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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
3
Panthers win game on a double steal in a tight contest against Bronchos. Narration notes a late surge and key plays, includingWinchell's run support and Burns' sharp pitching. Series standings show a battle for second in the division with Waco at San Antonio and Fort Worth at Austin on the day’s schedule.
A detailed box score notes wins by Winsch ell and Burns with multiple hits and runs batted in. Key plays include Sentz one handed center catch and Leidy’s fourth inning throw, while Dupree hobbles after a first inning miscue. Fort Worth and San Antonio vie for inning by inning advantages as bases on balls and stolen bases populate the page.
Pittsburg beat Chicago 2 1 in Chicago as Pfeister and King faced Leffeld Camnitz and Gibson. Philadelphia won 3 1 at Brooklyn with Jehie Doolin Bell Bergen batteries. Boston edged New York 7 6 in an eleven inning standout at Barton. Cincinnati game postponed due to cold. Washington beat Philadelphia 2 0. Cleveland topped St Louis 6 3. Chicago defeated Detroit 6 3 in Detroit. New York defeated Boston 14 1 at New York with Motvy starring. Austin defeated Waco 8 2. Shreveport beat Galveston 7 4. Multiple line scores and batter records noted across the day.
Unclear scoreline shows Montgomery defeating Nashville with attempts noted as four to four in a muddled report. Mentions RW TE Montgomery and players Thomas Shannon Perdue Seabaugh. Other game notes reference Atlanta defeating Birmingham and scattered league results across Louisville Toledo and Milwaukee settings.
Readable details indicate Houston defeated Dallas 9 to 0 in an exhibition style matchup. References mention Reneti Houston and Reaves RH plus multiple players such as Chavon and Tone as contributors. The fragmentary text notes scoring actions and team names, with unclear secondaries and line details.
In Houston yesterday the Dallas team players faced fines after a disputed win decision. Arapire Matthews and Maag were penalized, and the final score favored Houston 9 to 0 amid contentious conduct during the game.
The K Club beat the Owls 73 to 52 in the first game while the Owls won the second by 9 pins. The K Club set a new high game record of 361 in game one and also hold the high inning score with g1. The Laurels defeated the K Auxiliary in both games by margins of 34 and 27 pins. Eagles beat Woodlawns in two games by 67 and 84 pins setting a notable high dom sighting.
The Bexar Bowling era held a quarterly prize bowl at Beethoven alleys with Soule taking first prize for 78 pins. Prizes included a rocking chair, umbrella, and other varied items as names like Cook, Gloeckner, Gehuetze, Mare, Haytenss, Herwock, Huntress, Brian, Bilsworth, Welker, Hohey, Judmuter, Weber, Kits, Webren, Jungkind, and Simon appear among many scattered prize notes.
A 1908 note urges dealers to collect a $2 deposit for each half barrel and $2 for each keg or quarter barrel sold to private parties to insure return of beer cooperage. It explains scarce cooperage and rising costs, requests enforcement from May 1, 1908, and offers refunds upon return with a due bill.
In bashkethill play at C A court the Long Horns defeated Idaho 17 to 11 after leading 7 to 4 then pulling away in the second half. Hicks and Nash led scoring for the losing side while Kaylon and others contributed for the winners. The second game saw White Sox win 12 to 9. a closer 9 to 3 first half and a tight finish in the second period. Referee Jeffries and timekeeper Halsted officiated. Blondel was official scorer.
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