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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1912
Page
22
United States athletes claim victory as the World Games conclude with U S contenders earning top honors. Several victors will tour Europe before returning home.
The report lists Olympic overall standings with United States leading at 128 points, followed by Sweden 104 and Great Britain 66. Others include Finland 46, Germany 34, France 24, and smaller totals for South Africa, Denmark, Italy, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Norway, Hungary, Russia, Greece, Austria, and Holland. In track and field, the final tally shows United States 85, Finland 27, Sweden 24, Great Britain 14, Canada 7, South Africa 5, France 4, Germany 4, Greece 4, Norway 2, Hungary 1, and Italy 1.
Stockholm reports the final day of track and field at the Stadium featuring the Marathon as the climax. The United States leads in overall points with a sweeping victory across field and track events long dominated by American and British athletes, with prize ceremonies conducted by the king.
The article describes how victors were crowned with laurel wreaths in the stadium as the American team led the march of triumph. It highlights standout performers such as James Thorp of Carlisle and Eugene Mercer of Penn, notes Sweden’s strong showing in wrestling and swimming, mentions tragic sunstroke deaths, and details the prize ceremony with the king presenting wreaths and medals.
Dallas team wins easily while Bronchos ride an eleven game win streak into a Texas league park showdown with Austin. Clyde Goodwin likely to start for the Bronchos against Lefty Lewis as 4 30 PM first pitch promises a tight contest from the opener.
Last Sunday Milams and Meier Pharmacy teams battled through eighteen innings in a game halted at darkness. Fernandez starred with solid hitting while Dolan and Wolf showcased notable base running for Pharmacy. Batteries were JudmillerFlory for Milams and MaconSmith for Pharmacy. Riebe Undertaking Co. provided auto ambulance service at 221 E. Com, phone 341.
San Antonio defeated Dallas 7 to 5 while Houston beat Austin 1 to 0. Waco topped Beaumont 1 to 0 and Fort Worth won 3 to 1 over Galveston. Today Austin plays San Antonio, Dallas faces Houston, Waco meets Galveston, and Fort Worth encounters Beaumont.
Yesterday Detroit beat Boston 6 to 4 and Philadelphia overwhelmed Cleveland 7 to 0. Chicago defeated Washington 4 to 2 while New York won 5 to 3 against St. Louis. Today Chicago plays Washington St. Louis hosts New York Detroit visits Boston and Cleveland goes to Philadelphia.
Galveston and Fort Worth traded positions at the cellar as the visitors won the first game when a thrown ball deflected into the bleachers. Perritt’s pitching held Fort Worth to six hits while a late error aided the win. In the second game a tight battle ended in a close 3 to 5 loss for Fort Worth as Galveston rode late breaks to victory. Hopkins, newly acquired from Chattanooga, showed promise in center field and at the plate.
In Houston on July 16 a delayed top of the ninth derailed a pitchers duel between Edmundson and Taylor when a Hill throw allowed Davis to score after a double. Taylor fanned nine, Hill was fined five dollars and retired, with Bradley McCuller and Downey following. Umpire Van Sickle officiated in a 1-0 win for Austin. City League Meet plans state managers expect a Thursday meeting to approve next Sunday's schedule with out-of-town teams.
American Association results show Kansas City facing Louisville with a 10 to 4 score in Kansas City, while Minneapolis records 4 and St Paul 23 to 3 against Columbus as listed in the day’s standings fragment. The terse notes reflect multiple city matchups and uneven tallies in the periodized report.
San Antonio defeated Dallas 7 to 5 as the Bronchos pounded 13 safeties. Metz and Sam Ayres led the hitting with homers and singles, while starter Ponder struggled and was pulled in the fifth inning after allowing four runs. Cavender used three pitchers in the contest as Dallas dropped the series finale.
Walla Walla, July 16. Mayor A J Gillis of Walla Walla says fines or club discipline fail to curb umpire baiting. He ordered police chief to arrest any player protesting umpire decisions on charges of disturbing the peace during a Pendleton versus Walla Walla game in the Western Tri-State league.
Beaumont and Waco tied after six innings at Beaumont July 16 as rain halted play twice. score stood 1 to 0 in favor of Waco. Umpire Howell announced he would not umpire there again amid sharp crowd criticism. Batteries: Beaumont Martina and O'Brien. Waco Lohman and Reilly.
In San Marcos Texas yesterday afternoon San Marcos defeated the University of Texas in a tight game on Academy field by a score of 4 to 3. The contest featured a close battle with both sides scoring, and the home team securing the win in front of local supporters.
Monte Attell of San Francisco and Willie Gibbs of Philadelphia have not yet been matched for a ten round bout in New Orleans this Saturday night awaiting promoter arrangements and final negotiations.
Baseball fans learn Cy Morgan of the Philadelphia Americans has been released by Connie Mack to the Kansas City team of the American Association. The move ends the era of the famed Morgan Bender Plank Coombs quartet. Morgan’s form faltered this season though he showed past peak on a San Antonio training swing, while Mack has developed Brown into a winner. Morgan helped the Athletics win two world series and two pennants after joining from Boston in 1909.
Taylor Texas July 16 Nelson the famed turfman returned with his stable to Rockdale Milam county fair where his trotters and pacers won four of five races. His horses also went four of five at Florence and Taylor fairs. He plans to move next week to compete across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas circuits including Dallas fair events. Southern League results list Memphis Birmingham 4 2 and Mobile 3 2 with Montgomery Nashville 38 2.
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