Bronchos Beat Senators In Slugging Texas Tilt
The Bronchos defeated the Senators 2 to 1 in San Antonio as Austin pitchers faced heavy hits. Ashton left with a split finger after a fly ball catch, Tate debuted for Austin on the mound, and three-base hits fueled the bathroade win in a two innings pitched by Jenkins.
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Ashton
Tate
Taylor
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
Waren
Grae Afar
Cicesosus
Baveland
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G. Smith
Hinninger
Jonking
Skseoves
San Antonio
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Wallace
Metz
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Wakefield
Daringer
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RMON
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Cook
Laveland
Thrailkill
Johnston
Persons
Jenkins
Gray
Stin
Loveland
A. Smith
Spencer
Standing of Clubs and Games Today
Fort Worth faces San Antonio while Dallas plays Houston and Waco meets Austin. Oklahoma City travels to Galveston as all clubs compete today across the region.
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Fort Worth
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Waco
Austin
Oklahoma City
Galveston
Regional Coverage Highlights City Pairs
Bay City at Brownsville. Victoria in Beeville. Laredo in Corpus Christi. Local notices indicate neighboring city matchups and cross listings across Texas towns. Emergency alerts and service changes are noted for multiple jurisdictions.
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Brownsville
Victoria
Beeville
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Beevills Biel Haa
P.C
Bay Laredo
City Pairings Across the Nation
Philadelphia in New York. Detroit in St. Louis. Washington in Boston. Chicago in Cleveland.
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New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
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Games Todays. Chicago in Pittsboro. New York in Brooklyn. Boston in Philadelphia
Chicago plays Pittsboro while New York faces Brooklyn and Boston competes in Philadelphia in today’s schedule of city matchups.
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Chicago
Pittsboro
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New Orleans in Birmingham Mobilen Montgomery
Memphis in Atlanta Chattanooga in Nashville New Orleans in Birmingham Mobilen Montgomery series items noted with city pairings and regional placements. The text suggests a pattern of city associations or matchups across multiple southern locales.
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P. C
Memphis
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mobilen Montgomery
Witt Joins Corpus Team
Special to The Light Corpus Christi May 2 E A Witt of Waco the new shortstop secured by Corpus Christi joined the team yesterday.
Waco Captures Double-Header Over Oklahoma City
In Waco Texas on May 2, Waco won both games from Oklahoma City. First game 3 to 1 with solid defense and offense. Second game 9 to 6 as Waco rallied from a 5 to 1 deficit, routing Crohan and finishing strong. Batteries noted for each contest with Miller Carson Howell Drucke. Taff Carson Drohan Garvin. Umpire Bush.
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Tex
Oklahoma City
Navigators
Crohan
R. H. E. Waco
Oklahoma
Miller
Carson
Howell
Drucke
Bush
Taff
Drohan
Garvin
Dallas Outclasses Fort Worth 6 to 0 in Baseball
Dallas shut out Fort Worth 6 to 0 as Debolt faced early trouble and was pulled after three hits. Dallas pounded Munsell with six runs on thirteen hits while Fort Worth managed only one hit and two sacks all game. Manager Morris even played six innings in uniform. Umpire Matthews presided.
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Tex
Dallas
Debolt
Morris
R. H. E. Dallas
Worth
Munsell
Murphy
Appleton and
Ritter
Matthews
Houston Scripps Downs Galveston in Final Game of Series
Houston defeated Galveston 9 to 2 in the final game of the series. Edmonson allowed five hits and made no errors while handling 11 chances for the Bisons. Salm and Whiteman had three hits each for Houston, with Brandt Hise and Bradford pitching for Galveston. Umpires Atkinson and Brady.
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Houston
Edmondson
Bisons
Brandt
Hise
Pradford
Salm
Whiteman
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Bradford
Kitchens
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Atkinson
Brady
Britons to Have League Formed by Charles C Spink
Charles C Spink of St Louis plans to sail for England on Wednesday to organize a British baseball league. He expects American players will bolster a six club league if prospects look good, with a few teams already formed but no governing body yet.
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SP. Louis
Charles C. Spink
England
Spink
America
Defeated by Berg in Knoxville match at Beethoven Hall
Light heavyweight grappler from Knoxville, Tennessee, gave John Berg his hardest match of the career last night at Beethoven Hall, losing after taking the first fall. Hal Chase earns praise as Blues first baseman.
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Knoxville, Tenn
John Berg
Beethoven Hall
Boston Defeats Senators In Tight May Baseball Clash
Boston defeated Washington 3 to 2 after a decisive fourth inning surge led by timely hitting. Karger and Nanamaker paired with Groom Otey and Street in the battery for the Senators.
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Nanamaker
Groom
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Street
Tigers Triumph In Long Detroit Win Over Cleveland
Detroit defeated Cleveland 14 to 6 in a tense game yesterday. Cleveland scored 5 runs on 8 hits with 2 errors while Detroit plated 14 runs on 15 hits and 1 error. Karler, Harkness and Land teamed for Detroit with Covington, Stanage and Casey behind them.
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Cleveland
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Harkness
Land
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Phillies Defeat Boston With Home Run Pair
Magee and Titus hit solo homers to back Philadelphia as they beat Boston 3 to 1. Brown Parsons Rariden Alexander Dooin powered the batteries.
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Phillies
Philadelphia
Chattanooga tops Nashville 2 1 in tight Southern League game
Chattanooga defeated Nashville 2 to 1 in a close Southern League contest. Chattanooga led 1 0 after six innings and added another run in the ninth while Nashville produced a single run in the eighth.
Pelicans Triumph Over Birmingham In Easy Win
New Orleans defeated Birmingham 9 to 3 as Wilhelm struggled and the Pelicans received weak support. Batteries Wilhelm Pratt for Birmingham and Max wel l Nagle for New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Wilhelm
Birmingham
Pratt
Maxwell
Nagle
Minneapolis and Toledo Slip Ups in Regional Scores
In American Association play, Minneapolis trailed St. Paul 2 to 8, while Kansas City led Toledo 7 to 18 at Kansas City. The brief scores reflect early action in the league standings.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Toledo
Cotton States League scores from Yazoo City Meridian and Jackson
In Yazoo City Hat tiesburg beat Yazoo City 1 to 0. Meridian crushed Vicksburg 7 to 4. Jackson defeated Greenwood 6 to 3.
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Hattiesburg
Meridian
Vicksburg
Jackson
Greenwood
Albany Albany Augusta game postponed by rain
South Atlantic League notes Albany and Augusta postponed the game due to rain. no rescheduled date specified in the brief.
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Albany-Augusta
Southwestern shuts out Georgetown in Texas game
The University of Texas defeated Georgetown 4 to 0 in Austin as Ayers faltered after the sixth inning, while Texas rallied with multiple hits to seal the win. Russell led Texas with three hits in four appearances.
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University of Texas
Southwestern
Ayers
Russell
Texas
U. of Texas
Ayres
Bobs
Jones
Massengill
British boxers compete in New York meets
The Amateur Boxing Association of Great Britain will send five top boxers W. W. Allen G. Warner Bruce Logan D. Erskine and W. Spendey to New York to face the American championship winners. They depart May 6 with international bouts to be decided two weeks later.
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Associated Press
New York
Amateur Boxing Association of Great Britain
Pastime Athletic Club of
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G. Warner
Bruce Logan
D. Erskine
W. Spendey
United States
Harvard Trophies Dewrored Fire At Riverside Boat Club
Cambridge Mass May 2 Fire destroyed the Riverside Boat club home on the Charles River by early morning blaze. Loss put at 20000 dollars but the priceless regatta trophies and racing shells cannot be measured in currency.
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Riverside Boat Club
Charles River
Marathon in Gotham Sees 1000 Entrants for Modified Race
A thousand athletes vote to run a two mile modified marathon through New York streets next Saturday. Elite distance runners enter to qualify for the world's championship at the Stockholm Olympic games next summer.
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Gotham
BYT Associated Press
New York
America
Stockholm
Pirates Release Two Pitchers Amid Club Trades
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce the release of pitchers Alexander Malloy to the Nashville club and Bruce Neal to the Oshkosh club on May 2 in a series of regional transactions affecting their pitching staff.
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PI Burg
Pittsburg
Alexander Malloy
Nashville (Tenn
Bruce Neal
Oshkosh
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Mutt and Jeff Coupon Offered at Local Premium Dept
Coupon offers a bound book of Mutt and Jeff cartoons and sayings for 50 cents at The Light Premium Department on Losoya Street beside the Losoya Hotel. Mail option available for 65 cents.
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Beeville Beats Victoria In Infield Error Late
Beeville ties the game in the eighth on a costly Victoria error allowing three runs, then wins 6 to 4. Beeville pitcher Stubbs relieves Schultz as Gerhardt drives in the decisive run on an error a sacrifice and a walk. Schultz and Woessner spark Victoria hits. Knaupp shines in the field.
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Laredo storms back to defeat Corpus Christi 8 to 2
Laredo erased a two run Corpus Christi lead with three ninth inning runs to win 8 to 2. Toepperwein’s ninth inning triple sparked the rally as Corpus Christi failed to close out the game after leading in the eighth. Batteries Trigg Byrnes for Corpus Christi and Toepperwein Bannon for Laredo. Umpire Hurlburt.
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Laredo
Corpus
Toepperwein
R. H. E. Corpus
Toeppecereus
Bannon
Hurlburt
Oxford Cambridge as Harvard Yale face dual athletic meet
Advices from England indicate a near decision on a July dual meet between Oxford Cambridge and a Harvard Yale team. Oxford may participate, or Cambridge might challenge alone if Oxford declines.
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Boston
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Harvard University
England
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Harvard
Theodore Schaeck Dies After Balloon Flight
Col. Theodore Schaeck Swiss aeronaut who competed in last year’s balloon race in St. Louis died in Berne May 2. He piloted the Helvetia which landed at Ville Marie Quebec after an 850 mile flight finishing fourth in the race.
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Switzerland
Theodore Schaeck
St. Louis
Schaeck
Ville Marie
Quebec
Attell May Be Forced to Retire from Boxing
Rumors say Ab Attell American featherweight champion may retire after a year out with a broken bone in his left arm from a bout with Frankie Burns. Attell over 28 and uncertain about returning as he fears recurring injury, which could trigger a scramble for the title with Jem Driscoll possibly stepping in though Driscoll has said he is finished with boxing.
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New York
Ab Attell
Attell
Frankie Burns
Jem Driscoll
Driscoll
McFarland Accepts Deft Challenge For Wolgast Fight
Packey McFarland the lightweight who just returned from New York said he would accept Ad Wolgasts challenge and make 134 pounds at 8 oclock and bet 5000 Wolgast cannot stop him the side of 20 rounds McFarland refuses to make 133 pounds ringside.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Elite Cafe Half-Dollar Dinners Attract San Antonio Patrons
A San Antonio café promotes 50 cent dinners calling them good value with prompt service. The offer runs daily from 12 to 12 in the afternoon and on Sundays, inviting customers to try the menu at Elite Cafe.
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San Antonio
Dail
Elite Cafe
German Lieutenant Roser Falls 150 Feet in Flight
Lieutenant Roser of the German army, recently licensed as an aviation pilot, fell 150 feet in his airplane today near Muelhhausen Germany and was seriously injured with little hope for recovery.
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Associated Press
Muelhausen
Germany
Roser
Atlanta releases Frank Scanlon to trim squad
Frank Scanlon, who had been obtained by Atlanta from Philadelphia of the National League, was given his unconditional release yesterday. Atlanta's squad now consists of sixteen players.
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Frank Scanlon
Philadelphia
Driving Club Meets Tonight in San Antonio
The San Antonio Driving Club holds a meeting tonight at 8 o clock at the Southern hotel.
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San Antonio
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