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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
5
May Day heroics lift the Bronchos as Jake May dominates in a 3 to 1 win over Waco. Sims limits the visitors to one hit after the early scoring, with timely hits by Tierney Perry and McMahon backing the defense. Lefty May exhibits masterful pitching and base running in a tight seventh inning save.
In a slog along the middle innings, Waco pushes a run in the eighth and another in the ninth to edge San Antonio 1 0. Perry and Dunckel set the table with walks and a sacrifice, while Jake Sims and May yield a combined five runs as Dickerson allows four. Baggan and Tierney contribute timely hits as the Navigators fall short despite late rally.
Shreveport rallied with three runs in the tenth to defeat Houston 5 to 3 in Houston. Flynn hit the first local homer of the season in the opening inning as Nye stood on second base. The box score lists McCarty and Northen among Houston’s batting, while Frierson Newnam and Stelibauer contributed for Shreveport.
Litchi's home run provided the lone run as Dallas defeated Fort Worth 1 to 0. Jacobus held Fort Worth to three hits, with defensive highlights and key at bats noted. Umpires were Haye and S. Dowd.
Shreveport Gassers vs San Antonio Bronchos in two games at League Park start 3 o'clock. Gassers improving while Bronchos press as top contenders. Zinn and Cocreham named as likely starters. dope favors Bronchos to win. After five games in Dallas the team travels to Dallas for three games.
In St. Joseph Missouri on Friday Harry G Legg of Minneapolis advanced to face W Reynolds of Omaha in the Trans Miss golf title match after easy semi final wins. Legg beat F C Sullivan 4 3 while Reynolds defeated Co L Wolff 9 8. Other flight results followed with S B Young over E C Lorton and J E Nugent over J A Kennedy. Carl Anderson beat F W Hale 6 5 in the presidents flight final.
Jack Hutchinson from Glenview Club Chicago won the national open patriotic golf tournament at White Marsh amid 100 players. He posted 292 over 72 holes, seven strokes ahead of Tom McNamara who finished second at 299. War time led the USGA to award medals and certificates to the ten best scores instead of the usual title.
On a South African ostrich farm workers used a live shell left by artillerymen as a joke by whitewashing it and placing it in a nest. A worker later struck it and it exploded, hurled him several yards. He survived with minor injuries and quipped that the egg was the stalest he ever ran across.
Texas League results show San Antonio defeating Waco 3 to 1 and Dallas edging Fort Worth 1 to 0. Shreveport beat Houston 5 to 2 in ten innings.
The notice lists matchups with Waco visiting San Antonio, Shreveport visiting Houston, and Fort Worth traveling to Dallas for an intercity sports slate this Saturday.
Detroit 9 3 St Louis 3 2 Boston 2 New York 1 Washington 6 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Cleveland 1 Cleveland at Chicago St Louis at Detroit Washington at Boston Philadelphia at New York
National League results show Boston 5 New York 3 Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 3 Pittsburg 4 Chicago 3 Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 1. Weekend schedule includes Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia Cincinnati at St. Louis Chicago at Pittsburg with games slated for Saturday.
In Chicago, Cleveland defeats Chicago 14 to 4 with Lambeth Klepfer and O Neill scoring. Detroit sweeps St Louis 9 3 then 8 0 as Hamilton Sotheron and Severoid lead doubleheader. Boston ends New York 2 1 behind Mays Thomas Shawkey and Fischer Uunamaker.
Washington hosts Philadelphia with Seibold Falkenberg and Schang in the battery along with Roper Shaw and Henry Ainsmith. Final card shows 3 Washington at 0.31. 001 000 and 202 020 00x-681 indicate score progression and substitutions.
At Pittsburg H Chicago 3 run Pittsburgh 4 hits 1 error Demaree Vaughn Elliott Cooper Fischer. At Philadelphia R Brooklyn 3 runs Philadelphia 5 hits 3 errors Dell Cheney Miller Oeschger Burns. Boston 5 New York 3. Boston 9 New York 6 Sallee Smith Perritt Rariden Nehf Gowdy.
Cincinnati defeated St Louis 5 to 4 in a tightly checked game. Schneider and Wingo aided by Ames pitched for Cincinnati while Harstman and Snyder stood for St Louis as both teams totaled eleven and four hits respectively.
At Great Lakes naval training station Capt W A Moffett organizes athletics as a major daily activity for 8200 trainees from many states. Led by John B Kaufman and with coaches from military, college and athletic clubs, boxing, swimming and baseball flourish while track events draw volunteers from Chicago and Lake Forest.
The Batery B First Texas field artillery baseball team, unbeaten so far, will play the Boerne White Sox in Boerne Sunday. The squad departs at 8:30 a.m. All team members must report on time. A pitching duel between McCarty and Wedge is anticipated.
The text lists scores with cities: in Minneapolis Saneepilin eight Toledo seven. at Kansas City Kansas City eight Columbus three. at St Paul St Paul three Indianapolis five. at Milwaukee Milwaukee Louisville rain.
Sidney Freeborn topped the Davy Crockett Rifle Club shoot Friday night with 93 of 100 using a .22 rifle on the club range. Paul Lindgren and J W Schoffield tied for second with 90, followed by Mrs J W Schofield and Aubrey Schofield at 83. Others scoring well included A L Cotton 82, Frank Pancoast 79, C B Service 78, J E Brinkmeyer 74, and L D Bader 62.
Edmund has just started public school and befriended a boy his mother had not heard of. She asks who Walter is and if he is well behaved. Edmund affirms Walter is nice and vows not to teach him any naughty words.
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