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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
4
An advertisement promotes Mrs May a clairvoyant palmist offering services in business investments love and marriage with promises to reunite lovers and resolve afflictions. Hours and location are listed along with a leaky roof repair, paint notice, and piano tuner services by A Nordman.
Landauer's Orphans defeated Neugebauer's Comets on St Joseph's alleys last night, taking both games. Both teams surpassed 200 pins per game, with late winner by 18 pins in the first and 16 in the second as the closest margins.
A private individual offers 50 000 acres of farming land near Las Vegas New Mexico at bottom prices. Address 1000 Light Office.
In a tense two innings, Landauer shone with strong hits and pivotal runs for the Orphans. Neugebauer contributed solid numbers as Neugebauer and Landauer anchored a see-saw scoring second game, placing both teams in a possible first-place scenario.
The Athletics with a strong pitching staff should not be far from the lead at the finish of the American League race. Cleveland voices claim Lajoie is too kind to his players. Entries close today for the Amateur Athletic Union indoor championships at Madison Square Garden on October 86 and 27. The ten mile union championship will be held next month at the Polo Grounds. The new crawl stroke in swimming is not favored, as most swimmers still use the traditional method. All four of the American League teams continue to compete.
The article notes the death of Billy Edwards, once a famed slugger in the United States, remembered for his gameness in long fights with a broken jaw. He spent years employed at the Hoffman House before his passing at his brother’s home in Brooklyn. It also mentions rumors of Theodore Breitenstein being drafted by a major league team and St Louis Americans’ training park deal with Shraveport for next spring.
The Light invites amateur players to submit scores of all local and nearby baseball games. Score cards are available from the sporting editor, and players should fill them out and deliver by 9 30 a m the morning after the games.
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