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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1917

Page

5

Sicking Drives In Three As San Antonio Tops Shreveport

Eugene Cocreham hurled a five hitter as San Antonio defeated Shreveport 3 to 0 in Friday’s matinee at Gasser Park. Ed Sicking, visitor shortstop, drove in all three runners with a bases loaded single in the sixth inning. Duffy kept the hosts quiet after the fourth, and San Antonio gained the win behind strong defense and timely hitting.

Shreveport Eugene Cocreham Boston Braves San Antonio Ed Sicking Swat Syd Smithers Duffy Gussers Tierney Layden Booe Perry Dunckel Sicking Cook Cocreham Broncos Gasser Park Walter Morris Ovesteus Nerney SS Taviltn Accennesecens Poue Cseceeenannse Ae Civcows Seaeeresve Burke Cccceensevnre Tee Carrou Veeseese Devia

Fort Worth Beats Waco 11 7 After Pennant Ceremony

Fort Worth bats four Waco pitchers for an 11 to 7 win in Waco on June 16 following pennant-raising ceremonies. Leslie, McMahon, Hollander and Bernsen delivered key hits as Perritt and Applegate split pitching duties for the foggy standings clash.

Willams Brow Applegate P Perut Trotter Waco Tex Fort Worth Ft. Worth A.B A. E. Sharman Te Seon Ue Kircher Dodd Bernsen Gray Aes Hiollander Atald Waco— AB R.W.O. A. FE Millon Status Arcs Sambott Ccisevskies Eee CMA Leslie McMahon Hollander Grubb Karr Miller Tretter Dod Kircher Zinn Perritt Verritt Vretter Blunk Rune Blank Watell Conwell Williams Perrit Vann Um Dire Matthews

Shreveport Edges San Antonio 3 in Stifling Game

Three-base hit by Perry and key plays pave Shreveport win over San Antonio 3 to 0. Cocreham and Duffy split pitching duties with 4 and 2 strikeouts respectively as San Antonio left six men on base while Shreveport tallied nine.

Cain Duffy Pan Antonio Shreveport Perry Carroll Nixon Burke Nye Layden Cocreham San Antonio Law Hayes

Dallas Wins Over Houston In 8-5 Baseball Tilt

Dallas defeats Houston 8 to 5 in a game that extends Dallas club to eleven straight wins while Conley earns his fifteenth consecutive victory. Northern, Litsech and Schliebner homer in the first inning with Eas adding a fourth inning homer as Criss and Martina split pitching duties.

Dallas Tex Houston Conley Northen Litsech Schliebner Eas Trouston AB. R McCarty Ike ‘Britton Hemingway Frierson Stelibauer Newnam Noyes Crise Martina Glenn Wotate Sopdaatsore Sb Ole Tallas R.H Mattick Palmer Litachi Schuebner Kuhn Criss Litschi Schlicbner Ens Callahan Britton

Texas League Standings and Friday Results

Standing of the clubs shows San Antonio leading with 55 wins and 25 losses. Friday results: San Antonio defeated Shreveport 3 to 0. Dallas beat Houston 8 to 6. Fort Worth topped Waco 11 to 7. Saturday schedule includes San Antonio at Shreveport and Fort Worth at Waco with Houston visiting Dallas.

Psyd. W. L. Pet. Prams Ks Ae Oo Fort Worth San Antonio Shreveport Dallas Houston Waco

Standings Enter Practiced Standings and Semifinal Results

The standings show New York and St. Louis leading with 6 1 scores, Chicago 8 Boston 0, Philadelphia 8 Cleveland 2, Detroit 4 Washington 3. Schedule lists matchups Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York Chicago at Boston.

Psyd. W Chicago Boston New York Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Washington Sconce Detroit Washington

National League Scores and Schedule Report

Standings show Phillies and Giants near .644 and .566 marks with partial records for New York Chicago Cincinnati and Brooklyn. Latest results include Boston 6 Chicago 3 and Philadelphia 12 Cincinnati 8 as rain postponements shift games. Upcoming games list Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis New York at Pittsburg Philadelphia at Cincinnati.

Psych. W New York Philadelphia Chicago St Towle Cincinnati Boston Che Eehee Baek yeEe Brooklyn Pittsburg St. Louis

Southern League Scores Include Big Atlanta Win

Atlanta blanked Chattanooga 6 0 at home as Atlanta pitchers held Chattanooga to 5 hits. Mobile beat Little Rock 6 0 with a late offense surge. Birmingham overwhelmed Nashville 7 0 at Birmingham. Memphis topped New Orleans 4 2 with strong late scoring after a quiet start.

Make Ready for Motor Boat Race

Preparations for the gold cup race of the American Power Boat Association in Minneapolis on August 28-27 are being pressed forward by local racers who expect a high class field. Judges include George Krusen, Dr J Fr Schefcik, and Charles M English with Henry Sampson and Frederick K Lord as officials. Capt George Freeman has been appointed surveyor of the course.

Minneapolis Minn American Power Boat Association George (. Krusen Philadelphia J. Fr. Schefcik Minneapolis Boat Association

Wisconsin Coach Dr. Withington Enlists in Red Cross

Dr. Paul Withington, UW football coach, has joined the Boston base hospital unit of the Red Cross. He does not expect to return to Wisconsin next fall for football even if the university resumes the gridiron sport, and he anticipates being called to military service soon.

Madison Wis Paul Withington University of Wisconsin Boston Corps of the Red Cross Wisconsin Withington

Schofield Dominates Davy Crockett Rifle Shoot

J. W. Schofield won with 93 of 100 on the club range at the Davy Crockett Rifle Club event. Freq Abbey took second with 89, Paul Lindgren 87, Scott 86, and a four way tie for net honors at 85 among Aubrey Schofield J. W. Wallace Dr. J. P. Oldham and C. B. Service. Mrs J. W. Schofield led women with 88 and drew applause as spectators watched.

J. W. Schofield Davy Crockett Rifle Club Freq Abbey Paul Lindgren Scott Aubrey Schofield J. W. Wallace Dr. J. P Oldham C. B. Service L. D. Bader F. Pancoast W. Brinkmeyer William Reuter W. A. Hohner Siegel Leon Springs

De Palma Favorite In Today's 250 Mile Derby

Chicago speedway hosts the third annual 250 mile derby with 26 cars. Prizes total 21000, winner to gain 8000, pace projected above 100 mph. Ralph De Palma the favorite, Oldfield out due to mechanical issues. Also features a 100 mile race for non professionals and a record mile attempt by Joe Stout of the University of Chicago.

Chicago Chicago Speedway Johnny Aitken Sheepshead Bay Ralph de Palma Barney Oldfield Oldfield Joe Stout University of Chicago

Baseball scores from Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis

At Chicago R H EF Boston 110 000 220 six runs 14 hits zero errors Chicago 100 000 110 three runs 10 hits one error Batteries Rudolph Gowdy Prendergast Reuther Wilson At Cincinnati R H EB Philadelphia 200 210 313 twelve runs 14 hits one error Cincinnati 100 001 006 eight runs 13 hits six errors Batteries Lavender Killifer Burns Eller Knetzer Wingo At St Louis R H E Brooklyn 100 000 010 000 two runs 11 hits one error St Louis 000 001 100 001 eight runs 138 hits one error Batteries Cadore Myers Miller Meadows Ames Livingst on

Boston Chicago R. H. EF Rudolph and Gowdy Prendergast Reuther Wilson Philadelphia Cincinnati R. H. EB Lavender Killifer Burns Eller Knetzer Wingo St. Louis Brooklyn R. H. E. Brooklyn Cadore and Myers, Miller, Meadows, Ames and Livingston

American League Box Score Highlights

In New York the Yankees beat St Louis 5 to 1 as EB St Louis and Shawkey paired for wins. Detroit defeated Washington 4 to 3 with James Boland Stanage driving the scoring effort.

Boston Battery Names Williams to Schalk Battery Strong

In Boston, the lineup features Williams and Schalk at batteries with Shore Pennock Bader and Agnew contributing key plays. Offense shows 000 240 101 scoring pattern with 25 000 000 000-043 totals, highlighting the game’s framing and notable performers.

Boston Wy St Chicago Williams and Schalk Shore Pennock Bader and Agnew

Phillies Rally To Beat Indians In Extra Innings

Philadelphia defeats Cleveland 3 to 2 at Senana. Cleveland bats manage two runs on five hits with an unearned tally in the seventh. Philadelphia pushes across a run in the ninth to force extra innings and score the deciding run in the 10th. Covaleskie Billings and ONeill pitched for Cleveland with Seibold and Schang behind the plate for Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Cleveland Senana R. H. E. Cleveland Covaleskie, Billings and O'Neill Seibold and Schang

Latonia Derby Favorite Cudgel Leads Six Three Year Olds

Six three year olds duel in the Latonia Derby at Cincinnati with Cudgel listed as a hot favorite. The 1 1/2 mile race at Latonia Kentucky offers 11620 in purses as Weather looks set for a fast track and fair conditions. Jockeys include J Metcalf on Diamond and W Andress on Opportunity among others in the field of leading 1917 performers.

Cincinnati Kentucky Diamond J. Metcalf J. Livingston Opportunity W.andress W. Woodward Cudeel I. Murphy J. W. Schorr Guy Fortune D. Connelly Pastime Stable Liberty Loan (x J. Loftus A. IK. Macomber Midway

Battery B to Play Third Cavalry at Harlandale Diamond

The Battery B First Texas field artillery baseball team will meet the Third cavalry on the Harlandale diamond Sunday at 2 30 PM. The shift from Headquarters diamond is by mutual request and an excellent contest is expected. McCarty may pitch for the Artillery with Third cavalry's starter unnamed.

First Texas Field Artillery Third Cavalry Harlandale Managerobertson Artillery McCarty

Cardinals Buy Paulette From Memphis Club

Gene Paulette, formerly utility infielder for the St. Louis Americans and later assigned to Memphis, has been purchased by the St. Louis Nationals, announced by President Branch Rickey on Friday.

Robinson Field Cardinal ST. Louis St. Louis Park Cardinal Field Branch Rickey Cardinals Paulette Gene Paulette St. Louis Americans Memphis St. Louis Nationals

Mitchell Cancers Bout Canceled After Injury

Milwaukee lightweight Richie Mitchell suffered an ankle injury while boxing his brother in Milwaukee on June 16 leading to the cancellation of his ten round bout with Ever Hammer of Chicago.

Mitchell Milwaukee Wis Richie Mitchell Ever Hammer Chicago

Unclear Game Scores Reported Amid Cold Weather

The record cites results from Kansas City and Toledo with scores Kansas City 19 over St. Paul 7 and Toledo 1 over Indianapolis 4. It also notes Milwaukee 11 over Minneapolis 4 and mentions Columbus Louisv ille with cold weather affecting play.

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

A Gaelden Deed and School Memory Fragments

A fragment from a Indianapolis New article describes a school collecting "golden deed" stories and student drawings for a book. A primary grade pupil offers a handwritten line about a girl needing a husband to support her, highlighting harsh social attitudes reflected in the era.

Lower Grace Pophils Indianaolis Newe

Cudgel Favored in Early Betting After Strong Workouts

Jockey R. Goose rides Cudgel owned by J. W. Kear formerly A L M Dick. Cudgel, second in the Kentucky handicap, has shown great form in workouts and is ruled the morning favorite in betting.

R. Goose J. W. Kear x A. L. M. Dick Cudgel

Pearl Baseball Team Schedules Sunday Game at Brackenridge Park

The XXX Pearls meet the Fraternal Brotherhood Sunday morning on Lambert Beach diamond Brackenridge Park. Cy Fried the left handed pitcher who defeated Kerrville recently will start for the Pearls per Captain Haynes of the brewing combination.

Fraternal Brotherhood Lambert Beach Brackenridge Park Captain Haynes Brewing Combination Cy” Fried Kerrville Pearls

Boxers Registered for Service Do Not Claim Exemption

Cleveland June 16 Johnny Kilbane featherweight champion is ready for military service if called and did not claim exemption when he registered. Alvis Miller Lorain featherweight and Toughey Ramser Lorain lightweight also registered and did not claim exemption.

Cleveland Johnny Kilbane United States Army Kilbane Alvis Miller Lorain Toughey Ramser

Smoky Joe Wood Faces Arm Trouble in Cleveland

Smoky Joe Wood, famed Boston American and a Cleveland purchase, shows elbow and shoulder soreness that stubbornly resists treatment. Manager Lee Fohl plans to rest him until hot weather may help, with Wood insisting he will pitch only when cleared to handle the strain. He describes the effort after seven innings against New York as exhausting and fears no longer being a pitcher.

Cleveland, O Smoky Joe’ Wood Boston Americans Cleveland Lee Fohl Wood Fohl New York

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