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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1917

Page

8

Sicking Walls a Ninth Inning Triple for Bronchos Victory

Ed Sicking spurs a 3 2 win for the Bronchos at League Park with a ninth inning triple to drive in the tying and go ahead runs. Shreveport led early with runs by Barfoot and Flynn while San Antonio rallied, but Sicking delivered when it mattered most as the Bronchos clinched a dramatic comeback.

League Park Alamo City Watson Shreveport Booe Nixon Perry Tullos Dunckel Sicking Willow Flynn Barfoot Cain Carroll McLarry Smith Baggan Cook Nye Tierney Layden

Waco Defeats Houston 4 3 In Ninth? Fourth Inning Rally

Waco beat Houston 4 to 3 as Martina walked twice and added a single a double and a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Stellbauer homered and scored for Houston with Stellbauer later on base help. Final line shows Houston 3 Waco 4 as late rally fails.

Houston Tex Waco Martina Stellbauer Frierson McCarty Britton Hemingway Kerson Northen Stuart Conwell Leslie Miller Wunner Glenn Blunk Sentell

Ted Lewis Wins Welterweight Title From Britton

Ted Lewis defeated Jack Britten by decision after 20 rounds in Dayton Ohio to capture the welterweight crown. Referee Lou Bauman of Cincinnati scored the bout amid a contested verdict with Lewis winning seven rounds to Britten six, the rest even.

Dayton Ohio Ted Lewis Jack Britten Lou Bauman Cincinnati Britten Lewis Refree Bauman Britton

Cleveland Triumphs Over St Louis 9 to 6

In Cleveland the Indians beat the St Louis Browns 9 to 6 as Davenport and Sev rode split duties for the Browns while Covaleskie and O Neill pitched for Cleveland. OB and Hw led the Browns with early runs.

Cleveland St. Louis R. Hw. OB Davenport Severoid Covaleskie O'Neill

Washington Beats Boston 4-0 in Boston Debut

In Boston, Washington defeats Boston 4 to 0. Harper and Gallia pitched for Washington with Ainsmith catching, while Foster Bader and Agnew handled Boston’s lineup with Thomas behind the plate. The scoring spanned early and late innings as Washington secured the win.

Washington Boston R. H Harper Gallia Ainsmith Foster Bader Agnew Thomas

Washington vs Boston baseball scoreline and pitching notes

Washington 3 Boston 4 in the second game. Box score shows Washington with 000 000 000 and Boston 300 000 0x. Batteries: Dumont and Henry for Washington, Pennock and Thomas for Boston.

Washington Boston R. Washington Dumont Henry Pennock Thomas

Six State Championship Trap Shoots Slated For July

Six state championship trap shooting tournaments are scheduled for July. Events include Wyoming in Douglas July 7 to 10 and Indiana in Indianapolis July 10 to 12. Montana at Anaconda July 15 to 18 and Kentucky in Louisville July 19 to 20, with Wisconsin in Wausau and Maine in Rockland listed for July.

Wyoming Douglas Indiana Indianapolis Montana Anaconda Kentucky Louisville Wisconsin Wausau Agama Maine Rockland

Boy translates Latin words on a dollar

A Birmingham Age-Herald quote notes Mr Dobbies praising his son who can instantly translate Latin words on a silver dollar if the dollar is handed to him. The remark underscores the boy’s linguistic skill and conditional performance.

Mr. Dobbies Birmingham Age-Herald

Breaks High Jump Record by BYU Athlete

Clinton Larsen of Brigham Young University reportedly cleared six feet eight and eighteen inches in a Salt Lake City exhibition. A A U official notes the mark must occur in formal competition to be official.

New York Clinton Larsen Brigham Young University Amateur Athletic Union Larsen Salt Lake City

Club standings update after Monday results

Results show San Antonio 3 Shreveport 2, Fort Worth 2 Dallas 0, Waco 4 Houston 3. Play moves to Tuesday with Shreveport at San Antonio, Waco at Houston, Dallas at Fort Worth.

San Antonio Shreveport Fort Worth Dallas Waco Houston Y . L. Dallas Essees Ener

National League standings and results summary

Cincinnati played St Louis on Sunday while Chicago faced Pittsburg on an off day. Brooklyn and Boston split a 3 4 game. Philadelphia defeated New York 2 0. Remaining games list Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburg and Chicago at St Louis.

Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago-Pittsburg Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Pittsburg Chicago Plyd W. Li Pet Eeeee St. Cago An Es Louie Boston Sovees

Detroit at Chicago Postponed by Rain

Scores show Washington 4 3, Boston 0 4, New York 1 7, Philadelphia 0 5 with Cleveland 9 St. Louis 6. Upcoming games include Detroit at Chicago, St. Louis at Cleveland, Philadelphia at New York, and Washington at Boston on Tuesday.

Detroit Chicago Washington Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland St. Louis W. L. Pet Chicago Asesserced Ereeees Detroit Secnceesesdo

Panthers Trim Leaders Fort Worth Victory 2 0

Tretter held Dallas to three singles as Fort Worth scored twice on errors and advances with men on base. A sensational running catch by Sharman robbed Cook of extra bases and halted a Dallas scoring threat.

Fort Worth Tex Tretter Dallas Jacobus Sharman Cook Dallas Ar O Cook Meewee Callahan Terre Tenee Mattick Enee Palmer Schuebner Kuhn Brownlow Seveseerad Hollander Ata Bernsen Wretter

Bushers Beat Pirates In Rain-Stopped Exhibition

Fort Wayne Central League squad defeated the Pittsburg Nationals 3 to 0 in an exhibition game halted in the sixth inning due to rain, played in Fort Wayne on Monday.

Bushers Pirates Fort Wayne Ind Pittsburg Nationals

National bodies reconsider abandoning championship meets

The Amateur Athletic Union and other bodies vote to hold track and field championships under normal conditions. Dates may move if St Louis cannot host, with New York Chicago and Philadelphia ready to host. Army mobilization could shift dates August 24 26 or late August. Medals unchanged. trophies awarded as usual.

New York Amateur Athletic Union St. Louis St. Louis Athletic Chicago Philadelphia

American Association game Kansas City routs Louisville 56 to 2

In Kansas City the American Association clash ended with Kansas City beating Louisville 56 to 2. The overall score reflected a dominant home performance with a lopsided margin.

American Association Kansas City Louisville

Walter Camp Urges Fans to Back Football Seats Plan

Walter Camp proposes a circular to Yale graduates to subscribe for seats to support football this fall. Funds could be reallocated to teachers' salaries if games are not feasible, helping university authorities decide and act with clarity. The idea could enable football and athletics with lower dependence on large expenditures.

New York Walter Camp Yale Clark

Phillies Top New York 2 in Opener at Philadelphia

Philadelphia defeats New York 2 to 0 as both teams fail to score after the sixth. Batteries were Anderson and Rariden for Philadelphia against Rixey and Killifer. In Brooklyn, Boston loses 3 to 2 while Rudolph and Gowdy pair for Boston and Meyers for Brooklyn. The second game ends 4 to 2 Brooklyn with Tyler Gowdy and Che ney contributing for Brooklyn.

New York Sameer H. Philadelphia Schauer Haley Meyer Alexander Shocker Russell Nunamaker Philadelphia New Sas Anderson and Rariden Rixey Killifer Boston Brooklyn Rudolph and Gowdy Marquard Meyers Tyler Cheney Miller

Borrow Brooklyn Handicap Winner At Aqueduct

New York June 26 The Brooklyn Handicap went to Borrow the aged gelding carrying 117 pounds at Aqueduct Long Island. Regret the 1915 Kentucky Derby winner set a fierce pace but Borrow won by a short head with a new world record for nine furlongs 1 49 2 5. Ol Rosebud finished third a length back.

New York Queen’s County Jockey Club Aqueduct L. I Harry Payne Whitney Borrow Regret Broomstick-Jersey Lightning America Laurel Rosmerethe Borrow and Regret Firs Ol Rosebud

Fords Repaired Right

Universal Car Co offers factory supervised Ford repairs with all Ford parts in stock at 515 Main Ave. Phone Travis 272.

FORD Universal Car CO Main Ave Travis

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