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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
6
The Army Baseball League forecasts a record crowd for Sunday as Mechanics Repair Shops vs Nelly lead the title race. Both teams split games earlier with tight play, and the winner will be crowned Southwest champions amid bands, parades, and mass support from multiple camps and units.
The article notes plans to march units from camps to town and dismount for a ball game at the park. Two vice presidents for the league were elected at last night's meeting, Budd Goodwin and Arthur Jones, both Camp Travis directors. The treasurer reported strong gate receipts and optimism for the Sunday game. Lieutenant Nicks will seek a decision on dispensing with axes before then. Garrett of a local sporting goods house offered local umpires for the Army League games.
Former world bantamweight champion Johnny Coulon, now boxing instructor at Camp Travis, is slated to fight Mrs. Helen Tiedreth, the world champion female boxer, in a spectacle at the Camp Travis theater drawing a large crowd. Tiedreth has been touring with her husband staging exhibitions and is praised for her mastery of the male sport.
The Kelly Field team plans a heavy slate with postponed games in Arty and Anc red ost, plus Luling matchups on Thursday. They face the Varady Independents and Tecal Salint, with George Kelly sidelined by a scorpion bite and Con joer out soon. Larry Hickerts joins as a new recruit to boost the birdmen.
Kelly Field Club wins 3 to 2 on unearned runs over Camp John Wise. Walloonists struggle to reach Miller as Kelly Field taps two runs in second inning, one in third, and other singles crowd the scoring. Shipley and Richert perform, while John Wise gains a fourth inning tally before late rally ends.
Washington lost 1 to 5 at Chicago with a shaky lineup and erratic early runs. New York overwhelmed Detroit 7 to 0 at Detroit with strong pitching. Boston beat St Louis 2 to 1 in St Louis with late counter runs. Philadelphia routed Cleveland 4 to 0 at Cleveland behind solid pitching and timely hitting.
In Philadelphia, St Louis split with Boston as the first game ended 7 to 2 in favor of Philadelphia. Second game saw St Louis lose 16 to 3 with Doak and Gonzales pitching for St Louis. Elsewhere Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 7 to 0, and New York beat Chicago 6 to 5 in a tight contest.
Columbus Ohio Aug 2 Valentine took two of four on the Grand Circus circuit Thursday afternoon. Un owned by A J Nesbitt of Finlay Ohio won the Deshler 10 pacing stake a 2:03 1 4 record. Hino driven by Thomas Murphy led a heat but Valentine also won the 2:04 class driving Baxter Tow to a straight heat victory with Lai Boy breaking a sulky wheel in the third heat. Tah Baird’s entry Tah Baird won the 2:79 trot as Reaper and Chileset posted fast times in other heats with San Francisco sired trotter noted.
Cincinnati August 2 The National Baseball Commission issued a notice to major league clubs defining territorial and player rights for leagues suspended due to war. Territorial rights of minor leagues will be protected during the war and no club may play in a circuit city without local club consent. Reversionary rights to players endure until March 1, 1919 if contracts for next season are tendered by then. Players may place themselves for the remainder of the season if leagues retire or unless sold to other clubs before then.
Boston and Pittsburgh played a marathon game in Boston on August 2, tying a world no runs score record at 21 innings before Pittsburgh won 2 to 0 in the 21st. Schmidt opened the 21st with a single, Cooper pitched in relief, Cooper moved to second, Teach’s single to deep short moved players, Cavey’s single scored Cooper, and Southworth’s single plated the second run.
Memoranda and letters regarding street railway and other local utilities supplying light heat and power. Presented to the committee representing public utility interests by the San Antonio Public Service Company.
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