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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
10
Galveston wins 10 to 1 over San Antonio in a Baltimore league game. Eight errors by the visitors and key hits by Westerzil help build the big lead. Burch and Harding split pitching duties. Stark’s club suffers fielding miscues and drops the series.
Six managers and the league president met in The San Antonio Light editorials to shape the second series. A ban on League park was approved for cost reasons, Ahrens & Ott won the first series, and a post season three game title showdown is planned with the Sprague and Goldsmith cups and cash from Norman Lawhorn.
In Kansas City on July 19 visiting favorites won most second round matches at the Great Plains tournament. Evan Reis of Dallas defeated O F Davis of De Kalb 6 3 6 1. Eugene Monnet of Norman beat O F Dubach of Kansas City 7 9 6 2 6 0. Charlies T Speke of Kingfisher beat F Fitzpatrick of Kansas City 6 2 6 1. A G Webhener of Oklahoma fell to Heath Moore of Kansas City 6 2 3 6 6 4.
Giants beat Braves 5 to 4 to grab lead in percentage. Pirates defeated Athletics 5 to 2 and Yankees blanked Cubs 6 to 0. Pirates led by Martin Cutting Lee Stille Richard Bedell with two hits each. Yankees J B McClure had three singles and a solo triple play.
Moran of Pittsburg is matched to face Carl Morris of Oklahoma in Tulsa on Labor Day September 4 in a 15 round bout. Moran earns 10000 dollars for his end of the fight regardless of result, with a 365 percent privilege.
Shreveport defeated Waco 5 to 2 and Galveston beat San Antonio 10 to 1. Fort Worth won over Dallas 10 to 5. Tomorrow’s games include Houston at Galveston and Dallas at Fort Worth with Waco at Shreveport and San Antonio at Beaumont.
Chicago defeated Detroit 4 to 0 while Boston edged St. Louis 4 to 3 and Washington tied Cleveland 3 to 2. Philadelphia and Detroit play Boston, Chicago faces Washington, and St. Louis meets New York in upcoming games.
Rain affected National League games with Cincinnati over Boston 6 to 4 and St. Louis beating New York 5 to 2. Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 4 to 2 and Chicago won 4 to 2. Boston at St Louis, Brooklyn at Pittsburg, New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati scheduled for Wednesday.
In Philadelphia, Chicago Giants beat Philadelphia 9 to 2 as Cicotte pitched with Schalk catching. Lanning Nabors and Carroll allowed the nine runs while Philadelphia managed two. the Browns also defeated St Louis 4 to 3 in Boston behind Weisman Davenport and Severoid.
Chicago and Philadelphia traded runs with Chicago taking a 3 to 2 win. Pitchers Scott Lapp Myers and Myer combined for 8 hits and 8 runs while errors and late scoring helped decide the game.
In New York the event features batteries including Mitchell and Baker Cullop Markle Caldwell Mogridge Walters Nunamaker. References to Detroit and a code 6023 100 000-48 appear as part of the listing.
Cleveland reports rain forced two postponements on Tuesday at North Randall track. The North Randall Sweepstakes and the 2:05 pace will be added to today’s card along with four regular events. One heat of each postponed race ran yesterday. the program now includes 2:12 trot 2:15 pace Ohio Stake for 2:08 trotters and 2:09 pace.
The Smith Studio baseball team seeks a game on Sunday and asks to call Manager A. Stahl at Travis 1069 after 7 p m for arrangements.
Heinrich Schmidt of Claremont Country Club Oakland edged Clarence Mangham San Antonio by one stroke to win medalist honors in the final leg of the Western golf championship qualifying at Del Monte California. Schmidt totaled 125 for 36 holes while Mangham finished with 146 and 32 players qualified for the championship flights starting Wednesday.
Fort Worth defeated Dallas 10 to 5 in a game noted for free hitting and extra base hits. Record was pulled after three hits and a run without retiring a batter, then relieved by Trotter. Lewis worked four innings amid a heavy hit parade for Dallas, while Fort Worth piled hits and runs across six innings.
Henry M Simmang a famed local amateur baseball figure and San Antonio Bronchos property has come back to town after the Central Texas League disbanded. He will report to President Harrison J Benson of the Central League. Simmang batted .285 in the CTL and was known for speed and fielding.
Cincinnati defeats Boston 6 to 4 as Ragan and Hughes power the Reds. St Louis beats New York 5 to 2 with Perritt pitching. Brooklyn and Chicago tied 4 to 4 in a game halted by a forfeit against Brooklyn following an umpire dispute with manager Tinker. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia game postponed by rain.
Little Rock won 6 5 over Memphis in two games with strong pitching by Meeremac and Kerr. Mobile defeated New Orleans 3 2 with Cavet and Schmidt closing, while Birmingham hosted Atlanta as wet conditions affected play and Chattanooga delayed by rain in the Nashville matchup.
Chicago forfeited to Brooklyn 9 to 0 on July 19 after manager Tinker refused to leave the field when ordered by Umpire Byron. In the tenth, with Myers on third and the score tied, Vaughan was charged with delaying the game. Tinker protested that Brooklyn players stole Chicago signals and that the delay was to inform Fischer, but Byron ejected him with police assistance and awarded the game to Brooklyn.
A brief satirical glimpse notes a young woman deeply in love saving her allowance to buy gifts for her husband. The stage is described as lasting up to six weeks, highlighting the frugal romance.
The American Association standings show Toledo defeating Minneapolis in Toledo, Indianapolis beating Kansas City, Milwaukee dropping Indianapolis, and Columbus defeating St. Paul. Key scores include Toledo 10 Minneapolis, Louisville 4 Milwaukee 3, and Columbus 8 St. Paul 3.
Herbert E. Volmer of Columbia University and the New York Athletic Club broke the world mark with a 500 meter tank swim in six minutes 35 seconds on Tuesday afternoon, shaving five and a half seconds from the previous record.
The Lone Star Rifle Club invites San Antonio marksmen to participate in a Thursday night shoot at 408 Militar Plaza starting at 8 o clock. About 10 members exist with hopes for at least 15 entrants before the Labor Day prize event
Martin Cutting won the 25 yard breast stroke event with a yard to spare over Lee Stille. J J Mc Alester trailed Stille by a half head as Cutting extends his lead in the individual standings while Stille earns his first points and Mc Alester adds a point.
Philadelphia Athletics left fielder Walter Schang was seriously injured in the seventh inning when he tripped on a low concrete coping while chasing a foul fly in the first game with Chicago. Doctors fear a skull fracture as he was taken from the field.
Kenosha Wisconsin July 19 Frank Gotch world champion wrestler is out of action for an indefinite period after fracturing his left leg Tuesday during an exhibition bout with Bob Monograph of Chicago. He twisted his leg while attempting a hip hold and the break occurred just above the ankle.
Kansas City's star shortstop William Wertman has been signed by the Chicago Nationals and will report to the Cubs Friday or Saturday. The deal's cash total and the three players involved were not disclosed, but it exceeds the $22 500 paid for Marty O'Toole years ago.
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