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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1917

Page

5

Dallas Submarines Defeat Shamrocks 5–0 at League Park

Dallas visitors dominated the matinee scoring in the second, seventh and eighth innings. Kuhn and Litchi belted two homers left field while Lewis held the Bronchos to four hits with a sharp spitball. Kendricks moved to right field, fanning twice and contributing a bunt beat out.

Dallas Submarines Shamrocks League Park Flanagan O’leary Dallas Lewis Jim Kendricks Texas Booe Hoffman Kuhn Palmer Litchi

Cleveland Beats Chicago 2–1 In Swinging AL Clash

In Chicago, Cleveland edges the White Sox 2 to 1 as Klepfer and Coveleskie combine on the mound against ONeill and Schalk. Detroit also tops St. Louis 2 to 1 behind Dauss, with Weisman and Koob pitching.

Chicago R. HH. ES Cleveland Klepfer Coveleskie O'Neill Billings Williams Scott Danforth Schalk Detroit St. Louis HH. EZ Weisman Koob Severeid Dauss Stanage

Boston Washington game postponed on wet grounds

In Boston the Boston versus Washington game was postponed due to wet field conditions. Officials cited unsafe playing surface and rescheduled the contest for a later date.

New York Philadelphia Game Postponed by Rain

The scheduled New York versus Philadelphia game is postponed due to rain. Neither team announced a new date as weather delays continue.

Scores From Midwest Matches Recorded

American Association results show Louisville defeated Kansas City 3 to 0, Toledo lost to St Paul 1 to 7, with rain affecting games at Columbus Milwaukee and Indianapolis Minneapolis.

American Association Louisville Kansas City Toledo St. Paul Columbus-Milwaukee Indianapolis-Minneapolis

McCourt Wins Second Block in 150-Point Billiard Match

Charles McCourt of Cleveland, three cushion billiard champion, defeated challenger R L Cannefax in the second block here in Akron, scoring 50 to 44. The match score stood 100 to 86 in McCourt’s favor after the Friday night bout.

McCourt Akron Ohio Charles McCourt Cleveland R. L

Friday Scores From Texas and Nearby Cities

Dallas blank San Antonio 0. Houston 2 Fort Worth 1. Waco 6 Beaumont 0. Shreveport 4 Galveston 0. Friday results show multiple city games with clear winners and scores. Local teams dominated regional action.

Dallas San Antonio Houston Fort Worth Waco Beaumont Shreveport Galveston

Saturday Playout Matches Set Across Cities

Dallas visits San Antonio and Shreveport travels to Galveston while Waco goes to Beaumont and Fort Worth meets Houston in scheduled showdowns this Saturday.

National League Standings Readout

National League standings list teams with win loss records and percentages. New York, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Philadelphia show varying records, w L and .Pcts reflected for midseason balance.

Friday's Results Show Eagles Shine 5 1

Friday's games report Philadelphia 5 New York 1. Cincinnati 5 Pittsburg 3. Chicago and St Louis played on wet grounds with no final score listed.

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

Sports Matchups List

Boston faces Brooklyn New York hosts Philadelphia Cincinnati plays Pittsburg Chicago meets St Louis in a series of regional basketball games. Teams compete across city venues with potential standings impact and local fan attention.

Shreveport Set To Open Series At League Park

Shreveport will host a three day series at League Park starting Sunday afternoon. The Shamrocks trail the Gassers by one and a half games as fans expect a hard fought set. Lieutenant Jim Kendricks has moved to right field while management seeks a strong sunfield fielder to boost Walter Morris' circuit.

Shreveport League Park Shamrocks League Walter Morris Jim Kendricks Imber Harrison J. Benson Charley O'Leary

Howard Berry Wins College Pentathlon Championship

Howard Berry of the University of Pennsylvania won the college pentathlon title for the third straight year in Philadelphia. He captured four events: broad jump javelin throw 200 meters and 1500 meters, and placed third in the discus. B Jones and A Dambly of Pennsylvania State finished second and third respectively, with Hoot of Swarthmore fourth.

Philadelphia Howard Berry University of Pennsylvania B. Jones Pennsylvania State A. Dambly Hoot Swarthmore College Pennsylvania Lennon Pope Dorsey Scudder Chicago Clark Feurstein Brinkman Jones Clark Otis Tenney Brennan Norris Price Humphreys Dambly Lamb Bennett Illinois Cabbage Berry

Unclear Fenestration of Scores in Regional Games

Fragmentary report shows New York led Philadelphia and Washington trounced Boston on wet grounds while Cleveland posted 2 and Chicago 1 in unidentified contests. The fragment lacks dates teams venues and outcomes.

Schedule of Saturday NBA Games

Play Saturday features St. Louis at Cleveland Detroit at Chicago Philadelphia at New York and Washington at Boston.

Chicago Boston New York Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Washington Detroit

Tractions and Turners Play Baseball Sunday at Electric Park

San Antonio Tractions face Turner baseball in a nine inning game Sunday at Electric Park starting 9 30 in the morning. Wulff and Harris will be the battery for the Tractions with Berry and Schumke catching for the Turners.

Electric Park San Antonio Traction Company Turner Baseball Edge Bell Jerkers

National League orders replay of Philadephia Boston game

President Tener of the National Baseball League ordered a replay of the April 17 Philadelphia at Boston game after Manager Moran protested. Umpire Bransfield ruled a Philadelphia runner out for walking from second base, a call Tener says was erroneous.

Philadelphia Tener National Baseball League Boston Moran Bransfield

Napier Shields Galveston as Pirates Win 4-0

Napier pitched a brilliant game for the Pirates, supported by four first inning runs from hits and Galveston errors. The final score was 4 to 0 in Galveston on Friday.

Flanagan Palmer Litchi Betwen Dallas Galveston Tex Napier

Buffs Win Twice as Fort Worth Edges Houston

Fort Worth falls 2 to 1 as Houston scores in the eighth. Stolen bases by Frierson McCarty Bailey highlight a game with two base hits from Hemingway Stellbauer Bernsen and Britten. Watson struck out six for Houston while Geist fanned one for Fort Worth.

Galveston Es & Breaux Balenti Callahan Sharman Shreveport AB H.O. A Carroll Tullos Melver Emith Diamond Faulkner Napier Enee Stuart Haae Tuilos Cain Couchman Lelis Vitter Houston Fort Watson Geist Byee Northen Mattews Tex Fort Worth A. E Hemingway Pritton Frierson

White Stops Murphy in Quick Chicago Upset

In Syracuse on April 28 Charley White of Chicago halted Young Murphy in the fourth round of a ten round bout to spare Murphy further punishment as White pressed the attack throughout.

Syracuse N. Y Charley White Chicago Young Murphy White

Special Train to Victoria May 3 Midnight Fare Details

A Southern Pacific adv announces a special train to Victoria on May 3 at midnight. Round trip fare is $4.55 with berth options at $1.50.

Victoria Southern Pacific

Colored excursion to Seguin May 10

Special train on Southern Pacific departs at 9 30 a m for a colored excursion to Seguin with round trip fare listed at 31 00 in advance advertises the trip.

Seguin

Base ball score notes with rain postponements and reports

At St Louis and Chicago St Louis game postponed due to wet grounds. Batting details show Pittsburg scoring and pitchers Toney Wingo Mil ler Carlson Jacobs Schmidt. At Philadelphia June ee New York game 15 runs for New York in a 15 7 victory with Tesreau McCarty Lavender Killifer on the mound.

St. Louis Wet Grounds Cincinnati Pittsburg Co. B. Be Toney Wingo Miller Carlson Jacobs Schmidt Philadelphia New York Ogix Tesreau McCarty Lavender Killifer

Texan shooter places high in Natchez trap event

In Natchez Mississippi on April 28 Walter Babbitt of Natchez won high amateur while A H Richardson of Brownwood Texas finished second in the interstate trap shooting tournament.

A. H. Richardson Brownwood Natchez, Miss Walter Babbitt Natchez Tex Babbitt

Local Tournament Key Scores Hit Highs Across Participants

broke 187 targets out of 200 and Richardson 186. H. B. Gibbs of Union City Tennessee was high professional with 199 breaks. E. P. Fitzgerald of Claresdale Mississippi won the Carroll Hotel trophy.

Richardson H. B. Gibbs Union City Tenn E. P. Fitzgerald Claresdale Miss

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