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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1912
Page
8
In Galveston Texas San Antonio collapsed with a sandlot error prone performance and the Galveston Pirates won 7 to 1. The game ended early in the eighth with a 10 to 3 official score due to the weather. Browning was relieved in the second and Goodwin delivered key fielding.
Boston stretched its pennant lead by taking two from Chicago as Washington and Philadelphia lost. Wood added his 14th straight win, bringing his season total to 29, with a 3 0 shutout in the second game.
In the final home game, Galveston defeats San Antonio 7 to 1. Seitz started at short, Burke covered second, and key plays included steals by Lemon Maag and H Williams. Browning and Hiett pitched for Galveston and San Antonio respectively, with Dodd finishing. Time 1:65, umpire Howell.
The Cotton States league season closed with Greenwood in first place, Jackson second, and Columbus third. Greenwood posted a .580 percentage, Jackson .564, Columbus .518. Vicksburg, a club that withdrew mid season, won the first half pennant as the circuit shrank from six to three cities.
San Francisco August 29 Manager Sharpe of the Oakland club in the Pacific Coast Baseball league explained today that coast players across all clubs consistently refuse major league offers. The coast clubs have decided not to sell their star men and to meet every offer with counter offers as far as possible.
In Colorado Springs, three balloons carrying ballast to set a new world record began the Aero Club of America Lahm and Antlers Cup race. The Kansas City I, Uncle Sam of Colorado Springs, and X formerly Goodyear all launched between 5:45 and 6:01 p m with aides aboard. The first sighting came at 6:20 p m near Palmer Lake.
The Akron Ohio balloon X landed one mile south of Palmer Lake and 15 miles north of Colorado Springs tonight. Pilot Paul McCullough cited poor gas as the cause of the early descent.
Galveston 10 San Antonio 3. Houston 3 Beaumont 1. Dallas 15 Austin 3. Waco 4 Fort Worth 9. Today matchups: San Antonio at Galveston Beaumont at Houston Austin at Dallas Waco at Fort Worth.
Fort Worth August 29 Texas league umpire Frank Newhouse will leave tonight for San Francisco to complete the season in the Pacific Coast league. A partial line mentions a move to the coast for the remainder of the season.
At Sea Girt New Jersey the cavalry team match led the morning program of the national rifle tournament. Five man teams shot 250 yards for first prize a cup from the quartermaster general of New Jersey. Firing continues with the Nevada trophy match for officers and enlisted men at 600 900 and 1200 yards and revolver team events at 50 yards with special trophies and medals.
The national baseball commission publishes a list of minor league players whose releases were purchased by major league clubs since August 20 1911 under approved agreements. The list notes players and originating clubs such as Huntsville Knoxville Dallas Macon Memphis Chattanooga and others with several (x) marks indicating agreements not received.
A special meeting of the Meiers Pharmacy baseball team of the Commercial league will be held tonight at 8 oclock at the pharmacy. All players are requested to be on hand and on time. Any pitcher wishing to make a place for himself in the Commercial league may report at this meeting.
The weekly meeting of the board of managers of the San Antonio City league will be held tonight at 7 30. Usual routine business will be transacted along with any special business as it may arise.
Charlie Klaus captains the Klaus team and Jack Raybould leads the Rayboulds as they meet tonight in the Turner Ninepin league series. The Klaus squad holds a slim lead while the Rayboulds press to regain the top position.
In Dallas, the Giants crushed the Senators 15 to 3. Green pitched well for Dallas, while Ashton Francis were hammered by the home club. two baggers and triplets led a high-hit attack. Ens stole home in the seventh inning for the decisive highlight.
Waco defeated Fort Worth four to zero as errors aided the visitors. Darringer White and Kitchens each collected hits in the eighth inning for Waco, while Brown and Kitchens played for Fort Worth. Umpire was Newhouse.
Rose pitched well for Houston as Beaumont managed hits in most innings. Knaupp's third inning triple plated Britton, and Peaster yielded several hits in the sixth. Houston built a big lead with a seven run attack, advancing their lead to five games as Rose and Allen partnered in the win. Special Labor Day train service to Sutherland Springs offered at 50c round trip.
George Wiley of Syracuse defeated Elmer Collins by 212 miles to win the 100 kilometer world championship motor paced race at the Velodrome in Newark New Jersey. Wiley finished in 1 hour 24 minutes 7 seconds.
Local notice details transformation of salvaged furnishings by Carter Mullaly Transfer Co. Read as a brief item describing a furniture restoration or moving service project undertaken by the company.
Georges Kirkwood of St. Louis stopped Jimmy Houck of Philadelphia in the sixth round of a scheduled ten round bout at the St. Nicholas A C in New York. Arthur Sinck of Passaic defeated Kid Carter of New Orleans in the third round.
Atlanta tied Nashville 0 0 while Nashville won 6 to 1 over Chattanooga. Memphis and Mobile both 3 3. Birmingham led 56 in the standings as New Orleans Montgomery match not scheduled. Contact A Collman a plumber at 416 Main Ave.
Fifteen drivers including Ralph De Palma prepare for Elgin road races with practice runs on a slippery course after rain. De Palma’s Mercedes completes four of eight and a quarter miles in seven minutes nineteen seconds. Ted dy Tetzlaff on Fiat seventy clocks seven thirty three for fastest lap. Erwin Bergdoll on Renault also seven thirty three. Hughie Hughes in a Mercer special posts seven twenty two. Notables arriving include Joe Dawson and Dan Herr. Bruce Brown’s entry scratched as car not ready.
The Ankle Deep, a $2-foot hydroplane owned and steered by Count C. N. Mankowski of Lake George New York, won the second elimination race for the Harmsworth trophy. It completed the 30 mile course in 51 minutes 32 seconds at an average of 34.92 knots or 40.15 mph.
Chicago reports that Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Eddie Mc Grarty signed for a ten round fight in Cincinnati on September 16. The bout will be at 160 pounds and set for 3 oclock in the afternoon.
Higgins Players club of the City League holds a special meeting tonight at 8 30 at the store. Members will arrange the Corpus Christi trip and handle other business.
A meeting of Frank Bros. baseball team members is set for tonight at the usual place and time. The Frank Bros. and Pirates will play Sunday morning at the South Flores street diamond.
In the American League Boston beat Chicago 5 to 3 and Cleveland won 6 to 2 while New York lost 3 to 4 and Detroit recorded 5 runs to Philadelphia 3 St Louis 3 Washington 2. Today Philadelphia plays in Boston and New York visits Washington.
Alec Robinson topped the opening 36 holes of the Western Open at Idlewild with 147. Robert Simpson of Kenosha, the title holder, stood at 158. In American Association play Milwaukee defeated Toledo 10-2 and 9-0. Kansas City 4 Columbus 3. Minneapolis 1 Louisville 3. St Paul 12 Indianapolis 6.
In Chicago the Cubs beat St Louis 5 to 4 while Boston lost to Pittsburgh in rain. Boston plays Philadelphia. Brooklyn visits New York. Cincinnati travels to Pittsburgh. St Louis visits Chicago.
Galveston finishes its Texas league schedule this afternoon against San Antonio in a concluding series. The club heads to Houston for a five game stretch starting Labor Day, with owners optimistic the club lays a solid foundation for next year.
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