening the score with one-man power.

Tulsa Okla Calbert Muskogee

Kaiserling to Chattanooga in pro baseball deal

Memphis Tenn April 23 George Kaiserling a pitcher secured by the Memphis club from Toledo of the American Association was released Sunday to Chattanooga.

Inventor Patents Disk to Aid Cream Pouring

A rubber disk on a handle is patented to insert into a bottle to hold soured milk as cream is poured from the top. The device aims to prevent spills and keep cream flowing smoothly during use.

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