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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1911

Page

8

Navegators Conquer Bronchos 12-0 in July Waco tilt

In Waco Texas on July 10 the Navigators routed the Bronchos 12 to 0. Miller held Clark to poor form while Daringer and Spencer managed two-bag hits. Rennard cleared with a bases loaded homer as San Antonio and Waco bats produced steady offense throughout the game.

Waco Tex Navigators Clark Cotton Palace Victor Miller Vic Darringer Spencer Miller Herd Rennard Wallace Johnn Meanard San Antonio Thrailkill Leidy Dugey McLaurin Daringer Ren

Waco Edges San Antonio 2 1 in Tight game

Waco earns a 2 to 1 win over San Antonio with Breitenstein Meek and Wohleben keying offense. Miller and Clark combine for 12 strikeouts, multiple double plays support defense, and Donnelly presides as umpire.

Ward Breitenstein Meek Wohleben Dodd McMahon Miller Clark Dugey Daringer Metz Waco San Antonio Donnelly

Panth ers Take Double Bill to Move Up in Texas League

In Fort Worth on July 1 the Panth ers swept a Galveston doubleheader 1-0 and 3-2. Ambrose Puttman, the New York American now with Sand Crabs, made costly errors in both games. Perritt pitched a strong first game for Fort Worth, with Malloy and Erloff handling the dustup in the finale.

Fort Worth Panthers Galveston Ambrose Puttman New York American Perritt Brandt Helm Erloff Kitchens Mathews

Munsell Wins Own Game in Tenth for Dallas

Dallas pitcher Munsell earned a 1 to 0 victory over the Senators in the tenth inning delivering a pinch hit to left field scoring Keller. McDonald failed to drive in a run for Austin from third in the second. Taylor walked Kellerman, who moved to third on Clancy’s error and scored on Munsell’s decisive hit. Umpire Bush. Oklahoma City game halted by rain.

Dallas Tex Munsell Senators Kellerman McDonald Austin Taylor Clancy R. H. E. Dallas Munsell and Moran Taylor and Hinninger Bush

Rice Eaters Win From Rosebuds In Bay City

Bay City wins 6 to 2 over Victoria as Wehrman yields no earned runs until ninth inning. Slavin stars defense with 12 chances at second. teamwork on squeeze play helps Rice Eaters score. Pelicans and Orange Growers tie 1 to 1 in Corpus Christi ten innings. game called to catch trains.

Rice Eaters Rosebuds Bay City Tex Wehrman Cosgrove Slavin R. H. E. Bay City Victoria Wehrman and Sweet Colgrove Powers and Wakefield McIntosh Pelicans Orange Growers Corpus Christi The R. H. E. Corpus Beeville Wicker Merritt McDowell Brammel Dayern

Brownies Win Out In Eleventh In Texas League Play

The Brownies beat the Bermudas 3 to 2 in the eleventh at Brownsville Texas. Taylor started and weakened in the ninth, and Scurry Peebles replaced him. Brownsville scored in the first and second and added the decisive run in the eleventh. Laredo managed two runs on errors and a late rally. Batteries Taylor Peebles and Pendarvis Gallia and Frances umpires Jacobs and Hickey.

Brownies Brownsville Tex Taylor Scurry Peebles Laredo Peebles and Pendarvis Gallia Frances Jacobs Hickey

Bronchos Sidelined By Injuries In Texas Game

Waco Texas July 10 Wallace the Broncho shortstop and Lemon catcher were unable to play in yesterday's game due to injuries Wallace has a sore weak wrist from recent games and Lemon's finger is badly injured keeping him out for several days.

Waco Tex Wallace Lemon

Standing of Clubs in Texas League

Texas League games today feature San Antonio at Waco Houston at Oklahoma City Galveston at Fort Worth and Austin at Dallas with teams seeking standings impact.

San Antonio Waco Houston Oklahoma City Galveston Fort Worth Austin Dallas P. Ce Houston Eee Wac Dallas One Galveston Oklahoma City

Bay City Plays Laredo in Today’s Games

Bay City meets Laredo in a scheduled matchup. Brownsville travels to Beeville. Corpus Christi heads to Victoria for another set of games.

Psyd Beeville Cay Bay City Corpus Christi Brownsville Victoria Laredo Beeville

Baseball Recap: AL Scores From Yesterday

In the American League yesterday Washington defeated Detroit 7 to 6 while Cleveland beat Philadelphia 1 to 0 and New York won 5 to 2 over Chicago. Boston overwhelmed St. Louis 9 to 3 with a set of tight late-inning finishes.

Games Today Philadelphia in Cleveland

Schedule notes show Philadelphia visiting Cleveland while New York plays Chicago and Washington travels to Detroit with Boston hosting St Louis in today’s NBA lineup.

Games Today Philadelphia Cleveland New York Chicago Washington Detroit Boston St. Louis

National League Schedule Notes

No games scheduled. Chicago in New York. Pittsburg in Brooklyn. St Louis in Philadelphia. Cincinnati in Boston.

Chicago New York Pittsburg Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston Piya Eter T. Louis Ween Brooklyn Boston

Southern League standings update

Montgomery leads New Orleans Birmingham and Mobile as Nashville tops Memphis in current standings with scores 5-4 2-0 2-1 8-6.

New Orleans in Birmingham. Mobile in Montgomery. Chattanooga in Nashville.

The snippet lists city pairings across multiple states, noting New Orleans with Birmingham, Mobile with Montgomery, Chattanooga with Nashville, and Memphis with Atlanta. No event or context provided.

New Orleans Birmingham Mobile Montgomery Chattanooga Nashville Memphis Atlanta

Bicycle Race Postponed for Wet Track at Fair Grounds

Twelve mile bicycle race postponed after heavy morning shower left track too heavy. Race will be run next Sunday morning at the same time if track condition permits. Organizers cited weather as reason for delay at the Fair Grounds track. Alfred Lequesne killed by lightning in Royalton Ohio. Lequesne, 42, bowler of national repute, member of Bond team of Cleveland.

Fair Grounds Royalton Alfred Lequesne Lequesne Bond Cleveland Buffalo

Households Win Close Game From Stowers

Households edge Stowers 8 to 1 at Electric Park in a keen City Championship battle. Toepperwein dominated on the mound and with the bat, while Stowers rallied late but could not overcome flawless defense and timely Households hitting. Crevenstine, Froebel, Toepperwein and Underwood contributed key plays as Household pace built from a scoreless start to the decisive seventh inning.

Toepperwein Stowers Electric Park Diamond Crevenstine Havel Ferguson Wagner Froebel Underwood Wait C. Johnson

Amateur Games Highlight Local Ball Action

The San Antonio Hardware defeated Southwestern Telephone 6 to 0 with solid fielding and only one error. In New Braunfels Washer Bros. lost to the Tigers 3 to 2 as Tracy starred with no hits through seven-plus, then held the offense. The Texas Eagles beat the Chapa Reds 11 to 5 with strong hitting. Wolff & Marx beat Wolfson 4 to 1 on late-inning rally. Four Seasons topped the Twenty-eighth Infantry 6 to 4 as Chambers excelled on the mound and at the plate.

Farnsworth San Antonio Southwestern Telephone R. H. E. Hardware Company Telephone Company New Braunfels Washer Bros Tigers Tracy New Brusels Zuercher Tietze Staats Twenty-eighth Infantry Chambers 28Th Infantry Slaughter Haden Trees Thompson

Good board the mothers at the Jefferson

The note references a location at 442 Soledad Street near the Jefferson site with unclear context and no visible event details.

Mother’s Jefferson Soledad Street

Moran backs Wolgast to beat all rivals

Owen Moran, fresh from San Francisco where Wolgast stopped him, says Packey McFarland would not menace Wolgast. Moran praises Wolgast's power and predicts a twenty round wear-down, adding Wolgast could defeat Freddie Welsh or Brown, while his money bets on Wolgast in any title clash.

Chicago Owen Moran San Francisco Wolgast Packey McFarland Moran England

British and American champions may clash on Labor Day coast

Ad Wolgast world lightweight champion and Fred Welch British challenger plan a coast arena bout on Labor Day with a $10,000 side bet. Welch wants the money posted 30 days before the fight, Wolgast refuses, threatening to forfeit $1000 and travel east if not posted tomorrow. Welch and Wolgast will meet to discuss terms.

Los Angeles Cal Ad Wolgast Fred Welch Great Britain Welch Wolgast

White and Mandot Set for 126-Pound September Bout

Chicago July 10 Jack White and Joe Mandot have been matched to fight before the West Side Athletic club in New Orleans early in September. The twenty round bout will be at 126 pounds with the ring action scheduled for 3 o'clock. The victor will then face Joe Rivers, the Mexican, who beat Jon Coster last week.

Baseball Scores From Recent Association Games

At Indianapolis the Indianapolis team beat Columbus 4 to 1. In St Paul the St Paul team defeated Milwaukee 6 to 4. Minneapolis won against Kansas City 21 to 3. Toledo edged Louisville 5 to 3 with 2 as the final implied score.

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

Cobb May Surpass Batting Record This Season

T Raymond Cobb of the Detroit Tigers is poised to challenge the all time batting record with a current average above .450 after June. The list of .400 hitters includes Duffy Burkett Lajoie Anson and Delehanty with counts from 112 to 145 games and averages from .408 to .438. If Cobb maintains his pace he could best the .438 record set by Duffy and join the elite group of big league hitters with sustained excellence.

T. Raymond Cobb Detroit Tigers Anson Duffy Boston Keeler Baltimore Burke Cobb

Wakefield Backs Up Bat For Rose Buds In Bay City Clash

Howard Wakefield, once with the Bronchos and then Victoria, filled behind the plate for the Rose Buds against Bay City. He caught three of four Rice Leaders attempting steals as he recovers from a shoulder injury and shows strong arm after returning to pitching form.

Howard Wakefield Victoria Bac Bay City Wakefield Jack Burke

Eleventh Cavalry Falls to Eleventh Infantry 9–2

In a decisive series game at the maneuver division, the Eleventh cavalry fought hard but lost to the Eleventh infantry by nine to two. The matchup continues in the ongoing series at the division venue.

Eleventh Cavalry Eleventh Infantry

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Ste Paris Keersup Tre Mott Doc Avery TNS Isher Johnson H. E. Hildebrand Pres Jne M. Roberts Mgr Bender E. Commerce San Antonio Automobile School ST. Mary's ST Texas League Land Crabs Dallas Twirler Southwest Texas League Wallace and Plydon Southern League P. C. New Orleans Oes Maris N Ba Bee Alisner Eee Riebe Undertaking Co League Park Texas Eagles Chapa Reds Eagles R. H. EB. Eagles Wee Morales Leyton Garza Lopez Pablo P. Pereida Wolff & Marx Wolfson Anderson R. H. B. Wolff & Marx Wroweon Meyer and Bodet Anderson and Lacy Tyrus Cobb McFarland Champion SAN Antonio Brewing Assn Tyrus Hugh Duffy White Sox
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