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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1917

Page

14

Debut of Pride of Luling the Nav igators fall to Waco 9 to 4

Eugene Cocreham made his San Antonio debut but was battered in the eighth and ninth innings as Waco Navigator hitters tied and pulled away for a 9 to 4 victory. Vann Zinn and McMahon led Waco with timely hits including a homer by Vann. Cocreham showed early promise but faltered late after a long road trip to Fort Worth.

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Buffs Beat Gassers in Shreveport Narrow Losses

Houston pitcher Napier exited early after four runs came on two singles a double and Burke error in the first. Shreveport tied with four in the seventh on three singles a walk and errors, but a ninth inning twist ended with Tullos overran the plate and tagged out as Houston held on for a 5 to 4 victory.

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Luling Fans See Cocreham Pitch Debut With Bronchos

Large crowd in Luling Texas watched Eugene Cocreham, recently acquired from the Kansas City Blues, pitch his first game for the San Antonio Bronchos. Cocreham began his pro career with San Antonio and had stints with Galveston and Topeka before Boston acquired him in a notable drive to the world championship.

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Benson Donates Park for Sunday Baseball Game

President H J Benson announced the donation of League Park Sunday afternoon for a game between the Aviation Corps baseball team and Ahrens and Ott champions of San Antonio. A 15 cent admission applies for adults with 10 cents for boys 12 and under, to draw fans including local soldiers and supporters.

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Sergeant Mitchell Wins Rifle Shoot at Lone Star Club

Sergeant H. H. Mitchell, custodian of the municipal rifle range, won top honors with 3 points in the Lone Star Rifle Club indoor shoot at 408 Military Plaza. O. Quinn was second with 91, A. S Flores 89, others scoring 80+ include Menn 88 Glaser 88 Williams 84 Rossi Jr 83 and Garland 80. A big prize shoot is set for Sunday June 24 open to all NRA members in Bexar county with prizes from San Antonio business houses.

H. H. Mitchell Municipal Lone Star Rifle Club Military Plaza T.H. Williams C. I. Rossi Jr J. & Garland National Rifle Association Bexar County San Antonio

Pitcher Rube Marshall Sold to Mobile Club

Mobile Alabama reports pitcher Rube Marshall has been sold from Detroit to Mobile of the Southern Association after being returned to Chattanooga. Marshall was one of the league’s most effective pitchers last season.

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The Gallery and Golf Rules in Amateur Circles

Ty Cobb discusses concentration in big golf matches and a gallery remark about a mashie. The piece recounts golf lore, stymies and hazards, a line on soling clubs, and a Pinehurst starter’s miscue, noting rule changes and St Andrews traditions.

Ty Cobb Line Burn Atlanta Tom Prescott Tom Louis Jacoby Prescott Nassau Pinehurst St. Andrews Western Golf Association The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Fraternal Brotherhood to Play Boerne White Sox Sunday

The Fraternal Brotherhood base ball team will meet the Boerne White Sox in Boerne Sunday. Freddy Gaubatz, manager of the rats, announces the game. Ammann and Barnes will pitch for the Brotherhood while Speedball Wedge will throw for the Sox after leading scorers this season.

Fraternal Brotherhood Boerne Boerne White Sox Freddy Gaubatz The Rats Ammann Barnes Brotherhood Wedge Sox

Standing of the Clubs Texas League

The Texas League standings list Houston 40 23 .636, Waco 38 22 .633, Dallas 38 25 .608, Fort Worth 28 34 .452, Shreveport 27 34 .443, San Antonio 27 38 .415. Thursday results: Waco 9 San Antonio 4, Houston 5 Shreveport 4, Dallas 1 Fort Worth 0. Friday schedule includes San Antonio at Fort Worth, Waco at Houston, Shreveport at Dallas.

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Weather and Baseball Postponements Reported

Rain postpones Detroit at Boston and Cleveland at New York games in the American League. St Louis against Philadelphia is listed, with Chicago and Washington matchups also noted as postponed.

Detroit Boston Cleveland New York St. Louis Philadelphia Washington Chicago Plyd W. Lt. Pet Cleveland Eenee

National League Results Postponed and Scores Across Cities

The National League schedule shows Philadelphia at Chicago postponed due to cold. Brooklyn defeated Pittsburg 5 to 3. New York beat Cincinnati 10 to 1 while St. Louis topped Boston 9 to 4. Remaining games include New York at Cincinnati and Boston at St. Louis with Brooklyn at Pittsburg on the slate.

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A Roundup On Cocreham And The Bronchos Bid In Texas League

The Sporting Editor weighs in after Eugene Cocreham’s long relief work for the Waco Navigators and predicts he will be a big winner with the Bronchos before Labor Day. Cocreham labored through nine frames, delivering a twisting fastball that confounded hitters early, then faded as the game wore on. He displayed conditioning concerns but shown grit and potential to succeed in a tougher, faster Texas League.

Waco Navigators Eugene Cocreham Cocreham Zinn Layden Coreham Gene

Ornamental persimmons praised for beauty and California thrive

The article extols Japanese and Chinese persimmons as high ranking ornamentals. When in full leaf the trees are handsome and loaded with orange fruit, making them striking garden features that thrive in California and certain southern states.

California

Semi finals set in Southern Golf Championship

In Birmingham Alabama on June 8 the Southern Golf Association narrowed the field to Thomas Wheelock, Louis Jacoby, Bobby Jones, and Houston Davis for the title. Wheelock meets Jones and Davis faces Jacoby in Friday semis. Bush Heard Adair and Munger were eliminated in Thursday rounds.

Birmingham Ala Southern Golf Association Thomas Wheelock Louis Jacoby New Orleans Atlanta Bobby” Jones Houston Davis Wheelock Jones Davis Jacoby Reuben Bush Bryan Heard Houston Texas Perry Adair C. H. Munger Dallas Tex Bush Heard Adair Munger

Southern League Scores From Memphis Mobile and Nashville

Memphis defeated Chattanooga 6 to 5 at Memphis as Merritt and Perdue pitched with Ruel contributing. Birmingham edged Mobile 2 to 1 at Mobile in a pitchers duel while Nashville beat Little Rock 4 to 3 at Little Rock led by Taylor Marshall Ledbetter and Kennedy.

Memphis Chattanooga R. H. E. Chattanooga Merritt Perdue Peters Barger Prieste Ruel Nashville Little Rock Taylor and Marshall Ledbetter Tincup and Kennedy

Dickerson Elected President of Western League

Edward W. Dickerson of Grand Rapids Michigan was chosen president of the Western League to succeed F C Zehring who resigned. The vote occurred Thursday night at St Joseph Missouri where Dickerson serves as Central League president.

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New Orleans Beats Atlanta In Low-Scoring Contest

New Orleans defeats Atlanta 2 to 0 behind strong pitching. Bressler and Perkins along with Smith and Higgins held Atlanta to one hit while New Orleans bats produced the two runs in a steady game at New Orleans.

New Orleans Atlanta Bressler Perkins Smith and Higgins

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