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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1916
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR reads like a Bronx New York sports note mentioning gunboat Hudson and figures tied to Kiss the Canvas. Details are unreadable and names appear garbled, hindering clear event or outcome identification.
The Bronchos expect a large mix of recruits and seasoned players at League Park as Cap Leidy and President Harrison Benson chart the 1916 roster. Mike Wotell and Lester Cook look likely to start, with Claud Soper earning a fighting chance. Barney Burch looms as utility option behind the plate.
The writer outlines a expected lineup with Dunckel at first Love at second Balenti short Westerzil third Baggan left Wotell center and a right field spot likely to go to Sim or another youngster. Pitchers Elmer Pott Neal Stair Cy Fried Althaus and others must prove themselves as Harry Stewart Hatton Ogle Ben Davenport join the battle under Cap Leidy with many cub twirlers present making the job tougher.
Hall's senior basketball team won a double-header at the YMCA beating William Pieper's 16 to 6 and Willard Boone's 22 to 6 in the ninth event. Robins' team forfeited to Logan's due to lack of players. Henry Lutz and William Myers led scoring for Hall with 10 and 8 points respectively in the second game. The Pfeiffers and Gloeckners split a Turner tenpin match 305-276 and 335-298. Harris' volleyball team swept Ralph Cadwallader's quintet 5-11, 11-2, 11-5 in business men's league.
The Sunset bowling five won the odd game in a three game series on Grand alleys Monday night. They took the first and final games 855 to 828 and 817 to 716, while losing the middle 796 to 790. Mike Howard led with 582 pins, close to two 200s, supported by W. Stevens and Burger.
In Toledo Ohio on March 7 bowers in the American Bowling Congress tournament continued strong, with F Hawkins of Jackson Michigan posting 614 in singles to place third behind Heenan. Broderick and Mollenkopf lead doubles with 1152 while Giebel and Poggenburg from Cleveland are 1120 in singles shift of two man teams.
In San Marcos on March 7 Normal and Coronal played a padded game with many errors and poor base running. Coronal prevailed 8 to 5 behind their pitcher who faced one more batter than Normal. Batteries: Coronal Jamar Kane Normal Mayhew Dyer Hening Lloyd.
Neal Stair the left handed pitcher from Luling impressed in a St Louis Cards exhibition allowing one hit in four innings. A high school standout, Stair’s early promise includes two games in two days against Austin and a track record of beating top Texas teams. In Palestine a Browns Fed clash is set with Fielder Jones staying off the field and Eddie Plank leading the Feds.
The Joske quint swept the Lowther Brothers 809 710 then 872 812 and 906 757. W Besson led with 591 and 219 in the final game, Hill topped the losers with 580, and Deibler plus Lampman supported the winners.
Bobby Waugh and Benny Cordova boxed ten fast rounds to a draw in Galveston Texas on Monday night. The initial referee decision favoring Cordova drew heavy unpopularity and was later reversed by the referee. The bout was hailed as the cleanest and fastest ring exhibition seen here.
In Memphis Oklahoma's Art Magirl shaded Jack Torres of Denver over eight fast rounds. Both fighters stayed clever with honors close until the final two rounds when Magirl's aggression secured the decision. Torres was floor ed twice. In Aiken South Carolina the local polo semi final saw Cooperstown New York win 5 to 0 as J H Prince left due to an eye injury, forcing Aiken to forfeit the match.
In Boerne Texas on March 7 the New Braunfels high school basketball team defeated the locals in a double-header with scores of 26 to 14 and 20 to 16. The locals showed pep but the visitors prevailed through stronger teamwork.
Fort Worth officials disclosed the purchase of shortstop Bobby Stow from Oakland in the Pacific Coast League on Monday. Oakland had previously acquired him from the Panthers last August.
The Junior A class at the Y M C A staged its fourth event and a double header in the animal basketball league. Leopards defeated Grizzlies eight to five and Panthers beat Tigers five to three with Postlewaite leading the runners up.
Milwaukee report says lightweight champion Freddie Welsh clearly out pointed Ad Wolgast in a ten round no decision. Scored even in early rounds with Wolgast winning only the fourth before Welsh dominated from the sixth on, jabbing effectively while Wolgast failed to penetrate.
Waco Texas March 7 with 12 players on the field for the first practice period of the season. Manager Ellis Hardy oversaw the workout as pitchers Hill Closman Causey Zinn Donalds catcher Reilly Smith infielders Tanner Conwell Clemens Grubb reported for duty.
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