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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1917

Page

10

Shreveport Gassers top Bronchos in third inning burst

Shreveport defeats San Antonio 4 to 2 as Francis faltered in the third inning. Napier, Sickling, and Baggan contributed key hits while Cocreham shut down the San Antonio offense after the third. Napier worked four innings, with Sicking delivering a three base hit in a crucial stretch.

Shreveport Gassers Francis League Park Eugene Cocreham Sid Smithers Buddy Napier Buddy Ed Sicking Cook Barfoot Cocreham Nags Baggan Tierney Clayton Shreveport Sicking Napier Tullos Wapier Nixon Burke Cain Carroll Duneckel McLarry R.H.C. A Nyc San Antonio R. H. O. A. E. Baggan O Tierney Layden Booe Perry Escreeersseree Dunckel Boke Costsecvemrsess Francia Flynn Matthews

Weinert Disqualified in Ten-Round Newark Bout

Charlie Weinert of Newark New Jersey was disqualified in the second round for fouling Fred Fulton of Minnesota in Buffalo New York after repeated cautions from the referee. The opening round was even as both fighters endured heavy punishment.

Buffalo N. Y Charlie Weinert Newark N. J Fred Fulton Minnesota Wienert

Quinn wins Lone Star Rifle Club shoot with 96

E O Quinn captures first honors at Lone Star Rifle Club event on its range 408 Military Plaza Tuesday night scoring 96 of 100 with a .22 rifle. Charley Barbera is second with 92 and E Menn third with 87. Club cuts initiation fee to attract members and accepts invitation to prize shoot with Atascosa Rifle Club next Sunday. travel by auto or I and G N railroad.

E. O. Quinn Lone Star Rifle Club Military Plaza Charley Barbera E. Menn F. P. Davis C. F. Russi Jr Cc. Rayburn O. A. Glaser Flores Atascosa Rifle Club Atascosa County

Panthers Trim Dallas Fort Worth 3 To 1 In Braves Tilt

Fort Worth defeated Dallas 3 to 1 as extra base hits with runners aboard fueled the win. Dillinger held Dallas to one hit in the sec ond, while Fort Worth bunched their offense with timely hits and walks.

Waco shuts out Houston in Texas minor league game

Waco pitcher held Houston to no hits after the third inning as two early runs and a late double by Tanner produced a 3 to 0 victory. Waco tallied three singles and a run in the first and added another in the ninth with Tanner and Conwell aboard.

Fort Worth Tex Dallas Dillinger Ab.r.h Cook Callahan Mattick Palmer Schliebner Bono xBrownlow Sharman Dodd Bernsen Williama Gray Hollander Lonings Seccess Stow Atz Litschl Dimonce Ditinger Boone Williams Brooks Hayes Houston Waco Tanner Conwell Britton Hemingway Ae Phiggoor Northen Btelibaver Btuart D Toiris Frierson Sth Wrco AB. R. H. C. A. E. Millet Leslie Grubb McCarty Sims Wotell Hiett Sentell

Milwaukee and Kansas City Playoff Scores

In Milwaukee Milwaukee 2 Tele- 1. In Kansas City Kansas City 6 Indianapolis 2. In Minneapolis Minneapolis 7 Columbus 2.

Kansas City Indianapolis Minneapolis Columbus

Carpentier Plans American Visit for Flying Corps Recruits

Georges Carpentier the celebrated French aviator and light heavyweight boxer will visit America in coming weeks to recruit for the French Flying Corps. The announcement comes via promoter R. C. Klegin who has just returned from France with the information.

Carpentier America New York Georges Carpentier R. C. Klegin France

Texas League Standings and Tuesday Results

Standing of the clubs shows Dallas leading with 53 wins and 32 losses, followed by Houston 49 36, Waco 46 36, Fort Worth 45 39, with San Antonio 37 50 and Shreveport 34 49. Tuesday results: Shreveport 4 San Antonio 2, Waco 3 Houston 0, Fort Worth 3 Dallas 1. Upcoming: Shreveport at San Antonio. Waco at Houston. Dallas at Fort Worth.

Psyd. W. L. Pet Dallas Ccccese Houston Seece Waco Fort Worth San Antonio Shreveport

National League Scores and Upcoming Series

In the National League Boston swept Brooklyn 7 to 6 while the Dodgers beat the Pirates 5 to 3. New York lost to Philadelphia 4 to 5 and St Louis fell 6 to 7. Chicago dropped 5 to 8 and Cincinnati 6 to 6. Matchups set: Boston at Brooklyn, New York at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Pittsburg, Chicago at St Louis.

Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburg Chicago St. Louis Plyd. W. Tn Pet Newark

Baseball scores and matchups in the American League

Tuesday results show Detroit 9 3 over Chicago 2 4 while New York 7 6 over Philadelphia. Cleveland ties St Louis 6 2. Washington and Boston also posted 3 2 and 2 2 draws respectively with Philadelphia at New York and Detroit at Chicago.

Cleveland St. Louis Detroit Chicago Washington Boston New York Philadelphia Psyd, Me Pet Chovelind Chien Kee Louis Een Eee Eves ST

Tie in trap shoot heats in Memphis

William Ridley of Whatcher Iowa and George Schmidt of Memphis tied for high amateur with 96 of 100 in Tuesday's preliminaries of the tri state trap shooting tournament in Memphis Tennessee. Jake Gibbs of Union City Tennessee led professionals with 97 breaks.

Memphis Tenn William Ridley Whatcher Iowa George Schmidt Jake Gibbs Union City

Dallas Giants to Open Series at League Park Thursday

The Dallas Giants visit League Park for a three game series starting Thursday afternoon. Snipe Conley, Texas League record setter with seventeen straight wins and a no hit no run against Fort Worth, likely starts the opener against the Bronchos. The Bronchos praise Conley yet aim to hand him his first loss in eighteen starts as Clayton Perry rotates three reliable pitchers. The Bronchos, dubbed the Wrecking Crew for sweeping top clubs, have impressed against Waco Houston and Dallas.

Dallas Giants League Park Alamo City Conley Fort Worth Panthers Christy Mathewson Mordecai Brown Clayton Perry Waco Houston Dallas

Giants beat Braves in Junior B indoor opener

The Giants defeated the Braves 4 to 0 and the Cardinals edged the Cubs 7 to 5 in the opening games of the Junior B indoor baseball series at the Y M C A Tuesday. Leslie Maurer and George Johnston sparked the Giants offense while Paul Kuehne and Walter Schulte doubled for the Braves. Frank Watt Ernest Fellbaum and Angus Porter fueled the Cardinals rally in the final frame.

Cardinals Braves Cubs Giants Leslie Maurer George Johnston Paul Kuehne Walter Schulte Frank Watt Ernest Fellbaum Angus Porter Aaron Blumenthal Brooke Stephens

Mueller's Team Wins Volleyball Opener at YMCA

The YMCA business men opened a volley series as Emil Mueller's squad defeated J W Fuller’s team two games to one 11-7 11-9 and 7-11. H H Ryan and Frank Cunningham starred at the net. Wheeler refereed. Next match set for Thursday.

Emil Mueller J. W. Fuller H. H. Ryan Frank Cunningham Mueller Fuller C. Smith L. E. McAdon George Wheeler Frank Trotter S. C. Smith Ralph Cadwallader H. O. Campbell Dr. L. E. McAdow Joseph Lipscomb Alfred Haubold H. D. Crosby

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