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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
4
San Antonio Bronchos lose to the Waco Navs 3 to 1 in a pitchers duel. Perry Wats braves the mound for San Antonio, while Mokan and Northen key hits pace Waco's scoring, with critical defensive plays shaping the game at the exchange.
In a tangled recap multiple games are listed with unclear pairings and venues. Teams like Washington Boston New York Chicago Cleveland and Philadelphia appear with incomplete city and score details in a jumbled late edition snippet.
In Shreveport Dallas struggles as Verbout and teammates stall early, Kinney stays steady for the home nine. The Gassers rally late with hits in the seventh and ninth, lifting Shreveport to a victory over Dallas.
Patterson and Patan spark a infield action with stolen bases as Bra ine Neill and Tyllis push runs. Verbout Kinney and Verhinney torment Dallas and Shreveport defenses, while umpire Miller calls time after a tense sequence.
Fort Worth defeated Houston 3 to 2 as Wachtel hurled a complete game for the Bulls while McDonald joined for Fort Worth with two RBIs. The game featured a tense late inning and several misplayed balls.
Standing of the clubs shows San Antonio, Waco, and Shreveport near the top with Dallas and Houston trailing. Today’s games feature San Antonio at Waco, Dallas at Shreveport, and Houston at Fort Worth.
National League scores show Pittsburgh 2 Chicago 0 and St Louis 4 Cincinnati 2 with Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and New York at Cincinnati on tap. Local items mention New Orleans 6 Chicago 0 and Mobile 0 Nashville 0 while unrelated anecdotes appear about a preacher and parish visit.
The two game series between Kelly Field and Rich Field in Waco at League Park opens Thursday afternoon with game two set for Friday. Kelly Field will miss George Kelly due to an ankle injury but brings a strong pitching staff led by Joe Miller who may start Thursday. Rich Field counters with Walkup and Bierman among key players as they defend against Kelly Field in the Waco exhibition series.
Toward season end Kelly Field and Rich Pield clash after scrapping. Melly Field team to face Camp Travis outfit at League Park Sunday in the second game of a five game series for the army championship of San Antonio and vicinity.
Boston coverage details Browning as the prolific inventor behind many Winchester arms models from the lever action to repeating rifles and the Remington and Stevens lines. The article credits him with the Colt machine gun and pistols, noting royalties from Liege designs and automatic weapon innovations. It also references political controversy surrounding his influence on military policy.
New York 3 Pittsburg 2 at Pittsburg Batteries Barnes and McCarty Miller Harmon and Schmidt Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 2 at Cincinnati Batteries Griner and Millers Smith and Winge Boston 6 Chicago 0 at Boston Batteries Filisim and Wilson Vaughan Wendrix and IWillifer Philadelphia 5 St Louis 4 at St Louis Batteries Hogg and Lurns Doak and Spyder
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 8 to 0 in Philadelphia with pitching notes Faber and Schalks Perry and Perkins credited. Cleveland beat Washington 4 to 2 in Washington as Morton and Ayres contributed. St Louis report notes Disirocter from Philadelphia Nationists enlisting in the army with plans to depart next week amid city pride.
McKinley Avenue Methodist and First Presbyterians won in the Sunday School Indoor Baseball League double header at the Y M C A. McKinley beat St Mark's Episcopal 7 to 6, while Westminster Presbyterian defeated Westmin ster 14 to 6. St Mark's eliminated from race. McKinley tied for lead.
Westminster outhit Forest nine with Douglas Anderson and Fred Jager each three hits as Manfred Gerhardt pitched well yet lacked run support. Westminster led 1 0 after two frames, then Forest scored multiple innings with 3 in the second, 9 in the third, and 1 in the final. Behring scored while Jawort officiated. Kafir bread may gain use if kafir crop succeeds.
J L Weeks scored twenty straight bullseyes at 50 feet on the one inch target and posted multiple marksman scores on rifle and pistol targets. HH W McCabe qualified as junior marksman earning a Winchester medal while Lieut Chadbourne and Lieut Foust posted high scores on varied bullseyes.
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