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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1917

Page

7

Bronchos Split Doubleheader With Panthers In Fort Worth

San Antonio Bronchos split a twin bill with Fort Worth Panthers at Fort Worth Texas on June 11 winning 2 0 in seven innings after losing the opener 8 1. Sharman Dodd Sicking and Tierney starred for the visitors while Barfoot and Applegate kept Fort Worth offense mostly in check.

Fort Worth Tex San Antonio Bronchos Fort Worth Panthers Atzmen Jack Haper Applegate Harper Tierney Sicking Dodd Bernsen Williams Gray Perry Layden Hollander Stow Sharman Kircher Booe Woodall Bobo Perritt Barfoot Panthers San Antonio Bagean Dunckel Laylen Cook Pase Time Mies Fentell Hayes Os Sagean Nickel Varden Erry Eeree Renter E 'Nee Hierney Harieed Fort. Worth AB Br. H Oo. A Arman Ewene Yollander Erritt P . Seeee Amtonio Layiden Baggan Narman Imne Sertell

Buffs Trim Waco In Low Scoring Win

Waco pounced on scattered hits but fell in a tight game. Key players included Hemingway, Wotell, Stellbauer, and Newmann in a pitching duel with Blunk Criss Sims and Criss delivering solid innings. Umpires were Kane and Vitter.

WACO Hemingway Qrubbetolen Wotell Houston Stellbauer Newnamn Grudb Sime Blunk Criss Sims Kane Vitter Tex Sirs Blank Northen Query AB. McCarty Huntton Rerson Newnam Noyes Crise E. Waco Miller Ealie Zinn James McMahon Steers Grubb Etter Enwe Cor Well P Vann Eeerree Saith Ge. McCarty Britton Frierson R . Teeere Enone Stellbauer Peewee Glenn Bet Bantustenssace H.O A Miller Leslie McCarty Karr Hawkins

Giants Sweep Shreveport with doubleheader wins

Dallas completes a two game series sweep over Shreveport by winning 7 to 3 and 4 to 0. Conley earns his fourteenth straight victory in the opener, surpassing Criss’s record of thirteen. Flynn allows most runs as Burke Carroll Callahan and Mattick contribute with key hits and a Johnstone home run.

Dallas Tex Shreveport Conley Criss AB. R.H.O.A. E Ty Flynn Flynn Burke Carroll Callahan Mattick Ens Johnston Gleaton Palmer Kuhn Matthews Hooper Dallas le Cook Nixon Chaos Furke Eweennee Carroll Eee Johnston Nye Ee Comstock A. E. i Tallas Cook Seer Talmer Litschi Echiiebner Fne Breoks Seenee Tone Tota Rimary Brooks Bono Almer Litscht Duffy Eff Duffy

Phil Dwyer Dies After Pneumonia At 74

New York reports veteran racecourse figure Phil Dwyer died at the Hotel Walcott from pneumonia contracted at the Jamaica track meeting. A 74 year old former butcher, he owned Gravesend’s track and was a major stockholder in the Queens County Jockey Club which runs Aqueduct, and he led the Brooklyn Poker Club as president.

New York Phil Dwyer Walcott Jamaica Dwyer Gravesend Queens County Jockey Club Brooklyn Pokey Club

Lipscomb Wins Open Rifle Event at Municipal Range

Lieut E P Lipscomb of Camp Funston tops all in the open rifle competition scoring 96 of 100 at 300 yards. Clarence Fausel junior and Sergt E F Gates follow with 92 and 91. Local shooters also posted solid scores as the Austin Rifle Club leader challenges Sergt H H Mitchell for an inter city match next Sunday June 17.

E. P. Lipscomb Camp Funston Clarence Fausel Sergt E. F. Gates R. W. Richter G. W. Sweet E. Gullett Charley Barbera G. V. Richter J. C. Rodgers E. O. Quinn C. F. Diener J. Davis C. L. Hillard J. B. Drake O. A. Glaser D. M. Ingram R. Beasley J. J. Foster L. C. Mathis W. A. Jones John Isaacs D. C. O. Wilson Austin Rifle Club Austin Tex Sergt. H. H. Mitchell Mitchell San Antonio

Regional Results from Sunday Baseball Odds and Scores

Results on Sunday show Fort Worth 3-0 over an unspecified opponent, San Antonio 1-2, Houston 2-2, Waco 2-1, Dallas 7-4, and Shreveport 3-0. Scores indicate mixed outcomes across teams with Dallas posting a high win and San Antonio a narrow loss.

Fort Worth San Antonio Houston Waco Dallas Shreveport

Schedule of Monday college games across Texas

The card lists matchups including San Antonio at Dallas, Waco at Houston, Shreveport at Fort Worth for Monday. Games feature regional colleges and venues across Texas cities.

San Antonio Dallas Waco Houston Shreveport Fort Worth

Evans and Swift Lose 36-Hole Exhibition Match

A crowd of about two thousand watched Charles Chick Evans and Alden Swift of Chicago lose the final eighteen holes to Tom Clark, the local pro, and Ned Sawyer of Chicago, by one up. Evans and Swift had won Saturday’s round four up, so the overall result swung to three up in favor of the Chicago pair.

Swift Evans Kansas City Blue Slills Country Club Charles “Chick” Evans Alden Swift Chicago Tom Clark Ned Sawyer

Ahrens & Ott Triumph Over Aviation Corps 9 4 In League Park Clash

Ahrens & Ott defeats the Aviation Camp squad 9 to 4 before about three thousand spectators known as Birdmen. Altman and Blalock lead with three hits apiece while Grigg and Branch each collect two. Brown lasts seven innings for the Flyers before Frye finishes. Grasping the fast infield and solid defense, the champions capitalize on timely hits and base running to secure the win.

Aviation Camp Ahrens & Ott San Antonio Aviation School League Park Bob Brown Northwestern League Flyers Ahrens & Otts Aviators Altman G. Blalock Branch Grigg Vance Jack Burke Darnell Little Lennartz Blalock Huntress Lennartz Freddie Huntress Brown Graves Sally Burke Curran E. Burke Short Cunningham Jaeschke Aldman Hunter R. Brown Hannah Bill Cunningham Fort Burke Gray Frye Mitchell Frank Browning Jeeves Aviation Coppe Voice Cas Parke Cunningsham F. Brown Foye Balla Iraves Ahrens & Ott & Aviation Corps

Brooklyn Beats Cincinnati 4 3 in Tight Tilt

In a high scoring game Brooklyn edges Cincinnati 4 to 3. Philadelphia dominates St. Louis 4 to 1 as Chicago and New York both post 6 point wins.

Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago New York

Boston at Pittsburg and Brooklyn at Cincinnati

Pairings list matchups including Boston against Pittsburg and Brooklyn facing Cincinnati.

Matchups Listed For Evening Basketball Card

Cleveland visits Washington while Detroit goes to Philadelphia and Chicago travels to New York. St Louis hosts Boston in a packed city schedule with several rivalries on display.

Coun Chicago Eevee Eee Boston Eee Detroit Freee Eevee New York Neveland Ceubineee St. Louis Eee Washington Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Boston Atlantic City

Hoyt Back to Giants as Fowlkes Rejoins Memphis

Waite Hoyt, pitcher acquired from the New York Nationals, was returned to the Memphis Southern Association club. Hy Fowlkes will replace him after being sent back from the Alto Club of the Three I League. Cy Marshall, another Memphis pitcher, was released after returning from Mobile.

Memphis Tenn Waite Hoye New York Nationals Hy” Fowlkes Alto Watkins Cy” Marshall Mobile

Boerne White Sox Top Fraternal Brotherhood in 5-3 Win

Boerne Texas Sunday afternoon, the Boerne White Sox beat the Fraternal Brotherhood of San Antonio 5 to 3. Speedball Wedge hit a homer and limited the visitors to four hits with ten strikeouts, while Fred Lee also homered. Dresch starred in the field for the losers. Next Sunday Boerne likely meets the New Braunfels Tigers.

Boerne Tex Boerne White Sox Fraternal Brotherhood San Antonio Wedge Fred Lee Dresch Adolph New Braunfels Tigers RK i Boerne White Sox North Amman Meyer

Chattanooga Makes Changes In Southern Association Club

MEMPHIS Tenn June 11 Manager Elberfeld of the Chattanooga Southern Association Club announced that outfielder Pay Jansen was sent to Mobile. Outfielder Al Platte, acquired from Louisville, joined the Lookouts Sunday.

Chattanooga Memphis Tenn Elberfeld Southern Association Pay Jansen Mobile al Platte Louisville American Association Lookouts

Pearls edge Kerrville in 1 0 pitching duel

Kerrville Texas June 11 The Pearls of San Antonio defeated Kerrville 1 to 0 in a pitching duel. Cy Fried allowed three hits and struck out ten while Al Manny fanned eleven. The lone run came in the fifth when Wetherell walked, took second on a sacrifice, and scored on O Banion drive. Teddy Green and Captain Hynes starred defensively.

Kerrville Tex Kerrville Athletics San Antonio Cy” Fried al Manny Fried Manny Brewers Wetherell Barnes O'Banion Teddy Green Hynes R. H. FB Kerrville Cee Sk Esau Fire Wright Garcia

Battery B Wins Season Opener In San Antonio

The Battery B of First Texas Field Artillery defeated Delta Gamma Tau 3 to 1 on Harlandale diamond. McCarty fanned 18 and Kaufman 7 as Wolf hit a two run double in the eighth. Manager Robertson praised the showing ahead of tougher Texas opponents.

Texas Field Artillery Harlandale Delta Gamma Tau McCarty Kaufman Artillery Wolf Schott Robertson San Antonio R. H. E. Delta Gamms Taus Tee Waa Kaufman and Briggs McCarty and Schott

Asylum Loses Double Bill on Home Grounds

The Asylum team dropped both ends of a Sunday double header on their grounds. Nine teenth Headquarters beat them 10 to 6, while Lone Star brewery won the second game 7 to 4. Brown Subby and Swan starred for the soldiers, with Smith and Higgins leading the Asylum at bat. Burnett pitched for Lone Star and collected two safe hits, and Cohen delivered timely hits for the brewers.

Asylum Lone Star Brewery Brown Subby Swan Qd Smith Higgins Burnett Lone Stars Cohen Brewers

Sanderson Leads Asylum In Fragmentary Batting Note

A partial sports card notes Sanderson as principal batsman for the Asylum. Scattered lines mention Hm Bee, Nineteenth Head 10 13 J ASVIUR, and a list of Batteries Mallonnee Berry Pace Navert Smith with A HY. Further lines reference Lone Stars and Batteries Burnett Barry Pace Smith with incomplete scores.

Sanderson Mallonnee and Berry Pace Navert Smith A. HY Lone Stars Sesrsoec Viov Asylum Eee

St Joseph Beats St Gerard in 8 7 Holy Name League Clash

The St Joseph baseball team edged St Gerard 8 to 7 on St Gerard's diamond. Eberhardt earned the win with nine strikeouts while Jerry Sullivan fanned 13 for the losers. Ed Flack stole home for the decisive run in the ninth. Batteries: Eberhardt McDougall for St Joseph and Sullivan James Sullivan for St Gerard.

St. Joseph St. Gerard Holy Name St. Gerard's Diamond Eberhardt Jerry Sullivan Ed Flack Soloon St. Gerard ci Iecas

Federal suit on Baltimore club antitrust trial begins

The Baltimore Federal League Club’s $900000 antitrust case against organized baseball was set to start in U S District Court Philadelphia after delays. Filed March 1916, it claims the December 1915 peace accord ignored the club’s rights and seeks triple damages under Sherman and Clayton acts.

Philadelphia Poc Baltimore Federal League Club United States District Court Federal League Baltimore Club

Tractions Defeat Chapas In Free Hitters Session

The Traction Company baseball team won 11 to 3 over the Chapas on Sunday morning. Thacker and Crabb pitched well for the Tractions, limiting Chapas to five hits, while the Bell Jerkers produced seventeen hits off Garcia. Chambers McCoy Crutchfield and Leng led the hitting with multiple extra bases including three triples.

Traction Company Thacker Crabb Tractions Garcia Co. A

Standings Snippet From Midwestern Football Schedule

At Louisville Louisville 0 5 and St Paul 4 1 lead a compact update. Columbus defeated Minneapolis 7 0 by a wide margin. Toledo hosts Kansas City as Indianapolis shows 4 2 while Milwaukee is 2 1 in the same set.

American Association Louisville St Paul Columbus Minneapolis Toledo Kansas City Indianapolis Milwaukee

Australia Wool Shipments to United States Announced

Great Britain releases 45000 bales of Australian wool totaling about 16 million pounds for immediate shipment to the United States, the Department of Commerce announces from Washington D C on June 11.

America Washington, D. C Great Britain United States Department of Commerce

Dallas Traffic Officer Shot Near Heart

Dallas police officer J. Whitener of the traffic squad was shot near the heart and fatally wounded this morning by Mrs. Whitener, in Dallas Texas.

Dallas Tex J. Whitener Dallas Police Department

A Humorous Courtroom Exchange From Gilman Marston Case

The article humorously notes Gilman Marston of New Hampshire arguing a complex case and consulting authorities back to Julius Caesar. After a lengthy session the judge struggles to follow, and Marston asks for a pardon while the judge laments he could quit if he could find his way back.

Gilman Marston New Hampshire Julius Caesar

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