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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
7
In Galveston Sunday action, San Antonio wins the second game 2 to 0 after Galveston takes the opener 3-1. Pitcher Clyde Barfoot stymies Galveston with no hits through seven innings, while Harry Stewart serves as the Broncs’ strong at the mound.
Shreveport beat Fort Worth 4 to 1 on July 17 as Napier and Fentress pitched well. Carroll delivered an infield single in the eighth to drive in Becker and Schrader. Panthers stole a double to score their lone run.
The San Antonio Gun Club staged a 42 trap shoot at the Fair Grounds on Sunday with strong scores. Harry Matlock led with 47 of 50, Albert Steves Sr. was second with 44, Dr. Sorrell took third with 42, and others like B. Craddock and Albert Steves Jr. posted solid scores despite heat reducing attendance. A follow up event is planned for next Sunday as interest in scatter gun and rifle shooting grows nationwide.
Standings of the clubs in the Texas League show San Antonio 3-0 and Galveston 1-2, Houston 1-6 with Beaumont 0-9, Shreveport 3 and Fort Worth 1, Dallas 3 and Waco 0. Play resumes Monday with matchups San Antonio at Galveston, Fort Worth at Shreveport, Dallas at Waco, Beaumont at Houston off day.
Washington beats Cleveland 4 to 2 in an American League game. Other Sunday matchups included Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at New York and St Louis at Boston.
Boston visits Cincinnati while Brooklyn travels to Chicago and New York heads to St Louis. Philadelphia plays at Pittsburgh in a slate of intercity games listed for the week.
Dallas defeated Waco 3 to 0 as Conley limited the Navigators to three scattered hits. Ens drove in two runs with a single and double, and Crouch hit a home run for Dallas.
In Houston Beaumont split a July 17 twin bill. Ogle beat Martina 1–0 in game one. Beaumont won 9–6 in game two as Trout pitched two hitless innings and batted for a single driving in two. Tillman worked seven innings for Houston.
The Roebuck Golf and Automobile Club of Birmingham has been awarded the Southern Golf Association championship for 1917. The date will be set later, with the tourney traditionally held in the first week of June. This marks the Birmingham club’s first time hosting the event.
Ahrens & Ott, leaders in the San Antonio City Baseball League, defeated the New Braunfels Tigers 4 to 0 in New Braunfels. Leroy Hicks pitched shutout ball with eight strikeouts as Ludwig allowed six hits. key plays included doubles by Gray and Jack Burke and sharp fielding by Hell, Jack Burke, and backstop Earl Burke.
N L games tally St Louis 3 New York 2 as Schauer Schupp and Anderson hold early leads. Boston defeats Cincinnati 4 1 behind solid hitting while Brooklyn outlasts Chicago 7 7 with a late rally and strong pitching.
Atlanta beat New Orleans 4 to 0 in the opener as Perry and Perkins doubled in the battery. Second game produced Atlanta 5 New Orleans 1 in seven innings by agreement with Brennan on the mound. Nashville edged Chattanooga 1 to 0. Birmingham won 3 to 2 over Mobile. Memphis defeated Little Rock 2 to 0.
Washington wins 4 to 2 over Reseanee. Key players include H E Cleveland with a .100010 scoreline. Pitching by Coveleskie and Daly supports Boehling and Henry in a contested battery matchup.
The American League pennant battle tightens with New York in first and Detroit fifth, less than 45 points behind. Brooklyn leads the Nationals by a slimmer margin, while Boston and Philadelphia chase second place and the Giants return to the first division. Boston stands 30 points back of Brooklyn. Sectional results show National East 17 West 12 American East 11 West 18.
Harry Sallee, who quit the St. Louis Nationals in New York, was sold Sunday to New York for cash. The St. Louis club is reported to receive $15,000 for the pitcher.
Dallas sees Ray Barnes, local pitcher, fan 22 batters over nine innings after entering in the sixth of a 15 inning amateur contest. The game finished 2 to 2 due to darkness.
The Knights of Columbus baseball team in the City Baseball League won two morning and afternoon games at Electric Park and the army post diamond. In the 7 to 6 morning win over the Traction Company Graves powered the offense while Bullitt pitched well. Fox made 12 chances at short with no errors. The 7 to 0 afternoon victory over Headquarters saw Cy Fried limit the opponents to two hits with 12 strikeouts as Graves and Lutz provided the offense.
A roundup from Indiana and nearby states highlights Fred Beebe, once turned down by McGraw and Moran, as a comeback candidate with Cleveland. Ward Lambert is tipped for Purdue basketball coaching, with otherIndiana updates on school coaching plans, fishing champions in Milton, and Cubs ball rules in Chicago.
Centerfielder Pete Allison of the New Orleans club requested placement on the ineligible list. He has been suffering a nervous breakdown and doctors advised quitting baseball for the season at least. Allison played last year with Memphis, was drafted by the Chicago Nationals, and this year purchased from the Cubs by New Orleans.
Scores show Louisville second to Milwaukee 1-2 0-0. Columbus 3-5 over St. Paul 7-9. Toledo 4-0 over Minneapolis 3-4. Indianapolis 4-1 with Kansas City pending result.
In a recent Kelly pool round, a relatively low-ranked participant handed you a rare upset, trimming your run as plans for the next game unfold.
Cy Morgan, veteran league pitcher now with the Western Association, is signed by the Southern Association to fill the umpiring vacancy created by the recent retirement of William Bernhardt. The announcement came from Southern Association President Baugh in Birmingham.
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