Nags to Play Big League at Four Contest
Four exhibition baseball games headline San Antonio League Park events with the Bronchos facing the Cardinals then the Giants in succession. The series hinges on who wins two of the four battles led by Cap Leidy and featuring Benny Kauff in the lineup. Predicted lineups for Saturday exist, with specifics on players and positions for both teams.
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NAGS
San Antonio
League Park
Cardinals
John McGraw
New York Giants
Harry Erce
St. Louis Star
Wilbur Wood
St. Louis Republic
Frank Parker
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sidney Keener
St. Louis Times
W. J. O'Connor
St. Louis Post-Disatch
Memphis
Miller Huggins
Cap” Leidy
Giants
St. Louis Nationals
Bescher
Beck
Smith
Cruise
Miller
Long
Corhan
Snyder
Brottem
Gonzales
Sallee
Ames
Williams
Bronchos
Bagan
Balenti
Dunckel
Wotell
Wester
City League Elects Officers For Season
The City Baseball League elected officers for 1916 in The Light offices. Frank Noel was named president with E E Flory as vice president and Al C Jonas secretary and treasurer. Teams' representatives include Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Steves Sash and Door, Poythernick sporting goods, Pearls, Lone Stars and more. The league adopted a contract form and will post forfeits at the next meeting.
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City Baseball League
Board of Managers
City League
Frank Noel
E. E. Flory
al C. Jonas
Knights of Columbus
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Pat. O’shaughnessy
Steves Sash and Door Company
Fred Wagner
Poythernick Sporting Goods Establishment
P. F. Gaubatz
Pearls
A. Toudouze
Lone Stars
Robert Metzdorf
Ahrens & Ott
League
Shreveport Narrowly Defeats Cincinnati in Hilarious 7–6 Showing
Shreveport Texas League club edged a mixed Cincinnati lineup 7 to 6 after outhitting the visitors. Batteries: Mosely Schneider Mitchell and Clark for Shreveport with Wingo Huhn Watson Ware and Wells for Cincinnati.
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Cincy
Shreveport i
Texas
Cincinnati
R. H. E. Reere
Mosely
Schneider
Mitchell
Clark
Wingo
Huhn
Watson
Ware
Wells
Russell Beats Nelson in Big Buffalo Lightweight Bout
Frankie Russell of New Orleans defeated local lightweight Frankie Nelson in Buffalo. Russell pressured Nelson throughout the bout to score a decisive rally and solidify his status as a potential contender for Eastern lightweight honors.
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Russell
Nelson
Buffalo
N. Y
Frankie Russell
New Orleans
Frankie Nelson
Gas and Electric five sweep in Comercial League series
Gas and Electric bowling quint swept Households with scores 865 746 830 800 and 849 823 to take lead in the Commercial League. Wagenfehr and McHugo led the winners with 532 and 531, while Rambo topped totals at 6527. Hofner led the losers with 528 as Schwartz posted 195 in the final game.
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Gas & Electric
Armbrust
Wagenfehr
McHugo
Gas Company
Homer Ececeses Keee
O. McHugo
Childress
Willard Moran Boxing Camp For March 25 Bout
Pugilists Willard and Moran intensify training with eight days to go to the March 25 bout. Willard pushes real boxing and aims to drop below 250 pounds. Moran maintains steady work under trainer Lewis. Only cheaper seats remain, demand for prime boxes is high, with expectations of gate receipts near 140000.
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Willard
New York
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Moran
Lewis
Y Seniors Stage Tripe Volleyball and Basketball Contests
The Y M C A seniors held three volleyball games and a basketball match on Thursday night. Arthur Schmidt led the winning team with strong serving and helped by William Myers and Joe Naylor, while Jack Flaherty blocked for the losers. In basketball Schmidt and Myers contributed, with George Vernon scoring for Naylor’s squad.
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Arthur Schmidt
Joe Naylor
Naylor
William Myers
Jack Flaherty
Schmidt
Marshall Smith
George Vernon
George Cox
Robert Eichler
Cardinals overwhelm Army Post team in Fort Sam game
A mixed St. Louis Cardinals squad defeated the Army Post soldiers 16 to 0 on the Fort Sam Houston diamond. The Cards totaled sixteen hits including long drives, breaking open with five runs in the seventh and eighth innings after a tight six innings. McKeene led soldiers with two hits.
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Miller
McKeene
Hicks
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Wise
St. Louis Cardinals
Army Post Soldier
Fort Sam Houston
Mother Earth
Miss Bjurstedt Dominates New York Indoor Finals
Miss Molla Bjurstedt of Norway wins both singles and doubles semi finals at the women's national indoor tennis championship in New York. She will face Mrs. Schmitz of New York in the singles final and pairs with Marie Wagner to meet Schmitz and Weaver in the doubles final.
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New York
Molla Bjurstedt
Miss Bjurstedt
Schmitz
Marie Wagner
S. F. Weaver
Former Amateur Boxer Grisell Dies at 55 in Philadelphia
Paul H. Grisell a well known amateur boxer and trainer from Philadelphia died of pneumonia at 55. Once a trainer of Robert Fitzsimmons when he beat James J. Corbett for the world heavyweight title Grisell also won a ten mile marathon on July 4 in Pueblo Colorado defeating a field of younger runners.
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Philadelphia
Paul H. Grisell
Grisell
Robert Fitzsimmons
James J. Corbett
Pueblo
Colo
Academy Wins From High School 9 to 8 In Courting Battle
San Antonio Academy beat High School 9 to 8 at Electric Park in a tight series game. Perez homered with a man aboard in the second. Kilpatrick and Lehman stood out for High. Johnson and Taylor aided Perez with two hits each. Taylor fanned seven. Next Tuesday the series moves to Electric Park for game three at 4 p.m.
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San Antonio Academy
Electric Park
Perez
Academy
Kilpatrick
Lehman
Fischer
Taylor
Johnson
McDonald
Straus
West Texas
Metcalfe
Burton
Radley
Real
Perkins
Wilke
M. Briggs
Davis
W. Briggs
Steele
Zauder
Indoor baseball opens season with 9–2 win at YMCA
Hudson Tatum pitched the victory for his team in the Junior A indoor baseball opener at the YMCA as they defeated Russell Jonas’ squad 9 to 2. Tatum allowed two hits and added two at the plate, while Sterling Burke Gottwald and Deitzel each collected two hits for the winners. Jonas and Crosby were the only players with a hit for the losers and Shanley Simpson made a sensational catch for the winners.
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Hudson Tatum
Russell Jonas
Sterling Burke
Henry Gottwald
George Deitzel
Warren Stewart
Arthur Tuttlebee
Strumberg
Frank Kalies
Clarke Crosby
Shanley Simpson
Tatum and Gottwald
Jonas
Crosby
Blankenship Still Leads Chicago in Bil liards Tourney
Mike Petrie of Chicago and Joe Concannon of Jersey City won afternoon games in the pocket billiards tournament. Petrie beat Morris Fink 100 to 93 in 52 innings, while Concannon defeated James Maturo 100 to 96 in 29 innings. Greenleaf and Weston also posted wins as Blankenship of Detroit extended his lead with a 100 to 42 victory in 18 innings.
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Chicago
Mike Petrie
Joe Concannon
Jersey City
Petrie
Morris Fink
Philadelphia
Concannon
James Maturo
Denver
George Clark
Brooklyn
Ralph Greenleaf
Monmouth
Clerk
Greenleaf
E. Blankenship
Detroit
Charles Weston
Championship Series Opens Saturday Night at the Y M C A
The Sunday School Basketball League finals start Saturday at 8 15 p m with St Mark s Episcopalians champions of the American League facing Laurel Heights Methodists National League champions in a best three of five series George Wheeler will officiate the opener with Charles Causey as umpire and a committee appointment set the game officials.
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St. Mark's Episcopalians
Laurel Heights Methodists
George Wheeler
Charles Causey
Seguin Plans Reorganized Baseball Club for 1916
Seguin Texas March 17 The baseball enthusiasts meet to reorganize for the 1916 season with H C Koch elected manager and players being signed. Seguin had the strongest amateur team in Southwest Texas last season and aims to duplicate that strength. Neal Stair who pitched last season is now with the San Antonio Bronchos.
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Seguin
Tex
H. C. Koch
Texas
Neal Stair
San Antonio Bronchos
Pirates Begin Spring Training in Hot Springs
Pittsburgh manager James Callahan led 43 players and club officials in the first workout at Whittington Park Hot Springs Ark snow and freezing weather at Dawson Springs Ky prompted the hastened move.
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Pirates
Hot Springs
Ark
James Callahan
Pittsburg
Whittington Park
Pittsburg Club
Callahan
Dawson Springs
Ollie Anderson to umpire Bronchos exhibition games
Ollie Anderson of San Antonio will umpire the remaining Bronchos exhibitions after Charles McCafferty bowed out due to Texas League rules. Anderson, not with the Texas League this season, will officiate games against the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants this weekend and next week to satisfy fans.
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Ollie Anderson
San Antonio
Texas League
Federal League
Charles McCafferty
Benson
Walter Morris
Mac
Anderson
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Pro Golfers Begin Tour Through Texas Clubs
Fort Worth report says Bob McDonald and Jack Hutchison will start a tour of Texas golf clubs on Friday. The pair will visit Dallas Waco Beaumont Houston and San Antonio as part of the southwest circuit.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Bob McDonald
Jack Hutchison
Dallas
Waco
Beaumont
Houston
San Antonio
Fulton Ready for Bout with Flynn in Milwaukee
Fulton a Rochester, Minnesota heavyweight weighs about 220 pounds and faces Fireman Jim Flynn who will weigh around 190 pounds in a ten round decision contest set for Friday night in Milwaukee.
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Fulton
Milwaukee
Wis
Fred Fulton
Rochester
Gibbons Meets Smith Tonight in No-Decision Bout
ST. PAUL Minn March 17 Mike Gibbons local middleweight and Jeff Smith of Bayonne NJ will weigh in under 158 pounds late Friday for a ten round no decision contest here Friday night both in excellent condition.
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Gibbons
Smith
ST. Paul
Amateurs to vie in Central A A U boxing tourney
Twenty seven top middle west amateur boxers will compete in Detroit on Friday and Saturday for the Central A A U boxing championship. Winners receive gold medals.
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Detroit
Mich
Middle West
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