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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1916

Page

5

Bronchos edge Navigators in eleven with clutch hit

San Antonio Bronchos beat the Waco Navigators 5 to 4 in eleven innings at League Park. Johnny Baggan delivered the winning single to right scoring Harry Stewart from second as the Bronchos rallied from early trouble and battled tied through extra frames.

San Antonio Bronchos Waco Navigators League Park Johnny Baggan Harry Stewart Stewart Harry Ty Cobb Navigators Causey Navs Bittle Coyle Conwell James Love Baggan Wohlleben Burch Westerzil Malmquist Halmquist Jack Love Baerwald Wros Nossa San Antonio Balenty Dunckel Balenti Kuhn Waco Conwel Maimquist Punckel Wild En McCafferty

Moriarity Succeeds Stark as Memphis Manager

George Moriarty veteran major league infielder signed a two year contract to manage the Memphis Southern Association club. He replaces Dolly Stark as skipper of the Chickasaws. Secretary Watkins said waivers will be sought for Stark and if unclaimed he will receive an unconditional release.

Moriarity Stark Memphis Tenn George Moriaty Chicago White Sox Memphis Southern Association Moriarty Dolly” Stark Chickasaws Watkins Waivers

Scores From Kansas City and Minneapolis Games

At Kansas City the Kansas City team defeated Milwaukee 14 to 5. In Minneapolis the home team beat St. Paul 6 to 1. Only two games on the schedule.

American Association Kansas City Milwaukee Minneapolis St. Paul

Sutherland Springs Sunday Rail Run at 7 55 A M

The notice advertises a 60 cents fare for a round trip from Sutherland Springs and back every Sunday on the Southern Pacific line departing at 7 55 in the morning.

Sutherland Springs Southern Pacific

Friday Baseball Scores Across Texas and Nearby Cities

Friday results show San Antonio 5 over Waco 4, Galveston 3 over Fort Worth 1, Beaumont 2 over Shreveport 1, Houston 3 over Dallas 2. Matchups include Waco at San Antonio, Fort Worth at Galveston, and Dallas at Houston.

R. Ee Pet Waco Eeneeee Shreveport Ee San Antonio Waco Galveston Fort Worth Beaumont Shreveport Houston Dallas

Baseball Leaders Show Tight Batting Across Leagues

Jake Daubert of Brooklyn tops National League batting at .334 while Fred Williams of Chicago leads in home runs with six. Tris Speaker heads the American League with a .398 average as Koch, Griggs and others pace pitchers and runners across a wide set of teams including the Pirates, Giants, Cubs, Red Sox, and Detroit.

Chicago Jake Daubert Brooklyn Fred Williams Zimmerman Groh Cincinnati Carey Pittsburg Boston Daubert Robertson New York Ramden Schulte Chase Hinchman Gowdy E. Burns Philadelphia G- Burns Kauff Cravath Stock Doyle Del Dell Kandlehner Ames St. Louis Alexander Packard McConnell Rixey Pfeffer Cheney S& Smith Tris Speaker Cleveland Cobb Speaker Graney Fournier Judge Washington Detroit Burns Smith Pennock Kiepfer Gallia C. Williams S. Coveleskie Wolfgang Morton Plank S&j Louis Daniels Louisville Leary Indianapolis Thorpe Milwaukee Graft Regan Kansas City Altizer Minneapolis Leonard Columbus Whiteman Bronkie Lelivelt Farmer

Friday Baseball Scores From The National Leagues

Friday results show Cleveland defeated Washington 7 to 1 and St. Louis beat Boston 5 to 1. Philadelphia won 1 to 0 against Chicago while Detroit topped New York 2 to 2 in a game halted after 16 innings due to darkness.

Cleveland Washington St. Louis Boston Philadelphia Chicago Detroit New York

Play Saturday two road trips and one at home listed

Detroit travels to New York while Cleveland visits Washington St Louis faces Boston and Chicago heads to Philadelphia for Saturday games.

Detroit New York Cleveland Washington St. Louis Boston Chicago Philadelphia

Baseball scores from Pittsboro and other city games

The report lists results including Pittsboro 4 over Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 3 over Boston 2, Brooklyn 4 over Chicago 2, New York 5 over St. Louis 4, detailing early season sports action with several matchups.

Pittsboro Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn Chicago New York St. Louis

Play Saturday Schedule Involves Key Showdowns

New York visits St. Louis while Brooklyn travels to Chicago. Philadelphia meets Pittsburg and Boston faces Cincinnati as four league games highlight the weekend lineup.

Psyd. W. LP Ee Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia Ees Chicago St. Louis New York Cincinnati Pittsburg Sf Brooklyn Pittsburg Boston

Unclear Sports Scores From Regional Matchups

A scrambled recap lists games with New Orleans eeanrees 8 1 and Birmingham 7 versus Memphis 3, plus Little Rock 4 Atlanta 2 and Nashville 8 Mobile 4, indicating a night of varied results across the region.

New Orleans Nashville Atlanta Birmingham Renee Chattanooga Little Rock Mobile See Ee Enee Cp Eeanrees Birmingham Memphis Atlanta

Chattanooga at New Orleans

A pair of college games set for this schedule period features Chattanooga visiting New Orleans to face the host program. Memphis travels to Birmingham for a second matchup while Nashville hosts Mobile in another league contest.

Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis Birmingham Nashville Mobile

Pittsburg Nets Narrow Win Over National League Opponent

In a National League contest at Pittsburg a scoring miscue led to a 7 to 4 victory by Pittsburgh. McQuillan and Killi fer faced Mamaux and Gibson in a game described with incomplete OCR data.

Pittsburgh Yaaehephe Pittsburg Tyrn McQuillan Killifer Mamaux Gibson

Cincinnati Triumph Over Boston In Low-Scoring Contest

In Cincinnati the Redlegs beat Boston 9 to 3 as pitching and defense dominated. Ragon and Gowdy joined Schulz and Wingo in handling the battery duties.

Cincinnati Boston Ragon and Gowdy Schulz Wingo

Chicago at Brooklyn Batterymen Clash Details

In Chicago Brooklyn game action the battery pairings are listed with Smith and Myers on one side and Hendrix Vaughn and Archer on the other. Score lines show 7 to 0 at one point and 4 to 0 in another sequence with alternating runs.

Chicago An. O Brooklyn Smith and Myers Hendrix Vaughn and Archer

St Louis Beats New York 5 to 4 in Batteries Battle

In St Louis the New York team managed five errors leading to a 5 to 4 loss. Pitching by Stroud Tesreau Perritt Barthen Sallee Williams and Gonzales faced off against St Louis Battery help from Stroud etc. The game featured a sharp offensive push by St Louis in late innings and solid defense to hold off the visitors.

St. Louis New York Stroud Tesreau Perritt Barthen Sallee Williams and Gonzales

Buffs Rally To Win In Ninth At Houston

New nam started a two base rally in the ninth as the Buffs erased a deficit and won 3 to 2. Jenkins drove in the decisive run with a bases loaded single. Mullin endured trouble but held, aided by sharp defense as Houston and Dallas totals show mixed plate discipline.

Beaumont Tex Bobo Schwind Shreveport AB. A Becker Barr Schrader Ib Seer Gore D Carroll Knaupp C. Carroll Croutman Duffy Troutman McMahon Bally Iman Kneaves Carrol Shreveort Aumont Mathews Houston Newnam Buffs Jenkins Mullin Karr Allen Tulles Dallas Frierson Welchonce Olen Northen Sacrifices Northern Sullivan Vitter

Tractions to Play Martin Wrights Sunday Morning

The Traction Company baseball team faces the Martin Wrights Sunday at Electric Parts starting at 9 o clock. Both teams are evenly matched and a competitive game is expected.

Collegians to Play Boerne in Weekend Showdown

The St. Louis College baseball team will face the Boerne White Sox in Boerne Sunday. The White Sox have been playing fast this season and the Collegians expect a hard fought battle.

Collegians Boerne St. Louis Boerne White Sox Sox

Cleveland and St. Louis Win Rough Baseball Contests

In a split schedule, Cleveland defeated Washington 7 to 1 after a 7 run rally, with Morton and O Neill securing the win while Boehling Shaw Dumont and Henry pitched. St Louis topped Boston 5 to 1 behind strong pitching from Groom Hartley Leonard and Thomas Carrigan.

Cleveland Washington ‘i Hide Sue R. H. EH Washington Morton O'Neill Boehling Shaw Dumont Henry St. Louis Boston R. H. FE Boston i Groom and Hartley Leonard Shore Carrigan Thomas

Phillies Edge Chi Cubs 1 0 in opener

Philadelphia defeats Chicago 1 to 0 in a one run game as Cicotte Schalk pair. Bush Meyer Schang work on mound. scoreless Cubs batting.

Philadelphia Chicago R. H. E. Chicago Cicotte Schalk Bush Meyer Schang

Detroit and New York Battle to Draw in Darkness

In New York a game ends tied 2 to 2 after darkness halts play. Detroit tallies two runs in the sixth, New York adds a run in the seventh and two more in the ninth. Pitchers Coveleskie and Stanage vs Cullop and Walters are credited with the worn tires.

Detroit New York Coveleskie Stanage Cullop Walters

Chattanooga Dodgers blank New Orleans in opener

Chattanooga defeats New Orleans 8 to 0 in New Orleans in the first game. Marshall and Kitchens teamed with files Brenton and Higgins in the batteries.

R. H. E. Chattanooga New Orleans Marshall and Kitchens Brenton Higgins

New Orleans Beats E Chattanooga in Extra Inning Opener

New Orleans won 14 to 13 over E Chattanooga in a high scoring game. Batteries for New Orleans were Allen and Kitchins with Walker and Higgins.

New Orleans E. Chattanooga Allen and Kitchins Walker and Higgins

Birmingham Triumphs Over Menghs In Night Meeting

Birmingham earns a 7 to 2 victory over Menghs at home. H. E. Memphis posts a .000 pitching line with 100 100 notes and Wright and Ruel contribute. Pon cer and Hauser also appear on the battery, reflecting a strong team performance.

Birmingham Menghs H. E. Memphis Wright and Ruel Poncer and Hauser

Little Rock Triumphs 4 2 In Atlanta Victory

Little Rock defeats Atlanta 4 to 2 in Atlanta. Scoring details show a six inning tally with pitchers Couchman Gibson LaFitte Perkins contributing to the win. Batteries credited to Couchman and Gibson for Little Rock.

Little Rock Atlanta R. H. E. Little Rock Couchman Gibson LaFitte Perkins

Ataca KR Beats Nashville in Tight Baseball Contest

In a compact score line, Ataca KR defeats Nashville 8 to 2 with strong hitting. Kroh and Street lead the Batteries, while Holmquist Ledbetter and Schmidt provide key defenses and runs.

Nashville Mobile Ataca Kroh Street Holmquist Ledbetter Schmidt

Pirates Beat Panthers 3 to 1 in Galveston Ballgame

Sacrifice flies capped two earned runs and a wild pitch allowed another as Galveston defeated Fort Worth 3 to 1. Barfoot outpitched Rankin Johnson and Elwert was spiked in the first inning before retiring.

Galveston Fort Worth Barfoot Rankin Johnson Elwert Breaux Stuart Miller Hille Murray W. Johnson Fentell Noyes Seenee R. H O Stow McLaurin Hunter Pezold Manda Wells Seer Etree A. Johnson Johnson Sentell Ff Barfoot Moran

R. & S. baseball team to play Kerrville Sunday

The R. & S. baseball team will face Kerrville this Sunday. All players must be at the Sap depot at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning for travel and lineup.

Wil Kerrville Sap Depot

Denver Heights Seek Baseball Game This Sunday

Denver Heights baseball team seeks a game this Sunday with Wells Fargo as preferred opponent. Ring Travis at 449 between 6 30 and 7 pm and ask for George. He will be waiting for the call.

Denver Heights Wells Fargo Travis George

Christie and Ahearn Draw In Cleveland Bout

Gus Christie of Milwaukee and Young Ahearn of New York fought ten fast rounds to a draw here Friday night in Cleveland Ohio.

Christie Ahearn Cleveland Ohio Gus Christie Milwaukee Young Ahearn New York

Grey Cross Training Squadron formed in Corpus Christi

Six women enrolled as charter members of the Grey Cross Training Squadron to learn modern warfare wound handling. Local doctors will lecture on medical topics. the class includes fifty students in a program featuring songs, a fancy drill, and a graduation address by W. G. Hand.

Corpus Christi Tex Grey Cross Mexico W. G. Hand

Shelton to clash with Davis in promising lightweight bout

Jack Shelton faces Sailor Davis in a high profile lightweight confrontation after Davis recent wins including a KO of Benny Cordova in Galveston. Davis is managed by Harry Harris and drew attention by defeating Eddie Beatty and Jack White at Fort Worth.

Jack Shelton Davis Eddie Beatty Jack White Fort Worth White Davis Jack Benny Cordova Galveston Harry Harris

Olmos County School Closes With Musical Program

A musical program and art exhibit were arranged for the closing exercises of the Olmos county school on Friday afternoon. The event was directed by principal Miss Josie Weir and assistant Miss Flora An.

Olmos County Josie Weir Flora An

Charters Issued in Texas Firms May 20

Murphy Realty Company of Dallas capital stock 25000 formed by M. Murphy W. I. Ford and R. E. Eagon. Southern Gas Company of San Antonio capital stock 100000 formed by Henry Wittmer M. W Bahan W. C. Crain and S. J. Brooks. Carthage Cotton Oil Company of Carthage capital stock 20000 formed by F. T. Rembert K. & Melton F. T. Rea and James B. Res. Federal Mortgage and Trust Company of Dallas amends name to Federal Mortgage Company and doubles capital stock to 20000. Chenango Plantation Company of Galveston dissolves.

Austin Tex Murphy Realty Company of Dallas Capital Stock M. Murphy W. I. Ford R. E. Eagon Southern Gas Company of San Antonio Henry Wittmer M. W Bahan W. C. Crain S. J. Brooks Carthage Cotton Oil Company of Carthage F. T. Rembert K. & Melton F. T. Rea James Federal Mortgage and Trust Company of Federal Mortgage Company Chenango Plantation Company Galveston

Hamby H Short Sentenced to Life Term in Murder Case

The Court of Criminal Appeals mailed the mandate to the Jones County district clerk after Hamby H Short was convicted of murder and given a life term in the penitentiary.

Hamby H. Short Austin Tex Jones County E. P. Smith Court of Criminal Appeals Short

War drains Europe as public ache for new topics grows

A Houston Post cartoon reflects public fatigue as World War II coverage weighs on readers. The dialogue shows lives growing weary and a desire for lighter news beyond constant conflict. The piece underscores the heavy toll of war on daily attention.

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