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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1925
Page
8
The Bears plan a strong start on their opener traveling to Shreveport and Fort Worth with Rey Allen and Bob Coachman forming a key duo on the mound. Bob Coleman leads six other pitchers as Hickory aims to win on pitching and timely hits.
Fragmentary box score notes reference Be Raa Peel and Weshburn with pitching by Brovold and Benge. Mentions of Powell Horstom and multiple hits suggest a partial game summary with unclear team names and outcomes.
In Shreveport on May 5 Fort Worth suffered a 5 to 1 defeat as McCall held the Cats to six hits and two tallies. Box score shows Davis Mullen Sars and Roney contributing, while Wachtel Kemner and others worked in relief. Palmer Windish Ostergard and Rabott had fielding notes, with McCall allowing three walks and striking out three.
Babe Brovold led the Bears with a fourth homer as Watt faltered amid seven walks. Houston duos Peel and Hollohan contributed homers while Meyers and Clark added hits. The Bears drove 81 home runs in ten league games, with solid infield defense and standout plays from Brovold and Meyers.
Waco defeated Beaumont 11 to 6 in Tex ACO action with key hits from Rieder and Lord. The home club built a lead early, while Beaumont’s pitching and fielding saw multiple errors as Waco’s offense pressed ahead.
The text lists pitchers including McNefij and Punipires and mentions timing 2 15 and logos. Weir and Wayne are named along with 29-5 score context.
In Dallas Ballas defeated Wichita Falls 12 to 3 to clinch the deciding game of the series. Pitches by Shuman and strong hitting keyed the win as Dallas dominated the contest and advanced. Source notes show postgame and lineup details amid a packed press summary.
In a 7 to 1 win over Seguin the Tittsburg Heaters collected seven hits in the opening frame. Fikes and Weikel each had four hits with Weikel belting a three bagger with two aboard. Buck homered with two on for Seguin as batteries credited to Farcis Rosaman Smith and Brande. Kramer Scores Key Knockout In Philadelphia Bout Kramer, at 125 1 2 pounds, stopped Mickey Rayers in the eighth round of a ten round featherweight clash in New Haven.
fragmented schedule notes list games across cities including Dallas Fort Worth Houston Chicago Detroit and Boston with results and postponements. teams Davis Woodall and others appear with a score set and attendance figures.
Baseball roundup with scores from multiple leagues and cities. Notable results include New York 3 Philadelphia 12 at Philadelphia and Boston 6 Brooklyn 5 at Boston, along with weather-related game delays and several postponed matches across leagues.
A fire at Baldwin stables in Honolulu destroyed fourteen polo ponies including Grey Dawn and Gold Wings. One pony was shot after severe burns. another remained missing. The Baldwins Frank and Harry owned several ponies. smoke and embers reportedly sparked by net burning caused the blaze.
The Live Wires defeated the Gassers 9 to 7 in a Public Service League game featuring strong hitting and sharp fielding. Krauss and Sivley delivered key plays including a sensational fourth inning cut, with Ramos pitching for the Gassers and Hughes handling the Live Wires pitching duties in a game that highlighted base running and multiple two base hits.
Louise Schiffers defeats Mary Louise Hitt 6-2 to win the grand singles tennis championship at Incarnate Word College on Monday. Schiffers also takes the college department title while Hitt wins the high school division. Schiffers is also the city park courts women’s aéges champion.
Pancho is strongly favored to defeat Col McComas in a Dallas bout. McComas has a dangerous right hand and floored Pancho in a previous four round bout. Tuesday’s prelims feature Mayen vs Porter, Young vs Rangel, Barrera vs Castro, and Ford vs Pompa with first punch at 8 30.
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