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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1916

Page

9

Houston Buffs and Bronchos Split Double Bill in 8-1 Opener

In Houston on August 28, the Houston Buffs beat the San Antonio Bronchos 8 to 1 in the opener, while the Bronchos took the seven inning second game behind Donald Flynn who pitched effectively. Mullins and Santone contributed for San Antonio with timely hits as Houston failed to complete a shutout.

Houston Tex Houston Buffs San Antonio Bronchos Buffaloes Jess Petty Delcambre Lee Ovid Mullins Flynn Donald Flynn Harry Stewart Newnammites Roberts Citrano Jenkins Santone Hatton Ogle Butler Burch Wilson Matthews Pat Newnam Matthews Newnam San Antonio Ape i SRS Ae UY Wenterzil Dunckel Cook Russell Tee Boltz, & Friersen Northen Allen Mullins Hogris Antonio Seitz Puncker Mullines Petty Westerzil Beages Atolen Wild Welcambre Otell Esterzil Tler Urch Unckel Orbett Tewart R. H Towers Itz Tae Erson Ewnam Len Los Tranc Enkina Ouston Teeven Arch Cortt Yun Struc Flyan Ogle Corbett House

Tennis Championship Opens at Forest Hills in New York

The thirty sixth annual lawn tennis championship begins at West Side Club Forest Hills with 128 top players drawn. The doubles feature has defending champions William M Johnston and Clarence J Griffin facing Maurice E McLoughlin and Ward Dawson.

New York West Side Club Forest Hills William M. Johnston Clarence J. Griffin Maurice E. McLoughlin Ward Dawson California Johnston Griffin McLoughlin Bundy Wallace F. Johnston Philadelphia Harry Seymour Pittsburg C. Garland J. W. Anderson Brooklyn D. S. Watters New Orleans A. Holden Jr Cincinnati H. Mikami Japan

Hayes and Burdick win Missouri Valley doubles title

Walter Hayes and Ralph Burdick of Chicago defeated Dix Teachenor and Walter Newell of Kansas City 7-5 6-4 to win the Missouri Valley tennis championship in doubles. The semifinal match earlier featured Teachenor and Newell beating Hardy Goutier and Heath Moore after a rain delay.

Hayes Burdick Kansas City Walter Hayes Ralph Burdick Chicago Dix Teachenor Walter Newell Teachenor Newell Hardy Goutier St. Louis Heath Moore Teachernor he __ibarrier Love

National League Baseball Results Chicago Triumphs 5 to 1

Chicago defeats Boston 5 to 1 with strong pitching and timely hits. Brooklyn outscored Cincinnati 13 to 6 in a high run game at Cincinnati, while the box scores show multiple errors and key battery matchups. Advertisement notes 60 cents of springs every Sunday on the Southern Pacific Lines.

Springs Nouthern Pacific Lines

Texas League Saturday Standings and Schedule

Houston 8 1 leads San Antonio 1 2 Fort Worth 3 2 with Shreveport 5 Dallas 1 Galveston 4 Beaumont 0 results. Monday games set San Antonio at Houston Beaumont at Galveston Fort Worth at Waco Dallas at Shreveport.

Houston San Antonio Waco Fort Worth Shreveport Dallas Galveston Beaumont Shreveport Ee Vaco Galveston Eee Ort Wort SAN Ant MO Beaumont Sees Dallas Ee Ee Alo Aed

Sunday’s Results Highlight Cleveland 5 New York 1

Summary notes Cleveland defeated New York 5 to 1 on Sunday. Matchups include Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Philadelphia with Detroit at New York and St. Louis at Boston on schedule.

Cleveland Washington Chicago Philadelphia Detroit New York St. Louis Boston L Pet Boston Cecesees Se Ll New York A

Brooklyn Cruises Past Cincinnati in 138 to 6 Victory

Sunday results show Brooklyn defeating Cincinnati 138 to 6. Remaining games list rain or matchups including Philadelphia at St Louis and Chicago and Pittsburg confrontations.

Chicago Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Newark Pittsburg

Will Not Stop Bout in Tulsa County Fight

Lieutenant Governor M E Trapp says Attorney General Freeling acted without authority by ordering Tulsa County Sheriff to halt the Moran Morris heavyweight bout set for September 4. Freeling sent a written order, Sheriff Woolley refused without it. Promoters push ahead as a 26 000 seat arena rises and reservations mount.

Oklahoma City Okla M. E. Trapp Prince Freeling Tulsa County Frank Moran Carl Morris Trapp R. L. Williams Colorado Freeling Woolley Tulsa Attorney General's Office

Traction Team Dominates Wells Fargo Aces Pitching

Dixon brings 17 strikeouts as Traction Company defeats Wells Fargo 4 to 4 at Electric Park on Sunday morning. Brod belts three safeties plus a walk, Chamberlain steals home in the ninth, and Manager Edge vows tougher play for independent amateurs ahead.

Dixon Ls Fargo Prastian Company Electric Park Bell Jerkers Wells Fargo Expressmen Edge Brod Tractions Chamberlain R. H. E. Traction Company Divon Brad Lundgreen and Cunny

Ahrens & Otts sweep Boerne in double bill at league park

Gray two hit game and Hicks no hit bid highlight Ahrens & Otts 3 0 win over Boerne White Sox in opener while Hicks blanks XXX Pearls 6 0 in second game. Burke leads with two doubles and three stolen bases as Boerne fans watch. Umpire Trimble presides over both contests.

Ahrens & Otts Boerne White Sox XXX Pearls Gray Wedge Sox Ahrens& Otts Curran Blalock Warriors Jack Burke Griffin Vance Hubert Wedge Deddeker Fabra Hicks Heil McCarty Gilbert Blalock Pat O'Shaughnessy Pearls White Sox Ea Trimble H. Fabra Chittenden Arth Saunders Theis A. Fabra G. Wedge P Judmeller Ahrens & Ott Hell A. Boerne White Sox Ahrens Mitchell North Knights Potchernicks AB R.H. C. A O' Banion Knox Heim Pee Tees Gauhatz Ferguson Hathaway Rf-P Seem Friopeg Csvstevekens AB. R. H AN Keler Stiell Fiah Ty Toainge Petchernick Gaubatz Smith So Knox Keller Leng O'Banton Tone Hathaway Heim Aed Smith Tampke Tampire Hy Ritcher Oo Banion Vetters Degasperi Ime Gon

Chattanooga and Nashville split doubleheader in baseball

In Nashville, Chattanooga won 7 to 0 in the first game while losing 4 to 1 in the second. Batteries featured Johnson Peters and Kroh Marshall for the Chattanooga lineup with Rivers and Walker in New Orleans versus Atlanta and New Orleans scores cited.

R. HE Chattanooga Nashvilles Johnson Peters Rogers and Street Secon Nashville Kroh Marshall R. H. E. Atlanta New Orleans Perry Perkins Townsend Walker Higgins R. H. E. Deomer Brennan Neiderkorn Smith

Little Rock and Memphis Batterymatch Summary

American College football score fragment shows Little Rock and Memphis with tied periods and noted battery lineups including Robinson Chap man Karr Monroe Ruel Baumgartner M Hard grove Chapman and Barger. Game timing and final result are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.

Little Rock Memphis Robinson and Chapman Karr Monroe Ruel Baumgartner M Hardgrove Barger

Birmingham Defeats Mobile with Strong Battery Duo

Birmingham topped Mobile 4 to 2 as batteries Black and Hauser and Ledbetter and Schmidt powered the win. Scoring lines show Birmingham converting two runs late while Mobile fought back with a late rally but fell short.

Birmingham Mobile Black and Hauser Ledbetter and Schmidt

Cleveland Triumphs In Extra Inning Victory

In Cleveland the Indians edged the New York team 5 to 4 in ten innings after a late rally. Lambeth and O'Neill pitched for Cleveland with Russell, Love and Alexander handling bullpen duties for New York.

Cleveland New York H.E. Cleveland Lambeth O'Neill Russell Love Alexander

Auto race tragedy claims two lives near Kalamazoo

At Recreation Park eleven of fourteen cars piled at the first turn during a 100 mile race. Victims include mechanic Marion Arnold of Chicago and driver Jack Peacock of Brooklyn. Several others sustained injuries, with one believed fatally hurt. The leading car skidded into the fence, overturned, and was struck by ten following machines.

Kalamazoo Mich Recreation Park Marion Arnold Chicago Jack Peacock Brooklyn Fr. E. Marquette Peacock H. W. Downs Roy Newton Downs Thomas Ball Coldwater G. L. Bailey Ball Jimmy Alexander Sioux City Ray Burt

Navs Defeat Panthers In Tight Baseball Match

Fort Worth Navy team wins over Waco Panthers 7 to 9 in a close game. Leslie and Hill had two base hits with Stow stealing twice and scoring on errors. Harrah and Hill earned multiple hits with nine strikeouts by Hill and three by Harrah. The time was 1 53 and umpire Carson officiated. An English inventor presents a roll top desk cover for hatchways on ships.

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Knights of Columbus coast past Potchernicks in City League rout

Knights of Columbus crushed Potchernicks 14 to 3 on the Potchernick diamond. Pitching shifts and wild throws defined the game as Degasperi battled, Tampiro dazzled batters with speed, and Umpire Ollie Anderson controlled a chaotic final innings.

Garner Potchernick Diamond Knights of Columbus Potchernicks Sporting Goods Clan al Manny Heim Columbians Dayton Smith Smith Knights Gaubatz Bill Stiehl Tampiro Martina Beaumont Lizzie Barnum Tampire Ivory Stanley Keller Sally Graves Vic Garcia Hynes Degasperi The Ollie Anderson Ollie Will

Yerkes Sets Fielding Streak For Atlanta Club

Atlanta sport writers claim a world fielding record for Steve Yerkes, second baseman for the Atlanta Club, former Red Sox and Federal League player. He has gone twenty two games without an error while handling 111 chances.

Yerkes Atlanta Steve Yerkes Southern Association Red Sox

Baseball race narrows as 1916 season nears end

The national and American leagues race tightens with Boston and Brooklyn leading, Detroit St Louis New York Chicago and Cleveland close behind. New York regroups after setbacks while Detroit and St Louis struggle for every win as East and West match results shape the late stretch.

New York Boston Brooklyn Detroit St. Louis Chicago Cleveland Tigers Indians Red Sox Yankees Browns Ione Braves Lyn Philadelphia Pittsburg City Louisville Blues Cianapolis

R. and S. Team Triumphs Over Guarantees in Afternoon

After a 13 inning morning 2-2 draw with the Turners, the R. and S. baseball squad defeated the Guarantees 5-3 in the afternoon. Eddie Jerome homered for the losers while Kalen Sher and Crockett starred for the winners. Kraft limited the visitors to four hits as Stahl and Geffry worked behind the plate.

Turners Eddie Jerome Kalensher and Crockett Kraft Martin Stahl Geffry Louie Bravo

Sports scores from Columbus St Paul Indianapolis and Minneapolis

In Columbus Louisville defeated Columbus 8 to 0. At St Paul Kane City led 6 to 0 against St Paul. Indianapolis hosted Toledo ending 1 to 1. In Minneapolis Milwaukee finished 8 to 3. Madrid obtains hydroelectric power miles away from the city.

American Association Columbus Louisville St. Paul Kanesas City Indianapolis Toledo Minneapolis Milwaukee Madrid

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