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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1914

Page

5

Polo Series Opens With England and America In Meadowbrook Showdown

New York dispatch notes the opening of the pony polo championship series at Meadowbrook Long Island with England and America set for a best two in three. It outlines team lineups, origin of polo in Persia, the spread to England and the United States, and explains rules, ball size, field dimensions, chukkers, scoring faults, and safety regulations.

New York Meadowbrook Long Island England H. A. Tomkinson Cheape F. W. Barrett Vivian Lockett Lord Wimborne John A. Traill America Rene Lamontagne J. M. Waterbury Devereaux Milburn Lawrence Waterbury C. C. Rumsey Malcolm Stevenson H. C. Phipps Persia James Gordon Bennett United States Jerome Park Estchester Frank G. Menke

Pirates Triumph as Galveston Falls 5-3 in Lone Star League

Galveston led early but Fort Worth rallied to defeat Galveston 5 to 3. McKown hit his second homer of the series. Lee, suspended for five days, is hospitalized with appendicitis. Umpires Gardner and Western Association listed. Oklahoma City whipped Tulsa 6-0. McAlester defeated Joplin 5-1.

Galveston Tex Pirates Fort Worth McKown Lee Davidson Iveston Tarleton Baerw Eick Na Metcientee Molver Salm Cai Orris Jordan Nolly Port Worth Summers Watson Madden Clark Vy Allen Allen al Ad Song Noi Gataaeee Gardner An

Local clubs post decisive results in Friday games

Friday results show Waco 6 San Antonio 0, Beaumont 6 Austin 4, Dallas 2 Houston 0, Galveston 6 Fort Worth 3. Play Saturday matches set Waco vs San Antonio and Fort Worth vs Galveston, Austin vs Beaumont, Dallas vs Houston.

Waco San Antonio Beaumont Austin Dallas Houston Galveston Fort Worth Piya Seeee Ft. Worth

Baseball Scores and Venue Notes

Boston 6 Pittsburg 3 Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 1 Chicago 7 New York 6 St Louis 8 Brooklyn 7 Play Saturday Chicago in New York Pittsburg in Boston Cincinnati in Philadelphia St Louis in Brooklyn

Boston Pittsburg Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago New York St. Louis Brooklyn OT Nee Weaes

Federal League Friday Results Standouts

Friday results in the Federal League show Baltimore defeating Chicago 4 to 0 and Indianapolis beating Pittsburg 5 to 4. Buffalo won 1 to 0 against St Louis as Brooklyn claimed a 1 to 5 loss in Kansas City.

Baltimore Chicago Indianapolis Pittsburg Buffalo St- Louis Kansas City Brooklyn St. Louis Piych W. Baltimore Snes Sika Ool

Baseball scores and Saturday games listed

American League results Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 6 to 1 Washington beat Chicago 5 to 0 Detroit won over Boston 1 to 0 St Louis toppled New York 9 to 1 Nine games schedule includes Washington in Chicago Boston in Detroit Philadelphia in Cleveland New York in St Louis with Detroit hosting Boston and Chicago hosting Washington

Philadelphia Cleveland Washington Chicago Detroit Boston St. Louis New York Standing

Unclear baseball scorecard from Chicago game

Fragmentary recap from Chicago showing a 7 to 0 score and players Jacklitsch Fisk Black and Iron mentioned in a partial lineup or box score.

Fisk

Bronchs and Navigators Ready for Fourth Game Saturday

The Bronchos seek an even series after Friday’s loss as Ogle keyed the Navigator attack with a two bagger and Grubb scoring on a squeeze play. Hill pitched well for the locals but was touched by Meiers James Clemens and Grubb as Wacoans win 4 to 0.

Broncs Navigators Hardy Meiers James Clemens Grubb Hill Ogle Akin Burch Eberliner Bucksley Mr. Critchlow Reilly Carson Critch Waco R. H A Clemens Wots Akin Ewer Crichlow Eee Jemes Ee Malmquist Wohlleben Cereee Ogie Peeeeee San Antonio Knaupp McMahon S Kibler Bu Js Coeesevees Eberline Sheffield Goodwin Wee Hill Edmonds Waco Sree San Antonio Steer Wohleben Bler Buckley

Iw Chas Gildemeister Maker and Jeweler

Iw Chas Gildemeister, a maker and jeweler, is described with terse details as possibly based at 616 ioumee. The fragmented OCR text lists his trade and location hints without a complete biography or active event.

Chas Gildemeister Ang Jeweler Ioumee

St Louis Game Ends With Tightly Staged Errors

At St Louis a baseball score shows eight runs nine hits and eight errors with Fisher Cole Nun amaker Baumgardt and Leary listed for WOEOE. The garbled boxscore hints at a pitching and fielding mishap filled contest.

St. Louis Fisher, Cole Nunamaker Baumgardt Leary

Giants Shut Out Buffs as Huenke Shines for Dallas

Huenke pitched a superb game to halt Houston eight-game streak, 2 to 0. Dallas bunched hits and sacrifices in the fourth to generate the deciding runs, with Kellerman and Brownlow among the standouts.

Huenke Dallas Houston Tex Crigg Ws Sc Cectssassores Ons Kitchen Edmondson S.scess Sovel Secciccrnsias Houston Cicees Seseeeeas Dalia Davis Cries Kellerman Brown Tullos Harbor Menefee Dallag Eamondson Hille Dodd Gries Brownlow Gross Matthews Nugent

Harper fans 17 in NC League nine innings

John Harper pitched for the Greensboro Club against Winston Salem in Winn Salem on June 13 striking out 17 batters to set a new league record. The game was called at the end of nine innings due to darkness with the score tied 1 to 1.

Winn Salem N. C John Harper Greensboro Winston Salem

Gear Resigns as Topeka Manager for Texas League Offer

Dale Gear, longtime manager of the Topeka base ball team for three years, resigned Friday after saying a Texas League managerial offer has been presented to him. He indicated the Texas opportunity was the reason for his departure.

Gear Topeka Kan Dale Gear

Giants Host Nags To Open Three Game Texas League Set

The Dallas Giants start a three game series with the Nags Sunday at 4 pm, a match fans anticipate after a recent double header. Bronchos look to dominate Texas League rivals Dallas and Austin, with Munsell likely to pitch for San Antonio and create a lively local contest.

Dallas Giants Dallas Austin Giants Nags Hunter Hill Munsell San Antonio Walter Johnson Our City

St. Louis Leads in Batting Across Leagues

St Louis players top both the American and National League batting lists this week with .357 for Co Walker in the American and .444 for C Miller in the National. Philadelphia teams lead in club batting while Kauff of Indianapolis stands out in the Federal circuit with .404 and 19 steals.

Chicago St. Louis Co. Walker C. Miller Walker Crawford Detroit Baker Philadelphia Miller Hummell Brooklyn Ten Nationals New York Maisel C, Burns Naps Anttery Titus Severoid Louisville Kansas City Knight Cleveland Wortman Compton St. Paul Kauff Indianapolis Federals Campbell Boancapelas Evans McCormick Chattanooga Kirby Mobile Stewart Birmingham Knizely Atlanta Nashville

TO HONOR PET BROWN CHAMPION WRESTLER PLAN DIAMOND BELT

AUSTIN TEX June 13 A J Zilker an Austin ice magnate joins Taylor citizens to honor Elmer Pet Brown the world middleweight champion wrestler with a diamond belt funds are being raised in Austin and Taylor to present the accolade using a belt already conceived and on its way.

Austin Tex A. J. Zilker Taylor Elmer Pet) Brown

Scores from Milwaukee and Kansas City Games

Milwaukee 8 Columbus 6 and Kansas City 9 Cleveland 7 were reported from the American Association games. The two games featured close scoring and notable hitting performances.

American Association Milwaukee Columbus Kansas City Cleveland

National League Scores and Battery Details

Baseball summaries show Cincinnati and Philadelphia in a 7 0 score, with Ames Davenport Koest ner and Clarke Gonzales Mayers at Burns. Boston Pittsburg and Chicago games listed with partial score lines and batterymen including McQuillan Harmon Gibson Gowdy Tesreau Fromme Wiltse Meyers Lavender Humphreys Cheney Bresnahan Needham.

Cincinnati Philadelphia Ames Davenport Koestner Clarke Gonzales Mayers Burns Chicago Tesreau Fromme Wiltse Meyers Lavender Humphreys Cheney Bresnahan Needham

Brooklyn Game Ends After Sixteen Innings

Batters Robinson Steele Sallee and Snyder face Rucker Pfeffer and McCarty in a marathon 16 inning contest at Bt. Louis .accessa servincs. The extended affair highlights endurance and pitching depth with both sides stacking relief arms.

R. H. E. Bt. Louis Brooklyn Robinson, Steele Sallee Snyder Rucker Pfeffer McCarty

Resolute Defends Cup With Victory Over Vanitie

Resolute, skippered by an unnamed crew, defeated Alexander Cochran's Vanitie in a thirty mile Sandy Hook triangle. The win gave Resolute three straight cup yacht victories, with elapsed time two minutes forty seven seconds and corrected time six minutes, and sets up a June 23 race in Long Island Sound against Defiance, the cup candidate.

Sandy Hook N. J Long Island Sound

Smarts Face Harlandale In Sunday Matinee Showdown

The Bob Smart team now reorganized under Ed Rothwell will play Harlandale Sunday at 3 pm on the Harlandale diamond. Harlandale is a strong hitting squad. Both teams promise a hard fought matinee with all players to arrive on time.

Bob Smart Ed Rothwell Sam Rothwell Harlandale Harlandales

Golf final set for trans Mississippi title in Kansas City

In Kansas City Missouri on June 13 M A McLaughlin of Denver and John Deere Cary of Rock Island Illinois will clash Saturday for the trans Mississippi golf championship after McLaughlin defeated E Mund 6 up and 5 to play and Cary beat Cady 7 2 5 to reach the semi finals. In Philadelphia Miss Marie Wagner beat Claire Cassel 6 1 7 5 to earn a shot at Miss Mary Browne who, with her sister Mrs Robert Williams, retained the U S women's doubles title for a third straight year by defeating Mrs Edward Raymond and Edna Wildey.

Kansas City M. A. McLaughilin Denver John Deere Cary Rock Island McLaughlin E. Edmunds St. Louis Land Cady BE. R. Morrison W ‘Ys Miss Brown Philadhia Marie Wagner New York Mary Browne California United States Claire Cassel Miss Browne Robert Williams Edward Raymond Edna Wildey Orange N. J

Southern Amateur Athletic Union Senior Meet Opens in Covington

In Covington Louisiana on June 13 the Southern Amateur Athletic Union will decide senior events in a field and track meet. A large entry list prompted predictions of multiple southern records. Friday saw two new records set and two more tied in junior competition.

Covington Southern Amateur Athletic Union

Driving Club Harness Meet Delivers Three Victories at Fair Grounds

The San Antonio Driving Club staged a harness meet at the Fair Grounds with Lady Bess winning the Class A Pace in a clean three-heat run. Bull Moose swept the Free-for-all Trot over Orphan Boy and Lone Star while Sir Shelby captured the final mile heat event. Sammy Brooks and Rabbit also figured in the day’s card, showcasing strong performances by leading drivers and horses.

San Antonio Lone Star Howell Sir Shelby Bull Moose C. J. Woodhull H. Uecker Orphan Boy Eli Howell C. C. Myers Sammy Brooks Rabbit A. C. Gotwakt

Seeger Pharmacy Meets T. B. O. s on Pruitt Ave Diamond

Sun game at 7 30 p m promises lively play between Seeger Pharmacy and T B O s on Pruitt avenue. Montey likely to pitch for T B O s while Seeger uses a southpaw. Seeger players asked to attend morning practice and be present for the contest.

Segers Seeger Pharmacy Pruitt Avenue Montey T. B. O. Bunch Seegers Seeger Gang

Traction Team Edges All Stars in Ten Inning Victory

The Traction Company nine defeated the All Stars 3 to 2 in ten innings at Electric Park on Friday. Pitcher Wagenfuehr allowed four hits while his teammates collected seven off Cadena. Batteries: begnevaned and Lacey for Traction. Cadena and ro for All Stars.

Traction All Stars Traction Company Electric Park Wagenfuehr Traction Team Cadena Be Gnevhananed Lacey

International ay Meateers scorelines tease

Readable fragments report hockey or baseball score snippets with teams Montreal Toronto Rochester Baltimore Providence Jersey City and scores 5 0 and 3 as fragmentary lines.

Dreiss Hills Seek Sunday Morning Baseball Game

The Dreiss Hills baseball team requests a game for Sunday morning and provides contact Crockett 3352 for arranging the match.

Dreiss Hills Dreiss Hill Crockett

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