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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1916

Page

8

Eleven-Inning Pitcher Duel Ends 1-0

In Dallas on August 1 San Antonio’s Ollie Jost out pitched Dallas recruit Compere, but Compere walked none and struck out 11 as Butler scored the deciding run in the eleventh. Final score San Antonio 1 Dallas 0.

Dallas Tex Compere Ollie Jost San Antonio Burch Butler Purch Jost Westerzil Clark Cook Westy High Dills Ens Baggan Compete Dunckel Wotell Moran Stewart Broncs Giants AB R.H.C.A Eye Res Meewart Tess Detlas AB. R.H. G. A. E. Fosetaon Thoss Sevsense PSA Singin Brownlow Bmalley Gs Sacs Ediers Ayeas Mary Dreltz Balis Green Snedecor

Stewart Succeeds Stark as Manager in San Antonio

Dallas Aug 1 Dolly Stark resigned as manager of the San Antonio team. Harry Stewart chosen by magnate H J Benson to take the reins. Stewart praised by players and fans as a capable leader with strong baseball sense and immediate potential. Stark cites physical illness and back trouble ending his season.

Dallas Tex Dolly” Stark San Antonio Harry Stewart H. J. Benson Stark

Scores From American Association Games

At Columbus Columbus 5 Toledo 4. At Milwaukee Milwaukee 3 St Paul 1. At Indianapolis Indianapolis 2 Louisville 4.

American Association Columbus Toledo Milwaukee St. Paul Indianapolis Louisville

Look Ahead or Lose All: Lessons From Cautionary Examples

A reflective piece cites three men as cautionary cases. One spends to impress others and neglects savings or life insurance, another ignores mortgage payments until foreclosure, the third exhausts physical energy and health, inviting illness and early decline.

Wallace to Play Rest of Season with St. Louis Americans

St Louis umpire R J Bobby Wallace signed Monday to play the remainder of the season with the St Louis Americans. Wallace, formerly a star shortstop for the team, is expected to switch to third base amid changes in the umpire staff.

Louis R. J Bobby) Wallace St. Louis Americans Wallace St. Louis Leeds Ego

Standings and Tuesday fixtures from Texas League

Monday results show San Antonio 1 Dallas 0 and Shreveport 5 Houston 4 with Waco 4 Galveston 0 and Beaumont 4 Fort Worth 2. Tuesday games set San Antonio at Dallas Houston at Shreveport Galveston at Waco Beaumont at Fort Worth.

San Antonio Dallas Shreveport Houston Waco Galveston Beaumont Fort Worth Yd. Vae Wacots

Baseball standings and upcoming NL games

National League scores show New York 7 Pittsburgh 0 and St Louis 4 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 2. Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 3. Remaining schedule lists Chicago at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston.

Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg New York Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Boston

American League Monday results and note of matchups

Boston shut out Detroit 6 to 0 while Washington routed Cleveland 11 to 1. St Louis beat New York 4 to 2 and Chicago edged Philadelphia 4 to 3. Scheduled games include Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at St Louis with Boston at Detroit and Washington at Cleveland.

Boston Detroit Washington Cleveland St. Louis New York Chicago Philadelphia W. Ta Pet

Waco Edges Pirates in Low-Scoring Fea tureless Game

Causey blanks Galveston as Karr works 21-3 in a pitching duel. Galveston strands seven, Waco six. Key plays include Grubb Coyle and James with hits, Balends handling a double play, and Tanner scoring on a sacrifice. Umpire Matthews.

Karr Gudger Balla Causey James Grubb Coyle Tanner Bittle Balends Malmquist Conwell Galveston Waco Matthews

Blissful Depravity In A Southern Border Town

An elderly African American carpenter, famed for large vocabulary and fear of his domineering wife, questions bachelor tenants about total depravity of the feminine sex. The trio of young men respond that white gentlemen live likewise. He sighs then jokes he would still remain water to their ways.

Rees Darky Saturday Evening Post

Missouri state tennis championship grinds on despite defaults

Kansas City Aug 1 The Missouri state tennis championship moved to the second round amid numerous defaults in the first round. George McMillan of Springfield defeated W B R Walt ner of Kansas City 6-4 6-4 in a lively match. Several possible contenders including Semp Russ of San Antonio and J B Adone Jr of Dallas defaulted, trimming the field ahead of the next round.

Kansas City George McMillan Springfield W. B R. Waltner Semp Russ San Antonio J. B. Adone Jr Dallas

Southern League scores Memphis over New Orleans and Nashville over Birmingham

Memphis 10 New Orleans 3 at Memphis. New Orleans 3 runs on 8 hits with 2 errors. Memphis 10 runs on 8 hits with 1 error. Batteries for Memphis Smith Townsend Brenton and Deberi Higgins Willett Monroe and Ruel. Nashville 3 Birmingham 2 at Nashville. Birmingham 2 runs on 6 hits with 2 errors. Nashville 3 runs on 8 hits with 0 errors. Batteries Perryman Hauser Rogers Street.

Memphis New Orleans R.n. E Smith, Townsend Brenton Deberi Higgins Willett Monroe Ruel Nashville Birmingham R. HE Perryman and Hauser Rogers and Street

Braves Rally Past Chattanooga In Doubleheader Thriller

In the first game Atlanta bats explode for six runs while limiting Chattanooga to three. Day Davis Perkins and Johnson contribute in a close 6 to 3 win. In the second game ABARUO struggles, as Chattanooga plates six runs on four hits to sweep 6 to 0. Wilson Neiderkorn Merritt and Peters drive the offense.

R. H. E. Atlanta Chattanooga Day Davis Perkins Johnson Knowlson Kitchens R. H. E. Abaruo Wilson Neiderkorn Merritt Peters

New York Beats Pittsburgh in Low-Scoring Game

At New York the Giants defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 0 in a game featuring Mills and Schmidt among key players. Batteries listed Miller Adams Schmidt Sallee and Rariden for New York, with Pittsburgh’s pitchers unscored on until late.

New York R. H. E. Pittsburg Miller Adams Schmidt Sallee Rariden

Second game shows Pittsburg vs New York scoreline

Pittsburg 22, New York 7 in a game with early lead changes and late runs. Batteries: Jacobs and Fischer for Pittsburg. Tesreau and Rariden, Carpenter for New York.

Pittsburg New York Jacobs Fischer Tesreau Rariden Carpenter

St Louis Rivals Split Doubleheader In Early Season Play

In the first game St Louis scored four runs while Boston managed three as Doak and Gonzales details supported a 9 inning effort. The second game saw St Louis drop to one run on seven hits as Botto pitcher faced Gowdy and others in a low scoring 2 to 1 verdict.

Shreveport Houston Fort Worth Tex Carroll Triple Fort Worth Smith Becker Beaumont AB H.C.A.E Lee Nixon Beitz McMahon Seer Ewes Frierson Dodd &B Northen Pee Deee Perry Tohneton Trilos Tarleton Citrano Allen Wilson Jenkine Smithson Pevens Mullins Paee - Sees Elwert Boyle Bette Carrol Seitz Knaupp Hase Bailey Hollan- Barr Newnam Kneaves Oer McMahon Manda Knasupp Schrader Trodd Delehanty Citrence Redford Gleason Sarr Houspitcher Bailey Walsh McCafferty Vitter Carson St. Louis Boston Doak Gonzales Barnes Reulbach Gowdy R. H. KE Steel and Snyder Ragon, Allen Rudolph and Gowdy Tragresser Rice

First game between Kh H and Cincinnati ends in loss

Brooklyn defeats Kh H 8 to 3 in nine innings after a 13 hit attack. Batteries were Tony Schultz Clark for Kh H and Smith McCarty for Cincinnati.

Kh.h Cincinnati Brooklyn Tony Schultz and Clark Smith and McCarty

Brooklyn Dominates Seventeenth with Clean Shutout

Brooklyn defeats Cincinnati 4 to 0 as Knetzer and Wingo pair up for the shutout in a game where Brooklyn's batteries Cheney and Miller contribute. Cincinnati managing a scoreless effort with scattered baserunners.

Brooklyn Capes HH. E Cincinnati Knetzer Wingo Cheney and Miller

Batteries: Vaughn Prendergast and Wilson Rixey in Philadelphia

At Philadelphia a line up includes Vaughn Prendergast and Wilson, with Rixey and Killifer among the batteries. The notation also lists Chicago and numbers indicating scores or positions in the event.

Philadelphia Chicago Vaughn Prendergast Wilson Rixey Killifer

Baseball Score Summary From Detroit Chicago St Louis

Detroit hosts Boston in a 6 to 0 game while Chicago beats Philadelphia 3 to 4 and New York defeats St Louis 7 to 4. The reports list pitchers and battery lines for each contest with runs and errors.

Little Rock Drops First Game 8 3 to Mobile Batteries Shine

In Little Rock, Mobile 0 0 at Little Rock. Ledbetter Schmidt Dempsey Robinson and Chapman homered? No. First game final 8 3 for Little Rock, second game seven innings due to agreement with Little Rock losing 12 4. Cavet Schmidt Hardgrove and Chapman credited with the runs.

Little Rock Mobile Ledbetter and Schmidt Dempsey, Robinson and Chapman R.H. E. Mobug Crake Cavet Schmidt Hardgrove Chapman

Farming as a gambling of weather and markets

The article argues farming is a form of gambling not formally classified as such. It describes farmers betting on weather, crop outcomes, and market prices, noting how one successful crop shifts regional patterns and punishes others. It likens farmers to players in poker and stock betting, and cites John Oakhurst and Jack Hamlin as symbols of risk in farming.

Pluvius & Drouth South America Wall Street John Oakhurst Jack Hamlin

Street Reforms and Paved Roads Debate

In Cleveland a score on batteries Harper Henry and Dumont Daly is noted. A council exchange mocks municipal economy plans to dig up streets for sewers gas pipes and widening while praising road care. Also a Washington Star quip about Bishop Leonard’s European trip jokes about new religions and duties.

Washington Cleveland R. HH. Ba Harper and_ Henry Dumont Loudermilk Daly Pall Mall Gazette Leonard Europe Bishop Leonard Washington Star

Intensive farming schemes spark diverse land use plan

A landowner describes transforming an abandoned farm into a golf course on the surface after selling quarry rights and planning to lease air rights to a wireless firm. He proclaims this will yield extensive cultivation and profit, challenging the view that intensive farming pays poorly.

Semp Russ Wins Singles Final At Southwest Tennis

In Dallas on August 1, Semp Russ of San Antonio defeated Gillespie Stacy of Austin to win the singles title. George Wright and Bradley Hogue of Dallas beat Arthur Seeligson of San Antonio and George W. Peake Jr. of Dallas 6-2 6-3 6-0 to win the doubles final, advancing to the Chicago national preliminaries.

Dallas Tex George Wright Bradley Hogue Arthur Seeligson San Antonio George W. Peake Jr Chicago Semp Russ Gillespie Stacy Austin

Browns win eleventh straight to set 1916 minor league mark

The St Louis Browns celebrated an eleventh straight win Monday, a 1916 junior major league record, aided by scrappy players not in organized ball. The piece notes pitching strength from Groom and Eddie Plank, contrasts scouting chatter with Jones’s methods, and previews potential World Series matchups between Red Sox Dodgers White Sox.

St. Louis Browns New York Yankees Yanks Jones McGraw St. Louis Groom Eddie Plank Browns Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Red Sox Dodgers Cne Ete Chicago White Sox Warriors Jackson Collins Felsch Weaver Faber Scott Danforth Cicotte Williams Wolfgang White Sox

Ain't It To Truth Model Of Preparedness

A satirical quip skewers the idea of readiness, noting the irony of always missing small items like loose change and shirt studs while ensuring cigarettes and the SOVEREIGN brand. The tone mocks misplaced priorities and punctuality in daily habits.

Broncos choose Harry Stewart as manager of the Nags

In the rabid baseball town, Harry Stewart the small pitcher takes over the Nags after Dolly Stark resigns to rest for the season. Stewart, popular with fans and players, will coach young pitchers Petty and Delcambre and handle the new role confidently.

Harry Stewart Nags Dolly” Stark Harry Phen Petty Delcambre

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