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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1911

Page

8

Bronchos Sweep Sand Crabs in Doubleheader at Local Park

The Bronchos beat the Sand Crabs in both games of a doubleheader at the local park yesterday. In the opener Galveston won 8 to 1 with Allison against Helm, while the second game finished 4 to 2 as the Bronchos’ bats and defense, led by Betts and Thrailkill, secured the win. Spencer and Johnson starred in the outfield with sharp two handed catches and quick throws.

San Pedro Allison Hélm Donahue Helm Roger S Hise Betts Spencer Johnson Thrailkill Houston Gray Galveston James Chandler Redmond Nags Cook Rogers Lemon Wallace Brewerer Kruger San Antonio Galveston Cae

First President of Rifle Club Honored at Annual Shoot

Aged rifleman and founder leader of the local shooting organization was guest of honor at the annual shoot held yesterday at the River Avenue rifle range, marking fifty four years since the club began.

River Avenue

Victoria Falls to Laredo in Eleventh Inning

Victoria loses 2 to 1 to Laredo in eleven innings after tying the game in the ninth. Batteries Lohman Knaupp Ramos Underwood umpire duo Lape Hickey. Beevi lle defeats Brownsville 4 to 2 and gains even series by percentage. batteries Stubbs Brammel Napier Yarger umpire Spreckles.

Victoria Laredo Lohman Knaupp Ramos Underwood Lape Hickey Beeville Brownsville Brownies Berwnsville Stubbs Brammel Napier Yarger Spreckles

Corpus Christi Pelicans Shut Out Bay City

Corpus Christi defeated Bay City 3 to 0 as Wetzel pitched superbly for the Pelicans. Scoring: Corpus Christi 0 0 2 0 0 0 1. Bay City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. Batteries: Wetzel Merritt for Corpus Christi. McGinty Hornbeck Sweet for Bay City. Umpire Hurlburt.

Corpus Christi Bay City Pelicans Rice Eaters Wetzel Merritt McGinty Hornbeck Sweet Hurlburt

Ball Player Killed By Lightning at Norwalk Grounds

Frank Van, a ball player, was struck and killed by lightning on the Norwalk baseball grounds. Several other players sheltering under a tree were knocked down when the bolt struck the tree. The storm caused additional damage in the area.

Associated Press Norwalk Ohio Frank van

Standing of Clubs and Games Today

Houston in San Antonio. Galveston in Austin. Waco in Fort Worth. Dallas in Oklahoma City.

Houston San Antonio Galveston Austin Waco Fort Worth Dallas Oklahoma City Clu Waco i Oatet

Bay City in Laredo Brownsville in Victoria

Bay City in Laredo and Brownsville in Victoria reported by Corpus Christi in Beeville. The terse strings reference regional placements and city pairings across Texas Gulf Coast areas.

Bay City Laredo Brownsville Victoria Corpus Christi Beeville Ity Psyd P.c Bay Beeville Ictoria

Navigators blank Giants in fast Texas League game

Waco navigators defeated the visiting Giants 3 to 0 before a record crowd. Vic Miller allowed one hit all game and McAdams contributed five hits and three runs for Waco. Score by innings shows a two-run second and a final score of 3-0 with Miller all but shutting down Dallas. Umpires Meek and Moran.

Waco Tex Navigators Giants Dallas Vic Miller McAdams R. H. E. Waco BOE Miller Carson Murphy Meek and Moran

Indians Shut Out Panthers in Oklahoma City

Lingenfelder pitched a strong game under scout Bob Lowe, yielding 3 runs on 10 hits with six strikeouts. He also made key plays at bat including a pinch hit for the first run, a steal of home, and a sacrifice fly for the third tally in a 3 0 win for the Indians over Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City Okla Lingenfelder Bob Lowe Detroit American League Panthers Fort Worth Noyes Deardorff Appleton Kitchens Umpire Spencer

City matchups spark cross coast NBA streaks

Cleveland visits Philadelphia while St Louis plays New York Detroit faces Washington and Chicago meets Boston in a set of marquee games.

Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louis New York Detroit Washington Chicago Boston A & Ae von Lost P.C

Riebe Undertaking Cp Auto Ambulance Service

Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service with contact at 221 East Commerce and phone 341. A. Collman is listed as a plumber at 416 Main Ave.

Riebe Undertaking Auto Ambulance Service A. Collman Main Ave

Buffalos clinch series with 4–1 win over Senators

Buffaloes defeated the Senators 4 to 1 as Hill hit home runs in the seventh inning driving in Pennell and Gardner after they reached base. Rose pitched steady ball, Cook made a key catch in center, and the game featured strong defense and tight late innings. Batteries Herbert Schmidt Watson Rose Allen. Umpires Matthews Atkinson.

Austin Tex Buffaloes Senators Hill Pennell Gardner Rose Cook Slayton Houston Herbert Schmidt Watson Allen Matthews Atkinson

National League matchups listed for today

New York plays Chicago while Philadelphia faces Pittsburg Boston visits Cincinnati and Brooklyn goes to St Louis in key league games.

New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis

Yesterday's Results In Baseball Scores

St Louis defeated Brooklyn 7 to 2 while Chicago beat New York 6 to 5 Cincinnati rolled over Boston 26 to 3 and left the field with dominant wins in the latest action.

St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Cincinnati Boston

Southern League matchups list

Montgomery in Memphis. Mobile in Chattanooga. Birmingham in Nashville. New Orleans in Atlanta.

Montgomery Memphis Mobile Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville New Orleans Atlanta Sf c Ane

Billiards Schedule Sets Week of Postponed Games

Montgomery leads evening results with Memphis Nashville Birmingham scores. The Alexander pool and billiard tournament releases a nightly schedule to avoid postponed games. Key match Harrison versus Hubbell is set for Wednesday night as the tourney’s anticipated highlight.

Alexander Pool Billiard Parti Fox Erkel Osan Allen Logan Harrison Hubel Stort Erkey Thrash Allan Jhe J. Fraser G. Fraser King Lewis Hubbell Leyog Aven Snyder Fraser Hight Fox

Revered San Antonio rifle club member honored at annual shoot

The club marked R. Neumann Sr who was nearing a centennial as the sole surviving charter member. He recalled fifty four years of scores while others competed for prizes. Ed Dreiss won the gold medal as center shot king. Gus Heye took silver as knight. Henry Schelper won two special prizes with 425 points and sixteen skidoo cards.

San Antonio Rifle Club R. Neumann Sr Rio Avenue Neumann Mr. Neumann Nimrods Ed Dreiss Gus Heye Henry Schelper

Southern Golf Tourney Draws South Players to Nashville

Golfers from across the south arrive in Nashville for the Southern Golf association tournament at the Golf and Country club. Early arrivals tested the links and grounds while entries continue but enough players have signed up to promise an exciting event in the southeast.

Associated Press Nashville Ten South Southern Golf Association Golf and Country Club Th Club

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