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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1926
Page
5
Houston Buffaloes fall 14 to 1 as Beaumont and Fort Worth stumble. Gonzales and Littlejohn drive in runs while Klein and Kleiners pace the offense. Shreveport edges closer to first with steady defense and clutch pitching as the Bears apply pressure in a high scoring win.
Pittsburgh officials declined the request from Giants acting manager Roger Bresnahan for police to guard the New York dressing room and players bench. Sam Dreyfuss, Pittsburgh treasurer, said the protection was unnecessary despite rumors of danger after a June 29 quarrel between Giants catcher Frank Snyder and Pirates coach John Onslow.
A coroner jury in Whittier California absolved Pat Tarrick of responsibility for the death of Gilbert Johnson age 10 from a boxing exhibition injury. They ruled the fatal cerebral hemorrhage was an unavoidable accident.
In a fierce 1917 clash at Harlem Sporting Club Frank Moran of Pittsburgh stopped Tom Cowler with a fourth round right to the gut. Moran wins as Cowler fights on bravely despite the crowd chaos and missed referee warnings.
Moran versus Cowler erupts in a wild boxing bout as Moran rushes early and Cowler answers with sharp lefts and rights. Moran counters yet looks cautious while Cowler presses forward, landing several blows and maintaining the upper hand amid a chaotic exchange.
Unclear fragment lists a baseball scene with pitchers Owens and Sagerek, mentions Corrigen and a ninth inning, hints at a scoring summary and an inning change, but details remain unreadable.
July 15. Chicago. The Western Golf Association announced last night that 136 players have entered the Western championship tourney to be held July 19 at the White Bear Yacht Club in St. Paul. Notables include Chick Evans, George Von Elm, and Eddie Belden. Keefe Carter, defending Western champion, leads a strong Oklahoma City–led team with Russell Martin and others.
Bantamweight championship talks spark at Cubs Park in August between Charlie Rosenberg and Bud Taylor of Terre Haute Ind with contracts eyed Friday. Taylor’s manager Keddie Tong says Rosenberg and Harry Segal will travel to New York to finalize details and the purse reportedly sets at 45000. The bout would crown a new titleholder in legalized boxing.
Hiram Mason, appointed secretary treasurer of the Boston Red Sox, succeeds James Price who has held the post for years. Price has been ill for weeks and is now in a New York hospital. Officials say Price cannot resume the secretary role but may rejoin the club in another capacity when health allows.
Philadelphia July 13 The East and South all star football teams are in heated talks as a feature of the Sesquicennial celebration next November.
In a tense scene Moran and Cowler exchange brutal blows as the crowd roars. Moran lands hard combinations including a sharp left to the ear and a final right to the jaw sending Cowler to the boards in a decisive finish.
Fragmentary report lists Antonia and Houston competing on Tuesday at Fort Worth with teams St. Louis and others. Several batter names and scores appear, including Houston tied to unclear results 0 and 1 with several players named such as Wertz Mosgridge Smith Taylor Rhem Hallaran Johnson Sotheron Keen and O'Karrett.
The clippings show multiple baseball results across cities including New York Philadelphia Chicago and Washington with scores such as Chicago 8 Philadelphia 6 and Washington 7 St. Louis 0. Batter concise lineups list players like Colling, Daugs, Manion, Zanniser and Birchett. Also notes a Texas Association and Texas League standings with Temple Mexia Austin Palestine Corsicana and Marshall Paris.
Fragmented OCR shows scattered sports results with teams like Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston St. Louis and others. Several line items include batterries, players, and scores but many words are corrupted or incomplete, making full event details hard to identify.
Durosh hurled the Specials to three hits through seven innings as Whittaker’s double fueled a two-run seventh. Elwood drove in two more in the ninth with two walks and two hit batters aiding the tally. Batteries: Thamnes Lord Elwood and Dugosh Lord. Citizens Transfermen blank Marion Tigers 7-0 as Epeda twirls a two-hitter. 12 hits produce seven runs for the winners on the Tigers’ field. Upcoming meetings include Saturday Leaguers at Spaldingk Sporting Goods on La Soya Street at 6:30 and Public Service Utilities aiming to clinch the series against the Sunshine Specials with Kaneis Moses, Augy Small, Red Cornwell and Elwyn Carter on the mound.
Howard Kinsey and Vincent Richards defeated Meinrich Wleinschrotin and Curt Bergmann 3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-1 at the Berlin Red-White Tennis Club international. Richards beat F W Rahe 2-6 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-2. Kinsey lost to Heine Landman 6-1 6-0 6-4.
Six major league scouts attended the Tyler game as Watts and Keck, rising college star and Texarkana ace, faced off in a pitcher’s battle. Watts and Keck were knocked out while Tyler beat Texarkana 7 to 4 with contributions from scouts Branch Richey Joe Sugden John McCloskey Charles Rie Cord Stephen O’Rourke and Warren Gites in attendance.
Fort Worth fans expect Wee Dick Kerr to appear in Sunday's game against Waco at the Jor, marking his first return to the mound since leaving the White Sox and amid his controversial 1919 Black Sox saga. Kerr, released by the San Francisco Seals, is coached by Jakey Atz and viewed as a potential season highlight.
Noa Spears Club defeated the F. E. Mueller Clothing Company nine to two at Grackenvidee Park. Baumgartner and Howler starred for the winners while Hudson drove the Clothiers with the bat. Dowd pitched well though Forehand closed the game. Western Association results list Fort Smith, McAlester, Okmulgee, Ardmore, and Muckegee Springfield with rain.
The Fexhall Keene Cup polo event opens in Springs Cols July 13 with Broadmoor Colorado and Fort Sarm Houston Texas entered at 15 goals. George Shailenberger of Ponca City may be replaced. Vickers rests per doctor. Broadmoor beat San Antonio twice in a three game series to claim the Broadmoor Cup.
Franks pitched in rare form for the Undertakers, yielding two hits and fanning 14, as Morales beats the San Marcos Bearcats 5 to 1 at Morales Field. The Bearcats were delayed on the road and did not start on time. only one seventh inning hit blemished a near whitewash. Jim Smith also pitched well for San Marcos, fanning 11 Undertakers. Next Sunday the Undertakers travel to Seguin.
A fragmented summary lists leaders across categories with names like Bressler, Blades, Brown, Ruth, Gehrig, Falk, and Wright. Mentions include teams Reds Cardinals Cubs Pirates Giants Yankees White Sox Indians Senators Athletics and pitchers Haines and Pate. Also notes Athletics 8 0 record and stolen bases counts and various homer totals.
The International Boxing Union ruled that each country participating in the Olympic games must enter only one scorer and one substitute in each weight category.
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