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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1912

Page

8

Runner-up in former matches in good form for state golf title

A strong San Antonio contingent heads to Dallas for several days of practice before the state championship at Dallas Country Club Wednesday through Saturday. Frank Lewis, captain and four time runner up, leads local hopes, with R H Connerly of Austin returning and others joining later.

Dallas Maasion W. F. McCaleb J. H. Burleson Thomas Goggan Frank M Robert Kampmann Bert R. E. Moss Guy Patterson Omby Ike Kampmann San Antonio Frank Lewis Lewis R. H. Connerly Austin

Tigers Forfeit Game Against Los Angeles Heights

The Tigers forfeited a scheduled game with the Los Angeles Heights yesterday after Toon failed to appear at the appointed start time, ending the match before it began.

Tigers Los Angeles Heights

New Process Team Wins Over All-Stars in Olive Diamond Fight

The New Process Laundry baseball team defeated the All-Stars 5 to 4 on Sunday morning at Olive diamond. Both sides showcased sharp defense with double plays and a home run apiece, making it a fast and interesting clash.

New Process New Process Laundry All-Stars Olive Diamond

Acke Bros Offer Best Delivery Wagons in Antonio

Acke Bros advertise the best delivery wagons ever sold in Antonio promising Superior service and value to local businesses seeking reliable transport.

Acke Bros Antonio

Parker the Wisconsin-Illinois pitcher reshapes baseball talk

Clark Griffith recalls Alex's comeback and praises Parker from the Wisconsin-Illinois league as a master of polite expressiveness who can infuriate batters and coaches, provoking umpire involvement. The piece notes Parker's past as a boxer and mocks old coacher banter while highlighting his rare talent to rally teammates.

Clark Griffith Alexander Alex Griff W. A. Phelan Griffith New York Parker Reese Youngstown

St Anthony's College Beats Moore Company 6 to 1

St Anthony's College routed Moore Company 6 to 1 in an easy afternoon game. Batteries Cozad and Sullivan for St Anthony's with Vogler behind the plate. Umpires Hart and Smith. Score by innings shows St Anthony's with 101 000 04x and Moore Co. 000 000 001.

St. Anthony's St. Anthony's College Moore Company R. H St. Anthony’s Moore Co Cozad Sullivanier Vogler Hart Mith

Milams Dominate Chihuahua In Sunday Baseball

The Milams defeated Chihuahua 16 to 1 yesterday afternoon. Haas Krisch Mooner and Speer powered the offense with standout hitting as the defining feature of the game. There were no other notable events recorded.

Milams Haas Krisch Mooner Speer

Frank Bros Team Falls to Post Office Nine in Close Game

Frank Bros team lost to the Post Office players 10 to 9 yesterday afternoon. Meads pitched well and also produced strong batting as the game’s key highlights.

Frank Bros Post Office Meads

Texas League Today Wide Schedule Of Texas City Matchups

San Antonio visits Austin while Waco battles Galveston Dallas plays Beaumont and Fort Worth travels to Houston in a stacked Texas League card with several road trips and potential early standings shifts.

San Antonio Austin Waco Galveston Dallas Beaumont Fort Worth Houston Plyd Rr P.C. Wce Igccocs Beaumont See Ween Austin A. Seen Dallas Aeons

Aftnas and Washer Bros Teams Win in Commercial League

Two games were played at Krisch Park yesterday in the Commercial League Aftnas defeated the opponent and Washer Bros. also triumphed. The results highlight the competitiveness of local teams and the league standings.

Aftnas Washer Bros Krisch Park

National League Yesterday’s Results and Today’s Schedule

Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 4 to 2 while St. Louis beat Boston 4 to 3. New York and Chicago had rain. Today’s games feature Boston at St Louis, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at Chicago, and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.

Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Boston New York-Chicago New York Chicago Philadelhia Pittsburg

Merchant Teams Play Wolfson and Joske Were Winners

Yesterday at the fair grounds merchant teams clashed with Wolfson and Joske emerging as winners in the day’s events.

Wolfson Joske Fair Grounds

Bronchos Fall In Opening Game At Austin

Austin defeated San Antonio 10 to 4 in the series opener. Betts drove a grand slam in the first inning after the Bronchos loaded the bases with no hits. Robinson and Hinninger later hit for four bases for Austin as Lewis held on for the win.

Associated Press Austin Tex Betts Senators Robinson Smith Hinninger Lewis McGraner Austin Bee San Antonio Downey Hille G. Smith Brownlow Robingen Seitz Cook Rogers Newhouse

City Leaguers Stage Fast Brace Sunday at Texas League Park

Dalkowitz leads in top standing with a 5 to 3 win over the Stowers in the second game of a doubleheader. Higgins Co defeats the Roundups 3 to 2 in the first clash as Wurzbach keeps the Roundups to five hits while Mitchell strands costly errors.

Dalkowitz Stowers Higgins Co Wurzbach Michael Holebrook Vcecgeseeee Slaughter, Co Cvroeds Cso PRYOR Seewees Maller Pothis Stahl Innin Higgins Favella Imbau Dunke Mitchell Schuhart Anthony Thiel Slaughter Lieck Collis

Cleveland dominates Washington in 6-1 victory

American League notes report Cleveland defeated Washington 6 to 1. Other games see Chicago at Philadelphia, St Louis at Boston, Detroit at New York, and Cleveland playing Washington again.

Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Detroit New York Cleveland Washington Psyd Mer P.C. Chicago Il Il

Beaumont Beats Dallas In Brisk Park Showdown

Beaumont wins 8 to 1 at Magnolia Park before 500 fans as Shont hits in bunches and bases loaded rallies power the locals past Dallas. Martina and Holtz hold the visitors while Shantz and Gibson handle nine innings in a fast regional game.

Associated Press Beaumont Tex Shont Dallas Magnolia Park R. H. E. Beaumont Martina Holtz Shantz Gibson Brady

Parish shines as Morris powers Fort Worth past Houston 3–2

Morris hit a second inning triple as Fort Worth defeated Houston 3 to 2 in a featureless game. Parish held the pinches, but Foster pitched better after a rough start as Houston tallying came in the seventh. Fort Worth scored on a sun field error and added three runs on two innings.

Associated Press Houston Tex Parish Fort Worth Morris Foster R. H. E. Houston Foster and Allen Kitchens Jacobs

Wolfson Edges Guarantee In Morning Mercantile League

Wolfson defeated the Guarantee Shoe team 11 to 10 in the morning game at the Fairgrounds. The match stayed tight to the eighth inning with notable hitting and fielding before Joske's routed Wolff and Marx 20 to 3 in the afternoon.

Wolfson Guarantee Shoe Company Mercantile League Fairgrounds Joske's Wolff & Marx Joske’s R. H. EB. Wolfson Marks and Heick Walton Arm and Burke Rogers E. Wome Wolff.& Marx Ruiz Rilling Jand Bene

Cuero opts out of Midcoast Baseball league

Cuero, Texas, May 12. A town committee found businessmen favor amateur baseball and Cuero will not join the Midcoast Baseball league. The mass meeting last Tuesday night approved the decision, clarifying Cuero never authorized interest in joining the league.

Cuero Tex Midcoast Baseball League

Waco Navigators Rally Past Sand Crabs In Galveston Comeback

Coming from behind, the Waco Navigators erased a three run advantage by Sand Crabs with a timely burst of hits and a costly error in the seventh inning to win 5 to 4 before a large Sunday crowd in Galveston. Helm and H Williams starred for the Crabs while Lohman and Carson worked for Waco. Umpire Van Sickle oversaw the game. Riebe Undertaking Co. provided auto ambulance service.

Associated Press Galveston Tex Waco Navigators R. H. E. Galveston Helm H. Williams Waco Lohman Carson van Sickle

Sousa Leads In Southern Handicap Trap Tournament

Columbus Ga May 13 scores of trap shooting enthusiasts arrive for the opening of the seventh southern handicap tournament. The event runs through Thursday with caps and about 3000 dollars in prizes. Elmer E Shaner secretary and manager of the International Association for the Encouragement of Trap Shooting oversees. More than 100 top amateurs and professionals are expected, including John Philip Sousa.

Associated Press Columbus Elmer E. Shaner International Association For the Encouragement of John Phillip Sousa

Texas Eagles Juniors sweep three wins Sunday crowd

The Texas Eagles Juniors won all three Sunday games, taking one in the morning and two in the afternoon. They beat the Mexican Eagles 17 to 3 in the morning, then defeated the Tigers 19 to 3 and Palm Heights 15 to 0 in the afternoon.

Texas Eagles Mexican Eagles Tigers Palm Heights

Frank Brothers Edge Jokers in 12 Inning Thriller

The Frank Brothers beat the Jokers in a 12 inning game yesterday afternoon. A late run in the twelfth inning when Sarhama singled with a man on third provided the deciding score as fans watched a well played contest. Final: Franks 13 Jokers 12. Batteries: Jokers Young Hovel Picard Wreckline Frank Brothers Gittinger Butler. Umpire Getting.

Frank Bros Frank Brothers Jokers Sarhama R. H. E. Franks Young and Hovel Picard and Wreckline Gittinger and Butler Getting

Collegians Sweep Doubleheader Over Meiers Pharmacy and Chaos Reds

The St Louis college juniors won both games yesterday in a doubleheader. The Collegians defeated Meiers Pharmacy 6 to 3 and Chaos Reds juniors 7 to 0. Schuehle pitched five innings of no hit ball in the second game.

Collegians St. Louis College Meiers Pharmacy Chaos Reds Schuehle

Cracks Invade Lockhart in Tennis Encounter

New Braunfels tennis team Moore Orth and Clemens and Miss Pfeuffer and Tolle defeated Lockhart players in a mixed match at Lockhart. Professor Moore won the singles 2 to 1 over Cabaniss, while Orth and Clemens won the doubles 3 to 2. Lockhart ladies Lan caster and Burns took the ladies doubles, as locals cheered their home players.

New Braunfels Tex Moore Orth Clemens Pfeuffer Tolle Lockhart Professor Moore Cabaniss Barnes Innman Lancaster Burns

Tigers Beat Seguin in One Sided 6 to 0 Baseball Game

In New Braunfels Texas on May 13 the Tigers defeated Seguin 6 to 0. The Tigers started with four runs in the first inning and the Seguin players committed many errors as New Braunfels controlled the game from the start.

Tigers Seguin New Braunfels Tex

Boerne White Sox edge Nationals in tight win

Boerne Texas May 13 The Boerne White Sox beat the Nationals of San Antonio 4 to 2 in a fast game here yesterday afternoon. Louis Gueldner pitched superbly and Hynes also contributed strong work as both teams received solid support from their defenses and batters.

Boerne Wallops Nationals Boerne Tex White Sox Nationals San Antonio Louis Gueldner Hynes Gueldner Guthrie Hynes and Flory

Drivers Beat Bottlers In Antonio City Brewery Game

The drivers defeated the bottlers of Antonio city brewery with a 17 to 1 score after a game played yesterday. The winners racked up twenty two safeties led by heavy hitting. batteries were Stow and Dorsetta, Sommers, Coleman and Bonn with umpire Renz.

Antonio City Stow Dorsetta Sommers Coleman Bonn Renz

Frenchman Gobert Wins First Olympic Tennis Title

Andre Gobert of France defeated C P Dixon of Great Britain 8-6 6-4 6-4 to win the singles championship at the Olympic lawn tennis event in Stockholm. Gobert and Max Germot also won the men’s doubles. King Gustav awarded the medals.

Stockholm Andre H. Gobert France C.P. Dixon Great Britain Gobert Max Germot King Gustav

Rain Delays United States League Play in Midwest Matchups

United States League action stalled as rain affected contests across Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati and Chicago venues. Teams faced scheduling disruptions amid wet conditions in a busy winter stretch.

United States League Cleveland Cleveland-Pittsburg Chicago

Southern and American Association Baseball Scores

Southern Association results show New Orleans 3 over 5 tied Atlanta 9 to 0 in New Orleans, Montgomery 9 over Memphis 6, Mobile 8 over Nashville 1, and Birmingham Chattanooga no game. American Association scores list Milwaukee 11 over Kansas City 7, Minneapolis 2 over St Paul 1, Toledo rain, Indianapolis Louisville rain.

Southern Association New Orleans Atlanta Montgomery Memphis Mobile Nashville Birmingham Birmingham- Chattanooga American Association Milwaukee Kansas City Minneapolis

Roast duck at the White Horse Tavern noted in taxi ad

A fragment mentions a roast duck dish at the White Horse Tavern and taxi contact numbers 1 2 8. The terse reference suggests a dining listing with phone prompts.

White Horse Tavern

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