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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
8
San Antonio Bronchos topple the Davis Navigators 7 to 4 in Waco Texas. Gene Cocreham and Frank Gibson lead hitting with two each while Tarleton and Hale produce key runs. Perry’s club gains early lead and holds off late rally as Bronchos show pennant form.
In Mossmoor Ohio, Miss Lois Stumer of Chicago 16 and Miss Frances Hadfield of Milwaukee 17 won their first matches in the seventeenth annual women's Western Golf Association championship. Hadfield beat Mrs Gant 2 down. Stumer defeated Ethel Chatfield in 19 holes. Other results include Kuhnstader edging Ferguson 1 up, Letts 3 and 2 over Kason, and Rosenthal 4 up over Lukens. Wednesday pairings include Hadfield vs Brundage and Hunter vs Llewellyn.
Chattanooga beat Memphis 3 to 1 in Memphis. Merritt and McDaniels shared pitching duties for the Chattanooga win while Prieste and Schmidt worked for Memphis. EB top of the order produced the decisive runs as the series opener concluded.
In Birmingham the Birmingham team defeated Atlanta 14 to 1. The game featured strong performances by J. H. E. and a heavy scoring attack across innings, with Fullenwider, T. Sheehan and Picinich contributing multiple batteries alongside Black and Haworth for Birmingham.
In Little Rock two games opened with Nashville 9 8 runs and Little Rock 9 runs on 13 hits. Meador Street Ledbetter Robinson Chapman handled pitchers in game one while Ellis Marshall Bowman Chapman worked in game two as Nashville swept. At New Orleans, New Orleans Mobile was noted as having played previously.
Charles Ebbets president of the Brooklyn National League Club and Wilbert Robinson manager went on trial in New York on charges of violating the Sunday ordinance by playing a baseball game at Ebbets Field on July 1. One witness testified and defense moved to dismiss the charge. The court set Friday for briefs.
Standing of the Clubs in the Texas League shows Fort Worth leading with 68 losses, San Antonio at 87 losses, and Houston and Shreveport around mid table. The table lists wins and losses for each club with percentages close to .588 and .452 reflecting current form.
San Antonio defeated Waco 7 to 4 while Shreveport won 2 to 0 and Fort Worth lost 2 to 0 Dallas and Houston had no game due to rain causing a weather postponement.
The schedule lists matchups for Wednesday with San Antonio visiting Waco, Dallas traveling to Houston, and Fort Worth crossing into Shreveport for contests.
New York defeated Pittsburg 7 to 3 while Chicago shut out Brooklyn 2 to 0. Cincinnati edged Boston 1 to 0 as St. Louis put up six runs against Philadelphia, who tallied five.
The card lists games: Cincinnati at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, St Louis at Philadelphia.
The text shows chaotic standings data for the American League with team abbreviations and win loss records. It lists Cleveland and Philadelphia entries among others with varying percentages, but the OCR is corrupted, making precise team names and figures unclear.
St Louis beat Philadelphia 2 to 1 while Chicago edged New York 4 to 3. Washington and Cleveland weathered rain. Boston and Detroit also listed with rain notes.
In Philadelphia the Phillies beat St Louis 6 to 5 with Goodwin Watson and Gonzales supporting. In Brooklyn Chicago Palas held to 2 runs as Brooklyn lost 9 to 0 with Vaughan Faber and Elliott delivering for the visitors.
Cincinnati defeated Boston 9 to 1 as the Reds exploded for seven runs across the middle innings. Pitcher Schneider and Wingo teamed for the win while Barnes Allen and Tragesser worked the Boston bullpen.
In Chicago New York defeated 3 to 1 and 4 to 2 with Caldwell Alexander Williams and Schalk as batters. In St Louis Philadelphia won 14 to 2 over the Cardinals with Schauer Schang Davenport and Severeid handling the batteries.
Charles A. Comiskey president of the Chicago American League Baseball Club sent to the American Red Cross his fifth donation totaling 3004.96 dollars from the gross receipts of the recent games at Comiskey Park. The cumulative contribution reaches 14068.67 dollars to date.
Detroit announces plans to release left handed pitcher Harry Covaleskie to Providence of the International League are abandoned for now. Covaleskie will stay on the Detroit roster.
Sergeant H H Mitchell tops a pistol drill with 99 of 100 on the L target at 15 yards. A B Yorke leads Uncle Sam squad with 90 points. other scores include Gates 31 and Kirkland 31. Chambers hits 94 at 300 yards. The session marks strong form for Uncle Sam motorcycle dispatch carriers.
Shreveport and Fort Worth played a doubleheader with both games ending 2 to 0. Watson pitched both games for Shreveport, credited with the Iron Man effort. In the opener, Shreveport won with early and late hits off Dillinger, while in the second, a third inning error and a seventh inning run produced the decisive score for the visitors.
In Kansas City the Kansas City squad led Indianapolis 6 to 2. Milwaukee defeated Louisville 9 to 6. St Paul beat Toledo in a prior game and Minneapolis faced Columbus in a previously played matchup.
San Antonio fans are promised the season’s biggest card next weekend with two double matinees over four games to close the Texas League season. The Bronchos face Houston in a five game rush across three days, led by pitchers Cocreham Barfoot Harper Martina and hitters Baggan Perry Hetling Sicking Tarleton Oberta Gibson Hale.
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