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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1917

Page

10

Perry's Men Fall 3 1 As Napier Shuts Out Bronchos

In Shreveport Napier limited San Antonio to four hits and one run while Perry’s Men collected seven safeties to win 3 1. Burke contributed two hits including a double, and Flynn stole twice scoring on Tullos and a later sacrifice fly. Both teams played errorless defense as the series wraps up with the final game scheduled for this afternoon.

Shreveport Buddy” Napier San Antonio Bronchos Houston Perrymen Jack Harper Harper Burke Smithmen Baggan Faulkner Dunckel Friggie Sicking Napier Booe Flynn Perry Nixon MecLarry Tullos Aspenio Danckei Ticking Merney Aro Tar t-Oberta tx-Gibson Cook

Dunckel Out On Oalls At Napier Field

Dunckel left on all bases as San Antonio defeats Shreveport 8 to 6. Napier pitches for the winners striking out Harper once and Sicking twice, time 1.30. Umpire Sentell presides.

Dunckel Oalls Napier Harper San Antonio Shreveport Sicking Sentell

Dallas Beats Houston 4-1 Behind Jacobus Sharp Pitching

Dallas pitcher Jacobus allowed two hits as Houston managed a lone run in the ninth. Dallas scored four runs aided by two innings with two hits off Moore. McCarty made a key defensive stop to curb Dallas’s early threat. Mattick Palmer and Graham contributed RBIs. Noyes tripled for Houston’s best hit.

Dallas Tex Jacobus Houston Noyes Moore McCarty E. McCarty Britton Hemingway Neusel Stellbauer Newwnam Northen Mattick Palmer Graham Bioumon Civicdocsnsarsnseat Falmer Cacrifice Matthews

Baker Exonerated By AL President In Tampering Case

Chicago July 18 J Franklin Baker third baseman for the New York Americans was exonerated by AL President Johnson of alleged tampering. In a letter to the league executive Baker denied trying to lure pitcher Sotheron from St Louis and said he advised the young pitcher to stay with St Louis.

Chicago J. Franklin Baker New York Americans Johnson Baker Sotheron St. Louis

Baseball scores from multiple cities with varied results

At Louisville Louisville beat Kansas City 7 to 3. At Toledo Toledo won 3 to 0 over St Paul 8 to 1. In Columbus a rain delay affected Columbus against Minneapolis. At Indianapolis Milwaukee fell 2 to 1 in twelve innings.

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

Burns Trio of Major Leaguers Prominent in 1910s Baseball

Three Burns brothers George of the Giants Eddie of the Phillies and George of the Tigers form a notable trio in major league baseball. George J Burns stars in the outfield with New York Giants, Eddie Burns serves as catcher for Philadelphia, and George Burns is a Detroit Tigers first baseman. All three are solid contributors and among the era’s promising players.

New York Smiths Joneses Burns George J. Burns Eddie Burns Philly George Burns Detroit Tigers Giants Hughie Jennings Tiger Tigers Detroit Hal Chase Phillies Quakertown Pat Moran Eddie Moran Bill Killifer

Mueller's Team Wins Volleyball Series at Y M C A

Emil Mueller's squad defeats J W Fuller 10-1 11-3 11-8 in three games. H H Ryan's net play and Mueller's serves lead the winners in a hard fought business men's series refereed by George Wheater at the Y M C A.

Emil Mueller J. W. Fuller Fuller Mueller H. H. Ryan C. Smith L. E. McAdon Frank Cunningham Russell B. Wine George Wheater Joe Lipscomb Ralph Cadwallader Alfred Haubold

St. Louis Americans trio released to Omaha Western League

Ward Miller outfielder Jim Park pitcher and William Nye second baseman of the St. Louis Americans were released to Omaha of the Western League. Miller and Park say they will refuse to report to Omaha.

ST. Louis Ward Miller Jim Park William Nye St. Louis Americans Omaha Miller Park

Tuesday Texas League results and Wednesday schedule

San Antonio lost to Shreveport 1 to 3 while Houston fell to Dallas 1 to 4. Tomorrow's games include San Antonio at Shreveport Houston at Dallas Fort Worth at Waco.

San Antonio Shreveport Houston Dallas Fort Worth Waco Een Ewes Houston Ee Fort Worth Oe Waco Eeevceees Elll Shreveport Eee

Baseball Scores and Matchups Shaping Late Season

Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia L Pittsburg 6 Boston 10 St. Louis 1 Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1 New York 6. Pittsburg at Boston St. Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia.

Baseball Scores From Tuesday Across The American League

Philadelphia defeated Detroit 9 to 1 while Chicago beat Boston 5 to 3. New York edged Cleveland 2 to 1, and St Louis won 3 to 2 against Washington. Upcoming games feature Washington at Chicago and Philadelphia at Detroit.

Philadelphia Detroit Washington Chicago New York Cleveland Boston St. Louis

Southern League Scores and Batter Details

Mobile defeats Little Rock 11 1 as Brennan Griffith Ledbetter and Kennedy drive runs. Atlanta edges Chattanooga 3 2, Memphis tops New Orleans 5 4, Nashville sweeps Birmingham 11 2 with Decatur Marshall and Meador contributing. Second Nashville win 4 0 ends in seven innings per agreement.

Mobile Little Rock Little R Rock R. H. E. Mobile Brennan Griffith Ledbetter and Kennedy Chapman Nashville Birmingham R. H. E. Nashville Decatur Marshall Black Perryman Haworth Meador Ponder

Cat Causes Temporary Interurban Service Disruption

A cat chasing a rat at a sub-station in Oklahoma City halted interurban and street car service in Oklahoma County for ten minutes. A car became hung on two charged wires, causing a short circuit before linemen removed the lifeless mortyr and service resumed.

Oklahoma City Okla Oklahoma County Kitty Mortyr

Texas Tennis Sharps Again Win Matches

Four visiting players took fourth round singles wins in the Great Plains tournament in Kansas City. J B Adone of Dallas beat Paul Donaghy 6 3 6 2 to advance. G V Peak of Dallas downed Frank Howard 6 1 6 2 and then beat A A Poteet 6 2 6 1. O R Sellers of Lexington defaulted the fourth round. J C Uhrlamb of Lawrence defeated J E Challinor 6 3 6 3. No out of town doubles entrants.

Kansas City Great Plains J. B. Adone Dallas Paul Donaghy G. V. Peak Frank Howard Peak A. A. Poteet O. R. Sellers Lexington Douglas Waters New Orleans J.C. Uhrlamb Lawrence Kan J. E. Challinor

Waco Defeats Fort Worth 5-2 In Tuesday Tilt

Waco welcomes Redford with two doubles and two singles driving in three runs. Trotter pitched despite rough support as Waco tops Fort Worth 5 to 2. Bittle, Kircher, Sharman and others contributed for Waco while Redford earned the win.

Bittle Waco Tex Redford Trotter Fort Worth Fort. Worth Gray Brow Woodall Hames Grubb Bunk Donalds Port Wortesse Tycess Wetell Jemes Miller Brunnell Wotch Tretter Bace Blunk Stow Kircher Bernsen Hayes

Triple tie at top in Junior B Indoor Baseball League

The Giants beat the Braves 4 to 1 and the Cubs edged the Cardinals 5 to 4 to create a triple tie for the lead. Giants players Leslie Maurer Charles Blackwood Elmore Berendt and W. Mitchell starred. Harrell Lackey had Braves only two hits. Cardinals benefited from Leroy Bates while Brooke Stephens and William Kilips led Cubs with bat.

Brooke Stephens William Killips Cubs

Vic Saier Joins Pirates After Cincinnati Waiver

Vic Saier becomes Pittsburgh Pirates property after Cincinnati National League club waives its claim to the former Chicago first baseman on Wednesday. The move confirms Saier’s transfer to the Pittsburgh club pending official completion of the deal.

Vic Saier Pittsburg Cincinnati

National League Scores From New York Brooklyn and Boston

Chicago loses 6 to 1 in New York as Demaree and Dilhoefer struggle Schupp and Gibson. Brooklyn beaten 26 to 14 by St Louis in a high scoring affair. Cincinnati edges Philadelphia 9 to 7 with Schneider and Clark guiding the win. Pittsburg defeats Boston 10 to 6 as Mamaux and Jacobs secure the victory.

Chicago New York R. H. E. Chicago Demaree Dilhoefer Schupp Gibson

Phillies Beat Tigers In Doubleheader Split

In Detroit, Philadelphia loses 9 to 2 in the first game and wins 3 to 1 in the second. Batteries include Bush Meyers Noyes Schang and Stanage. game one notes Schang Jones and Stanage as batters. The second game ends after the eighth due to rain with Noyes Schang Ehmke Stanage contributing on defense and offense.

Philadelphia Detroit Bush Meyers R. HH. B. Schang C, Jones Stanage Noyes Schang Ehmke

Washington Hawks? First game result unclear due to OCR

In Chicago the batterdbag line shows Chicago winning 5 to 0 with Dumont and Henry on the mound against Cicotte and Schalk. The box score indicates Washington scored 6 runs in six innings?

Washington Chicago H. E. Washington Dumont Henry Cicotte Schalk

Washington Beats Chicago In Extra Inning Duel

In a tense game Washington pushes across six runs while Chicago scores seven. Batteries: Johnson Ainsmit Schalk for Washington Faber Schalk for Chicago. New York Drops Cleveland In Cleveland Ruth leads with two late runs as Cleveland holds on for a 2 to 1 win. Batteries Russell Walters Klopfer ONeill Billings.

Washington H. BE Chicago Johnson Ainsmit Faber and Schalk New York Cleveland Russell Walters Klopfer and O'Neill Billings

Baseball scorecard fragment from St Louis at St Pan

Box score snippet shows St Pan trailing St Louis 25 to 3 with partial inning lines .101 000 000 and .001 001 001. Batteries Leonard Agnew Plank Severeid listed for both teams.

Boston St. Louis St. Pan Leonard and Agnew Plank Severeid

Confederate Veteran L T Dement Dies in Texas Home

L T Dement aged 75 a Confederate Veteran died at the Confederate Home after a brief illness. A native of Alabama he moved to Texas at age 12 and served in Wall's brigade Willis battalion. He was admitted to the Home a year ago from Creedmoor and buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

Austin Tex L. T. Dement Mr Dement Alabama Texas Wall Creedmoor Oakwood Cemetery

Lackey Wins Ninth Junior B Swim Race at YMCA

Harrell Lackey topped the ninth event in the Junior B series at the YMCA with a 232.5 second time in towing the body the length of the pool. Brooke Stephens took second in 242.5 seconds and Elmore Berendt finished third in 29.25 seconds. Lackey moved to second in the individual standings behind Berendt.

Harrell Lackey

Nebraska Amateur Leads Trap Shots at Western Handicap

St Joseph Missouri July 18 C v Tappan of Hoagland Nebraska an amateur won the first day of the Western handicap by breaking 99 of 100 in the Western introductory match and led all with 148 of 150. Conditions were fine for shooting A W Cocke of Wellington Texas tied for second high amateur with 146.

ST. Joseph

Hibernians Seek 1917 Opening Game Next Sunday

The Hibernian baseball club reorganizes for 1917 and seeks a game next Sunday. Contact King Charles McCabe at Crockett 989 between 6 and 7 p m for a round trip via Southern Pacific.

Port O’connor Methodist Assembly Southern Pacific Hibernians Hibernian King Charles McCabe Crockett

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