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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1918

Page

3

Camp Wise Rally Secures Victory Over Remounts

Camp Wise, before about three to four hundred fans at League Park, stunned the Remounts 5 to 4 with a four run third inning. Gately pitched well, backed by ten-fielding teammates, while Williams started for Camp Wise before Smith finished. Remounts countered with three runs in the third and fourth, including Nichols' two hits and Wagner's two-bagger, but Wise held on for the win.

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Williams Leads Slow Game With Curious Play By Officials

Unclear OCR notes describe Williams and Gately in a sequence of plays with multiple outs and scores. Mentions Williams 3 off Asmith J am t Gately, several 4s and 2s by Williams and Cateley, and an umpire named Bhatt or Van Dewmark.

Willams Asmith J Williams Gately Bass

Brooks Field Triumph Ends Skid Over Camp Stanley

Brooks field defeated Camp Stanley 8 to 4 in a pitchers duel between Countryman Seymour and Halligan. Wolfe sparked Stanley with a double and Oswald drove in runs, but Brooks answered with a two-run fourth and the decisive eighth frame as May stole second and scored on Leavenfield’s double.

Brooks Camp Stanley Aviators Countryman Allen Seymour Halligan Stanley Wolfe Oswalds Walker May Leavenfield Ilo A Kiames Troherts Houston Wees Landsmith Ficht Marnhart Marliek Shevenseul Cuan Staley Brooks Field Semour Whigan Alta Syruns Seymor Mailinnn Seymourh Stalligan Tworharn Oswald James Colling Warnhart Leventooth Wit Ika Walle Tolen Collins Maystay Reiftices Morter Heanry Countremain

Jazz Recruiters Claim Jazz Music Draws Recruits

In New York a U S S recruit aboard a wooden battleship in Union Square says jazz music from the ship's band stirs young men more than Marseillaise or The Star Spangled Banner. He notes men salute during the anthem but rush to recruiters during jazzy performances.

New York Wil Coun U.S. S Union Square

Army Team Defeated by Civilian Rifles on Municipal Range

Civilian marksmen defeated Army at a municipal range with ten men per team. Names include Venn, J We Sellatium, Steiber, Sweet, Miller, Schofield, Goldthorp, Hindlater, Kinney, and Mitchell among others. A rematch is planned Sunday evening with Lt Le Lille and five men, followed by combined competition.

Civilian Rifles Army Sea Wade Steiber Sweet Ant Maller Uee Draeedeene LS Andis Le'lille Ivy Wil Shook Agaist CY Goldthorp da Hell TH. Levital Inch Clatsel Qline HW. H. Mitchell Os.aris Lieut. Sras J.C Hindlater B. Kinney J. W. Schofield OL Miller

American League Nears ILE Baseball Highlights

Amateur score fragment shows a baseball box with innings and runs, mentioning pitchers and batters in a tense near finish. Names appear garbled but indicate a pitchers and fielding sequence with late scoring.

Father Poor at Excuses Cited by Willie’s Tale

A dinner speech by Senator Joseph TE Rausdell recalls a boy Willie who loses his excuse note from his father as a joke on parental reliability. The teacher asks for an excuse from the father and Willie quips that his father is bad at excuses, since his mother always finds him out.

Joseph TE. Rausdell Louisiana Willie Philadelphia

National League baseball results and a money themed verse

Scant readable box scores show Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Chicago and Philadelphia games with varied innings and battery details. The page also includes a stray money themed poem or verse noting investment help and perseverance, attributed to the Courier-Journal.

19th Infantry and Mechanics to Play at Sam Houston

The Mechanic Repair Shops team and the Nineteenth Infantry will stage a postponed exhibition at Sam Houston Park this afternoon around five, with free admission. The Infantry, noted for recent upsets, appears ready to challenge the Mechanics, who seek to maintain their strong form despite the heat.

19Th Infantry and Mechanics Sam Houston Fort Sam Houston Mechanica! Repair Shops Ninegoentle Infantry Cid Houston Baselll Dianand Goar Nineteenth Infantrys Brooks Field Jake Atay Army League

West End Triumphs Over Leona Street Blues in Weekend Clash

West End beat Leona Street Blues with an 11 to 16 score. Rodriguez Bernal and Perez powered the offense with homers by Bernal and Rodrigues. Pere collected four of five as the batter, while Kuntz and Galindo stood out for the losers.

Leona Street Blues Rodriguez Bernal Perez Rodrigues Pere Kuntz Galindd RW. E Funoz Stele

Moore Club Shoots At Track Bridge Park Medals Won

Moore Gun Club held a Sunday shoot at Track Bridge Park with Arthur Witchell and Alex Saffarrans winning medals for best scores. Professionals like Saunders dominated high honors as scores ranged from 42 to 36 out of 50 with several competitors listed.

Arthur Whichell Alex Saffarrans Medlais Trackbnridge Park Moore Gun Club Arthur Witchell Saunders Alex Saffar Mack Rae Ten. Moore Mathieu Dr. Farrell O. Parker Major Rleigh Dr. Johnson EB. Evers Roc. Grace R.A. Arthoy Mr. Sannenders

Fish Eggs That Grow on Bushes Along Alaska Coast

Herring along the Southern Alaska coast spawn in shallow near shore waters attaching eggs to floating seaweed or rocks. Native Indians harvest by throwing brush into the water, gathering the brush to scrape off the eggs, and drying the fish for food.

Alaska

Promoters of Horse Meat Syndicate Face Trial in Chicago

Promoters associated with the horse meat syndicate led by Otto Nreutkreuts known as Big Otto and August Beneke face imminent Chicago trials. Authorities say they used a patriotic wartime motive to defraud investors by selling stock in a Kunz Packing venture. Government charges detail a multi million dollar scheme with planned contract profits and sales of stock to foreign buyers.

Associated Prey Chicago Otto Nreutkreuts Big Otto August Beneke Horse Meat Syndicate Post Office Dbreitkrentz Frank Kuna Kunza Kunz Otto Juul Wilson Hoover Lord Northclift Kunz Packing Company

Perils of Jug Fishing Told by the Credit Man

A Kansas City Star excerpt recalls jug fishing on the river with jug lines and large catfish. Old river fishermen describe 150 pound cats, races of boats, and nimble canoe bets, interwoven with domestic anecdotes.

Big boxing card at Camp Travis tonight

A grand entertainment program at Camp Travis features thirteen events starting at 5 o clock. The lineup includes boxing and wrestling with a notable Canadian speaker on liberty and a humorous interlude, promising a lively evening for several thousand spectators.

Camp Travis Chris Christiansen

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