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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1912

Page

10

Broncs Rally Past Houston in Texas League Tilt

San Antonio defeats Houston 7 to 5 at Texas League Park as Clark and Newnam homer for the Broncs while Whiteman and Goodwin also go deep for Houston. Seattle— er, San Antonio gains ground on Houston in the standings with late-inning offense and solid pitching by Rogers.

Houston Fort Worth San Antonio Buffaloes Texas League Park Broncs Knaupp Brown Rogers Fillman Whiteman Jack Burke Rose Seitz Clark

Waco Defeats Austin 17 to 2 in Baseball Clash

Waco toppled Austin 17 to 2 in a July game at home as McCuller Lewis and Smith limited Austin to 23 hits. Akin doubled twice and added singles, Cook homered for Austin in the first inning. Batteries: Waco Miller Jost Reilly Carson. Austin McCuller G Smith Lewis Bobo.

Waco Texas Austin McCuller Lewis Smith Akin Cook R. HH. EB Miller Jost Reilly Carson G. Smith Bobo Leidy

Beaumont Thunders Past Opponent in Six-Inning Tilt

Beaumont blanked its opponent after scoring 17 runs in six innings on July 31. The high-scoring game featured strong offense from local hitters as the team built a commanding lead early and maintained it through seven frames.

Beaumont Tex

Pirates, Oilers batter Beaumont in hot day game

Weak pitching for the Pirates led to a lopsided loss as the Oilers pounded Dodd. Heat drained players' stamina in Galveston yesterday. Beaumont scored 17 runs to Galveston's 4 with strong hits and multiple errors.]]>

Galveston Pirates Oilers Dodd E. Beaumont Beaumont Peaster Bryant O'Brien Maloney Nagel Jordan Howell

Texas League Festeyior Results Highlight Scores

San Antonio edged Houston 7 to 6 while Fort Worth beat Dallas 2 to 1. Beaumont crushed Galveston 17 to 4 and Waco routed Austin 17 to 2. Today San Antonio plays Fort Worth, Austin visits Houston, Beaumont goes to Waco, and Galveston travels to Dallas.

Festeyior San Antonio Ouston Fort Worth Dallas Beaumont Galveston Waco Austin Houston Leaumont Can. P.C. Houston Sateen Wee SAN Antonio Serene WSO

Triple Is Timely For Fort Worth Victory

Walter Salm hit a late ninth inning triple to decide the game for Fort Worth over Dallas in a pitchers duel. Darringer scored the winning run from first as Maples, Matthews and Fort Worth’s pitcher held the visitors to four hits. Final score 2 to 1 with Dallas scoring in the ninth.

Fort Worth Tex Walter Salm Darringer Maples Matthews R.H. E Dallas Gibson Kitchens van Sickle

Braden Direct Sets World Record in Forest City Pace

Braden Direct driven by Egan lowered the world mark for 4 year old pacers with a mile in 2 03 4 in the Forest City 2000 stake at Cleveland. After finishing ninth in the first heat Braden Direct won the second and third heats to claim the race and beat Online's 2 04 record set 18 years ago.

Cleveland Ohio Braden Direct Egan Forest City Online Braden Djrect

Baseball scores and upcoming games in the American League

Yesterday Detroit beat Philadelphia 7 to 6 and St Louis edged New York 6 to 1. Chicago and Boston both tied 6 to 6. Today Washington plays Detroit, Philadelphia visits Cleveland, New York at Chicago, and Boston goes to St Louis.

Washington Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland New York Chicago Boston St. Louis Piya Uot P.C Vane One Neds Louis

National League Scores Spill Across Recent Games

Yesterday results from the National League show Boston topping St Louis 7 to 6, Pittsburgh 3 to 3 with Philadelphia and Cincinnati 6 to 6, Brooklyn 4 to 10, and New York 10 with Chicago 4.

Boston St. Louis Pittsburg Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn New York Chicago St Louis

Knight- Yoakum bout ends in dramatic draw in ring collapse

In Albuquerque last night Phil Knight of Kansas City and Stanley Kid Yoakum of Dallas fought to a draw after Knight was knocked through the ropes in the ninth round. The impact left Knight unconscious and the ring collapsed. The referee ruled the match a draw.

Albuquerque N. M Phil Knight Kansas City Stanley Kid) Yoakum Dallas Knight

Long Beach Hosts Motor Boat Races Tennis Championship and Carnival

Reservations pour in for tomorrow's events at Hotel Virginia grounds as motor boat races open a three day speed carnival. The tennis championship runs a full week featuring top Southern California players and stars. Notable entrants include the Iroquois and Grace Perkins aboard the Black Flier with cups and prizes to be awarded.

Long Beach Cal Virginia Los Angeles California Sunset South Coast Warren Wood Grace Perkins

Burns Seeks Return to World Heavyweight Title

Calgary July 31 Tommy Burns former champion heavyweight boxer announces plan to regain the title. Burns says with Johnson retired the title reverts to the white race and he is ready to defend it.

Calgary Alberta Tommy Burns Burns Johnson

Wolgast McFarland Bout Set for September 27

Milwaukee report states Ad Wolgast and Packey McFarland have been matched to fight ten rounds in New York on September 27. The bout is set for a major arena with interest high among boxing fans.

Wolgast-McFarland Milwaukee Wis Ad Wolgast Packey McFarland New York

Britons Seek Wealth to Back Berlin Olympic Bid

English athletic authorities vow a massive effort after a disappointing Olympic showing. An appeal signed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle urges wealthy Britons to fund a winning team and finance every measure to raise the British flag in Berlin.

New York Great Britain Arthur Conan Doyle Berlin

Busy Kansan Earns Local Admiration Across Roles

A Cherokee county preacher based in Baxter Springs, a Sunday school teacher in Lawton, an editor in Carl Junction Missouri, and a plant operator in Joplin share a rare mix of public duties. The town hails him as one of the busiest men in Kansas for balancing faith, education, journalism, and industry.

Kansas Cherokee County Baxter Springs Lawton Carl Junction Joplin

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