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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1917

Page

12

Independent teams brace for next Sunday's league doublebill

At League Park the independent circuit features Ahrens & Otts vs Headquarters in the opener at 2 30 PM with Lefty Ross on the mound and the Fort Sam Houston squad seeking another win. The nightcap pairs XXX Pearls against Boerne White Sox with Cy Fried and Sped Ball Wedge matched in a battle of lefty starters.

League Park Ahrens & Otts Fort Sam Houston XXX Pearls Bverne White Sox Boerne Texas Louis Witt Ross San Antonio Texas Artillery Artillery Phil Gray Aero Squad Ahrens & Ott Phil al Jonas Cy” Fried Wedge Uncle Sam's Fighting Corps Brewers Browning Pearls Frank Browning XXX Pearl Charley O’leary Charles Wedge Fabra Biediger Frank Wright

Sergeant Mitchell Leads Rifle Shots in City Contest

Sergeant H. H. Mitchell led the field at 300 yards on eight inches with 90 points. R. W. Richter and G. W. Richter from Big Dandy Rifle Club placed second and third with 88 and 86. Several shooters scored well including Capelletti and Housden with 84. Yates 72. Hucker 80. West Jr. 78. Randolph Wilson 66. The open competition on the municipal range is set for next Sunday with all city rifle clubs expected to participate all day.

Sergt. H. H. Mitchell Municipal Rifle Range R. W. Richter Big Dandy Rifle Club G. W. Richter D. Capelletti L. C. Housden

Adove and Peak Fail in Singles at Great Plains Tennis

Kansas City July 20 Out of town entrants in the Great Plains patriotic tennis tournament were eliminated from the singles semifinals. Dallas players J B Adone lost to Heath Moore 6 4 6 4 and G W Peak fell to Clarence Holcomb 6 4 6 3. Speice and Steele from Kingfisher Oklahoma beat Sellers and Hopkins of Lexington Missouri and later defeated McCoy and Ramsey of Independence for third round honors. Adone and Peak also eliminated Hopper and Miller of Ness City in the third bracket.

Kansas City J. B. Adone G. W. Peak Dallas Tex Heath Moore Clarence Holcomb Speice Steele Kingfisher Oklahoma Sellers Hopkins Lexington McCoy Ramsey Independence Adone Peak Hopper Miller Ness City Kan

Scores From Baseball Card: A.A. Action Reported

At Indianapolis the American Association game ended Kansas City 0. Columbus defeated St. Paul 7 to 2. Louisville beat Milwaukee 4 to 3. Toledo outscored Minneapolis 5 to 4 in a 5-8 to 4-2 tilt.

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

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Detroit Hands New York Second Straight Loss

In Detroit, the Tigers shut out the Yankees 2 to 0 as Cullop and Love held New York to three hits. Detroit scored in the second and sixth innings, aided by errors and timely hits.

Washington St. Louis Baseball Scoreline Recap

At St Louis Washington lost 4 to 2 as St Louis surged with a 3 run seventh and two more in the eighth. Pitchers Johnson Ainsmith Sothoron and Seyvereid worked for the teams in a weathered box score style.

St. Louis R. Ho Washington Johnson and Ainsmith Sothoron and Seyvereid

Pirates Beat Braves. late rally tops Boston 6 to 4

National League game at Boston ends with Pittsburgh defeating Boston 6 to 4 after scoring in the ninth. Cooper and Fischer powered Pittsburgh with timely hits while Barnes Allen Ragan and Tragres worked through the Boston lineup.

Wagner Boston Mass John H. P Honus) Wagner Braves Field Pittsburg R. H. EB. Pittsburg Cooper Fischer Barnes, Allen, Ragan and Tragresser

Southern League Scores From Birmingham and Atlanta

Birmingham 4 Chattanooga 0 at Birmingham with Bacon Peters Black Smith on batteries. New Orleans 6 Little Rock 1 at Little Rock as Robertson Stans bury Robinson Chapman on batteries. Atlanta 5 Nashville 1 at Atlanta Scott Ellis Marshall Day Picinich on batteries.

Birmingham Chattanooga H- E Bacon and Peters Black and Smith New Orleans Little Rock Robertson Stansbury Robinson and Chapman Atlanta Nashville Scott, Ellis and Marshall Day and Picinich

Gassers Beat Houston In Ragged Shreveport Game

Shreveport defeated Houston 10 to 5 in a high error game. Houston pulled Piett in the sixth. Moore pitched for Houston, while Shreveport’s offense broke through with several runs and key plays.

Shreveport Piett Box Houston Moore AB. R.H.O Sommetee Sau Stollbauer Cccocese Newnam Secceseess Northen Cccncesses Noyes Hiett Agi Z Cane Erd Itch Jones Gaskill Totais

Park Golfers Plan To Organize A Club

A meeting of Brackenridge Park golfers is set for Tuesday at 8 p m at the Gunter Hotel to organize a golf club. Five members lead the committee including W I McIlhenny and Thomas F Logan to seek incorporation and a State charter with the Southern Golf Association.

Brackenridge Park Gunter Hotel Southern Golf Association W. I. McIlhenny Thomas F. Logan Will Scott P. A. Stevenson Frank Richardson San Antonio

Daniel Wins Final Trap Shoot Honors

In St Joseph Missouri Hugh McDaniel a full blood Choctaw Indian won Western handicap shoot by breaking 97 of 100 targets. High professional scores include Bert Lewis Auburn ML 97 Arthur KILLam St Louis 96 and others. High amateurs M H McDaniel Durant OK 97 with Powers Decatur Ill and Hedges Panama Neb at 95.

ST. Joseph Hugh McDaniel McDaniel American Red Cross Fund Bert Lewis Auburn Arthur Killam St. Louis R. W. Chance Chicago C. W. Hymern Davenport Ed Bank

Whiting Butcher Slips Cleaver Slicing Fingers

In Hammond Indiana George Rosek a Whiting butcher cut off his thumb with a cleaver then dropped it onto the hand causing two more fingers and part of the hand to be severed. A friend offered condolences as the accident unfolded.

Hammond Ind George Rosek Rosek

New Wife Recalls First Meal Mess as Doctor Shares Loss

A Philadelphia woman doctor visits a newlywed sister in distress and replies to a complaint about a botched meal by recalling she too once lost her first patient. The exchange highlights a lighthearted moment amid early medical practice.

Philadelphia Harner

Texas League Standings and Results

Results from Thursday show Houston 5 at Shreveport 10. Dallas at Waco and San Antonio at Fort Worth were rained out. Friday schedules list San Antonio at Fort Worth and Dallas at Waco with Houston at Shreveport also on the card if weather allows.

Houston Shreveport Dallas Waco San Antonio Fort Worth Psyd. W. L Pet Dallas Oo Douston

Standing of the Clubs and Results by City

Thursday results from Cincinnati at Philadelphia on wet grounds. Chicago at New York played in rain. St. Louis at Brooklyn experienced rain.

Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago New York St. Louis Brooklyn

Chicago at Boston and other baseball matchups

A slate of city pairings includes Chicago visiting Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, and St Louis traveling to Philadelphia in a regional baseball schedule poised for action.

Washington and St Louis draw with Detroit and others

Results show Washington 2, St Louis 4 with the Phillies at Cleveland postponed. Other games include Boston at Chicago and New York at Detroit. A soil note warns that soil condition matters more than nutrients for crop growth, stressing available moisture and cleanliness in soil.

Boston Chicago Washington St. Louis New York Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland

Minor league pilot faces tough task say experts

New York report recalls Mike Donlin as Memphis manager in the Southern Association. He profiles minor league managers as handling stockholders, scouting, and constant sales of stars while absorbing blame for losses and rival cartoons. The job demands patience, versatility, and resilience.

New York Mike Donlin Mike Herb Flint Donlin Memphis Southern Association Ivory Hunters Bonehead Atlantic Pacific

E O Quinn wins Lone Star Rifle Club shoot

E O Quinn captured first with 95 of 100 on the .22 rifle at the Lone Star Rifle Club range 408 Military Plaza. Cc F Russi Jr took second with 92 while E Menn and H H Mitchel tied for third with 91 each. Next Sunday may see non qualifiers retrace course. Among new automobile locks is a steering column device securing gas and spark controls.

E. O. Quinn Lone Star Rifle Club Military Plaza Cc. F. Russi Jr E. Menn Seargt H. H. Mitchel Municipal Rifle Range C. Barbera A. S&s. Flores John Richter Mitchell

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