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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1913
Page
12
Sorrells pitched a strong game for Fort Worth as the Panthers beat San Antonio 2 to 1. Eberline and Kneaves contributed key hits, with failures by Bronchos misplayed in the field and a late defensive stand by Sorrells sealing the win.
The Bronchos slipped further in the percentage column while the Nags gained ground this week. Waco and Dallas vie for second and third places as Houston fans mourn their pennant hopes. Collins shows sensational form while Seitz Frantz Collins and Lemon lift batting averages. locals lag in the charts.
Philadelphia a 8 to 1 victory over Cincinnati. Rixey pitched well for the visitors while Suggs started for Cincinnati and allowed four hits and two runs in the fourth. Herbert worked the last inning as the Phillies added five runs. Bescher Devore Groh Hoblitzell and Sheckard were among Reds contributors. Smith of South Africa wins London hundred mile bicycle race in four hours.
Memphis saw New Orleans beat Birmingham 4 1 while Chattanooga hosted Birmingham 1 Chattanooga 3 and Mobile hosted Montgomery 1 Mobile 5. In Atlanta Nashville tied 1 1 with Atlanta.
Champs win 6 to 4 over Boston as Bedient and Janvrin both pinch hit in the ninth. Jackson Siebold Carrigan Lewis doubled. Dngle Hooper Graney triple. Chapman Olson involved on a key play. Be dient pitched after Gregg, bases on balls and passed balls noted. 20,000 attendance.
The Tigers clinch the Junior Indoor Baseball League title after a playoff at the YMCA gym. Weasels beat Lions 11 to 9 to earn the right to face the Tigers, who then defeated the Weasels 6 to 4 in a fast, excited final.
SOX TROUNCE YANKS A big Chicken Dinner today and a big Chicken Supper tonight at the Riverside Restaurant 101 E Houston St Meals 25c Adyvg W H Conley of Flagstaff named F A M state commissioner of Arizona
In a loose game at Washington Johnson pitched for the Senators as they defeated Detroit 3 to 2. Detroit rallied for one run in the ninth while Davis earned the save in the fourth and fifth. A crowd of about fifteen thousand witnessed Johnson receive a silver loving cup commemorating six years as Washington’s pitcher.
Philadelphia August 2 Athletics trimmed the Browns today as Brown delivered another strong performance. The contest featured tight defense and key plays that shifted momentum in the middle periods. Browns efforts and A’s counterattacks defined the pace from start to finish.
Club standings show matchups across Texas League today with Fort Worth visiting San Antonio and Dallas playing Houston. Waco meets Galveston while Austin faces Beaumont to complete the schedule.
Ceveland swept Boston 6 0 in a baseball score. Washington beat Detroit 8 2. Philadelphia edged St Louis 4 today. Chicago won 4 1 at New York. No games scheduled as teams in Ha at.
St. Louis defeated Boston 4 to 2 while Pittsburgh topped Brooklyn 7 to 2 and New York beat Chicago 1 to 0 Philadelphia led Cincinnati 8 to L likely an incomplete score line reflects a win by Philadelphia.
Houston defeated Dallas 3 to 1 in a pitchers duel led by Rose over Huenke. Knaupp's triple and Boone's key plays highlighted Dallas threats, while Britton and Newnam provided solid defense and timely hitting for Houston.
Tesreau blanked the Cubs on four hits while walking six and striking out eight as the Giants beat Chicago 2 to 1. Burns and Shafer produced the first run with Shafer driving in on a single after Burns stole second. Shafer homered to account for the Cubs’ only score in the second.
The Horan team will face Red Caps at 9 AM on Pine Street diamond then play a double header against Citizens Ice Company in the afternoon. Expect competitive matchups as both club lineups are strong.
Stolen bases credited to Burns and Sailer with Bridwell to Sater on a double play. Meyers was hit by a pitched ball. Hits counted off Tesreau four times and Cheney three times. Tesreau struck out nine times, Cheney six. Cheney also threw wild pitches. Umpires were Rigler and Byron. Attendance reported at 15 000.
Pittsburg defeats Brooklyn 7 to 4 as four runs come in the eighth on a hit batsman two singles and two triples off Curtis. Walker started for Brooklyn replaced by Curtis in the fifth. McQuillan relieved Hendrix in the sixth. Stengel Curry?
The Washington crowd honored Walter Johnson on his sixth Nationals anniversary with a silver cup containing more than $1000 in currency donated by fans. The president attended from the White House as Johnson pitched against the Detroit Tigers and won.
London August 2 David Billington won the worlds professional one mile swimming championship defeating former holder Oscar Dickman of Australia by 118 yards. Billington clocked 24 minutes 11 1-5 seconds.
In Galveston Texas the Navigators defeat the Pirates in ten innings. McLaurin walked and Crichlow hit to the scoreboard to win in the tenth as Helm was relieved by Ogle after two outs. Hopkins homered in the eighth to tie the score. Wohlleben collected three hits in five trips. Helm allowed strong pitching but Galveston fell short.
J W Catron of Los Angeles drove a Studebaker sedan from the Pacific coast to Rochester New York in 21 days averaging 125 miles daily in a three weeks journey showing a closed motor car can make such a continental crossing.
A concrete fireproof structure costing upwards of 50000 dollars is being erected at the Dallas state fair grounds to house motor car exhibits. The first exhibit is scheduled for October.
With the aid of a motorcycle, the Dairy and Food Commissioner Force of Akron Ohio conducts a campaign to improve sanitary conditions in local restaurants.
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