Brongs Edge Shreveport in Opener of Three-Game Series
Jack Harper dazzled for the Bronchos allowing only four hits as Shreveport’s Duffy was neutralized. Earl Dunckel and James Tierney powered a big first inning with Dunckel's three-bagger driving in two runs, and the Bronchos beat the Gassers 7 to 1 at League Park.
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Jack Harper
Bronchos
Shreveport Sluggers
Syd Smith
Earl Dunckel
James Tierney
Shreveport
Duffy
League Park
Shamrocks
Harper
Walter Johnson
Bagga
Baggan
Texas
O'Leary
Booe
Charley
Hoffman
Dunckel
Tierney
Broncos Keep Pure Hitting Leads to Narrow Victory
Dunckel and Sicking sparked a rally with key hits as O'Leary scored on a short putout and Dunckel beat a ball to short for two. In the fifth, Baggan walked and scored on a Booe misplay, while Betts and Smith added the visitors lone run. The score:
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Dunckel
Sicking
Tierney
O'Leary
Duffy
Booe
Hoffman
Baggan
McIver
Mac
Smith
Betts
Local Baseball Scores From Ohio and Indiana Cities
At Toledo Ohio the Toledo team defeated Milwaukee 6 to 3. At Columbus Ohio St Paul won 3 to 0. At Louisville Kentucky the Louisville team beat Minneapolis 7 to 2. At Indianapolis Indiana Kansas City fell 2 to 1.
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American Association
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Chapas sweep two Sunday games to extend win streak
The Chapas baseball team won 14 to 0 in the morning at the Potchernick diamond against the Guarantees and 16 to 12 in ten innings in the afternoon against the Fraternal Brotherhood. Pitcher P Garcia led the morning shutout and Riegel cleared the sacks with a key homer in the later victory.
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Chapa
Potchernick
Guarantees
Fraternal Brotherhood
Chapas
P. Garcia
Giraud
Riegel
W. Layne
R.H. E. GuArantees
Ahrens and Ott Defeat Texas Eagles in Afternoon Bout
Ahrens and Ott beat Texas Eagles 6 to 3 on Potcher Nick Diamond. Leroy Hicks was out for the city champions while Freddie Huntress pitched well, striking out seven after two rough frames. Burk, Altman, and Curran contributed key runs as Amrose Curran and Abe Blalock drove in early and later scores with strong fielding from the Plumbers.
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Ahrens
Ott
Potchernick Diamond
Texas Cry
Leroy Hicks
Freddie Huntress
Eagles
Huntress
Altman
Gilbert
Blalock
Jack Burke
Graves
Curran
Burke
Blalock Brothers
Collins
Ambrose Curran
Bertetti
Martinez
R. H. E. Ahrens
Kerrville Edges Boerne In Pitching Duel 2-1
Kerrville defeats Boerne 2 to 1 in a pitching duel as Al Manny of San Antonio limits Kerrville to two runs. Speedball Wedge holds Boerne to four hits with ten strikeouts while Manny fans 20, including eleven straight. Hubert Wedge shines at short with eight assists.
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Boerne
Tex
Wedge
al Manny
San Antonio
Kerrville
White Sox
Manny
Hubert Wedge
Fabra
Ahrens
Ott
R. H. E.rgecvieio
Sede Vewnaeest
Garcia
North
Harlandale Juniors Split Doubleheader With Mason Streets
Harlandale Juniors take opener 14 to 6 then lose 7 to 6 in the second game against Mason Streets. Meyers Holmes and Basse starred for Harlandale with Basse collecting five doubles and a single while Bonnett Ledger led Mason Streets. Batteries listed as Meyers Williams Corley Bonnett in game one and Bennett Ledger Gottwald Williams in game two.
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Harlandale
Mason Street
Meyers
Holmes
Basse
Bonnett
Ledger
Mason Streets
R. H. E. Harlandale
Mason’ Etréeta
Sunday baseball standings and results
Sunday's results show San Antonio 7 over Shreveport 1, Houston 1 over Waco 0, Dallas 4 over Galveston 1, Fort Worth 3 over Beaumont 1. Matchups set for Monday: Shreveport at San Antonio, Waco at Houston, Dallas at Galveston, Fort Worth at Beaumont.
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San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Waco
Dallas
Galveston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Pet
National League Sunday Scores Move Forging Leads
Sunday results show Pittsburg blanking Cincinnati 3 0 and Chicago edging St Louis 6 5 in 11 innings. Monday matchups include Brooklyn at New York Boston at Philadelphia Pittsburg at Cincinnati and Chicago at St Louis.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
St- Louis
Isoston Seereweee
Cincinnati Eoeee
Eeeeel
Brooklyn Sete
Baseball scores and Monday slate announced
In the American League St. Louis beat Cleveland 6 to 4 while Detroit defeated Chicago 3 to 0. The schedule lists Detroit at Chicago St. Louis at Cleveland New York at Washington and Philadelphia at Boston for Monday.
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Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago Beats Detroit In Low-Scoring Exhibition
In Chicago, Detroit trailed as Chicago won 5 to 3 behind strong pitching by Mitchell and Spencer. Detroit managed only two runs off a tight Chicago defense as St. Louis and Cleveland later clashed in another tight contest. In Cleveland, St. Louis outscored Cleveland 12 to 5 with a big ninth inning. Batteries listed for both games include Groom Koob Plank and Sereveld for St. Louis and Bagby Lambert Boehl ing Coveleskie O Neill for Cleveland.
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St. Louis
Cleveland
Groom
Koob
Plank
Sereveld Bagby
Lambert
Boehling
Coveleskie
O'Neill
Billings
Pittsburg Beats Cincinnati 3-0 On The Road
Pittsburg defeated Cincinnati 3 to 0 behind solid pitching and timely hitting. Carlson and Fischer combined on the mound for Pittsburg while Schneider and Wingo worked for Cincinnati in a shutout loss.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati
R- H. E. Pittsburg
Carlson
Fischer
Schneider and
Wingo
Chicago 6 St. Louis 5 Battery lineup and score note
In St. Louis the game ended 6 to 5 with Chicago edging St. Louis. Reuther Aldridge and Wilson joined Meadows Ames Steele Watson Pierce and Snyder in the Batteries.
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St. Louis
Reuther
Aldridge
Wilson
Meadows
Ames
Steele
Watson
Pierce
Snyder
St Patrick Minims Open Season With Win
The St Patrick Minims opened their 1917 season with a 14 to 13 victory over the Mexico Independents on Sunday afternoon. Key moments came from pitcher Flaherty and batters M Kuehne and H Schneider for St Patrick while Pancho led the losers. Batteries: Hummell Flaherty M Kuehne Pancho Carranza.
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St. Patrick Minims
Mexico Independents
Flaherty
M. Kuehne
H. Schneider
Pancho
R. H. B. St. Patrick Juniors
Hummell
M. .Kuehne
Carranza
Jockey Club Cancels 1917 Racing Features
The Jockey Club cancels all racing features after the spring meeting to save foodstuffs diverted to racing stables. Cancellation of summer dates will prevent classic events including the Derby Oaks Ascot derby Eclipse Jockey Club and St Leger stakes.
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London
The
Jockey Club
Cavalry Four Wins General Parker Cups at Fort Sam
The Cavalry polo four defeated the Aides de Camp 11 to 4 on Trent Field to win the General Parker cups. Capt. G Johnson and Lieut. A Newman starred. Bill and Gus Meadows excelled for the mixed civilian team in the second set. Next Sunday begins the McNeel cup tournament with ratings to be revised this week.
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Trent Field
Fort Sam Houston
Aides de Camp
Cavalry
San Antonio
Capt. G. Johnson
Lieut
A. Newman
Dallas Beats Pirates Galveston in 70 Minute opener
Dallas wins 4 to 1 over Galveston in the Texas League opener as McCandless and Sewell power the batting. Galveston struggles against Dallas slow ball, yielding the shortest Texas League game of the season at seventy minutes. Breaux and Tarleton lead Galveston with limited scoring.
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Galveston
Tex
McCandless
Sewell
Dallas
AE. R.H. C. A. E. Breaux
Tarleton
Stuart
Sharman
H. Smith
Callahan
Balenth
Hesse
Gudger
Hauser
xKarr
Ceeess
Couchman
Bates Avscosisserves Seera
Bates
Buffs Shut Out Waco Colored Excursion
Seguin trip notes a 9:30 a.m. departure on a Southern Pacific special train to Waco with a $1.00 round trip fare.
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WACO
Seguin
Southern Pacific
Major League pennant races shape up after rough week
New York’s NL lead narrowed as St Louis and Chicago challenged for the pennant while Boston fought for first in the American. Inclement weather postponed 13 games as teams posted mixed results, with Cleveland showing improvement and Philadelphia strong in the American League.
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New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
McGraw
Alexander
Pittsburg
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Braves
Tyler
Cincinnati
Connie Mack
Washington
Bush
Mackmen
Yankees
Mogridge
Red Sox
Indians
Pearls Defeat Marion in 11–0 Shutout at Marion
The Pearl baseball team trounced Marion 11 to 0 Sunday afternoon in Marion. Cy Fried struck out 18 batters, allowed only three hits, and was backed by Wright with a double and a triple, Green with four hits and a walk. Batteries Fried and Wright. Wesnig and Vickers. Next, Pearls meet the Nineteenth Infantry at Lambert Beach diamond on May Day Brackenridge Park.
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Marion
Cy” Fried
Brewery
Wesnig
Frank Wright
Teddy Green
Swat
Wright
Green
Fried
Pearls
Lambert Beach
Brackenridge Park
Cts
S&s
Wosnig
Vickers
Harlandale Defeats Beavers In Low Scoring Duel
The Harlandale baseball team beat Beavers 4 to 1 in a pitching duel between Pape and Kraft Sunday. Con rad and Holbrech led the winners with timely play while Garcia collected two hits for Beavers. The game featured strong fielding and few base hits.
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Beavers
Pape
Kraft
Conrad
Holbrecht
Wolf
Garcia
Simon Pures
R. H. E. Harlandale
Pape and Holbrecht
Kraft and Garcia
Fort Worth Panthers shut out Beaumont in nine inning game
Manager Jakey Atz drove in all three Fort Worth runs while Applegate pitched a shutout. Bailey was hit twice and scored both times. The game featured a military drill and ended 3 to 0 in favor of Fort Worth with 9 on base for Fort Worth and 8 for Beaumont.
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Tex
Jakey Atz
Fort Worth
Applegate
Bailey
AB R
Etow
Kircher
Crichlow
Williams
Bernsen
Gray
Fohnston
Cessseecevee
DIVA
Osss
McMahon
Dodd
Francis
Perry
Stow
Balle
Kitcher
Gibson
Atz
Fune
Kanes
Hayes
Falkenberg Sent to Phillies in Major League Swap
President James C. McGill of the Indianapolis club announced Sunday night that pitcher Fred Cy Falkenberg was traded to the Philadelphia American League club for pitcher John Nabors. This marks Falkenberg s third major league appearance.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James C. McGill
Indianapolis Baseball Club
American Association
Fred “Cy” Falkenberg
Philadelphia
John Nabors
Dallas Street Juniors Beat Beacon Hill Juniors 3 to 1
The Dallas Street Juniors shut out Beacon Hill Juniors in a fast Sunday game by a 3 to 1 score. Vogler pitched in the clutch for the winners as Dallas notches its third straight victory. Batteries were Lee and Ott for Beacon Hill and Vogler and W Krause for Dallas.
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Beacon Hill
Vogler
R. H.E. Rakcaty
Lee
Ott
W. Krause
Spitfire the Lion That Ended in a Farm Fight
Spitfire, the famed big lion of a Baltimore circus, was killed by a mob of about twenty men at a Muirkirk farm after a three hour struggle. The forest bred captive suffered five bullet wounds and died in his cage as the crowd clamored around him. The animal, valued at six hundred dollars, would have been auctioned the next day with other circus gear.
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Baltimore Sun
Muirkirk
Baltimore County
Jack Bonavita
Bonavita
Memphis shuts out Little Rock in Southern League clash
At Memphis the Memphis club beat Little Rock 3 to 0 behind steady pitching. Batterymen Robinson and Chapman with Fentress and Ruel contributed to the victory. Other scores include Atlanta defeating Mobile 8 to 2 and Nashville edging Chattanooga 3 to 2 in league play.
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Memphis
Little Ae
R. H. E. Little Rock
Robinson and
Chapman
Fentress and
Ruel
Grandmamma Say to Grandmamma
A humorous vignette from Harper's Magazine recalling a bachelor puzzled by what to call his future mother in law. His friend suggests the evolving nickname from Say to grandmamma as the couple adjust to family terms.
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Grandmamma
Harper
New Orleans Defeats Timing In Low-Scoring Contest
New Orleans posted a 6 12 2 innings line while Timing managed 4 11 2. Batteries for New Orleans were Johnson Black and Smith with G Miller Petty and Higgins.
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Black and Smith
G. Miller
Petty
Higgins
Special train to Victoria May 3 via Southern Pacific
Special train to Victoria scheduled for May 3 at midnight costs 4 dollars 55 cents round trip with berth 1 dollar 50 cents offered by Southern Pacific.
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Victoria
Southern Pacific
Gerth
Adv
Lipscomb Ties Own Rifle Record at 300 Yards
E P Lipscomb of San Antonio again tops the municipal rifle range with a 99 of 100 on the eight inch bull at 300 yards, tying his former mark. Sergt H H Mitchell is second with 96, Gilbert Morris 93, and a three way tie for fourth at 88 among Henry Pfannkuche Russi Jr and G W Sweet.
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E. P. Lipscomb
San Antonio
Municipal
Sergt. H. H. Mitchell
Gilbert Morris
Main Avenue
Henry Pfannkuche
F. Russi Jr
G. W. Sweet
Paul Lindgren
Charles Flickinger
J. Barloco
A. F. Erfurth
H. I. Moths
G. W. Richter
R. Olivarri
M. Webber
Pelicans and Atlanta Tie For First In Southern Association
In a volatile week of Southern Association play, New Orleans surrendered the lead for a day as Atlanta joined the Pelicans atop the standings. Chattanooga slipped from first to third after a loss to Nashville, while Memphis Birmingham and Nashville shared fourth place. Little Rock fell to seventh after six losses, and Mobile remained last.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Pelicans
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
Mobile
Tigers Defeat Austin in Eleven Inning Pitching Duel
New Braunfels Tigers beat the Austin Coca Colas 1 to 0 in eleven innings as Honton allowed three hits and struck out fourteen for the Cokes while Ludwig fanned eleven for the Tigers. Ravey singled, stole second and third, and scored on a passed ball in the eleventh. Umpire Stein officiated.
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Houston
Tex
Zinn
Moore
Waco
Frierson
Wotell
Tenestte
R . Tanner
Grubb
Malmquist
Steere
Matthews
Ludwig
Honton
New Braunfels
New Braunfels Tigers
Austin Coca Colas
Cokes
Tigers
Ravey
Heim
R. H. E. Rubin
Henton
Connolly
Stein
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