City League to Meet Tonight in Editorial Rooms
The City Baseball League will hold an important meeting tonight in The Light editorial rooms starting at o oclock. Contenders include Ahrens Ott teague leaders Potchernick Knights of Golumbus Steves Meter's Pharmacy and Lone Star Brewery with Hibernians and XXX Pearls fading from pennant contention. Individual prizes for champion batsman and base stealer remain in play.
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Knights of Golumbus
Potchernicks
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Lone Star Brewery
Hibernians
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Shreveport Winds Sixth Straight With 4 6 Win Over Fort Worth
Horace Leverett limits Fort Worth to one hit as Shreveport takes its sixth straight, 4 to 6. Knaupp and Carroll homer drive three Shreveport runs. McIver adds a seventh inning double for Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Shreveport
Horace Leverett
McIver
Knaupp
Carroll
Bailey
Robinson
Sourcey
Johnson
Copablase Es Shreveport
Wise Cay
Miwert
Gehtader
Ceescssset Ee
Schrader
Garcrifice
Leverett
Barr
Melver
Carrell
Manda
Ampire
McCafferty
Baker Suffers Broken Ribs For Ameri cans
New York July 18 J Frank lin Baker third baseman for the New York Americans will be out for an indefinite period. He sustained injuries Friday in a run against the grandstand while chasing a foul. An X ray showed two ribs broken making his return unlikely for some time.
Scores From Regional Games of the American Association
The report lists results from four games: Toledo 9 beat Minneapolis 1, Columbus 6 tied 8&J Paul 6, Louisville 1 lost to Milwaukee 4, and Indianapolis 5 defeated Kansas City 2.
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Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
J. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Globe trotter Bauer tours San Antonio on world trek
Albert Bauer a 22 year globe trotter now in San Antonio travels with horse Overland from Buffalo toward Cape Horn the far south point. He has spent six months with the Manche Indians and claims Bolivia trades only in English sovereigns while prices are steep. He plans to pass through Mexico and every South American country before Horn about 1922 starting from City Hall at 10 this Wednesday with his horse and cart.
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Bauer
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New York
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Overland
Roosevelt
Manches
Bolivia
South America
United States
Laredo
Tex
Mexico
Home Run Denies Dallas in Waco Victory
In Waco on July 18 Malmquist hit a decisive eighth inning home run, driving in Bittle to lift Waco to a 3 1 victory over Dallas. Josefson hit the Giants lone homer as Dallas pitcher Compere struggled at times.
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Tex
Malmquist
Bittle
Josefson
Giants
Central Texas League
Dallas
Dales
AB. R.H.C.A.E
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Ciager
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Rely
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Pett
Ens
Dommes
Jonefson
Coyte
Wohrleben
Grubb
Ene
Stupp
Snedecor
Baee
Compere
Zinn
Estruck
Moran
Buffs Rally To Beat Beaumont In Houston Exhibition
Houston defeated Beaumont 4 to 2 after three double plays and two runs saved the Buffs at the plate. Key defensive plays included Citrano to Seitz to Newnam and Criss to Citrano to Newnam. Dodd delivered a three-base hit for Beaumont while Newnam and Roach produced Houston’s two runs.
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Buffs
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Conreen
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ROACH
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Swan
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Seitz
Newnam
Dodd
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Texas League Monday results recap
Waco defeated Dallas 3 1, Houston beat Beaumont 4 2, Shreveport edged Fort Worth 2 0. Tomorrow’s schedule features Beaumont at Houston, San Antonio at Galveston, Ft Worth at Shreveport, Dallas at Waco.
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Dallas
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Beaumont Perenne
Monday Results From Across the League
Baseball scores show Chicago over Philadelphia with Iain noted. New York 2 Detroit 3 0 2. Boston 3 St. Louis 2. Cleveland 7 Washington 5.
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Iain
New York
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Sports matchups listed for an upcoming schedule
Cleveland at Washington. Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York. St. Louis at Boston.
National League Scores and Schedules
The National League results show Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1 and Cincinnati 9 Boston 6. Upcoming games include Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Philadelphia Ennee
New York Beats Detroit 2-0 In Opening AL Tilt
In New York, the Yankees shut out Detroit 2 to 0 as Coveleskie took the loss for the Tigers and Shawkey earned the win. New York tacked on another run late for the 2-0 final. In Philadelphia Chicago and Philadelphia had rain postponement. St Louis defeated Washington 3 to 2. Cleveland topped Washington 7 to 5. Detroit later lost 8 to 0 to New York in the second game with James on the mound for Detroit and a 3-8-0 line for New York.
Brooklyn Beats Chicago 2-1 On Rainy Pittsburg Postponement
In Chicago, Brooklyn won 2 to 1 over the Cubs behind solid hitting and steady defense. Dell and McCarty paired for Brooklyn while Hendrix and Archer worked for Chicago. In Cincinnati Boston edged Cincinnati 9 to 6 with Nehf and Troprogresson the pitchers. Wingo closed out for Cincinnati. The report closes with literary snippets from Life magazine.
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Chicago
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Dell and
McCarty
Hendrix and
Archer
Clarence Mangham Proves Big Surprise in Golf Meet
Clarence Mangham, 18, representing San Antonio Golf and Country Club, shoots 71 in the Western Golf Association qualifying round at Del Monte. His score beats Heinrich Schmidt’s 73 and makes Mangham a dark horse for the event as qualifying continues.
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Youth
San Antonio
Dark Horse
New Orleans Beats Mobile 4 0 Behind Strong Offense
New Orleans routed Mobile 4 to 0 as Brenton and Higgins combined on the mound. The Zephyrs scored in the first and added runs in the middle and late innings, with Works and Schmidt handling the catching duties.
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New Orleans
Brenton
Higgins
Works
Allison and Schmidt
Little Rock Battery Lineup Details Call
At Little Rock R H E Memphis .000 100 220-5 111 Little Rock .0106 000 000-160 Batteries Barger and Ruel Hoff Hardgrove and Gibson.
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Barger
Ruel
Hoff
Hardgrove
Gibson
Nashville tops Chattanooga 6 to 4 in Chattanooga
Nashville defeats Chattanooga 6 to 4 at Chattanooga. Pitchers Ellis Street and Johnson Knowlson Kitchens listed for the game with the batteries noted.
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Chattanooga
R.H. E. Nashville
Ellis
Street
Johnson, Knowlson
Kitchens
Birmingham triumphs 5 4 over Atlanta in tight game
In Birmingham, Aligata shuts out Atlanta in the finale as Birmingham plates five runs. Day Perry Lafitte and Perkins share the mound duties with Black Perryman and Smith handling the catching duties.
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Atlanta
R. H. E. Aligata
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Perkins
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Perryman
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Eastern football squads brace for upcoming season changes
New coaching setups appear at Yale and Pennsylvania with Tad Jones and Robert Folwell leading squads. Harvard Princeton Cornell and Dartmouth plan minor staff tweaks while Pittsburgh Rutgers and other schools maintain known leaders amid Yale Bowl project costs totaling about 738000 with more to come.
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Pennsylvania
Yale
Tad Jones
Mike Sweeney
Arthur Brides
Walter Camp
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Moses
Eli
Blue
Robert Folwell
Franklin Field
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Lafayette
Washington and Jefferson
Percy Haughton
Harvard
Boston
Leo Leary
Charley Brickley
Yesteryear
Rush
Princeton
Tigers
Cornell
al Sharpe
Dartmouth
Frank Cavanaugh
Hanover
Glenn Warner
Pittsburg
Foster Sanford
Rutgers
Denison Equals Giants Record in 17th Straight Win
Denison Texas team of the Western Association matched the New York Giants record with a seventeenth consecutive victory by beating Paris 13 to 3. Pitcher Ray allowed only four hits as Denison extended its winning streak. Monte Cross is noted for a two base runners out play involving a batted ball during his St Louis days.
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Giants
Tex
New York Giants
Paris
Ray
Monte Cross
St. Louis
Cross
Clements
White Sox release Wright in optional agreement
Chicago short stop Ceylon Wright, signed when infield injuries sidelined Mc Mullin and Terry, was released Monday by the White Sox under an optional agreement to the Charleston Club of the South Atlantic League.
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Ceylon Wright
White Sox
McMullin
Terry
Charleston
Child Breaks Arm In Wood Yard Accident In Yoakum
Yesterday afternoon about 6 o'clock Martha Jordan, daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Jordan, fell in the wood yard in Yoakum Tex breaking her left arm just above the wrist. She received prompt medical attention and is doing nicely.
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Tex
Martha
R. L. Jordan
Ben Earl Wins Edwards Pace Stake at North Randall
Ben Earl driven by Marvin Childs wins the Edwards Pacing Stake opening feature of the 1916 harness campaign at North Randall after a hard fought race. The program includes split heats and a fast 2 02 1 4 time by The Savoy while Goldie C makes a late surge to place second in the 2 07 pace.
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Leveland
Ben Earl
Marvin Childs
North Randall
Edwards
Tommy Murphy
Murphy
Goldie C
Roan Hal
Savoy
Valentine
Guffey No. 3 Gas Well Strikes Third Big Find Near Corpus Christi
In White Point field seven miles north of Corpus Christi drilling crews report a new gas strike named Guffey No. 3. The well is under control and expected to produce 50 million cubic feet daily when opened. A fourth well on the Witherspoon lease is yielding about 10 million feet daily and Southern Gas Co. plans to bring gas into Corpus Christi soon.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
White Point Field
Gulf Production Company
Witherspoon
Southern Gas Company
Corups Christi
Tom Green County to Sell Poor Farm at auction
The Tom Green county commissioners court authorized sale of the 102.64 acre poor farm and improvements. One fifth of the price is cash with eight equal annual installments for the rest. No bid under five thousand dollars. Deferred payments bear 6 percent interest.
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San Angelo
Tex
Tom Green County
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