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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1917

Page

8

Gassers Rally Fails As Bronchos Take Final Game

Shreveport infield shines as Joe Gleason struggles with walks in the third inning. San Antonio Bronchos win 5 to 3 in the final game of the series. Tierney drives in three runs with a double, Baggan steals home in the ninth, and Baggan, Booe, and Flynn pace the visitors while Perry and Nixon star for Benson.

Gleason Tierney Shreveport Joe Gleason San Antonio Bronchos James Tierney Danckel Baggan Perry Nixon Carroll Booe Johny Baggan Gassers McLarry Flynn McLarry- Hager Tullos Terry Smith Hager Johnny Baggan Fan Antonio Teer Jeneon xTerry Faulkner Ironings Sam Antonio

Dallas Wins in Ninth for 8 7 Victory Over Houston

Dallas rallied in the ninth, Mattick driving in Palmer with a go ahead single after Brownlow and Ens set the stage. Houston led 7 6 entering the frame but Dallas pushed two runs across to clinch 8 7. Murchison struggled in relief, while Bono logged the win for Dallas.

Dallas Tex Brownlow Bono Ens Callahan Mattick Palmer Houston Murchison A. B. McCarty Hemingway Neusel Stellbauer Wewrsm Wortia Mopar Veccadsagcseess Murchieon Scoceese Glen Ec Dale Dallas— .C. A. E.ens Graham Northen Newnam Britton Litschi Noyes McCarty Lewis Glenn Schliebner Lurchi Kircher Matthews

Phil Miller Sets Trap Record at Western Handicap

Phil Miller of St Louis shot a world like 98 targets at 23 yards in the Western Handicap preliminary in St Joseph Missouri. Cal Waggoner of Diller Nebraska led the Western Special with a 99 or 100 target score in tight competition. M M Chief McDaniel Durant Oklahoma won 20 straight breaks in the amateur Western Handicap playoff. J R Hinkle Oklahoma City tied for fifth in the Western Special with 97.

ST. Joseph Phil Miller St. Louis Cal Waggoner Diller Nebraska M. M Chief) McDaniel Durant Okla J. R. Hinkle Oklahoma City

Standings and Results From Texas League

Standings show Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and Shreveport with records and winning percentages. Wednesday results include San Antonio 5 Shreveport 3 and Houston 7 Dallas 8 Fort Worth 7 Waco 3. Thursday games list San Antonio at Fort Worth Dallas at Waco and Houston at Shreveport.

Plyd. A L. Pet Sciweees Fort Worth Houston Ceees Wacdove O San Antonio Shreveport Dallas Waco

National League Scores and Matchups Listed

Baseball results show Pittsburg 8 to 3 over Boston 6 to 2 for St. Louis 1 to Brooklyn 5 Chicago 2 to New York 4 Cincinnati 1 to Philadelphia 3 Pittsburg meets Boston St Louis plays Brooklyn Chicago faces New York and Cincinnati challenges Philadelphia

Pittsburg Boston St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati Philadelphia

American League Standings and Wednesday Results

The American League listings show Chicago at 55 80 with a .647 mark, Boston 62 with a .544, and New York at 39 41. Wednesday results include Washington 0, Chicago 4, Boston 1, St. Louis 0, Philadelphia 1, Detroit 4, New York 12, Cleveland 7.

Psych. W Chicago Boston Cleveland New York Detroit Washington Philadelphia St. Louis

Weekday NBA Matches Set Across Cities

Thursday schedule includes Boston at Chicago, Washington at St Louis, New York at Detroit, and Philadelphia at Cleveland for an action packed lineup.

Fort Worth Defeats Waco 7 3 After Seventh Inning Rally

Fort Worth defeated Waco 7 to 3 as an error by Leslie with two outs in the sixth opened a four run stretch after Wotell homered in the first inning. Whittaker dominated after the early burst, allowing only a single run thereafter.

Waco Tex Leslie Fort Worth Whittaker Wotell Bittle Kircher Sharman Bernsen Williams Esccscosss Dodd Woodall Stow Miller James Tanner Grubb Conwell Petty Zinn Oye Worth Otell Dodd Lalls Ases Ayes

AEROS ACCEPT DEFI FOR SWIMMING MATCH

The Forty second Provisional Aero Squadron of Camp Kelly South San Antonio accepted the Motor Truck group of Camp Travis challenge to a swimming match. Arthur A Smith manager of the aviation corps swimming team filed the written acceptance with Sergeant Sheppard. Date to be set by mutual agreement and held at Soledad natatorium.

Forty-second Aero Squadron Camp Kelly San Antonio Camp Travis Arthur A. Smith Aviation Corps Shepard Soledad Natatorium

Adoue Jr. Wins in Great Plains Tennis Tourney

In Kansas City on July 19 the Great Plains patriotic tennis event saw three visitors eliminated in the fifth round. J B Adoue Jr of Dallas defeated Charles T Specer of Kingfisher 4 6 6 8 6 0, Heath Moore of Kansas City beat J G Uhrlaub of Lawrence 6 2 6 2, and Clarence Holcomb defeated O R Sellers of Lexington 6 % 6 2. Doubles favored visitors as Hopper Miller of Kansas City and Specer Steele of Kingfisher pushed through sets.

Kansas City J. B. Adoue Jr Dallas Chas. T. Specer Kingfisher Oklo Heath Moore J. G. Uhrlaub Lawrence Kan Clarence Holcomb O. R. Sellers Lexington Hopper-Miller Kans Specer Steele Sellers Hopkins

Pittsburg Sweeps Doubleheader Over Boston

In Boston Pittsburg wins 8 6 in the first game with Miller Steele and Bischer sparking the attack. The second game ends Pittsburg 12 Boston 2 as Steele Carlson and Fischer lead a strong effort while Tro gressor handles relief. At Brooklyn St Louis beats Brooklyn 6 5 as Ames Hartman Snyder and Cheney pace the win. Chicago defeats New York 8 1 in New York with Douglas Perritt and Rariden handling pitching duties.

R. H. E. Pittsburg Boston Miller Steele and Bischer Tyler Barnes Trogressor Pittsburg B. Pittsburg Steele, Carlson Fischer Russell Rudolph St. Louis Brooklyn Ames, Hartman and Snyder Cheney and Miller Chicago New York H. E. Chicago Douglas and Wilson Perritt and Rariden

Cincinnati 1 Pane at Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati

Basketball score brief with incomplete OCR text notes a Cincinnati versus Philadelphia game context. Names Tony Clark Er Killifer appear as players or officials amid garbled figures. The fragment hints final score and battery-like notation but lacks full details.

Cincinnati Philadelphia Tony Clark Mayer and Killifer

Ridgemark Wins 2:08 Trot in Ohio Grand Circuit

The Ohio purse 3000 event on Wednesday afternoon saw Ridgemark win the 2:08 trot with M L J second and Wilkes Brewer third. Best time recorded was 2 04 1 4. Caldwell Company Awaits Orders in Texas after misled assurances of inspections and muster into Federal service, with state payroll starting Monday.

Cleveland Ohio Ridgemark ML. J Wilkes Brewer Caldwell Company Lockhart Tex Caldwell Keeny K Caldwell County

Campaign Against Pop Bottle Toss Aims Umpire Safety

Birmingham July 19. Southern Association seeks end to throwing of pop bottles at umpires. President R H Baugh sent letters to each league city offering 15 dollars for arrest and conviction of any offender.

Birmingham Ala R. H. Baugh

Baseball scores from multiple cities reported

At Indianapolis the score was Kansas City six to four. In Toledo the game ended eight to four with Minneapolis trailing eight to five in rain soaked innings. Columbus hosted St. Paul eight to zero and Louisville led Milwaukee six to five.

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

Golfers join the war effort with baseball stars and boxers

The author argues golfers, baseball players, and other athletes have volunteered in wartime, noting many golfers are older or less publicized yet ready to serve. He cites Tris Speaker Cobb Ty Cobb and others, suggesting boxing and aviation merit among athletes, predicting increased coverage of ball players and golfers before the war ends.

United States Germany Travis Alec Smith Vardon Ray Bill Spiritus Plattsburg Boston Tris Oont Cobb Detroit Uncle Sam The Bell Syndicate, Inc

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