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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1916

Page

5

Fort Worth Panthers defeat San Antonio Bronchos 2 to 1

In Fort Worth on Friday, May 6, the Panthers edged the San Antonio Bronchos 2 to 1 amid spitball pitching by Fentress and Trotter. Johnny Baggan was sidelined by sickness, shifting outfielders Stewart and Baerwald. Love delivered a key two-base hit, with McIver and Hunter adding safeties to spark the scoring.

Fort Worth Tex Fort Worth Panthers Fentress San Antonio Branchos Trotter Jakey Atz Alamo City Gang Charlie Harding Panthers McIver Pezold Hunter Johnny Baggan Dan” Leidy Harry Stewart Baerwald Stewart McLaurin Mcliver Nags Dunckel Love Balenti Marshall Ran Antonio AR Ptewart Vcceeeevers Munckel Rinerwald Oscars Harding OLA Seeres Mietwer Lowe Oras San Antonio Gene Ae McCafferty Sullivan

Texan Finishes Third in Mississippi Trap Tournament

Forest McNier of Houston placed third with 473 breaks out of 500 over two days in the Mississippi trap shooting tournament in Greenville. John Livingston of Birmingham led with 481, while F. P. Fitzgerald of Clarkdale won the individual state championship with 99 breaks out of 100.

Greenville Miss Forest McNier Houston Tex John Livingston Birmingham F. P. Fitzgerald Clarkdale

Henderson Knocks Out Reynolds in Fort Worth Bout

In Fort Worth Texas on May 6 Red Henderson nicknamed the Dallas demon stopped Fighting Dick Reynolds of San Francisco in the eighth round of a scheduled fifteen round bout Reynolds survived over a dozen knockdowns before the referee counted him out ensuring a dramatic finish amid the crowd action and timing.

Fort Worth Tex Red” Henderson Dallas Demon Dick” Reynolds San Francisco Reynolds R.meness

Houston Buffs Edge Waco 3 2 in Rundown

In Waco on May 6 Causey faltered late, walking Seitz and setting up a home run by Frierson to seal a 3 2 Houston Buffs victory. Sage relieved Causey in the ninth, issuing only six balls as the rally clinched the win.

Waco Tex Causey Houston Seitz Frierson Sage Housrton AB. R C. A A Lee Newnam Itrano Tullos Jenkins Dickson Mats Ofs Reilly Tanner Cot James Tullos Newnam Mathew

Dallas Wins Over Beaumont 2 1 In Pitchers Battle

Dallas defeats Beaumont 2 1 as Crouch Drive scores the winning run in the 9th inning. Shipe and Smithson lock in a seven inning duel before Mackey's pinch hit ties it, final frame seals Dallas win.

Dallas Tex Beaumont Crouch Shipe Smithson Mackey AB. R. H. O. A. E. Ponasor FO Gan Caee Schwind Es McMahon Owas Kka

Fort Worth Edges San Antonio 2 1 in Baseball Fight

Fort Worth defeats San Antonio 2 to 1 as R H E stats show San Antonio 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 and Fort Worth 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0. Harding and Burch opposed Fentress and Betts as umpires Mc Cafferty and Sullivan call the game. Shreveport tops Galveston 5 to 1 in another scoreline with Barfoot Noyes Leverett Smith the battery and Vitter the umpire.

Fort Worth R. OH. E. San Shreveport Galveston Barfoot Noyes Leverett and Smith Vitter

Houston Triumph Over Waco In Low-Scoring Match

In Waco BR Be Houston defeated Waco 3 to 2. Batteries credited to Dickson and Jenkins and to Causey and Reilly. Umpire Mathews officiated.

Houston Waco Dickson and Jenkins Causey Reilly Matthews

Dallas 2 Beaumont beats team with close score

Dallas defeats Beaumont 2 to 0 in a game featuring pitchers Eck and Smithson with Smith, Bobo, Shipe, Sewell, and Moran listed among players and officials.

Dallas Beaumont Atrea H. E. Beaumont Patias Smithson Bobo Shipe Sewell Smith Moran

Washington Philadelphia game postponed by rain

In the American League clash at Philadelphia the Washington team and the Phillies had the game postponed due to rain delaying the schedule.

Philadelphia

St. Louis Beats Detroit in Baseball Exhibition

St. Louis 5 Detroit 0 in an exhibition where St. Louis pitchers held Detroit to a few scattered hits. Battery for St. Louis included Plank James McTigue Boehler and Hartley with Cunningham Boland and Stanage in the field.

St. Louis Detroit Ater H. E Plank James McTigue Boehler Hartley Cunningham Boland Stanage

Cleveland and Chicago Batteries Highlight Early Match

Cleveland 3 Chicago Atoe HH scoreline shows a tight contest with key plays by Covaleskie Q O Neill Russell Benz and Schalk. Batters Covaleskie and Q O Neill anchor the defensive effort while Russell Benz and Schalk provide offense in a tense game.

Cleveland Chicago Atoe Sean Covaleskie Q O’ Neill Russell Benz Schalk

New York Beats Boston 8 to 4 in Boston

New York tallies eight runs in Boston as Mays Ruth Mays and Nanamaker key the offense. Boston struggles with seven pitchers from Fisher to Thomas as New York wins 8 4 in a debut game.

New York Boston R. HE Fisher Mogridge Shawkey Nanamaker Ruth Mays Greeg Jones Thomas A&new

Chicago Net Early Lead In League Game

National League action features Chicago beating Pittsburg 5 to 3 in a game where Chicago scored in the first inning and built a lead. McConnell, Hendrix, Seaton and Archer worked the battery for Chicago with Harmon and Schmidt behind Pittsburg.

Chicago Pittsburg - Atlee H. E Asee Pittsburg McConnell, Hendrix, Seaton and Archer Harmon and Schmidt

Swift quintet takes early lead in inter league bowling

The Swift Company's bowling team, champions of the Commercial League, won two of three against Sams Company, 880 855 and 771 772, to lead the Inter League series. City League champs trail overall by eighteen pins. Ben Pinkus led with 593 total and 221 single game. Dulling 549 and 206, Hardy Waddill 542 and 201. Next matches on alleys 5 and 6.

Swift Company Sams Company Gonfalon Ust Guands Ben Pinkus Hbonory Dulling Hardy Waddill Nat Frazier Pat Thomas Bob Gates A. Swift Garrett Eeere Waddill O'Neil S Reeder Elmendorff Pinkus See Frazier E Wee Thomas Lindloff Bitt

Lipscomb Team Wins Noon Volleyball Match

Lipscomb's squad beat McNeill's combination two games to one in a noon series at the YMCA. The games were 8-11, 11-4, 11-9 with Robert Harris peaking in the third game and strong teamwork noted on both sides. Lineups included Lipscomb (captain) Joe Lipscomb Robert G. Harris Emil Mueller W Fuller and McNeill (captain) A G McNeill Russell B Wine Frank Trotter C A Parrack.

Joe Lipscomb A. G. McNeill Robert Harris Lipscomb Robert G. Harris Emil Mueller W. Fuller McNeill Russell B. Wine Frank Trotter C. A. Parrack

St. Louis Wins 9 7 Over Cincinnati In Nine Innings

St. Louis nips Cincinnati 9 to 7 after trailing early as Cincinnati made a late push. Knetzer Mackenery Mitchell and Clarke were credited with the wins and losses while Sal le Gonzales and Snyder featured in the batteries. A New York Boston game was postponed due to wet grounds.

St. Louis Cincinnati St. In Knetzer Mackenery Mitchell and Clarke Meadows Salle Gonzales Snyder

Brooklyn Philadelphia-Brooklyn Game Postponed

A Brooklyn game against Philadelphia Brooklyn was postponed due to wet grounds in the venue, delaying play and scheduling.

Texas Incorporations and Amendments Notice

Charter grants announced for H D Reynolds Petroleum Co Houston with 100000 capital. Marlin Baseball Club of Marlin 900 capital. Hospital Aid Society of Austin no capital. First Christian Church Moody no capital. Lufkin Land and Lumber Co Kansas City Missouri permit to do business with 800000 capital. Texas HQ Lufkin. Houston Construction Co amends capital from 2500 to 7500. Capital Oil and Gas Co Wichita Falls proves final payment. Morgan Mercantile Co Morgan dissolves.

Austin Tex H. D. Reynolds Petroleum Company Houston Capital Stock John J. Ellig Ely Ensign Marlin Baseball Club Marlin L. N. Lee L. E. Allen E. C. Smith Hospital Aid Society of Austin Mary H. Mitchell Eugene Haynie H. L. Hilgartner First Christian Church of Moody Jim Gent E. K. McNeil W. G. Taylor Texas Lufkin Land and Lumber Company Kansas City Capital Lufkin Houston Construction Company of Capital Oil and Gas Company of Wichita Falls Morgan Mercantile Company of Morgan

Chattanooga 3 Memphis 2 in Southern League thriller

In Chattanooga, Ez homers sparked a 3 2 win over Memphis as the Chattanooga club triumphed 3 to 2. Batteries were Barger, Andreen for Memphis and Martina, Kitchens for Chattanooga in a tight contest.

Chattanooga Memphis Barger Andreen Martina Kitchens

Layton Wins World Pocket Billiards Title

John Layton of Sedalia Missouri defeated Emmett Blankenship of Detroit to capture the world pocket billiards championship in Detroit Michigan. Final score 450 to 340 after three blocks of 150 with Layton leading late and Blankenship totaling 283 points needed to win at start of final night. High runs Blankenship 42 Layton 2.

Detroit Mich John Layton Sedalia Emmett Blankenship Layton Blankenship

New Orleans Defeats Birmingham In Early Darkness

In a rough contest the New Orleans team led Birmingham 6 to 6 through six innings before darkness halted play. Final lines show New Orleans with 6 runs on 11 hits and Birmingham with 6 runs on 4 errors. Batteries listed Brenton Walker Higgins for New Orleans and Johnson Grimes Hau ser for Birmingham.

Birmingham Brenton Walker Higgins Johnson Grimes Hauser

Baseball Scores From Four City Matches

In Minneapolis Louisville defeated American Association opponents 7 to 1 while Milwaukee edged Columbus 4 to 0. Kansas City over Toledo 10 to 3 and St Paul beat Indianapolis 5 to 2.

American Association Minneapolis Louisville Milwaukee Columbus Kansas City Toledo St. Paul Indianapolis

Gotch Refuses to Meet Stecher in Houston Match

Frank Gotch rejects a Houston offer of 25 000 dollars to wrestle Joe Stecher in Houston. Gotch's telegram reply was succinct no. The item notes a concert remark about a law singer and a submarine scare mentioned by the Boston Transcript.

Gotch Stecher Houston Tex Frank Gotch Joe Stecher Boston Transcript

Standings and results from Texas League track preliminaries

The report lists third heat winners in multiple sprint events and field events from the Texas League academy meet preliminaries. It names King Harrison Evans Miller Dixon and others as top placers in 100 yard, 220 yard and 440 yard dashes, hurdles, relays, pole vault, high jump, broad jump, shot put and discus with their times and distances. The finals feature Harding Allen St Edwards San Marcos Baptist academies with event winners such as McClintock Dabney and Wolf among others and include relay and field event victors.

King W Harrison Hall Evans Harrison Miller Henderson Dixon George Collier Field Jackson Baird Rowson Holt Childress McHenry Ferguson Lindsey Wier Phillips Johnson Sealy Harris Earl Overall Buchanan Earl Moore Huckaby Fortune Chandler Jopling Weir McWinney Gilbert Rawson Hoadnight Cassidy G. Smith Riley McLaurin Shook Wolf Hare Briscoe S.E Copass Bain Box Hanus Allen Shelton Harding Slaughter Price McClintock West Lemon Tomlinson S. E Ford Sorrells S&b Fogelman Boreski Adair Bapt Baptist Academy

Regional Soccer Scores and Upcoming Games

Results show Fort Worth 2 San Antonio 1 Houston 3 Waco 2 Dallas 2 Beaumont 1 Shreveport 6 Galveston 1. Play Saturday with matchups listed: San Antonio in Fort Worth, Houston in Waco, Galveston in Shreveport, Beaumont in Dallas.

Pet Ft. Worth Shreveport Houston Waco San Antonio Galveston Beaumont Dallas Ore Tees Fort Worth

Friday's Results Include Delays From Wet Grounds

Philadelphia and Brooklyn games postponed due to wet grounds while New York and Boston fixtures also affected. Chicago defeats Pittsburg 6 to 3 in a separate result.

Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Boston Chicago Pittsburg St. Louis Cincinnati

Cincinnati at St Louis Chicago at Pittsburg

A set of baseball matchups lists Cincinnati visiting St Louis, Chicago traveling to Pittsburg, Philadelphia hosting Brooklyn, and Boston facing New York.

Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Ikea Pittsburg New York St. Louis

Washington Philadelphia Iain Score Report

A terse sports brief lists results for baseball games with Washington facing Philadelphia and New York against Boston. Scoring tallies show St Louis 6 Detroit 4, Cleveland 3 Chicago 2, and New York with Boston 4.

Washington-Philadelphia Iain St. Louis Detroit Cleveland Chicago New York Boston

St. Louis at Detroit Cleveland at Chicago

St. Louis visits Detroit while Cleveland hosts Chicago in a cross division matchup. Washington plays Philadelphia and New York travels to Boston in NBA style scheduling notes.

Baseball Scores From Friday Night Games

Friday results show Chattanooga edged Memphis 3 2 Mobile defeated Atlanta 6 1 Little Rock beat Nashville 3 1 New Orleans lost to Birmingham 6 6. The slate included close contests and notable batting displays across the league.

Chattanooga Memphis Mobile Atlanta Little Rock Nashville New Orleans Birmingham

Football Schedule Highlights Across Southern Cities

Mobile faces Atlanta, Memphis contests Chattanooga, New Orleans visits Birmingham, Nashville travels to Little Rock in a set of regional games. Teams seek early season momentum with regional rivals on the slate.

Ly W. L. Pet New Orleans Nashville Birmingham Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Ee Han Ee Chattanooga Mobile A

State Interscholastic Preliminary Results at Texas meet

Preliminary results from the State Interscholastic League meet at the University of Texas list finalists for the finals. In 120 yard hurdles Class B first heat George leads, with Smith Sanford and Henderson Polk among top finishers. Class A top times include Brown D Brown and Frazier Riley. 50 yard dash Class B sees Dixon George and Fortune Hall advance.

Austin Tex University of Texas George Smith Sanford Henderson Polk Brown D. Brown Frazier Riley Phillips Earl Overall Dupuy Johnson Stubbs Moore Lankford Dixon Fortune Hall

Des Jardine Signed by Cleveland Americans Pitcher

CHICAGO May 6 Paul Des Jardine of the University of Chicago has signed as a pitcher with the Cleveland Americans. He earned a try-out during batting practice Friday and received a on the spot contract. Des Jardine set a record by not giving a base on balls during the China Japan trip last year.

Des Jardine Cleveland Chicago Ill Paul Des Jardine University of Chicago Cleveland Americans

St Edwards Place Edging Harding in Close Swim Meet

In a tight scoring matchup Allen Academy led with 51 points, Baptist Academy 48, Harding 28, and St Edwards 25. McClintock topped the individual scoring with 20 points.

St. Edwards Harding Allen Academy Baptist Academy McClintock Allen

Navigators Defeat Bronchos 5 1 In Junior A Indoor Baseball

In the Y M C A Junior A league the Navigators beat the Bronchos 5 to 1. Angelo Battaglia and Mark Postlewaite led Navi batters with three and two hits respectively. Norris Stewart pitched a no hit game in the second contest, with Russell Jonas allowing one hit and Irvine Archer the lone Broncho hit. Stewart also turned a unassisted double play.

Navigators Bronchos Giants Pirates Angelo Battaglia Mark Postlewaite George Dietzel Harold Cory Fred Payne Norris Stewart Russell Jonas Stewart Irvine Archer Jonas

Southern Baptist convention at Asheville

Southern Baptist convention in Asheville runs May 13 to 16 with a sleeper option through May 15. Advertisement notes Southern Pacific service details and pricing of 39 dollars and ninety cents.

Southern Baptist Convention Asheville Sleeper Southern Pacific

Shreveport Beats Galveston to Even Series 5-1

Shreveport struck late Friday to tie the series with Galveston 5 to 1 as Leverett was effective throughout and kept Galveston’s offense quiet. Bernsen drove in two Shreveport runs, while Knaupp Barr and others contributed on offense. Details include stolen bases, sacrifices, two-base hits, and pitching notes from Barfoot and Leverett. final score 5-1.

Shreveport Galveston Leverette Bernsen Iiss Ee Shreveport— AB. R. H. O. A. EL Bock Schrader Esas CPSC Lennon Shioe Perneen Ceis Vorett Galenten Knaupp Barr Stuart Smith Breaux Parr Sentell Johnson Carroll Balis Barfoot Leverett Ritter

Hear the Bible in the Skies at Redmen Hall

Dr. W. C. Haynes delivers a talk titled Hear the Bible in the Skies and discusses the Noun System used by the Israelites at Redmen Hall on Saturday night.

Redmen Hall W. C. Haynes

Colored excursion to Seguin with special train

A May 11 excursion for African American travelers departs Seguin on a Southern Pacific special train at 9 a m for one dollar round trip. Advance ads promote the trip and the railroad is noted.

Seguin Southern Pacific

Sutherland Springs Sunday Round Trip Fare 60 Cents

The notice lists a Sunday round trip fare of 60 cents for travel to Sutherland Springs and back via the Southern Pacific with a timetable reference at 7 55.

Sutherland Springs Southern Pacific

Fresh shrimp for fishing at River side Restaurant

River side Restaurant advertises fresh shrimp for fishing enthusiasts with seafood specials and dine in options. This brief promo highlights a seafood offer aimed at local anglers and diners.

Riverside Restaurant

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