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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1915

Page

4

Panthers Win Eleven Inning Tilt Over Bronchos

The Panthers rallied from a five run deficit to beat the Sir Antony Bronchus in an eleven inning exhibition. Lee starred with three singles and a key double, Harper delivered a late RBI and a game saving peg, while Atznag and Hagran added timely hits as Worth overcame a big early lead.

Panthers Antony Bronchus Larst Innning Jaker Atznag Lee Sogale Livia Sun Ponder Wild Co Harper Baleni Alten

Southern League At Nachriste First Game

In a rough recap of a Southern League contest, Atlanta faces Nashville with uneven scoring across innings. Notable moments include runs from Kerr Love and Odell, while Mullins labors early before yielding to Pander. Final notables list Fort Wayne and Memphis in a separate score tab, with erratic fielding and multiple substitutions.

Kerr Baggan Manly Hanélboe Duncel Tille Love Stan Aghan Odell Mullins Tvo Hunter Steouieer Memphis Perryman Grimes Bolts Dale Merritt Ay- Herne Flersun Gael Ae Burch Ree Litil Maron Mattion Powter Ussher Melvers Maivuin

Waco Adds Another Victory 70 List

Waco built an early lead and held on to defeat Galveston 70 to 4 in a boys basketball game. The Galveston squad managed only a few baskets as Waco dominated on both offense and defense.

WACO

Buffs Triumph Over Shreveport In Ninth Inning Rally

In Suneport Louisiana on August 4, buffs edged Shreveport 7 to 6 after Shreveport led twice. New nam tripled and scored on Shaw’s single as Invasion won with two outs in the ninth. Shreveport used three pitchers, Criss relieved after a walk, Becker had three doubles, Clark hit a double and a single, and several others contributed in a tight baseball game.

Suneveport Shreveper Ted Invasion Nam Shreve Bart Houe Criss Ruse McEivien Becker Port Clark Ang A. Sligle Houston Lexend Clark Hielt Levernite Yng Smith Vecatierty. Ee

American League Teestar and Batting Notes Survive Mixed Play

Fragmentary AL score notes list players Batterside Covaleskie Baker Shore Cady St Tenis Washington Wolhiestan Be St Tale Valteries Wellman Agnew Henry and others. The jumbled OCR hints at team lineups and evaluations around Philadelphia New York and other cities with sparse readable figures and names.

St. Tenis Washington al Wolhiestan RB. H. Be St. Tale Taeb Wellman Amd Agnew Agree and Henry

Club Standings and Tuesday Results Include Mixed Scores

A fragmented sports brief lists club standings and Tuesday results with teams such as Galveston San Antonio Beaumont Houston and Bay area entries. It mentions matches including Boston 5 7 and Pittsburgh 4 3 with upcoming games and weather notes on New York and Philadelphia grounds.

Chicago New York Games Postponed On Wet Grounds

Tuesday results show Boston defeated Detroit 3 to 1 while Chicago at Washington and St Louis at New York had games postponed due to wet grounds. Detroit faces Philadelphia and Cleveland travels to Boston in listed matchups with postponements noted.

New York Chietago Boston Washington Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Chizago Washington St. Louts Detroit Philadedore Chicago Detratt St. Louis Cleveland “S

Federal League Tuesday Results From Wet Grounds

Brooklyn defeats Pittsburgh 3 to 2 while St Louis bests Buffalo 10 to 1 in wet conditions. Kansas City tops Baltimore 3 to 2. Network-Chicago game results noted with minor scoring inconsistencies.

Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburg St. Louis Buffalo Kansas City Baltimore Sadie Av Cinhs Biya Sa. Pete

Baseball doubleheader results and delays in city reports

National League game notes from Pittsburg and Cincinnati with partial scores and batter details. First game saw Pittburgh trailing early and ending 7 to 2. Second game Boston edged Pittsburg to 2 to 1 in a rain affected schedule. Postponements due to rain and wet grounds noted with mentions of players Suchan, Murphy, and Schang among others.

Quitterg Reigns In Boxing On Tuesday Night Card

A chaotic boxing card ends with four of six bouts decided by fighters quitting. Only Mason-Nash goes to a finish in the sixth round as Mason wins on a stoppage to avoid further punishment. Cordova and Ligen clash in a disappointing windup while several other fighters quit by the third or fifth rounds.

Shellon Romnacium Pleeve Flyon Pierce Seult Son Robinson Burt Epowhs Bobby*Mason Johnny Nash Jeff Worthley Mason Nash Johnny Cordova Ligen Benny Shelton Jeff Worthity

Baseball scores and battery details from a chaotic slate

Reports show Brooklyn beating Pittsburgh 2 4 7 in a doubleheader with Wiltse and Simeon behind the batteries. Kansas Citystown Baltimore 8 3 with Finneran and Sxetth as battery partners. Buffalo and St Louis contests noted with line scores and outfielders, while weather and field conditions delayed several games.

Giants Rout Swan In 13 Hit Showdown

In Dallas on August 4, the Giants hammered Swan 13 to 6 as Swan collected 13 hits and 7 errors. Renfer allowed three runs while Dunn relieved. The JV game featured four safeties in the ninth inning and a flurry of defensive miscues as Beaumont and others contributed to the scoring.

Dallas Tn Onn Winson Reauiwil Swan Cade Leliing Hire Renfer Hig Feore TLE Beaumont Dalen Oy Dunn Mura

No-Hit Indoor Baseball Double Feature Near YMCA

The Athletics beat the Tigers 2 to 0 and the Cardinals won 9 to 1 in Junior B indoor baseball at the YMCA Tuesday. Van Dusen and Muelle pitched no-hit games with two walks each. Samuel Lee had the lone hit for the Cardinals in the second game. Next Thursday morning will feature a fuel double-header to conclude the series with reorganization of teams and players listed in the report.

Athletics Tigera Cardinae Cube van Dusen Tigers Muelle Vanusen Samuel Lee Hugh Stewart Aylmer Nueller Lowe Jett Cardinals sStewart S. Lee Cubs Aybner Brutm

McFarland Gibbons Sign for Brighton Beach Bout in September

Chicago fighter Dackey McFarland and St Paul’s Mike Gibbons signed for a September 12 bout at Brighton Beach N Y with a 32250 purse. The match, a no decision contest, marks McFarland’s two year ring absence and will weigh near 147 pounds between welter and middle. Both boxers plan a week in New York before the fight and then Kenosha for article signing. legality concerns arise due to Illinois boxing bans versus Wisconsin permissive law.

Chicago Dackey McFarland Mike Gibbons St Paul Brighton Busch N. Wy McFarland Gibons St .Paul New York Kenosha Illinois Wisconsin Packy McFarland Chicegs Wizard of the Dal Brighton Packey Gibbons Vies Verau Fane Aymerton

Williams II Wins Boston Final in Longwood Tourney

Williams II defeats W Norris Williams to claim the national tennis title at Longwood. He advances to meet Maurice McLoughlin of San Francisco, current cup holder, with N W Niles of Boston as semifinal foe. The Tone Star brewery plans a baseball gathering next Sunday at Ray River Avenue with refreshments.

Boston Claurace Norris Williama Pice N. W. Niles Thie Sity Maurice McLoughlin San Francisco Thursia Johnson Philadelphia Williams Hame Yong Alans Gome Crockolt Md Metzdors Ray River Avenue

A Few Minutes With the Sporting Editor

The column previews a pennant race with navigation and team standings, noting Galveston San Antonio and Port Worth in pursuit and warning of a ten day breach. It also covers Packey McFarland versus Mike Gibbons a ten round boxing match at Brighton on September 11 for $32,600.

Ware Galveston San Antonis Port Worth Nuys

Immigrants Upheld Amid Low Increases in 1899 Statistics

Washington reports the foreign population grew modestly in the 12 months ending July, with 326,700 immigrants and 107,648 non immigrant aliens admitted and 204,014 emigrants and 180,11 non immigrant departures. Admission was refused to 24,11 aliens. American travel to Europe fell by 196,325, and arrivals from abroad dropped by 47,007. Local items include Hibernians seeking two Sunday games, Owls Tractions HQ for Harlandsiea, weekly clip meeting of Wiherntins, plus Paddy Kelly beating Gene Delmont in a boxing match and Pearl baseball seeking a game next Sunday. The Stowers team will meet at 1032 Austin street Thursday night at 6.

Washington, D.C Europe Hibernians Owls Tractions Harlandsiea Crockett Pat O'Shaughnessy Wiherntins Clip

Federal League plans another big move in baseball

Federal League president James A. Gilmore said on Tuesday the league plans an organized return to baseball and is negotiating with fifteen stars from the National and American Leagues. He warned money could not deter the Federals if the right players could be signed. He name dropped Grover Cleveland Alexander Frank Baker Eddie Collins and Mel Ott as possible targets and doubted if four teams would be in New York next season.

Atlantic City N. J James A. Gilmore Federal League Nationa Gilmore Fadernls Grover Cleveland Alexander J. Franklin Baker Eadis Collie Melania Mr. Gilmore Federat League New York

Remarkable boxing decision by the ring officials

The piece recalls a controversial old American Club bout between Shorty Ahearn and Frank Bartley, praising referee George Siler for a nerve wracking verdict. Bartley was knocked out near the end yet credited with the win after a late punch while Ahearn pressed them in the sixth round.

George Bier George Siler Belig Aid Siler Thirty-ninth Street Shorty Ahearn Frank Bartley Olean Toea Bartley Ahearn Faye Barney Ewig Martley Hixead Felif Sitor Starind

Crowd bursts as boxing verdict sparks riot at arena

In a volatile bout, Bartley survives a knockdown but is declared not knocked out after six seconds. Spectators erupt as Aharn supporters clash with Bartley followers and police arrest several belligerents. Siler keeps order and explains the decision, while bets and tensions linger after the fifth round. Potchermick’s ad insert follows.

Biler Sartler Jess Suerana Siler Bartley Amcor Potchermick

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