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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1913

Page

6

Weasels Back On Top In Juvenile Indoor Baseball

In a double header at the YMCA the Tigers beat the Lions 13 to 6 as seven runs in the third inning broke a tie. Postlewaite Maurer Malvin led the Tigers with three hits each while Sexaur Straughn and Graeff led the Lions with three and two hits. The Weasels then defeated the Hyenas 8 to 5 with Warren earning the win and a fine catch. Weasels hold top spot, pennant race tightens as schedule runs to August first.

Tigers Lions Sexaur Postlewaite Maurer Malvin Stanton Brown Foster Meerscheidt Warren Weasels Miller Hix Green Aubry Schofield

Smith Confesses to Unknown Pitcher Role in Chicago Game

Clarence Smith of the Chicago Americans admitted he was the unnamed pitcher who defeated Conlon Athletics on the North Side last Sunday morning. He later relieved White and pitched four innings against Washington without a hit or a walk, and may face fines or suspension after informing Manager Callahan.

Chicago Clarence Smith Chicago Americans Conlon Athletics North Side White Washington Smith National Commission Callahan White Sox East

Eastern Championships at Longwood Open With Twenty Matches

Twenty doubles and nearly thirty singles matches were scheduled at Longwood for the Eastern Championships. Focus fell on W. J. Clothier of Philadelphia and George P. Gardner Jr of Boston who faced N. M. Miles and A. S. Dabney of Boston in the first round as Clothier and Gardner defend their Eastern doubles title against former champions Miles and Dabney.

Boston Longwood W. J. Clothier Philadelphia George P. Gardner Jr N. M. Miles A. S. Dabney Clothier

Walter Johnson leads Washington to 2 1 win over Chicago

Washington defeats Chicago 2 to 1 as Walter Johnson earns the win with timely hits and support from Weaver and Russell errors. Chappelle reaches base three times, Gandil error helps, and pitching changes include Benz Cicotte and Easterly.

Chicago Walter Johnson Weaver Russell Washington Benz Cicotte Chappelle Gandil R. H. E. Washington Johnson Ainsmith Schalk Easterly

Cubs Rally to Tie Series With 6-2 Win Over Boston

Chicago dealers a three run burst in sixth seventh and ninth innings to beat the Boston Braves 6 to 2 in Mass. Needham delivered the key two base hit in the sixth and added another double in the ninth as Overall struggled on the mound. Chicago 000 002 202 Boston 015 010 010 000 Batteries Overall and Needham Rudolph and Rariden.

Boston Mass Chicago Needham R. H. E. Chicago Overall Rudolph and Rariden

Cleveland Defeats Boston In Lopsided 6-1 Victory

Cleveland handled Boston with ease, scoring six runs to one as Moseley exited early and Hall struggled with control. Blanding kept Boston to five hits while Cleveland erupted in multiple innings, manufacturing runs from a strong bullpen effort.

Cleveland Ohio Boston Blanding Mosely Hall R. H. E. Cleveland Segmean Moseley Thomas O'Neill

Houston Keeps Up Its Winning Streak

Houston defeats Galveston 2 to 1 in an afternoon game as Ware walks, Mowry hits a triple, and Aiken drives in a run in the third. Sewell and Ware limit Galveston with strong pitching in key moments.

Houston Tex Ware Mowry Aiken Galveston Sewell

Austin Stops the Navigators Streak in Three Cornered Battle

In Austin Texas on July 22 the Navigators lost the final of a three cornered series 5 to 4 as Larson Jost and Ashton pitched for the buyers. Jost was pulled after two walks and a hit. Ashton held the hits down but the rally ended with Tanner arguing a strike call. Cobb dissatisfied with Detroit salary and eyeing Boston trades revealed in a letter from Boston.

McLaurin Cscacecess Cpigriow Esuns Waonlleban Bennard Scasstcessee Reilly Eossseesses OG Beck Joet Ashton Rennard Cobb Boston Mass Ty Cobb Detroit Speaker

Wise Sets New 800 Yard Bullseye Record in New England Meet

Wakefield Mass July 22 Captain Stuart W Wise of the Bay State team set a new standard by firing 103 perfect shots at 800 yards during the ninth annual meeting of the New England Military Rifle Mens Association breaking all existing consecutive bullseye records.

Wakefield Mass New England Military Rifle Mens’ Association Stuart W. Wise

Buccaneers Are Bumped: Superbas Rally Past Clarkites

Brooklyn defeats Pittsburg 18 to 6 after seventh inning errors by Butler and Simon and wild pitching by Hendrix allow five runs. Robinson drove in three with two hits, while Ragan earned the win.

Brooklyn N. Y Pittsburg Butler Simon Hendrix Robinson Ragan

Giants Win Again Defeat St Louis 8 to 4

New York beat St Louis 8 to 4 in a continuation of the series. Doak was the only pitcher with effectiveness for St Louis while Wiltse struggled with poor support. Burns provided key hitting and base running as Crandall threw well in relief.

New York St. Louis Doak Wiltse Crandall Burns R. H. EB Harmon, Burk, Geyer, Deak Wingo Hartley Crandall and Meyers

Cincinnati Beats Philadelphia 3 to 1 Behind Seaton’s Pitching

Seaton’s pitching and strong support helped Philadelphia defeat Cincinnati 3 to 1 in a game where Lobert collected three safeties including a homer and a double while scoring twice. Manager Tinker was benched for arguing during the contest.

Philadelphia Seaton Cincinnati Lobert Tinker Suggs, Brown Kling Killifer

Bunched Hits Give Phillies 11 8 Win Over St Louis

Philadelphia breezed to an 11 to 8 victory over St Louis after eight hits and a sac fly amid a shakey sixth inning. Weismann started, then Weismann relieved by Stone who allowed three runs. Bruised hands forced manager Stovall to rest. Batter totals: Philadelphia 17 hits, St Louis 8. Batteries Shawkey Bush Schang for Philadelphia and Weismann Stone Alexander for St Louis.

ST. Louis Philadelphia St. Louis Yesteray Weismann Stone Stovall R. H. EB Shawkey Bush Schang Alexander

Tigers Win Easily as Detroit Beats New York 6 to 1

Detroit scored six runs on a mix of fielding miscues and strong bats. Willett earned an unusual assist on Walters' liner while Bush made a one handed catch after a long run. Batteries: McConnell Caldwell Gossett Willett McKee.

Detroit Mich New York Tigers Willett Walters Bush McConnell Caldwell Gossett McKee

Sixty Four in Play at Homewood in Western Championship

Sixty four golfers played the Homewood course for the western championship qualifying round. The low scores will pair for the first round of match play this afternoon. Weather was nearly perfect. Three noted players posted 77 yesterday and a keen battle for the gold medal was anticipated.

Chicago Homewood

Club Standings and Today’s Intercity Games

Yesterday results show Houston 2 Galveston 1 and Austin 5 Waco 4. Off day for others. Today Dallas plays San Antonio and Fort Worth hosts Houston while Waco visits Beaumont and Austin travels to Galveston.

Houston Galveston Austin Waco Dallas San Antonio Fort Worth Beaumont Descess Piya Wee A . Cc tSee Wince

Yesterday's Results Between Baseball Teams

Philadelphia defeated St Louis 11 to 8 and Detroit beat New York 6 to 1. Washington beat Chicago 2 to 1 while Cleveland toppled Boston 6 to 1. Matchups included Washington in Chicago and Philadelphia in St Louis with New York facing Detroit and Boston facing Cleveland.

Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit New York Washington Chicago Cleveland Boston Cesses Sewer Weeneneee Bt. Louis

Baseball scores from leagues across the nation

National League results include New York 8 over St. Louis 4 and Brooklyn 13 over Pittsburg 6. Chicago 6 Boston 2 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 1. Cincinnati visits Boston and St. Louis visits Brooklyn. International League games: Baltimore 11 Toronto 0. Providence 8 Rochester. Newark 4 Buffalo 2. Jersey City 6 Montreal 9. American Association: Columbus 6 at St. Paul. Toledo 6 Milwaukee 1. Minneapolis 3 Louisville 1. Indianapolis 3 Kansas City 2. Southern results: New Orleans 0 Chattanooga 0. Birmingham 4 Montgomery 0. Atlanta 0 Memphis 5.

New York St. Louis Brooklyn Pittsburg Chicago Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati Toronto Baltimore Rochester Providence American Association St. Paul Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Hince Minneapolis Louisville Kansas City Indianapolis New Orleans Kattanooga Montgomery Birmingham Memphis Atlanta Ws.ees Weveeewee BF Chicago Feee St Louis Eee Cater Me

Coast Champs Picked Omaha Fourth National Clay Court

In Omaha the field club hosted the second and third rounds of the fourth national clay court tennis tournament. Pacific Coast doubles champions Griffin and Strachan are favored for the semifinals along with Milton Hall New York Fred Harris Rattleboro and Joe Armstrong. Notable results included Drummond Jones St Louis defeating Beyer Grinnell Iowa and Roland Hoerr St Louis defeating Powell Omaha.

Omaha Neb Omaha Field Club Pacific Coast Griffin Strachan Milton Hall New York Pittsburg Fred Harris Rattleboro Joe Armstrong Middle West Drummond Jones St. Louis H. L. Beyer Grinnell Iowa Roland Hoerr R. Powell

Panthers Beat Temple in 6 4 Texas League clash

Temple drew about 1000 fans as Fort Worth beat Temple 6 to 4 in a hard hitting game. Fort Worth scored in each inning except one while Temple managed scattered runs. Batteries were McCafferty and Vance for Fort Worth and Bassler and Hopkins for Temple.

Panthers Temple Tex Fort Worth R. H. E. Fort Worth McCafferty Vance Bassler Hopkins

Perez Brothers Rally to Beat Helena Tigers in 13 Innings

The Perez Brothers beat the Helena Tigers 13 to 10 after a 10 10 tie through nine innings. Perez and Guadalupe pitched well while Ed Domingue provided power. Batteries Domingue Perez Jr and Guadalupe Chavez and Gonzalez. F. and Dominguez umpired.

Perez Brothers Helena Tigers Perez Guadalupe Ed Domingue Domingue Perez J Chavez Gonzales F. & Dominguez

Coast Teams Lead Gulf Coast League Race

Corpus Christi defeats Aransas Pass while Bishop and Kingsville split a double header changing the standings. Sinton holds the top spot with Corpus just one game back. Rockport also in the mix as Kingsville trails, Aransas Pass sits last. Next Sunday matchups feature Sinton at Corpus and Rockport at Kingsville.

Corpus Christi Tex Rockport Linton Aransas Pass Bishop Kingsville Corpus Sinton Crabs Psyd tAransas Pass

Arbitration board issues rules on minor league player sales

Auburn New York July 22 The national board of arbitration ruled on August 15 deadline for exercising option agreements and banned sales or releases within 20 days of major league drafting or club season end. It voids transfers between associations unless the player serves 20 days before major league draft. The board rejected Harry Weiser's claim against the Dallas club.

Auburn N. Y Parrell National Board of Arbitration Harry Weiser Dallas Texas

Baseball Comes to Arctic Alaska Town Amid Tidal Play

F Ogden Norwood of Ketchikan organized two baseball teams in a 2000-person Arctic Seaboard settlement near East Orange New Jersey where tides reach 20 feet. Shops close during games as players chase the ball on the beach with backstops and players at risk when the tide returns.

East Orange N. J Arctic Circle F. Ogden Norwood Ketchikan Alaska Norwood

Californian Johnston Tops TouChard at Longwood Cup Tennis

William Johnston, an 18 year old Californian, defeated Gustave Touchard in the second round at Longwood Cricket Club to advance in the Longwood cup. The match swung with Touchard leading 4-1 in the third set before Johnston won five straight games for a 2-6 11-9 6-4 victory. Eastern doubles championship starts today.

Boston Mass William Johnston San Franciscan California Gustave F. Touchard Longwood Cricket Club Touchard Johnston

Argentine rifle team sails to U S to begin Perry trials

Argentine Republic riflemen, fifteen men led by Captain Juan Gallegoh, arrived in New York aboard the Varsari. They will proceed to Camp Perry for elimination matches to choose five shooters for the trophy contests at Camp Berry, Ohio, in August.

Rifle Club New York Camp Berry Ohio Varsari Juan Gallegoh Camp Perry

Seniors Capture Y M A Indoor Championship In Slugfest

In a high scoring indoor baseball title match the Seniors defeated the Business Boys 14 to 13. Fuquay led the Seniors with seven hits, Causey and Arnold added four apiece, while Pieper and Hawser contributed to the tight late rally for the Business Boys. Bob Tinnin starred defensively for the Business Boys as the Seniors clinched the crown amid a lively crowd.

Business Boys Causey Pieper Pete Hawser Fuquay Hawser Bedell Alley

Almeida Sent to Minors by Toronto Trade

Almeida, the Cuban infielder who had been with the Cincinnati National League club, was released yesterday afternoon to the Toronto team of the International League, marking a move to the minors.

Wagner's uniform sought for Carnegie museum when he retires

Pittsburg July 22. Ho Nus Wagner may place his uniform and glove in the Carnegie museum. B W Holland museum superintendent wants to preserve baseball lore for posterity. He calls Wagner the most wonderful ball player ever known and says relics should represent ancient games in the museum.

Wagner Pittsburg Honus’ Wagner Carnegie Museum B. W. Holland Holland

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