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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
5
San Antonio bronchos defeated the Dallas Giants 2 to 0 in a game at Dallas. Benson and Harding shone on the mound while Maure Dee starred in the field for the Nags. The win pulls the series toward San Antonio as both teams fought for late-season momentum.
San Antonio defeated Dallas 2 to 0, Fort Worth topped Beaumont 1 to 0, Shreveport shutout Houston 6 to 0, and Waco edged Galveston 7 to 6. Play Saturday matches list Galveston in Houston, San Antonio in Beaumont, Shreveport in Waco, and Fort Worth in Dallas.
Washington St Louis rain. Detroit 4 Philadelphia 3. New York Cleveland rain. Chicago 7 Boston 4. Washington at St Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit. New York at Cleveland. Boston at Chicago.
National League reports rain in the Chicago Brooklyn game and Cincinnati Philadelphia game while St Louis New York and Boston Pittsburgh see results. Pittsburg visits Boston with Cincinnati at Philadelphia and Chicago at Brooklyn listed as upcoming games.
The Boerne White Sox meet the New Braunfels Tigers on Sunday afternoon on the Tigers' diamond. Manager Staats may start Dutch Ludwig for New Braunfels, while Charley Wedge plans Brother Geowge for Boerne in what promises to be a strong battle.
Fort Sam Houston officers win dramatic doubles match 4-6 6-3 8-6 over Murphy and Walthall at the Country Club. Walthall Fuquay beat Wilson Young 6-3 6-0. Hicks tops Terrell in a four set singles semifinal 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-3, with tense exchanges throughout the tourney.
In Short Hills New Jersey on June 17 Mrs Q F Feilner formerly Miss Lillian B Hyde won her third consecutive metropolitan women’s golf title and fifth overall. She defeated Miss Georgianna M Bishop three up and two.
Redford pitched well for Fort Worth and drove in the only run, scoring Atz on a two-base hit off Beaumont in a 1 0 loss to Beaumont. Smithson was in good form with strong support as the Fort Worth defense made key plays. Stolen bases by Dodd and McLaurin highlighted the game, with Redford and McLaurin delivering the main offensive moments. Umpire McCafferty presided over a 1-0 contest lasting 1:26.
Oarsmen from Cerne Columbia Syracuse and Pennsylvania faced a Saturday afternoon regatta on the Hudson with unfavorable weather prospects including wind and rain that threatened difficult conditions for racing.
Waco edged Galveston 7 to 6 after an uphill duel on June 17. Wohlleben and Zinn delivered pinch hits in the ninth, with Balenti earning top honors for Galveston with two doubles and a home run. Pitching totals show Donalds, Barfoot, Dashner, and Karr handling the mound as Waco seized the late lead through key hits and base runners.
baseball roundup shows Cubs at .265 team average and multiple players in the NL top 10 hitters. Daubert leads NL at .345, Schulte .338, Williams4 among leaders. Carey leads NL steals with 18. pitching leaders include Pfeffer and Rixey among ten-run figures. Stovall ties for American Association batting lead at .329.
Dates for the five singles and two doubles series between Pacific and Atlantic teams were announced by the U S National Lawn Tennis Association. The matches will be held at the West Side Club in Forest Hills on August 4 and 5 with Pacific players including McLaughlin Johnston Griffin Davis and Roberts. Atlantic selections will follow the Longwood Boston tournament.
In Richmond Virginia Miss Molla Bjurstedt national champion will face Miss Florence Ballin of New York in the challenge round of the Old Dominion Tennis tournament. Bjurstedt defeated Miss Dupont of Wilmington Delaware in the semifinals while Carlton Y. Smith of Atlanta, last year's winner, meets Eli H. Whitney of New York in the men's singles.
Pitcher Watson of the Paris Western Association club is reported sold to the St. Louis Nationals to join after the season. Centerfielder Findlay Yardley of McAlester is reported sold to the St. Louis Americans to report Septem ber 1 at a price said to be 1000. Sallee suspended by manager Huggins after a contract dispute with the St Louis National League Club.
Mobile 4 Nashville 3 at Mobile. Nashville 370. Mobile 472. Batteries Allen Schmidt Kroh Street Little Rock 9 Atlanta 7 at Atlanta. Little Rock 9. Atlanta 7. Batteries Hoff Couchman Rumler Day Neider Korn Perkins. Chattanooga 3 New Orleans 0 at New Orleans. Chattanooga 360. New Orleans 2 2 0 0 0 8. Batteries Johnson Kitchens Brenton Deberry. Memphis at Birmingham rain.
In Boston the Red Sox beat the White Sox 7 to 4 behind Gregg Foster Jones and Agnew with Schalk behind the plate. Detroit defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1 as Nabors Schang and Dubue Stanage provided backing. A New York Cleveland game was called after four innings due to rain, and the St Louis Washington game was postponed by rain.
In Brooklyn and New York, and in Philadelphia and Boston, games involving Brooklyn Chicago St Louis New York Cincinnati and Philadelphia were postponed due to rain. Box scores show Pittsburg with a 1 run on Beenesy on the mound versus Kantlehner Harmon Schmidt and Tragres Gowdy.
In Kansas City at Kansas City, Missouri the game lasted twelve innings with Columbus defeating the home team. At St Paul the Paul team beat Indianapolis by eight to two in nine innings.
Orville W. House, Ohio State's first baseman with a .377 season, signs with Grand Rapids Central League club after graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine. Elsewhere, Indiana alumni face faculty in annual Alumni Day game. caps include Frank C. Dailey leading the alumni and Harry McDowell among faculty players. Father Hermans finalizes Saint Louis University football schedule for next season, with a light slate. Indiana's spring football practice praised by coach Ewald O. Stiehm, highlighting veterans McIntosh and Pope and noting new standouts Beck and Arthur Hess. Ohio State track letters awarded to Captain Walter Carroll and others. conference medals go to Russell and Hohman for scholastic leadership.
Hohma carried Illinois colors in the sprint on the track team as fall college action highlighted a strong showing by Russell in the quarter and the squad aimed for pace and points.
Carl Morris of Sapulpa Oklahoma knocked out Dan Daley of Newcastle Pennsylvania in the first round of a scheduled ten round bout. Morris weighed 241 pounds and Daley 235.
Ten horses were entered for the Latonia Derby at Latonia Kentucky on Saturday with seven or eight considered likely to start. The race offers 15000 dollars. Three year olds include top eligibles and George Smith was morning favorite after his Kentucky Derby win. The distance is a mile and a half.
The Traction Company team will meet at the car barns at 1 p.m. Sunday and travel by automobile to Saspamco to face the club in their town. Manager G K Edge urges all members to attend the excursion and game.
The Little Joker Second Nanas defeated Boy Scouts Troop 6 by 12 to 7. R. Henneman and M. Henneman led the winners with strong hitting, while W. Hathaway and J. Gorwitz stood out for the Scouts.
An advertisement promotes a $75.35 round trip to New York with diverse route options and round-trip rail travel. It highlights oil burning locomotives and Southern Pacific service as the carrier backbone for both directions.
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