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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
3
A garbled recap shows two teams in a baseball setting with multiple players named and various in game actions. The text mentions innings, scoring, pitching, and fielding efforts, with references to players like Poindexter Shelton and Steve Suttem, along with locations and team names that resemble a historical newspaper sports brief.
Mission bowlers held a large banquet at the Mission Garden Bowling League forming a new league. Host William Grosenhacher set a grand supper and the hall filled, with members and officers praised for teamwork and support. Speakers from the Tigers Lions and other teams spoke on winning and league camaraderie as plans for the new group emerged.
San Antonio Athletics and San Marcos battled to a 1 to 1 tie after eleven innings in San Marcos. Underwood drove in the lone Athletics run, with strong defense from Glenn and Watkins for San Marcos and timely double plays including Rothmer to Daley to Mathews. Both pitchers held the line as the crowd remains engaged ahead of a possible doubleheader.
A San Marcos paper notes a 3 to 3 draw between San Antonio Cricket Club and local athletes with plans to start regular games after tomorrow’s practice. The club is introducing new outfits and will base activities in San Antonio, with visits to San Marcos common and warmly received by local athletes.
A charity gathering at Mission Garden honored committee members Messrs Chas Duliity War Judd and Charles Deminger for an entertaining evening. Attendees listed include Frank Weise G Huth Vink Joe Morayowit Edw Jease J Porsl J Schuetae and many others. Mrs Claude V. Birkhead noted. First notify Mr Grosenbacher to join the ongoing list.
Bronghos had a good game at Temple as Ikey and Sam slugged well. Batting demons of the game pressed hard, with teammates close behind. The report notes clubs standings and ongoing competition.
Yesterday's results list San Antonio 9 over Temple 2 and Austin 6 to Fort Worth 2 while Houston beat Dillag 4 to 1 and Galveston 6 over Waco 3. A stray phrase recalls Mr Harris laughing as donors were pursued. Doyle and Stovall plus Pendleton praised for effort with Weevils and other unnamed figures contributing to the scene.
Fragmentary notes cite San Antonio playing Waco in a game at Dallas and Port Worth with scattered references to Galveston and a Wang who is now for Waco, presenting a hazy snapshot of a local sports scene.
Fragmented OCR text hints at tensions between Austin and Dallas teams with mentions of Fraser Howstm and Gardiner, signaling a unsettled prep sports landscape. References to Nav igulars, Pan thers, and non specific matchups suggest a chaotic season narrative with possible late surge by unknown local squads.
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