Bronchos Clinch Split With Salerno Style Win In Fort Worth
San Antonio Bronchos take the opener 2 to 1 from Jakey Atz’s club and drop the second 7 to 2 as Cocreham beats Applegate in the opener and Holmquist outpitches Perry in game two. Booe, Tierney, Sicking and Gray star with timely hits for Fort Worth.
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Tex
San Antonio Bronchoys
Jakey Atz
Holmquist
Potll
Pert
Applegate
Abel
Baggan Vyas
Sharman
Gray
Booe
Sicking
Bornsen
Stow
Siecking
Pery
Tierney
Bernsen
Boos
Ferry
Williams
Dodd
Hetling
Stan
Panthers
Gan
Baggan
Dunckel
Bittle
Boe
Kircher
Short
Booé
Perry
Rf Hetling
Gibson
Cocreham
Mabnik
AB. R. H.C
Seesene
Matthews
San Antonio
A. E. Raggan
Bicking
Belling
Hola Bittle
Neon
Brow
Eveceessangesss
Perritt
Antonio
Fort Orth
Sacrif Dunckel
Bittle Bernsen
Bittl Bernsen
Duncke
Magee's Hitting Slump Baffles Baseball World
New York reports Lee Magee, once a top outfielder, struggling to hit since joining the Yankees. He has been benched fourteen times in 1917 as teams debated the cause of his slump before being traded to the Browns after a brief revival.
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Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock
Lee Magee
Browns
Ann
Magee
Ruppert
Huston
Mage
Yankees
Long Timber
Bill Donovan
Lee
Bill
Wild William
Yanks
St. Louis
Donovan
Marsans
Waco Navigators Split Double Bill With Dallas Giants
In Waco Texas on Friday the Waco Navigators won the opener 3 to 1 against league leaders the Dallas Giants and lost the second game 5 to 1 A clock story follows about a jeweler and a customer who asks for a clock that rings a milk bell and a newsboy joke ends the piece.
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Tex
Waco Navigaors
Dallas Giants
Zinn
R. H. E. Dallas
Compere
Brooks
Donalds
Vannumpire
Sentell
National League leads and American League race tightens
Walter Cruise of St. Louis ties Ed Roush of Cincinnati for NL batting honors at .331. Roush has 99 hits in 78 games, Cruise 98 hits in 78. Cobb and Speaker pace AL averages while Ty Cobb battles Amos Strunk and Georgia Peach hints at a scoring race. Cincinnati, St. Louis and New York players feature prominently in the leaders list with multiple strong performances across batting and pitching.
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Til
Walter Cruise
St. Louis
Ed Roush
Cincinnati
Roush
Cruise
Cincy
Hal Chase
Clarke
Christy Mathewson
Hans Wagner
Pittsburg
Deal
Burns
New York
Groh
Carey
Hornsby
Fischer
Griffith
Ramden
Rawlings
Boston
Neals
Anderson
Alexander
Philadelphia
Schupp
Vaughn
Cheney
Brooklyn
Tesreau
Meadows
Rixey
SPORM
GG Louis
Cadore
Jacobs
Porritt
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Star
Sisler
Ty Cobb
Amos Strunk
Cobb
Chapman
Cleveland
Pipp
Detroit
Speaker
Rumler
McInnis
Elphia
Baker
Mays
Jones
Beott
S. Coveleskie
Ruth
Second Texas to Play Baseball at Fort Sam Houston
The Second Texas Artillery baseball team, after its first loss to Headquarters at League Park, will face the Third Texas Infantry at Grayson Street diamond Fort Sam Houston Sunday at 3 pm. McCarty or Quillian to pitch, Heim to catch. Infantry lineup not announced but expected strong, promising a tough challenge for Robertson's squad.
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League Park
Alamo City
Texas Infantry
Grayson Street
Fort Sam Houston
Robertson
Texas
McCarty
Quillian
Artillery
Heim
Duffy Shuts Down Gassers as Buffs Win 3–0
Ed Duffy dominated the matchup at League Park guiding the Houston Buffalos to a 3–0 victory over the Shreveport Gassers. Stellbauer added a late homer and the Houston defense held firm despite damp field conditions from recent rains. Batteries: Duffy and Noyes for Houston. Terry and Smith for Shreveport. The second item notes Fort Sam Houston inviting sealed bids by August 10 1917 to extend central heating mains to Nurse Corps Dormitory.
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Shreveport Gassers
Ed Duffy
League Park
Houston Buffaloes
Tribe of Newnam
Duffy
Syd Smithers
Babes
Houston
Stellbauer
R. H. E. Houston
Noyes
Terry
Smith
Hayes
Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Nurse Corps
Standings of the Texas League Clubs
Texas League standings show Dallas Fort Worth Houston Waco San Antonio and Shreveport with records and winning percentages. Friday results include San Antonio 2 2 Fort Worth 1 3 Waco 3 1 Dallas 1 5 Houston 8 Shreveport 0. Saturday schedule lists San Antonio at Fort Worth Houston at Shreveport Dallas at Waco.
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Eoseevees Lll
Fort Worth
Houston Vaiaoaiag
Waco
San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Atort Worth
Baseball scores and Friday matchups listed
Scores shown include Chicago 0 Boston 5 Pittsburg 0 New York 4 Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 2 St Louis 3 Philadelphia 4 Play Friday Pittsburg at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Standing of
Baseball scores and matchups from a busy AL slate
The American League results show Philadelphia defeating Cleveland 6 to 2 while New York won 3 to 1 against Detroit. Boston earned a 2 to 65? victory over Chicago with Washington hosting St. Louis. Remaining games include Washington at St. Louis and Boston at Chicago.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Piva
Crigaeo Cen
Paul Lindgren Takes Davy Crockett Shoot
Rain reduced turnout at the Davy Crockett Rifle Club event on the south side of Military Plaza. Paul Lindgren led with 98 of 200, followed by Mrs. J. W. Schofield with 96 and C. B. Service and J. W. Schofield with 89 each. A club shoot is scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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Davy Crockett Rifle Club
Military Plaza
Paul Lindgren
J. W. Schofield
C. B. Service
Giants and Cubs win in junior league double header
In the Junior B Indoor Baseball League at the YMCA the Giants beat the Cards 10 to 1 and the Cubs edge the Braves 6 to 5. Maurer had four hits for the Giants, Blackwood and Mitchell each added two, while Stephens and Owings led the Cubs with two hits apiece.
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Cards
Cubs
Braves
Leslie Maurer
Charles Blackwood
William Mitchell
Albert Martinen
Brooke Stephens
Frank Owings
Leonard Fohn
Harrell Lackey
Walter Schulte
William Fetzer
Lackey Again Wins 50 Yard Swim at YMCA Junior B
Harrell Lackey captures first in the 50 yard swim at the YMCA Junior B series. Walter Schulte places second and Leslie Maurer third, while Lackey climbs to near leader in the individual standings.
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Harrell Lackey
Walter Schulte
Leslie Maurer
Lackey
Lipscomb's Team Wins Regular YMCA Volleyball Match
Lipscomb's squad defeated A G McNeill's team two games to one in a YMCA volleyball series. Scores were 10 to 11, 11 to 7, and 11 to 2 as Frank Cunningham and J W Fuller anchored the Lipscomb lineup while McNeill's roster fought back in the opener.
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Joe Lipscomb
A. G. McNeill
Lipscomb
Frank Cunningham
J. W. Fuller
McNeill
Return of McAdon Highlights Neill’s Game
The match featured Dr McAdon as a spectacular return with Physical Director George Wheeler refereeing. Lipscomb’s lineup included captain Joel Lipscomb H. H. Ryan Russell By Wine Ralph Cadwallader and Dr L E McAdon. MecNeill’s side listed A G McNeill captain H D Crosby J W Fuller Frank Cunningham and 8 C Smith.
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