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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1912
Page
10
Reporters noted tensions at a Mutt convention as delegates argued over leadership. A Chinese delegate and Jeff wore a Panama hat amid hurried exchanges while Monorable Williams issued statements about temporary chairmanship and emblem design showing a worker’s symbol of cost of living.
Cartoonist Bud Fisher headlines a local campaign as a civic ticket navigates lawnorn politics. Fisher promotes his own candidacy while supporters rally at Fennimore Square as the race unfolds.
Las Vegas New Mexico July 2 final details of Independence Day fight were settled in a conference with Flynn Johnson their representatives managers promoter Curley and Referee E Smith They insisted the referee declare a winner even if it goes to the police limit and the world title remains at stake Also Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers prepare for the Los Angeles light weight title fight with Wolgast at 120 pounds and Rivers at 132 to 133 pounds and heavy wagering on Wolgast now 10 to 7 odds
Army soldier Frank Carbone, a fast fighter described as an army cog, will appear in a preliminary bout at the army post gymnasium as part of tonight's boxing event.
Bob Kampmann announced he will go to Chicago this fall to enter the National Open amateur championship at Wheaton Illinois. He is regarded as the southwest's best golfer and was runner up at this year’s state tournament in Dallas, losing to Rotan of Waco.
Reidland stars for El Campo as the home team blank Ganado in a 6-0 victory. Ganado duo Lancaster and Strauss limited El Campo. El Campo pitchers Reidland and Owen allowed no runs and no hits in a sharp defensive battle.
Frank Carbone, about 138 pounds, trains hard and could surprise as a preliminary to Tim Merritt versus Young Jeffries tonight at the army post gym. Merritt and Jeffries report peak condition and confident of victory. Referee Jimmy Ryan will handle the main decisions as bouts begin at 8 30 p.m. with no delays, and seating arranged for full view on the gym floor.
San Antonio beat Galveston 3 to 1 and Dallas defeated Austin 3 to 1. Fort Worth won 2 with Beaumont Houston rain. Today Galveston visits San Antonio and Beaumont plays Houston while Austin travels to Dallas and Waco visits Fort Worth.
In yesterday's American League results Philadelphia defeated Washington 6 to 2 while Boston beat New York 4 to 1 and Detroit defeated Cleveland 8 to 2. Chicago and St. Louis had rain with no decision.
San Antonio wins 2 to 1 as Galveston errors and timely eighth inning hits turn the game. Seitz starts the rally with a single then Clark’s two base hit scores twice for the Bronchos. Wallace delivers the decisive blast and Galveston looks to Sam Ayres today in the matinee.
Dallas won the game 2 to 1 over Austin as Grady pitched well in relief and Dallas held off wild pitching by McCullough. Scoring summary shows Dallas 002 010 0 3 runs on 4 hits, Austin 000 100 0 1 run on 6 hits. Batteries were Grady and Gibson for Dallas McCullough and Hinninger for Austin. Umpires Gaebler and Van Sickle.
Minneapolis defeated Kansas City 4 to 1 and Columbus beat Indianapolis 4 to 2 in Columbus. Milwaukee won 6 to 2 over St Paul in St Paul. Louisville Toledo game was rained out.
In Chattanooga Birmingham posted six, with Teee LD and SaLIENDORS involved. Memphis hosted New Orleans with six points. Rains affected Atlanta and Mobile as well as Nashville and Montgomery schedules.
New York beats Boston 9 to 6 while Cincinnati defeats St. Louis 12 to 6. Philadelphia leads Brooklyn 10 to 1 as Brooklyn trails 7 to 14 in Chicago versus Pittsburgh. Boston plays in New York and Chicago hosts Pittsburgh.
Waco takes a third straight over the Panthers with a 3 to 2 win in Fort Worth. The decisive runs came in the eighth on two errors a hit batsman and a single. Batteries Taff and Carson Crabble and Kitchens. Umpire McKee.
Prospect Hill edged Saratoga 6 to 4 on Sunday as F. McDonald’s pitching stood out, guiding the winners to a hard fought victory.
Board of managers meeting at The Light resolves unplayed Chapas games. Standings show Households 18 10 3 .769 and Washer Orioles 13 10 8 .769, Johnson & Burnett 18 5 8 .385. Second series starts Sunday at Krisch park. Bankers prep game with a strong city team.
In the Country Club junior tournament eight survivors from Thursday’s play compete this afternoon. Winners advance to the semi finals and final to crown the junior division champion. Pairings include Edward Tarrant Jr. versus C E Mangham Fred Tarrant versus Lamar Seeligson Walter Negley versus Jack Tarrant and William Clegg versus F M Lewis Jr.
On the Morales Transfer Company diamond near the I. G. N. railroad yards Sunday afternoon Milam Stars fell 9 to 7 after ten innings. With one on and two out, Sam Morales belted a deciding home run to win the game.
Baseball writer W. J. Macbeth surveys Hal Chase of the Highlanders and Jake Daubert of the Dodgers, praising Chase's sensational fielding and Daubert's growing hitting prowess. He notes Chase's status as a near-institution and Daubert's superior hitting, while discussing surrounding stars and club contexts.
Miss Mae Sutton of Los Angeles defeated Miss Mary Browne in straight sets 6 4, 5 2 to become the United States clay court tennis champion at Pittsburg.
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