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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1913
Page
8
In Dallas a doubleheader between the Dallas team and the Nags of San Antonio ended split with a 2:1 Dallas win in game one and a 2:1 San Antonio victory in game two, both in eleven innings. Browning and Ponder pitched well in the opener as the teams traded hits and the outcome remained in doubt until the final frame.
In the first game the Nags offense faltered with a string of miscues. Kellerman reached first on four balls and scored on a misplay as Duncan and Schwind contributed. Boone was thrown out attempting a double. Ponder held Dallas at bay as the locals trailed 2-0. In game two Goodwin and Mullins matched eleven innings of sharp pitching. Dallas took a 1-0 lead on Hill’s two-base hit, but San Antonio tied it in the sixth. Kibler’s double in the eleventh plated Seitz, giving Dallas the loss as Brones finished ahead 2-1.
In Fort Worth Texas on June 30 twelve innings passed as the Panthers and Buffs fought to a 5-5 draw before 500 fans. Rain threatened late and ended the game with a tie, featuring strong defense and several disputed umpire calls. Criss relieved in the ninth after a Kitchens double tied the score, with Veasey and Ware pitching for Houston late. Maloney hit two home runs for Fort Worth, while Davis and Knaupp had key two-base hits for Houston in a lengthy pitcher’s duel.
Dallas reports shortstop Boone has been purchased by the New York Highlanders from the Dallas Club and will report to New York after the Texas League season for a tryout. The sale price is undisclosed, with Gardner declining to reveal the amount.
Rube Evans a top left handed pitcher in the Southern League this season is recalled to Cleveland. The Naps bolstering their pitching staff for the tight AL race as they push toward securing second and third places with gains on the run to the home stretch. Paul Krimmel and John F Bussenger Jr win North American Turnfest titles in Denver.
The winner of a July 4 ten round bout in New Orleans between Young Denny and Wild Cat Ferns will claim the welterweight championship. Both fighters have defeated top title hopefuls and promoters expect a new champion to be crowned after the fight. An advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic appears.
San Antonio 1 Dallas 2 Fort Worth 5 Houston 6 in 12 innings Austin 6 Beaumont 2 called end fifth Galveston 3 Waco 2 Play Today matchups: San Antonio at Dallas Houston at Fort Worth Galveston at Waco Beaumont at Austin.
Chicago lost 3 to Cleveland while Detroit beat St Louis 5 to 2. Cleveland wins in St Louis, Chicago plays Detroit. Philadelphia meets New York and Washington faces Boston in scheduled games.
International League results include Montreal beating Jersey City four to zero and Jersey City three six in two games, Rochester and Newark tied in ten innings, Providence edging Buffalo three to two at Rocky Point, and Columbus Toledo three zero to one seven in two games. American Association games feature Columbus 1 7 over Toledo 0 3 and Indianapolis 3 0 over Louisville 1 4 as well as Milwaukee beating St Paul 11 to 6. Southern League results show Mobile 1 Chattanooga 0, Memphis losing to Birmingham seven, and New Orleans losing 7 to 3 to Nashville with Montgomery edging Atlanta nine to ten.
Nationally dated report notes the Athletics lead the American League as the week of July 4 approaches, with Philadelphia New York and Brooklyn in the mix in the National League. It details recent form, Chicago and Boston middling, Washington slipping less than Cleveland, and Birmingham weak in eight games, in a high drama fight for third place.
The Ransom & Silsbee baseball team was awarded a 9 to 0 forfeit victory after Sutherland Springs refused to play on the field. The club plans a July Fourth game against the Insane Asylum team and seeks a catcher, with contact at Crockett 2499.
Rain halted the first game then Austin won the second in the first inning after Dygert walked four batters, producing four runs. Beaumont scored two in the fourth, making it 6 to 2 at five innings before rain halted play. the affair ended in the fifth. Austin fielded well, with key hits from Larson and James aiding the Senators.
The bay colt Bruleur, owned by M B E de Saint Alary, captured the Grand Prix de Paris, the sport’s richest prize, worth 72000. Oppotit, owned by Baron Gourgaud, finished second with Ecouen of Vicomte d Harcourt third. Nine other runners competed and Bruleur raced from the back to win by a length.
William Bleakley aviator and Henry Broeker city councilman of St. Charles Mo fell 400 feet with a hydroaeroplane into the Missouri river near St. Charles during the St. Charles Boating Association regatta. Engine stopped and aircraft turned turtle but both men escaped unharmed clinging to wreckage until a motor boat rescued them.
Dr Nat Thornton of Atlanta yesterday won the southern championship in tennis singles at the Gulf States tournament defeating Carlton Smith. The match began late Saturday and was halted at dusk after the first set, with Thornton taking the last two sets 9 7 and 6 3 under a three set format. Thornton had previously been southern champion in 1907 and 1908.
Rain halted all City League games yesterday with dates to be set after the league meeting. A scheduled double header between the Bloomers and Higgins Company at Block's stadium may be moved to next Sunday if the Bloomers arrange it.
Chicago won the final game of the series from Cleveland 2-1. Chase drove in two Chicago runs in the fourth after Rath and Lord singled with a triple. La Joie pinch hit for O Neill in the seventh scored Jackson as Chicago tallied twice. Batteries Kahler and Blanding for Chicago and Carisch Russell Schalk for Cleveland.
June 30 Cincinnati defeated Chicago 9 to 6 in the last game of the series. Bescher benched for arguing a call after sliding into second in the sixth. Pierce worked the start for Chicago with Richie and Archer, Ames, Brown, Kling behind Cincinnati batteries.
In Waco Texas on June 30 Galveston edged the Navigators 3 to 2 as Hopkins delivered a seventh inning homer. Frierson Maag and Yardley sparked the scoring with key hits while Yardley also shined in the field. Waco catcher Reilly received a baby carriage from the team in a Columbus Ohio tribute.
Two-base hits by McLaurin Yardley Rennard Massey and a home run by Hopkins highlight the scoring. Becke Beck Edmiston and Wohile ben contribute with sacrifices and steals while Jost Harben handle pitching with 4 and 9 strikeouts respectively. Errors and base on balls shape the final line as Umpire Howell presides.
Detroit defeated St. Louis 5 to 2 in the final game of the series yesterday. Crawford hit a three‑run homer and Cobb starred with a strong hitting performance. Mitchell pitched well until the seventh inning as the Browns left runners on base. Dubuc allowed scattered hits.
St Louis closed its home stand with a 4 to 3 victory over Pittsburgh. After the Pirates led 3 0 in the fourth and fifth, St Louis surged in the sixth inning to score four runs. Batteries: Hendricks Camnitz Adams and Coleman Kelly Harmon and Wingo.
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