Bronchos Play Real Ball And Trim Gassers In 3 2 Win
San Antonio Bronchos defeat Shreveport Gassers 3 2 after abandoning old double play strategy for one run at a time. Jake May delivered the deciding ninth inning single after Tierney sacrifice, Dunckel and May contribute early scoring, Sicking and May star in a tense series finale.
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Jake May
Jake
Tierney
Sicking
Watkins
Burke
May
League Park
O'Learyites
Tullos
Nixon
Carroll
Johnston
Bobo
Smith
San Antonio Abr
A. E. Faeeet
de DuNekel
Fayden
Seccescocese
Eciestemgterskes
Pathocivs
Adveseviense
Shreveport
Cain
Watkine
Cosseesseces
Sureveport
Booe
Sacrifices
Nye
Layden
Watking
San Antonio
Dunckel
Sentell
Hayes
Phillies Edge Pirates 7-2 In Pittsburg Encounter
In Pittsburg the Phillies defeated the Pirates 7 to 2. Rixey and Killifer teamed for Philadelphia while Mamaux, Jacobs and Schmidt worked for Pittsburgh. The Pirates scored in the first and failed to respond after.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Rixey and
Killifer
Mamaux
Jacobs and
Schmidt
Baseball scoreline between Cincinnati and St. Louis with errors
Cincinnati defeated St. Louis by 9 to 6 after a rough eighth inning. Pitchers Steele Ames Watson Snyder Ring Reagan Clarke Wingo contributed on the mound for Cincinnati, while batteries for St. Louis included H and others.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
H. E
Parita Narrowly Splits Memorial Day Baseball Doubleheader
Parita, Texas, Memorial Day results show the local team beating San Antonio Postoffice 6 2 in game one, with Corn fanning twelve. In game two a San Antonio picked squad edged Parita 4 3, Jordan collecting three hits and scoring twice.
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Tex
San Antonio
Postoffice
Alamo City
Federals
Jordan
Barnes
Corn
Salter
Lutz
Dinger
Butler
Pape
Lozano
Quinn Wins Lone Star Rifle Shoot By Narrow Margin
E O Quinn led the Lone Star Rifle Club on their range with 95 of 100 in the Thursday night program. Cc F Russi Jr finished second with 92 and A Glaser reached over 90. Flores Williams Barbera also scored in the eighties. Next Sunday the club hosts Davy Crockett Rifle Club in a ten man team match at 8 oclock on the municipal range with H H Mitchell as scorer.
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E. O. Quinn
Lone Star Rifle Club
Cc. F. Russi Jr
A. Glaser
A S. Flores
T. H., Williams
Charley Barbera
Municipal Rifle Range
Davy Crockett Rifle Club
H. H. Mitchell
Panthers Beat Buffs in Eleven Inning Victory
Fort Worth edged Houston 5 to 3 in eleven innings after four Fort Worth runs came on walks by Hiett. Redford pitched steadily for Fort Worth while Hiett issued four walks for Houston. McCarty, Northen, Bernsen and Stow contributed key hits as the Panthers rallied past the Buffs.
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Houston
Tex
Fort Worth
Hiett
Redford
AB. R.H. C
Northen
Bieiihauer
McGee
Newnam
AB. RK
H.O. A
Bernsen
Sharman
Stow
Gray
PataRibba
Noyes
Frierson
Kircher
Waco Defeats Dallas In Tight Texas League Tilt
Dallas rallies with three on and none out in the ninth but Waco closer Zinn preserves the win. Compere holds Waco after the third as Lewis, Munsell mix for Dallas. final score 6 to 4 with Dallas loading the bases in the ninth but failing to score.
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Tex
Lewis
Bath House
Munsell
Compere
Dallas
Zinn
Dallas AB. RK. H. O. A
SB Callahan
If Mattick
Ef Falmer
Litechi
Schleibner
Ens
Brooks
C Lewis
Mungell
Jacobus
Creicitessenid
Conwell
Vann
Dallas Wacoeveves
Leslie
Miller
Tanner
Wheat Ball Worries Central League Batters
In South Bend June 1 report on Fort Wayne pitcher Cummins accused of using a wheat ball. Players allege he chews crushed wheat to coat fingers, giving a strong grip that makes the ball hop freakishly as it reaches batters.
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South Bend
Ind
Cummins
Fort Wayne
Standings and results from the Texas League
Thursday results show San Antonio 3 Shreveport 2 and Waco 5 Dallas 1. Fort Worth 5 Houston 2. Friday schedule: Fort Worth at San Antonio, Dallas at Houston, Shreveport at Waco.
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Shreveport
Waco
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Lt. Pet
Baseball Scores and Matchups Across Cities
Pittsburg beat Philadelphia 3 to 2. Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 4 to 2. Upcoming games list Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Yd. W. L. Pet
Baseball Scores Reported for AL Games
The American League results list Boston defeating Cleveland 5 to 1 and Detroit beating New York 2 to 0. Also noted are St Louis at Washington and Chicago at Philadelphia with other matchups including Detroit at New York and Cleveland at Boston.
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St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Joe L. Pet
Chicago Voees
Cleveland Eenee
St. Louis Ane
Detroit Eenene
Southern League Scores From Tuesday Action
New Orleans crushed Memphis 15 to 2 after a rough rally in the late innings. Atlanta topped Birmingham 3 to 1 in Atlanta behind solid pitching. Chattanooga edged Nashville 2 to 1 at Nashville. Mobile and Little Rock battled to a 4 4 tie as late offense stalled in the ninth.
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New Orleans
Sors
Memphis
H. E
Walker and
Higgins
McColl
Bean ball rule confuses umpires says Chicago manager
Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Nationals argues the new National Baseball Commission bean ball rule will blur lines with wild pitches. He says pitchers rarely aim to hit batters, only to crowd the plate to push batters from it, which he believes is harmless and not the same as beaning.
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Chicago
Ill
National Baseball Commission
Fred Mitchell
Chicago Nationals
European electrician polishes marble sheets for lamp light
A European electrician achieves luminous effects in lamps by polishing both sides of thin marble sheets and saturating them with wax or shellac.
Golf superstitions of champions and caddies in 1917
A 1917 Bell Syndicate piece recounts golfers rituals and charms from champions like a North and South Open contender and caddies such as a loyal rabbit foot believer. It notes players avoiding down buttons, a brown necktie's long run, mud-stained shirts, and other personal superstitions seen at Pinehurst and Detroit.
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Pinehurst
George
Detroit
John Anderson
John
Tommy McNamara
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Bronchos face goal of winning three in five games run
The Sporting Editor notes the Bronchos shown they can win by bunting and playing steady defense in a Thursday matinee. It praises May Barfoot Rook and Francis as capable pitchers, cautions on wild pitches, and assigns O Leary a tough task to lift the team into the race with a 3-2-0 mark against stronger clubs.
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Jones
League Park
Harrison J. Benson
Nags
May
Barfoot
Rook
Francis
Flanagan
San Antonio
O'Leary
Charley
Four Hundred Athletes to Compete at Chicago Track Meet
The sixteenth annual interscholastic track and field meet at the University of Chicago will be held on Stagg Field tomorrow with over four hundred athletes. The javeline event draws keen interest as two entrants travel more than a thousand miles each to compete, including Neil Irving from Rupert Idaho and Guard Marvin of Bartlesville Oklahoma. Irving brings a 174 feet 8 inch best mark to the contest.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Stagg
Neil Irving
Rupert
Idaho
Marvin
Bartlesville
Oklo
Irving
Boston Beats Cleveland 5 to 2 in Doubleheader
In Boston the Indians beat Cleveland 5 to 2 with Boehling Coombean ONeill Mays and Agnew listed among batters. In New York Detroit prevailed 8 to 7 with Mitchell Spencer Caldwell and Walters on the battery.
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Cleveland
Boehling, Coombean O'Neill Mays
Agnew
Detroit
New York
R. H
Mitchell and
Spencer Caldwell
Walters
Boerne White Sox Seek Sunday Baseball Game
Boerne White Sox seek a game for next Sunday. Contact manager Charles Wedge at Y Kendal Inn in Boerne Texas for arrangements. Advertisement lists bicycles priced from ten dollars and up with cash payment at Portage Tire Co 221 Alamo.
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Sunda
Charles Wedge
Y. Kendal Inn
Boerne
Texas
Portage Tire Co
Alamo
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