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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1914
Page
8
Hao powered to a comfortable victory over San Antonio with Ashton delivering key hits and a late surge by the Navigators. Despite scattered hits by San Antonio, Hao built an early lead and maintained it through the middle innings.
June 24 reports show time trials by Cornell Syracuse Columbia Pennsylvania and Wisconsin with only Pennsylvania and Columbia clocked over the course. The rest claimed trials were complete and time trials halted for rave day. Similar notes from colleges in Burlington Baltimore Newark Providence and San Jose record minor results and an upset in the Pacific coast tennis championship where Sanita Wond loses to Talsy Upham of San Francisco.
In a disputed Rye event Resolute defeats Vanitie and Defiance as all three contend for lead. Defiance shows promise but cannot overtake Resolute while Vanitie and the others chase pace, final margins show Resolute ahead by minutes at the finish.
In Kansas City on June 24 at the Isanhoe Tennis Club the Central-West singles championship for women began after a large entry from Kansas City. The strong St. Louis performance on Tuesday raised fears among local players about the event outcome and the consolation and doubles rounds were due to start late.
Rodman Wanamaker's American flying boat trials near Hammondport Wy show the craft fast balanced and easy to handle. Curtiss praises performance but notes need to shed 100 pounds from water takeoff. Porte and Hallett pilots display confident control as daily trials continue.
Scores show Wave 7 beating San Antonio 2 while Houston Port Worth and Talay lose 0 to Boumoent 1. Galveston 6 and Austin 8 indicate a high scoring matchup with Play scheduled Wednesday. Other results include Brookis 3 over Vittaburg 1 and St Louis 2 over Manadetpata with several cross city pairings listed for upcoming games.
A compact sports note records matchups with teams tied to venues across major cities. The reading lists Boston versus New York, Philadelphia versus Washington, Detroit versus Chicago, and Cleveland versus St Louis, with a final marker noting twelve.
Tuesday results show Chicago at St Louis and Kansas City at Indianapolis with Chicago and Kansas City winning. Michigan defeats Pennsylvania 4 to 0 at Ann Arbor in a game marked by timely hits and spotless fielding.
An ad from Lentz Tailor at 812 W Commerce St touts non sagging pockets and full suit refurbishment for a price range of 8 to 10 dollars. The note emphasizes superior tailoring and a perfect fit upon request. The text also includes a jumble of other notices on water rights hearings in Austin, railroad rate actions, and a world record air duration claim from Johannistahl.
The Y M G A camp at Kerrville has broken up and the boys returned to the city. Director Wheeler outlined July and August schedules with Junior B, Junior A, and Business Boys gym classes and plans a swimming class to boost every boy toward becoming a good swimmer. Indoor baseball and organized leagues will start soon in a lively summer program.
Galveston won 9 to 4 over Austin in a 13 inning game as Moore floundered with wild pitching and Rhodes relieved in the eighth. Key hits included Summers and Madden for Galveston with noted double plays and steals shaping the late action.
Telegram to German consul confirms the German emperor donated the Neepcinulon cup for the Sonder Klawse yacht race at the Panaiud Pavife exposition. The event features cups from Wilson and King George V with notable race results listed for Indianapolis Minneapolis St Paul and Cleveland among others.
In a unclear box score style entry for a doubleheader the pitchers and batters listed include Adams and Berry with Brooklyn against Indianapolis. Second game notes show E R Brooklyn 3 2 see did Indianapolis 2219 and names Peters Rommera Wad Band Mulkenberg and Kurinen.
Fort Worth action saw Houston edge Fort Worth 6 to 5 in a slow two hour affair. Mowry Bellz and Davies led the early offense as Fort Worth rallied late but fell short with key hits by Brown and Smith. Umpire Gardner called the game with Rose and Nolls on the mound for Houston and Nally for Fort Worth.
A long fragment discusses a baseball game and an umpire reversal by Evans on a call at third base. It mentions players like Williams, Leary, Williams again, Baker, and Gustus, with coaching from Manager Rickey and other onfield actions. The text references a published article by Lloyd and reactions from fans.
Princeton defeats Yale 1 to 0 in a pitching duel at the Polagrom series opener. Deya wins a tight battle on the mound. Salmon and Hunter contribute in the late innings as Princeton logs the victory in New York.
Shamrock IV, the Britten challenger for the America's Cup, faced a stiff northwesterly breeze in a tough day of sailing. She built a three minute lead in five miles and won the test by twelve minutes in a windy, pounding run.
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