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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1915
Page
9
In Dallas at a Sunday matinee, Meek hit a go ahead home run in the ninth, then a late rally by Dallas Bronchos clinched a 4-2 victory over San Antonio. Harrison and Ketterman led the hitting, with Sloan and Kellerman contributing multiple risks as the Bronchos outhit the visitors 12 to 4.
Shreveport avon loth gases defeat Galveston Pirates twice, 8 to 3 and 7 to 1. Leverette and McLeod pitched well for Shreveport, Madden starred with a steal of home in the first game, and Galveston failures included batters stranded in scoring position.
Fort Worth Texas August 2 Honors of a double header were divided here Sunday Fort Worth taking the first game 7 to 9 and Beaumont the second 4 to 2 In the opening stanza Martina was hit hard while Beaumant struggled against Harnes slants Brant started his second appearance in three days and was credited with many victories but grew wild in the eighth Nixon starred in the Beaumont win Batteries Harber and McMurray Martinez and Hobo Umpire Moran In the second game Fort Worth scored six runs in the late innings Beaumont managed six runs in the ninth and eleventh with Hendrix Redford and Jordan facing Hrant Jost and Dieter umpires Moran
Waco defeated Houston 3 to 0 as Markie shone for the locals. In the Houston series, Waco swept the three games with solid pitching and timely hitting. Final line shows Houston scoring no runs in the late innings while Waco maintained the lead throughout.
Fragmentary score recap from a Southern League game showing Memphis and Nashville lineups and partial innings. Players Huge Schmid Keeley Merritt Andreen Perry Street appear in listed positions with incomplete box details and unclear inning outcomes.
In the Texas League standings Dallas wins 5 to 4 over Say Antonio with 10 innings noted. Shreveport leads at 67 to 2 1 over Galveston while Houston and Fort Worth trail 0 to 5 and 0 to 1. Utley, Munday, Bac Antonio and Dedumant are cited with unclear game notes.
The fragmentary OCR reads as a shuffled baseball note about the American League. It mentions play, Monday, and a schedule with unclear phrasing and missing details. No clear names, teams, dates, or events are readable to confirm specifics.
Sunday results show Buffalo 1 Lexington 1 and St Louis 2 to 1. Kansas defeated Baltimore 3 to 1. Newark tied 4 to 4, Chicago beat Kansas 3 to 2. Monday schedule includes Baltimore at Kansas City Newark at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and Buffalo versus St Louis.
National League scores show Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 4 6 Brooklyn 2 4 St Louis 4 1 New York 2 4. No other games scheduled. Boston at Pittsboro. Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago. Chiesa cited in final line.
In St Louis action Krapp Pilank Willett and Chapman star as St Louis beats unknowns. Kansas City and Baltimore games feature Ford Anderton Brae Crandall Chapman and Bender Leclair Hemding Calleandy Easterly. Newark players Butterk Rewlhweh Raridan Hendrix and others appear in fragmented line scores.
Barney Oldfield shattered four world automobile records at Cleveland dirt track on Sunday. The performances include a new Cine mile of 48 3-4 seconds, a three mile mark of 2:25 2/5, and two additional times for longer distances, establishing him as the era’s premier speed rider.
Potchernicks routed the Blues 13 to 1 as Cahill dominated on the mound for Potchernicks. The Patchersick defense shone with slick fielding and timely hits while the Blues managed only three twisters from Haas, Dukes, and Burns.
The Harlandales lost both Sunday games to Ahrens & Ott at Murigndaly diamond. Boone and Wulff led the first strong effort with Chittenden top batter for Harlandales. Curran and Gray held the other. final scores reflected a tough pair of games with solid defense from both sides.
Western tennis championships proceed amid doubt and high expectations in Chicago ML as sixty players contest singles and fifty doubles teams. California hopefuls, led by W M Johnston, face tough draws against Heath Byford while past champions Clarence Griffin and Maurice McLoughlin target deep runs despite travel delays and lingering questions about attendance.
Reneberg's O. B. 107 won first in the Alamo City District young bird race held Sunday near Whiton Texas about 105 miles. O. B. 1043 finished close second as pigeons liberated at 7 a.m. by T. & Gunn. First bird reached home around 12:24 p.m. with an average speed near 40 miles per hour on a warm cloudy day.
The Saps topped the Blues in a Sunday game 3 to 1. Powers delivered strong hits, and Dukes batted well for the Saps. Sebifeshsin and Wiefehl led with three hits each in five at bats. Hoffmann excelled at shortstop on defense for the winners. Stern-RH Lips vs Ue Iowa Unies. 974% 2 Mattevins: "Posvers" in Daker, Trees and Raynoide.
In Brooklyn and New York doubleheaders, Cincinneti and Hy misplay while St Tous and RW split. Batters Douglas Tieli Miller, McKenery Toney Winsa contribute for Cincinnati and Criss Coombs McCarty Toney Benton Clarke for the second game. In New York St Tous lose 14 to 4, while RW win 4 to 1 behind Batlers and Snyder. Philadelphia falls to Chicago 1 to 9 as Alexander and Williver show for the Phillies.
The Dalkowitz Unsebat tourna anid, othe Hibernians staged one of the greatest ball games played among Thasiman putes. Sunday afternoon, the Dalkowitz tomn winning after fiffteen innings had been played, b to 4 'Twae i pitching duel between Fried for Dalkowics and Speedball Wedge for Uwe Hibern bhunns and, but for two error In the Yourtfenth on the part of Wedge's support, UNO teame might eth be at Ib for a no-decision battle. To that fatal fourteenth the sl bernian ffinid wilted, two errors and a hit giving the Dalkenstseam, the winning telly. The score wor 4 to 3 in favor of the Wiberniann up to the alyth when Loper's home run ted it up. From then on both teams fought with might and main to get over another Tun, but there wasn't a chance atl the break came in the fourteenth, Gotthardt, Lopes, Fried and J. Berrett were the batters to connect with the fast shoots of Wedge, while Messrs. Heim, BoCahe and Chaffin! were the batters par excellence for, the Hiberniena.
A large Sunday crowd at League Park watched the Pearls defeat Lone Star Alamo 2 to 0 in the opener while Knights of Columbus defeated Stowers 21 to 4 in the second. Bonn pitched the Pearls for two hits allowed. Doran started for Alamos and yielded three hits. Alldworth and Houston drove in the Pearls’ two runs. Galm had the other Pearls hit. Stowers’ Harti and A. Houston connected for two hits apiece. Knight bats exploded in the fifth inning as eight Knights crossed the plate.
The Headquarters beat the Chapa Reds 10 to 2 as Wuraioch and a strong pitching effort limited the Reds. Pendleton led with a triple and a single, Hoggan added a double, while Ellie and Burns contributed key hits as the defense framed the win in Sunday’s Post diamond clash.
The Newsies had a rough Sunday, losing one game but winning two in a three game set against Prospect Hill Juniors and Government Hill Tigers. Greta and Wagner led the Prospects while Laing and Phillips starred for the Newsies. Green boosted the Prospects with a two base hit in the seventh.
The Red Cap Minims defeated the Iotra Blues 10 to 0 in game one and topped the Chapa Reds 3 to 0 in game two. Pitching by Nemo and Eberhardt and strong fielding by Hogewood and Fel anchor the Minims. Batteries: Gerald Ami Eiderhold and Eberhards. Hekelbers. Marion, Texas notes Marions beat Lowther Brothers 8 to 3 with Bolston starring. Batteries: Queran and Smithy. Mal Son and Hillidis. University coverage mentions Illinois and California athletics and play in Hawaii.
Reports from Rotterdam dated August 2 indicate the German government will take complete control of the textile sector including the cotton industry. The move aims to distribute cotton and equipment under state authority, affecting factories in Westphalia. This reflects a broad wartime economy shift with centralized management of essential goods.
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