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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
4
The Nag pennant chase advances as Mullins and Jost star in a high scoring win. Dunckel homerun and Bugyan adds two hits helped by Beavers and Leahy. The nine inning game features strong pitching and late offense sealing a decisive victory.
The Ohio eye toy S2hd teu, a top standard word in 1915, headlined the North Randall event. Peter McCormick led the field with wins in the second heat as Dick McMahon aided Petey Scott. McCormick beat him to the wire in a real battle.
Fragmented sports roundup lists several club results and placings with many OCR errors. Mentions Sun Arvet Heseamend, Worth Wear, Datie Thay Tissier Hewnaiont, and matches at ArtuTie Paling, Gh et. References navi Viltsburg-trooksay, Philadelphia 4, Mt Cinemnanth 2. Notes BL Louis New York, Justo.
Diijleiphix 4 Detrole at tezton d. Sk Lawls Flay Turpiay- Poston at Schouts. New York at Chicago. Washingt at Wetrit Whladelphia at Cleveland.
Federal League results show Hesuits Broskiyn defeating Chicago 9 to 4 on Wednesday. Baltimore won 7 to Et lavia ph Clay Tiersitny, with Aroatiyn at St Lowle Tallinore at Chinace and Buffalo at Wangs tieing Cis Weiwarle at Pittsbur.
Shreveport pummeled Goulait in the first frame for five runs, forcing his exit as Sloan finished the game but was also hit hard. The visitors collected fourteen hits for twenty losses and won 8 to 1, as Luling’s fielding kept drives in the outfield and Duffy, a new pitcher, showed promise for Shreveport.
The article reports Comiskey filing a protest after a Chicago White Sox team protest over treatment by umpires during a centennial amateur championship in Cleveland. It notes 198 starters in qualifying, 88 withdrawals, and results showing New Jersey and Chicago participants in disarray. President Johnson defends the league, stating no defense is needed for the officiating.
Waco Texas July 29 Tedford delivered a run scoring double in the tenth inning to lift Fort Worth to a 2 to 9 victory over Ware. Hunter sparked the attack with key hits as Tanner and McMurry provided solid defense and pitching support in a high tension game.
The column notes chatter on boxing bouts in Gotham and Chicago with Kid Lewin defeating Charley White and Welsh facing rising prospects. It mentions plans for a joint purse and a busy fight schedule, plus Comiskey's spat with umpires as he pushes for favorable baseball outcomes.
A raucous boxing story follows a young man who bet $900 on a losing fighter then backed the winner, elevating Joe Mandel and Tommy Walsh as they parlayed winnings into steady gains. The piece highlights Mandel’s rise after a fall bout in New Orleans in October 1911 and hints at rivalries, travel, and early fortune.
The report chronicles a chaotic boxing night with Mandot and Saylor in a tense fifteen round clash. Referee tension and local loyalties color the arena as Walsh and Mack clash over betting, while Chick Hayes wins local admiration before a sudden knockout by Herman in another bout.
Fragmented baseball score notes from Philadelphia New York and Brooklyn Pittsburgh include scattered team scores and batter names. Mentions St Louis Boston Cincinnati and Boston with erratic punctuation and partial player references.
New York reports highlight the Sheehan athletic lineage with LW. R. Sheehan of the University of Pittsburgh excelling in sprints and high jumping and likely to face top eastern rivals in national intercollegiate track next year. Elder Dave Sheehan famed as a premier US sprinter 40 years ago, with Pitt as a winter training hub and a roster of notable athletes connected to the era.
In Cleveland on Thursday morning rain interrupted play but did not discourage competitors in the western amateur golf championship. Notable results included H F P Dingham defeating W C Fownes Jr 4 3, and D B Sawyer overcoming Paul Hunter in a tense match. Chick Dyane beat K P Edwards 6 5 as Chicago and Detroit players advanced, with Brooklyn and Chicago battles shaping the bracket.
Chattanooga and Mobile games show scattered batting totals and errors while New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta, and Nashville results appear tangled with stray names and numbers. The text references pitches like Cunningham, Hiti ng, Hoge, Schmidt, and Traverson with unclear scores and mismatched venues and times.
Philadelphia 4 Detroit 2. Batteries Shuchan Lazy for Philadelphia. Bog land Stanage for Detroit. Boston 4 St Louis 2. Louis 2 Boston 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0. Ruth Thomas Agnew for Louis and Boston. Wood's Ball Club Meet Tonight at East Commerce Street clubrooms at 8. Members urged to attend. team seeks fielder and new recruits, especially Rey.
Bennie Allen of Kansas City the world champion pocket billiard Slayer defeated G. M. Gorham of Houston, Texas champion, 151 to 108 in an exhibition at Oriental billiard parlors on Houston Street. The match drew a large crowd with both players displaying high runs. The next event at the same venue includes a 10 point three cushion match and an afternoon exhibition.
The National Baroval Commission held a nationwide inquiry on Wednesday to investigate ball pools amid gambling concerns. Attorney B. Brune of Cin presented as a witness regarding conspiracy charges against Edward Noray of the city, who faces related accusations. United States Commissioner Jones Adler referred Reid Hardy to the Philadelphia grand jury in bond. Secretary Fried warned of the danger pool gambling poses to sports, while Brune argued for keeping Tassball clean and free of gambling influence. An Owls baseball team meeting tonight at Alexander's parlors will introduce significant leadership changes.
Langer of the Los Angeles Athletic Club won the half mile open water event at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on July 12, clocking 12 minutes 23.3 seconds to set a new American record by 4.1 seconds. The event drew travelers’ hotel roots and garden dinner notes amid the crowd.
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