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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
13
A judge warns John Hay for contempt and possible six months in jail for not going home. Hay defies the order, saying he prefers jail to home because his mother-in-law challenged him to return.
Christy Mathewson arrives in Cincinnati to manage the Reds after 16 years away from the club. He brings teammates Roush and McKechnie, while New York acquires Charles Herzog and Wade Killifer. The Giants once pledged Mathewson never to retire from a game, but now the club considers trading him as he seeks a managerial berth.
League Park hosts a two day baseball series as the Bronchos meet the Houston Buffaloes with two games Sunday and one Monday The Nags also face Newnam's squad while Fort Sam Houston soldiers gain half price grandstand admission Notables include Dolly Stark and Pat Newnam in the Texas League lineup.
Ed Patterson of New York, a prominent fight manager, is in boxing for the sport. An Andover College graduate who became a varnish salesman, Patterson nurtured fighters like Sha mus O'Brien and now mentors 19 year old bantamweight Oscar Gardner, seen as a rising champion.
In a fast indoor Junior B League doubleheader at the Y M C A a triple header saw the Pirates beat the Athletics 4 to 0 and the Yankees shut out the Cubs 1 to 0 while the Giants defeated the Braves 5 to 1. Martin Cutting allowed one hit for the Pirates and was their top hitter.
News briefs from Ann Arbor to Fort Wayne cover Michigan song links to Mexican border efforts, Indiana fish stocking in Marion County and near Indianapolis, Clarence Child joining the Sixth Ohio Infantry, a Fort Wayne kennel club bench show plan, and Indiana Golf Association events in La Porte with fellowship contests to replace failing drives. The Boston Transcript quote recalls Edna remark about workers with a pile-driver.
London reports Russia informs Turkey through American and Spanish ambassadors that it will disregard Hague convention protections for Turkish hospital ships. The Portugal was sunk in the Black Sea last March with many wounded aboard, 115 lives lost. The V periode was torpedoed July 9 en route to Batum with wounded soldiers.
N A Lassater a Mulberry businessman fatally stabbed Clyde Chastain 19 after the youth spoke with Lassater's daughter at the home. Chastain died instantly from a pierced heart. Lassater surrendered to the sheriff at Van Buren and faces murder charges after admitting the act and warning the boy to stop pursuing his daughter.
A San Antonio advocate argues for Osceola Archer as District Clerk noting he is the first blind Rotarian in the U S and the first blind fire insurance agent in the nation. The letter urges voters to judge him by his record and capability, not his affliction, promising efficiency if elected.
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