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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
6
The Bronchos scored in bursts, overcoming earlyfield miscues as Sicking and Perry sparked the offense. Nor and Palmer manufactured runs, while the defense clamped down late to seal a high‑scoring victory for the home club.
Stolen bases by Vahiman Tanner and others highlight a 7 to 5 score. Waco builds a 2 run lead, Shreveport answers with 1 due to two-base hits by James and carn runs. Pitchers Hoffman and Sims worked, with errors and a double play shaping the long afternoon.
The Buffs defeated Fort Worth 6 to 4 after a late rally in which Houston pitcher Whittaker and Atz were involved in a dispute that required escort by the law. Hardin lasted eight innings before being removed, with Atz delivering decisive hits including a triple and a double.
At the state capitol it was intimated the Minnesota Safety Commission may bar the Willard Sulton boxing match in Minnesota during the war. Leaders note the proposed Fourth of July title fight unlikely to occur in the Twin Cities amid organized opposition and bid for statewide support to block the event.
L & Cline claimed the open pistol trophy at the weekly municipal range event under artificial light with a 46 of 50. Barbera was runner up six points back as T A Rieber and H M Rhodus posted notable scores at 300 yards and 20 yards.
Main Avenue High School defeated San Antonio Academy 8 to 4 at Electric Park. McMullin pitched four innings, Bullitt finished with no hits allowed, and Buerger Day and company contributed key hits. Davenport faced Academy's lineup, with Davis and Zander making notable plays for Main Avenue.
St. Mark's Episcopal defeated the First Presbyterian 5 to 0 in a pitchers battle with Tommie Gish of St. Mark's fanning eight and Ernest Green of Pres by 12 strikeouts. Government Hill Methodists then beat Westminster Presbyterians 12 to 0 as M Gerhardt relieved Smith in a high offense inning. Halliday pitched well for Westminster.
Bronchos recruit John Sidney Lefty Ross from the San Antonio City League earned a victory over the Dallas Giants Tuesday afternoon. He allowed six hits, all but one singles, in his first Broncho start against a league club. The southpaw can hit and pitch, having starred for the Headquarters team with timely runs last season.
Standings and results from the Texas League show Dallas 2 Houston 6 and Fort Worth 4 Waco 4 Shreveport 2 with Dallas visiting San Antonio and Fort Worth meeting Houston while Shreveport plays Waco. New schedule lists four games on the upcoming day.
Cleveland defeated St Louis 8 to 2 and Boston beat New York 1 to 0. Philadelphia routed Washington 5 to 0. Detroit and Chicago games were rained out. Schedule includes Phil Youday, Chicago at St Louis, Cleveland at Detroit, Boston at Philadelphia, Washington at New York.
NL standings show New York 6 0 0 1.000 leading, Philadelphia 6 1, Cincinnati 6 4, St. Louis 4 5, Chicago 5 7, Pittsburgh 8 2, Boston 6 0 6. The Tuesday results list St. Louis beating Pittsburgh and Chicago, New York defeating Brooklyn, Cincinnati over Pittsburgh, Boston over Philadelphia, and Philadelphia over Boston among others. The schedule notes games in New Orleans and other cities with various matchups and dates.
Adolph Ernst faces Chris Sorenson in a 8 15 p m wrestling bout at Beethoven Hall tonight Sorenson stands 6 ft 2 in and weighs 190 pounds with a 44 inch chest and a 34 inch neck while Ernst weighs 186 pounds and has a 36 inch waist The card lists past fall records for Sorenson and a preliminary match featuring Gustav Chauvy The bout may be refereed by an army officer and the article notes local sentiment toward the match
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