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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1911

Page

6

Nags Rally In Eighth Falls Short Against Mets 3 2

Cy Young pitched superbly for the Indians through seven innings as Mets fall behind but rally in the eighth. Johnson belted a homer and Daringer added a two bagger before Cocheran and Mets push back for the win. Allison started for the Nags and left ill after five innings.

Cy Young Indians Cocheran Young Johnson Daringer Mets Metz Allison Jackson White Casey Person Kane Ison

Fort Worth Triumphs Over Galveston In Texas League

Fort Worth won 7 to 4 at Galveston as unsteady defense and sloppy eighth inning helped the visitors score four runs. James hit Galveston’s lone homer to right center. Brandt pitched for Galveston with Nelly and Green behind, while Spencer and Atkinson umpired.

Galveston Tex Fort Worth Sand Crabs James Brandt R. H. BE

Maloney Protests Tilt as Austin Defeats Dallas 1–0

In a pitchers duel, Ashton bested McAdams as Austin edged Dallas 1 to 0. Giants manager Maloney protested a first inning call by umpire Goodman that ruled Ens out on a two-base hit by Forsythe.

Austin Tex Ashton McAdams Dallas Maloney Giants Goodman Ens Forsythe R. H. E. Austin Schmidt Murphy Mathews

Vic Miller Struggles in Houston Safety Victory

Rose falters as Vic Miller suffers hard luck in a 6 run error plagued game for the Navigators. Dodds errors start Houston scoring while Rose’s wild pitches and a botched double play by Carson allow Salm to score. Final line shows Houston 8 Navigators 3 with Rose charged for the loss.

Houston Tex Rose Bison Navigators Miller Dodds Carson Bac Salm R. H. E. Houston Ewe Alexander Brady

Spirits rally fuels San Antonio win over Oklahoma City

In a fast game, San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 2 to 3 as Daringer doubled and Johnson drove him in. Cocheran pitched four innings for the Mets, with Young and Wallace contributing key plays and Betts handling a passed ball.

Daringer Johnson Wallace Coche Young Cocheran Mets San Antonio EB. Dafinger Oc Scien OS SD Johnston Ce Ore Ce Sas meOte Ae Bees Covenmart Eis Ak Bette Tapasimiel Firestine Ic Sc Oklahoma City AB. R Ucae Bess Case Allison White Jackson Johnston Kane Persons Noyes Betts Bush

Standing of Clubs and Tonight's Games

The standings of clubs are noted with games today including matchups Oklahoma City at San Antonio Waco at Houston Dallas at Austin Fort Worth at Galveston.

Oklahoma City San Antonio Waco Houston Dallas Austin Fort Worth Galveston P. C Waco Oe Sen al

Matchups across cities spark regional sports play

New York travels to Cleveland while Philadelphia visits St. Louis. Boston meets Detroit and Washington clashes with Chicago in a set of early season showcases across major markets.

Clu Psyd Detroit Boston Philadelphia Chicago New York Washington Cleveland Roms Sc St. Louis

National League Scores Quick Recap

St Louis defeats Brooklyn 8 to 3 while Philadelphia tops Pittsburgh 9 to 5. Cincinnati runs to 18 against Boston, Chicago 6 over New York. Chicago visits Brooklyn and St Louis visits New York, with Pittsburgh at Boston and Cincinnati at Philadelphia.

St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburg Cincinnati Boston Chicago New York Clu Won

Southern League Scores_dict Mobile Triumphs Over Chattanooga

In Mobile the Mobile team defeated Chattanooga 4 to 1. New Orleans beat Memphis 5 to 2. Birmingham triumphed over Nashville 5 to 2. Montgomery and Atlanta games listed with scores 0 and 6 respectively, indicating additional results in the league standings.

Intercity Pairings Prompt National Football Matchups

Chattanooga in Mobile. Nashville in Birmingham. Atlanta in Montgomery. Memphis in New Orleans. The line results suggest a regional scheduling pattern with teams aligned to opponent cities across the South.

Unclear Regional Lottery Picks Fragment

Fragmentary OCR shows entries: At Ore City Yazoo City 1 4 Jack son 3 9, At Hattiesburg Hattiesburg 5 Meridian 6, At Greenwood Greenwood 3 Vicksburg 2. No clear event or outcome provided.

Ore City Yazoo City Jackson Hattiesburg Meridian Greenwood Vicksburg

Basketball Standings From Midwest Meeting

Ip Indianapolis dominates with a score of 2 while Louisville posts 2 in Columbus. Minneapolis records 2 and Milwaukee 5. St Paul shows 4 and Kansas City 6 in the Midwest league results.

Indianapolis Tolec Louisville Minneapolis Milwaukee St. Paul Kansas City

Albany and Macon Score Twice in Regional Contest

In Albany Savannah defeated, then Macon beat Augusta. Columbus edged Charlestown while Jacksonville won against Columbia in a sequence of regional games.

Albany Savannah Macon Augusta Columbus Charleston Jacksonville Columbia

Goodman and Gary to Substitute in Hammond Bout

Danny Goodman and Tommy Gary have been matched to fight at the Hammond A. C. in Hammond Indiana on May 18 replacing the Crabby Brown bout which was canceled due to injuries to Browns hands in a recent fight.

Goodman Gary Chicago Danny Goodman Tommy Gary Hammond A. C Hammond Ind Crabby-Brown Brown

Baker Shuts Out Bay City In Southwest Texas League

Beeville pitcher Baker held Bay City to one hit in a 1 0 win with strong defense from Merritt and Anderson. Wehrman allowed one walk as Bay City managed a lone hit. shortstop Anderson debuted for Knaupp due to illness. Bermudas Rally in Eighth. Laredo beat Corpus Christi 9 5 as Ramos and Bannon held on for the win.

Bay City Beeville Corpus Christi Laredo Victoria Brownsville Baker Tex Wehrman Merritt Anderson Knaupp San Antonio Wehrman and Sweet Baker and Brammel Hurlburt Bermudas Corpus Dryer Pelicans Newmeyer Ramos Varedo Luaredo Bannon

Brownies Win in Tenth at Brownsville

In Brownsville Texas on May 13 Wickey struggled in the ninth and allowed three hits for two runs tying the game. Maxon pitched the tenth and kept Victoria from scoring as Adams scored the winning run after Peebles walked and Kiser doubled followed by a bunt from Adams.

Brownies Brownsville Tex Wickey Maxon Rosebuds Cosgrove Volz Peebles Kiser Adams Victoria Hickey Yarger Colgrove Knaupp Davern

Windy City College Teams Meet

Athletic squads from the University of Chicago face the University of Illinois in Chicago today. The two universities baseball clubs will also compete here at Marshall Field.

Windy City College Chicago University of Chicago University of Ilinois Marshall Field

Seven Piece Baseball Outfit Advertised By A M Piper

The ad promotes a seven piece outfit including an ash bat heavy wire mask thickly padded catcher’s mitt a leather glove with patent clasp a strongly stitched ball and a neat adjustable belt with a cap. It invites readers to write for fitting details. A M Piper 206 Popular Bldg Des Moines Iowa.

A. M. Piper Dev Moines Iowa

Derby Day at Churchill Downs

The Kentucky Derby will be run this afternoon before a likely record crowd in clear weather and a well conditioned track. Ten horses are on the program with eight possible starts, and favorites have shifted as form changes. Governor Gray and Captain Jim Williams are current local favorites, while Round the World has faded from earlier top status. Meridian and Colston also figure among strong contenders.

Associated Press Louisville America Governor Gray Jim Williams Round Meridian Colston Useess

Agricultural and Mechanical College Wins Texas Track Title

The meet at Kyle field saw A and M win the state intercollegiate track title by five points over the University of Texas. Lambert set a discus record at 108 feet 2 1/2 inches, Lawther equaled the 11 foot pole vault state mark, and Little set a new 880 yard run record. Austin College and Daniel Baker contributed notable points as A and M claimed six firsts, four seconds and four thirds for 46 points to Texas 41.

College Station Tex Kyle Field Agricultural and Mechanical College University of Texas Lambert

Phillies Take Three Reanim Scoreline H E Pittsburg

Phillies edged Pittsburgh in a high scoring three game swing with late runs, Steele Philippe Ferry and Moran handling pitching duties while Beebe Moore Moran contributed on offense. Reds beat Boston in a run heavy game Pfeiffer Flaherty McTeague and Graham led the battery as Suggs Burns and McLean handled behind the plate. Cardinals sweep thanks to eight runs in St Louis rally as Golden Bresnahan and Schardt Miller Bergen connected on key hits for the 8 to 6 final.

Phillies H. E. Pittsburg Philadelphia Steele Philippe Ferry Simon Beebe Moore Moran Reds Boston H. E. Boston Cincinnati Pfeiffer Flaherty McTeague Graham Suggs Burns McLean Cardinals St. Louis Brooklyn Golden Bresnahan Biss Beil Schardt Miller Bergen

Cubs Break Even With Giants In Baseball Game

Cubs and Giants tie as Chicago scores six runs while New York manages four. Game features strong showings from pitchers Richie Brown and Kling for Chicago and Ames Drucke and Wilson for New York.

Cubs Giants Chicago New York Richie Brown Kling Ames Drucke Wilson

Mutt and Jeff Coupon Offer At Local Department Store

Coupon presented at The Light Premium Department on Losoya Street near the Lo Soya Hotel offers a bound book of Mutt and Jeff cartoons and sayings for 40 cents in store or 55 cents by mail.

Mutt and Jeff Light Premium Losoya Street Losoya Hotel

Baseball showdowns dot the weekend schedule around town

The Conover team meets Del Rio in a three game series starting this afternoon with a Sunday double header. Stowers meets Johnson Bronchos Sunday at 3 30 at Krisch park in a key semi pro game. A B Frank and H Halff Bros clash this afternoon on South Presa. Texas Eagles seek a Sunday game with any team under 17. The manager is at new phone 2255. San Antonio Hardware and Four Seasons Restaurant clash Sunday morning on River avenue in a city race for the independent title. Dalkowitz faces Saratoga Restaurant Sunday morning at West End with 9 o clock start and 8 30 report. Joker Athletic club plays Tigers at New Braunfels Sunday afternoon. Jokers election results: Grant president Ehrhardt vice president and manager Anderson secretary treasurer Bedell captain.

Conover del Rio Stowers Johnson Bronchos Krisch Park San Antonio Hardware Four Seasons River Avenue Dalkowitz Saratoga Restaurant West End Saratogas Joker Athletic Club Tigers New Braunfels Jokers Grant Ehrhardt Anderson Bedell

Teams Clash as Cleveland Falls to Boston in Six to Two

Mitchell pitched well into the fifth before Boston mounted a comeback and won 6 to 2. Battery lines list Mitchell Harkness Smith for Cleveland and Cicotte Carrigan for Boston. In Chicago Washington edged the home team 6 to 5 after a ninth inning rally. Olmstead Block Graney Henry on the batteries.

Cleveland Mitchell Boston R. H. E. Cleveland Harkness Smith Cicotte Carrigan Chicago Washington Olmstead and _ Block Graney and Henry

Philadelphia Powers Past St. Louis In Slugging Win

In a high scoring game Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 17 to 13 yesterday. Philadelphia led 4.7 in the first, 121 in the second, 101 in the third, while St. Louis posted 0.21 0 in the first and 2.00 in the third. Coombs Morgan Bend er and Livingstone Mitchell George Hamilton and Clarke pitched for the teams.

Philadelphia St. Louis R. H. E. Philadelphia Coombs Morgan Bender Livingstone Mitchell George Hamilton Clarke

Cobb's Aggressive Steals Help Mercs Edge New York

Detroit defeats the New York team 6 to 5 as Cobb's base running keyed the win. The line score shows New York 58 hits 0 errors and Detroit 67 hits 1 error with Caldwell Sweeney Covington and Stanage working the batteries.

Detroit Cobb Mercs New York Caldwell and Sweeney Covington and Stanage

Murphy and Brown to meet again for ten round bout

New York May 13 Sporting experts split over who won the Brookyn fight between Tommy Murphy and I Knockout Brown and both sides expect a rematch in two weeks at 133 pounds. The Twentieth Century Athletic Club backs the bout and the winner will face Matt Wells on June 1.

New York Tommy Murph Brown Bette Brooklyn Twentieth Center Athletic Club Matt Wells Murphy Bro

Rain at Vernon Abundant in Texas Town

Rain fell abundantly in Vernon Texas early today marking a wet start to the day. Local observers reported heavy showers across the area with continuing chances of rain throughout the morning.

Vernon Vernon, Tex

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