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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1911

Page

14

Sand Crabs blank Bronchos 9 in Galveston rout

Galveston Texas April 28 The Sand Crabs shutout Rogers and Lape 9 to 0 as Hise pitched well for Galveston and held San Antonio to six hits. Lape relieved after Rogers, but also struggled, while Hise collected three hits himself.

Galveston Tex Sand Crabs Rogers Lape Hise Altic H Lape Pice Galvest AB. R. H Esaty & Tl Suetts Wss San Antonio AB. R. H. C. A. E. Antonio Wgsersars RAMS Cccapee Wista Sciekes Iveston Landreth Riggs Redmond Derriner Dreth Ith Brady Cook

Houston Wins Texas League Opener Over Austin

Houston defeated Austin 6 to 4 in ten innings on April 28 as Hill and Fillman boosted the rally with a pair of two-run plays. Austin led 3 0 before Houston tied in the sixth. both teams scored in the ninth, and Houston broke through in the tenth with a wild throw allowing Allen to score the winning run. Batteries Rose and Allen for Houston and Ashton Taylor Hinninger for Austin. Umpire Spencer.

Houston Tex Austin Hill Fillman Buffaloes Taylor Ashton Hinninger Allen R. H. E. Houston Rose Umpire Spencer Rice Eeaters Brownies Bay City Brownsville Rice Eaters Toner Aeter

Mets Bunch Hits To Complete Fort Worth Series Victory

Oklahoma City defeated Fort Worth 7 to 3 to close the series. The Chiefs broke a 3 3 tie with four runs in the ninth inning on five hits and a sacrifice. Crohan pitched well for Oklahoma City while Drohan started for Fort Worth.

Associated Press Oklahoma City Fort Worth Weatherford Panthers Crohan Drohan Noyes Deardorff Green Matthews

Standing of Clubs In Texas Cities

Galveston 9, San Pedro 0. Houston 5, Austin 4. Oklahoma City 7, Fort Worth 3. Dallas 11 5, Waco 1 0. Games Today include Antonio in Galveston Astin in Houston Dallas in Fort Worth Oklahoma City in Waco.

Galveston San Pe Houston Austin Oklahoma City Fort Worth Dallas Waco Antonio Astin Psyd P. C. Dallas Wee Austin Sear Il Finn Aei

Local scores show Beeville, Corpus Christi, Bay City games

Beeville defeats Victoria 4 0 while Bay City tops Brownsville 5 1. Corpus Christi draws 4 4 at Laredo 2 3, with J. games listed as Bay City in Victoria and Beeville in Laredo.

Beeville Victoria Bay City Brownsville Corpus Christi Laredo Piay Cnp

Phillies defeat Brooklyn in NL game 4 to 2

In Brooklyn on April 28 Philadelphia beat the Dodgers 4 to 2 after leading 1-0, with Beebe and Doomn handling the bats and Bergen catching. Earlier Cincinnati won to even the Chicago series 4 to 2, as Pfeister and Kling held, Gaspar and Clark batted.

Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago R.H.E Cincinnat Pfeister Kling Gaspar Clarx

New York Beats Boston 12 to 6 in Baseball Clash

New York defeated Boston 12 to 6 yesterday highlighted by late-inning runs. The Boston lineup featured Brown Parson and Graham with Marquard and Myers on the mound, while New York relied on Crandall and Wilson to seal the win.

New York Boston R. H. EB Brown, Parson and Graham Marquard and Myers Crandall Wilson

Yankees Win at Boston in Tight 4-3 Loss

New York edged Boston 4 to 3 as Wigington surrendered four runs through eight innings. R H E 4 8 3 for the Yankees off 0 4 3 while the Boston nine collected three runs on eight hits with four errors.

Detroit and Cleveland Edge Six-Run Games

The score set shows Detroit 6 Cleveland 3 and Philadelphia 9 Washington 6. Matchups list Washington at Philadelphia New York at Boston Detroit at Cleveland and St. Louis at Chicago with New York at Boston in today’s games.

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

Giants Sweep Navigators In Doubleheader In Waco

The Dallas Giants won both ends of a doubleheader against Waco Navigators 11 to 1 and 6 to 0. McAdams pitched superbly for Dallas in both games as the visitors hit well throughout. Waco was weakened by five players injured.

Associated Press Waco Tex Giants Navigators McAdams Dallas

Athletics Win Third Straight Over Washington

Philadelphia defeated Washington 9 to 6 in a nine inning game. Otey Walker and Gray pitched for Washington while Morgan, Livingstone, Krause and Thomas joined Philadelphia in the win.

Athletics Philadelphia Washington Otey, Walker, Gray and Street Morgan and Livingstone Krause Thomas

Fragmentary 19th century score line notes

Disjointed score figures include Cincinnati 7 Chicago 2 New York 12 Boston 5 Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 2 with scattered city pairings and vague venue references across Pittsburg New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati St Louis.

Cincinnati Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Feago Pittsburg St. Louis P.c

Cleburne Promotes Local Baseball Farewell Day

Cleburne Texas marked a holiday as three baseball games were scheduled Sunday before city ordinances take full effect banning baseball within city limits. Bonham joined in celebrating the opening of a local league season amid business district participation.

Associated Press Cleburne Tex Bonham

Detroit Beats Naps 6–3 In Open MLB Showdown

Detroit defeated Cleveland 6 to 3 as Gregg received poor support. Scoring details show Cleveland 8 runs earned? The box lists batteries Gregg Fisher Land and Smith Mullin and Stanage.

Detroit Naps Gregg Cleveland R. H. E. Cleveland Fisher Land and Smith Mullin Stanage

Southern League Scores and Weather Notes

Wet grounds in Chattanooga at Memphis game and rain affected New Orleans at Mobile and Birmingham at Montgomery. Nashville defeated Atlanta 3 to 0. Matchups listed show Nashville in Atlanta and Chattanooga in Memphis with New Orleans in Mobile and Berestague in Montgomery towns.

Chattanooga Memphis New Orleans Mobile Birmingham-Montgomery Nashville Atlanta Games Today Berestague Montgomery Plyd P. C. Memphimete Birmingham

Frankie White and Mugsy Schopf to fight twenty rounds

In Chicago on April 28 Frankie White and Mugsy Schopf were matched for a twenty round bout at Cheyenne Wyoming within two weeks. The agreed weight limit stands at 185 pounds.

Neek Chicago Frankie White Mugsy Cheyenne Wyo Mae

Sporting Notes on Baseball’s Ongoing Jests and Players

A collage of notes on Addie Joss, King Cole, Hans Wagner Cobb and Lajoie, White Sox hitless woes and New York yellow dogs. Updates on Hooks Wiltse’s wrist injury and Cubs Wolf and Keener sold to Fort Wayne. Hunter settles nerves at first base for the Pirates. Rube Waddell drills hard in the American association amid league chatter.

Local Games Result Summary

At Pavennah Savannah 6 Charles ton 4. At Augusta Augusta 3 Columbia 0. At Macon Macon 7 Jacksonville 3. At Albany Albany 1 Colubus 2.

Pavennah Savannah Charleston Augusta Columbia Macon Jacksonville Albany Colubus

Berg Beats Abps in Handicap Wrestling Match

Victoria April 28 John Berg light heavyweight champ of the south from San Antonio easily defeats Otto Abps known as Young Beel in a handicap match. Berg won the first fall in four minutes fifty seconds with body scissors and double arm lock and the second in one minute forty seconds with crotch and half Nelson. Mihovil Galveston challenged Berg to a handicap rematch but Berg declined proposing three throws in an hour or as Mihovil would accept.

Victoria Tex John Berg San Antonio Otto Abps Young Beel Abps William Mihovil Galveston Berg Professor Smithson San Angelo Mihovil Smithson

Beeville sweeps series behind Fulton shutout

Beeville beat Victoria 4 to 0 as Fulton worked the mound for Beeville in front of 1500 fans. Robinson labored in poor form for Victoria, while Beeville took the series outright with timely hitting and solid defense.

Pelicans Take Double Header in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi clubs win both ends of a doubleheader against Laredo 4 2 in game one and 4 3 in game two. Wetzel delivered a key eighth inning hit in the opener as Laredo’s miscues cost the visitors. Umpire Grover presided. Witker, Hunt, Newmeyer, Trigg, Byrnes, Mahon, Underwood handled the batteries.

Pelicans Corpus Christi Tex Laredo Wetzel Corpus R. H. E. Corpus Witker and Hunt Gambrell and Bannon Grover

Nashville Shoots Down Atlanta 3 to 0 in Opener

Nashville blanked Atlanta 3 to 0 as Barr Munson Crabble Wells and C Miller held the Braves scoreless. The game featured solid pitching and timely hitting to give Nashville the win in Atlanta.

Nashville Atlanta Barr and Munson Crabble, Wells C. Miller

Mutt and Jeff Coupon Offer Valid at Light Premium Dept

A coupon and 50 cents may be exchanged for one bound book of Mutt and Jeff cartoons and sayings at The Light Premium Department on Losoya Street beside the Lozoya Hotel. Mail orders priced at 65 cents.

Mutt and Jeff Light Premium Losoya Street Losoya Hotel

Allen Allows Protest Over Forfeited Game

Austin protest against awarding a forfeited game to Houston on Wednesday by Umpire Spencer was allowed. The game will be dropped from the standing and played off at a later date.

Austin Tex Allen Houston Spencer

Potter and Perkins win UT doubles tennis championship

Hugh Potter of Gainesville and Dell Perkins of Austin won the University of Texas doubles tennis championship yesterday. They defeated Theo Tucker and Joe Estil in the final and will represent Texas at the Texas intercollegiate reserve meet at A and M on May 11 and 12.

Austin Tex Hugh Potter Gainesville Dell Perkins University of Texas Potter Perkins Theo Tucker Joe Estil Texas

Marshall Shuts Out Lakeside In Seven Inning Victory

The Marshall training school baseball team defeated Lakeside yesterday in seven innings by a score of 0 to 0. Pitchers Youngman and Carr held Lakeside hitless as Marshall produced the decisive shutout.

Marshall Lakeside Marshall Training School Lakeside Classical Youngman Carr

Conover Baseball Team Calls Night Meeting at City Block

The Conover baseball team has called a meeting of its players tonight at 306 West Commerce Street to discuss important business matters. Preparations will be completed for Sunday’s afternoon game at Krisch Park against the Households.

Conover West Commerce Street Krisch Park

Wetzel Arrives in City to Join Pelicans Staff

Billie Wetzel, Austin Southpaw, arrives in town and is expected to bolster the Pelicans pitching staff this season.

Wetzel Pelicans Corpus Christi Tex Billie Wetzel Austin Southpaw

Evans Arrival Expected Today In Local Wrestling Clash

Walt Evans the Knoxville lightweight grappler is due in the city today to face John Berg the south's local heavyweight champion. Berg trains hard for the match, Evans lately boxed up in weight and experience, and tickets predict a season record crowd for Monday. Kardow and Berg will also wrestle an exhibition at Springer’s garden this afternoon.

Walt Evans Knoxville Tenn Apple John Berg South Tennessee Berg Evans Hackenschmidt Kardow Springer’s Garden Hardware Men’s Association Texas Jack Johnson

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