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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1911

Page

10

Senators and Bronchos split Independence Day double bill

The Senators took the first game 8 to 3 and the Bronchos dominated the second 8 to 1 in seven innings at Electric Park. Gardner slammed four home runs across the doubleheader while Metz hit his forty eighth home run at home this season. Over 5000 fans attended, with ground rules needed as crowds overflowed onto the field.

Electric Park Senators Lawmakers Goodwin Gray Clark Betts Rube Gardner Gardner Jeff Lowed Gardner G. Smith Herbert Nags Metz Brewer Leidy Cap To Worth San Antonio O Johnston Spencer Wallace Lemon Scion Daringer Thrailkill Taoroe Henninger Soa Sion Ray Gear Austin Captain Johnson AB. R. H. C. A. E. Wess BO Dogren Ghisson sJonnsten MEGGA Boone, Giles A. Oese Dee Marmmer Seren AB. R H. O A. E. Soon McDonald Clancy Schmidt Cook

YMCA Organizes Two Baseball Leagues

On July 6 the YMCA starts a baseball season running through July 27. Two leagues, Junior A and Junior B, each split into three teams. Junior A plays Tuesdays and Thursdays. Junior B plays Mondays and Wednesdays. Captains named for all six teams. Boys must report at River avenue grounds before swimming.

Young Men's Christian Association Junor At Me Viney George Clifton Frank Love Aubrey Schofield Walter Williams Hurley Hust N. Tanenbaum River Avenue

Metz Time of Game Noted at 1 15 by Umpire Captain Johnson

Umpire Captain Johnson called the game time at 1 15 with Metz on the field. The brief report records the official timing and the umpire overseeing the match.

Dallas and Waco split Texas League doubleheader

Dallas and Waco played a tightly contested doubleheader in Dallas with Waco winning 2 1 in the opener and Dallas taking the nightcap 3 2 Miller delivered key plays in the first game while Evans Moran and Meek handled pitching in the second as umpires Bush and June followed the first and Bush and Brune the second.

Dallas Tex Waco Miller R. H. E. Dallas Verheyer Alexander Carson Bush June Evans Moran Smith and Meek Bush and Brune

Bisons Split Doubleheader As Houston Tops Galveston

Houston grabbed the Texas league lead by winning a doubleheader from Galveston. The first game was decisive for Houston while the second saw Galveston briefly lead before costly errors and hits by Houston gave them the win. Game scores and batteries listed.

Houston Tex Galveston Morton Edmondson Buster Malloy Erloff Sheehan R. H. E. Houston Rose Allen Helm

Indians and Panthers Divide in Fort Worth Double Bill

Fort Worth and Oklahoma City split a twin bill with Oklahoma winning 8 0 in the opener as Robinson shut out the Indians. In the nightcap Cy Young struck out twelve and led Fort Worth to an 8 3 victory. Batteries in game one were Lingenfelder Howell Garvin Robinson Kitchens umpire Matthews. Game two featured Young Noyes Green Green umpire Matthews. Also note Waco purchased southpaw Cornell for 1000 dollars from the Blue Grass league club in Frankfort Kentucky.

Fort Worth Tex Oklahoma City Robinson Indians Cy Young R. H. E. Oklahoma Lingenfelder Howell Garvin Kitchens Matthews Oklahoma Young Noyes Green Waco The Navigators Cornell Frankfort

Standing of Clubs Texas League Games Today

San Antonio at Fort Worth Austin at Oklahoma City Galveston at Waco Houston at Dallas standings shown for Texas League games today.

San Antonio Fort Worth Austin Oklahoma City Galveston Waco Houston Dallas Psyd P. C. Houston Eae Fee

Regional city pairings spark readers’ map recall

Brownsville in Bay City. Laredo in Corpus Christi. Victoria in Beeville. The compact list hints at a regional puzzle or telegraphing about city pairings and local geography.

Baseball Results From Yesterday in the American League

Standings and scores show Philadelphia at 7 11 and New York at 4 9, Washington 6 3, Boston 4 4, Cleveland 6 2, St Louis 5 4, Chicago 7 10, Detroit 3 11 reflecting a lively AL slate.

Philadelphia New York Washington Boston Cleveland St. Louis Chicago Detroit

Fragmented sports pairings across cities

Fragmentary notice lists matchups with Philadelphia versus New York, Washington versus Boston, St. Louis versus Cleveland, Chicago versus Detroit across multiple venues.

National League Standings Snapshot

Philadelphia leads with 11 wins and 7 losses while New York sits at 7-5. St. Louis is 3-1 and Pittsburgh 2-11. Boston is 3-2 with Brooklyn at 2-4 and Chicago strong at 8-2. Cincinnati rounds out at 3-2.

Teams Compete Coast to Coast in Rivalry Roundup

Gaines Today reports New York plays Philadelphia and Boston faces Brooklyn while St Louis meets Pittsburgh in a series of cross city matchups highlighting regional hoops rivalries.

Southern League Yesterdays Results

Scores from yesterday show Montgomery 6 Birmingham 10 Chattanooga 7 Memphis 4 Nashville 11 Atlanta 0 New Orleans 2 Mobile 0. The results reflect competitive league play across multiple cities with Nashville and Chattanooga posting strong wins.

Yester Montgomery Birmingham Chattanooga Memphis Nashville Atlanta New Orleans Mobile

Today's Games Matchups Across Southern Cities

Montgomery faces Birmingham while Mobile visits New Orleans Nashville travels to Atlanta and Memphis meets Chattanooga in a set of regional showdowns.

Montgomery Birmingham Mobile New Orleans Nashville Atlanta Memphis Chattanooga

Johnson Signs Articles for Dublin Title Fight

Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson has signed articles to fight Patrick Currin to a finish in Dublin. The date will be decided today per a London dispatch. Phillies Take Lead From Giants after sweeping a doubleheader in Philadelphia, moving atop the National League standings.

Associated Press Chicago Jack Johnson Patrick Currin Dublin London

Jeffries Attends Ball Game in Chicago

James J. Jeffries, who ceded the heavyweight title to Jack Johnson last year, watched the Cub Cincinnati game at the West Side Grounds. He said he is through as a fighter and will instead focus on business, and commented on Frank Chance’s injuries and resolve as Cubs manager.

Chicago James J. Jeffries Jack Johnson Cincinnati West Side Grounds Jeffries Frank Chance Cubs Chance

Athletics Fans Bet Heavy After Lead Change in Pennant Race

Philadelphia reports show local fans laid down thousands in bets when the Athletics overtook Detroit for first in the American league. Wagers were placed in late May with Detroit ahead by 100 points. common bets paid even money while some backers who predicted an Athletics lead by July 5 won as high as 2 to 1.

Associated Press Philadelphia Athletics Detroit

Bermudas Halt Pelicans Split Southwest Texas League Show

In Corpus Christi Beeville and Bay City also posted split results as Laredo beat Corpus Christi 3 2 in the afternoon and lost 4 1 in the morning. Beeville edged Victoria 9 4 and 3 2 while Bay City defeated Brownsville twice 3 0 and 7 1.

Burman Sets Mile Track Record at Brighton Beach

Robert Burman driving the Blitzen Benz set a new one mile record at the Brighton Beach motordrome with a flying start in 48.72 seconds, beating De Palma’s Syracuse mark. He also won the Remey Brassard trophy by winning two heats of the three mile event. Len Sengle won the Australian pursuit in a National car. Louis Disbrow won the fifty mile race amid tire trouble. Nine events were on the program.

New York Robert Burman Brighton Beach de Palma Syracuse Fiat Remey Brassard Burman Benz Len Sengle Louis Disbrow

Allen Returns to Work After North and East Trip

President Allen of the Texas league resumes duties in Austin after a ten day northern and eastern visit. Umpires Bush and Brung have reported for cste. The Dallas report notes Bush opening the season and Brung, a new Ohio umpire. Local owners sealed two exhibition spring games with the Philadelphia Athletics on March 12 and 13.

Austin Allen Texas League Dallas Bush Brung Cste Ohio Philadelphia Athletics

Wolgast Knocks Moran Out In Thirteenth Round

San Francisco, July 5 Ad Wolgast of Cadillac Michigan retained the lightweight world title by stopping Owen Moran of England in the thirteenth round at Coffroth pavilion The champion dominated with infighting and right uppercuts while Moran offered little defense The knockout was Moran s first in eleven years and Wolgast s relentless rush earned the decision despite Moran s clever long range boxing

San Francisco Cal Ad Wolgast Cadillac Mich Theolder Owen Moran England Coffroth’ Pavilion Mora Wolgast Teat Moran

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