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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1918

Page

3

Opening game blowout as Shreveport Gassers top San Antonio

Heavy hitting fueled a 10 to 3 home win for Shreveport over San Antonio. Harper struggled early but Mullins closed the game as O Neill’s lineup delivered eleven hits including four triples and a homer by Hungling. Polson shut down the visitors except for two innings, and Brannan’s error helped cap a rough night for the Bronchos.

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Waco Dodgers Rally Past Navs In Eighth Inning Win

Waco leads by one until the eighth when Stellbauer triples, McDonald homers, Nixon adds another, Davis allows five hits through seven then the Navs strike back but fall behind as Stellbauer and McDonald drive in key runs. Houston the umpire, May 13, Waco 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 7 9 1 Navs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2.

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National League scores tied to early baseball results

In Cincinnati New York fell 1 to 3 as Perritt and Anderson worked for the visitors while Carroll and Wingo provided support. Brooklyn beat Pittsburg 7 to 4 with Cheney and Miller driving 15 hits. Philadelphia shut out Chicago 2 to 0 as Main and Davis held the whites. Boston routed St. Louis 8 to 1 behind Nehf and Wilson while Horstman Doak and Snyder assisted.

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Detroit Tops Red Sox in 11 Inning Slugfest

Detroit outslugged Boston 11 10 in a tense 11 inning game at Boston. Bundled by strong hitting, Detroit rallied with a late surge as Finneran Yelle and Spencer contributed key hits to seal the victory.

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Waco Aviators Triumph Again In Swatfest Over Kelly Field

The Waco Aviation Camp team from Camp Mac 1 Arthur and Rich Field swept a five game series with Kelly Field outfit from South San Antonio at League Park. Final score 12 to 2 as Waco piled fourteen hits including three doubles and two triples. Dennis pitched well for Rich Field, while Joe Miller of Kelly Field struggled after a strong start. Williams Ellison led Waco with three hits apiece, and doubles by McDermott and Coyle added key runs. Cadreau pitched the final inning for Kelly Field. injuries troubled Kelly Field early as Semple, Harm, and Lynch were later replaced.

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Tragedy in Petrograd Train Car Ends in Double Bayonetings

A New York World account describes a Petrograd train compartment where a woman accuses a Russian soldier of stealing her purse. Red guards kill the soldier, are killed by fellow soldiers, and the woman is murdered after the group discovers her purse was hidden, with all bodies tossed from the window as the train nears a town.

Petrograd London Red Guard New York World

Texas League Friday Standings and Results

Standings of the clubs in the Texas League with Friday results show Shreveport defeating San Antonio 10 to 0 and Houston beating Waco 5 to 2. Dallas-Dallas and Fort Worth had rain with games postponed. Tomorrow’s schedule lists San Antonio at Shreveport, Houston at Waco, and Dallas at Fort Worth.

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Cleveland and Philadelphia Play Low Scoring Clash

Cleveland beat Philadelphia 5 to 4 as Boston defeated Detroit 11 to 4. New York topped St Louis 4 to 2, while Washington edged Chicago 1 to 0. The schedule featured Chicago at Washington, St Louis at New York, Detroit at Boston, and Cleveland at Philadelphia.

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Oklahoma University Wins Intercollegiate Track Meet

Oklahoma University won the Oklahoma intercollegiate field and track meet in Stillwater scoring 73 1 3 points. Oklahoma A and M College finished second with 1 1 3, Phillips University third with 22 1 3, Southwestern Normal sixth, Northwestern Normal two. None of the field records approached the state marks.

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Johnny Coulon joins Camp Travis boxing program

Johnny Coulon, 118 pounds, 5 ft 0 in, reports to Capt Sam A Greenwell at Camp Travis to train Texas and Oklahoma National Army soldiers in boxing and bayonet drills. A former bantamweight title contender, Coulon arrives after consulting Mike Gibbons, aims to train thousands of soldiers, and begins practice on Monday.

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Farming Jobs Pay Better

The Ohio State Council of Defense has launched a wide survey of urban and rural labor conditions. It reports wage comparisons suggesting city workers with modest salaries could be financially better off moving to the country, despite rural wages appearing higher.

Ohio State Council of Defense Atlanta Constitution

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