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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1911
Page
22
Advert says 650000 No Rim Cut tires sold to date with daily 2200 more as demand soars. Plants operate three shifts 24 hours to produce the patent oversize tires that reduce air use and fuel wear while preventing rim blowouts and misfit rims.
The post gymnasium hosts a twelve round main event with James Johnson versus Oxenburg. Johnson is a two fight winner in this tourney while Oxenburg has defeated Lopez in their six round meet. Also on the card are four round bouts featuring Eng vs Brevard Hansen vs Schwartz Tenney vs Brown and others as preparations include new padding canvas and a larger gong.
The Washer Bros. baseball team plays two games today at Army Post diamond at 10 AM against Dalkowitz and at South Presa street against Phil lies in new brown uniforms with red lettering. The Stowers meet the Conovers at Electric Park at 9 30 AM in a key city independent class matchup with Garcia Gothard as Conover battery and Gieldner Froebel for Stowers.
Higgens company team heads to Boerne this afternoon to play the White Sox with a strong lineup and a large following of supporters. The match promises a lively contest with local fans eager for a victory.
The W. O. W. No. 41 meets the Twenty second infantry on the Upper Post diamond this morning. The game is scheduled to start at nine o clock.
The San Antonio Machine and Supply Company will host a double header today. Wolff & Marx face the morning game at the fairgrounds while Jokers meet on the Alamo Heights diamond at 2 30 this afternoon.
The Saratogas travel to New Braunfels on Sunday for an afternoon game against the Tigers. They have reorganized and will field a stronger lineup to challenge the Tigers.
The postoffice team will play St Louis College nine next Thursday afternoon on the college diamond. The Postoffice team ages in the field with a challenge for g 8 on Tuesday Thursday or Saturday. Manager reachable at new phone No 75.
The King Pattison Drug Co. hosts a morning game against the Phillies at the Sooth Presa street diamond and will meet the Four Seasons in the afternoon lineup.
Princeton routed Harvard 6 to 0 with McLaughlin and Reeves scoring. Bowdoin beat Colby 9 to 2. Cornell played Pennsylvania and Columbia lost to Brown 3 to 1. Princeton Steenmen triumphed 3 to 0 against Yale freshmen 8 to 3.
Mobile blank Memphis 0. New Orleans 3 with Charles 2. Nashville 6 over Montgomery 4. Nashville 6 Montgomery. Birmingham Atlanta rain affects schedule.
Brackenridge Grammar School dominated the meet at Marshall Training field scoring 83 points in the first class and winning most events. Lowry and Waits led Brackenridge with 20 and 21 points respectively, while Sherrill swept the third class events for Travis. Johnson School led the smaller class, with Travis contesting closely in the third class as sprinting heats drew high rivalry and enthusiastic crowds.
In Indianapolis Kansas City and St. Paul split a rain shortened contest while Louisville defeated Columbus 42 to 15 and Toledo beat Milwaukee 10 to 5. Batteries: Decanniere Spencer Higginbotham Hughes Patterson Owens Berger Arbogast McGlynn Short Marshall Durham Baskette Rapp
In Toronto Jersey City split with Toronto 3 1. Montreal tied Baltimore 4 4 after sixteen innings due to darkness. Rochester beat Providence 10 6. Buffalo defeated Newark 8 1.
Interest runs high as the billiards tournament at Alexander's parlors enters its second week with many new entries. Monday night features a close match between J. Fraser and F. M. Lewis, expected to showcase a scientific exhibition.
Springfield May 20 Williams College triumphs in the intercollegiate track meet. The meet showcased top performers from several colleges, with Williams taking overall honors and securing key event wins.
Tulsa promoter F B Ufer plans the largest boxing card in the southwest with a $10,000 arena in Tulsa. Jim Barry, Joe Jeanette, Carl Morris, and Jim Flynn are named for 15 round bouts. Jeanette faces Ogford in Paris in June. Flynn’s and Morrison’s bouts set for the afternoon with others at night. hoped attendance 15,000+.
National League recap shows Chicago Cubs defeating Philadelphia 7 to 2 to clinch a third straight win as Chance replaces King Cole after an eighth inning shift. Moore pitched well for Chicago and Bresnahan homered for St Louis, who beat Boston 4 to 1 to halt their losing streak at eleven.
Crandall entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth and lined a single to score Fletcher, giving the New York Giants a 2 1 victory over the Pirates after outpitching Leifield. Both starters were strong in a tight pitchers duel.
In Brooklyn, Keiff dominated as Cincinnati defeated the Dodgers 6 to 1. Reds produced thirteen hits off Barger and Schardt, with Bates and Clarke contributing, while Schardt mopped up after relieving Barger in the fourth.
Cleveland Naps take the third game of the series 8 to 4 with Paige debuting for the Naps. Groome holds Washington to late trouble as Cleveland seizes control with a five run eighth inning. Batteries: Groome and Ainsmith. Paige and Fisher.
Twenty seven players completed the eighteen hole qualifier at the Country club with eight partial starters due to darkness. The sixteen top scores advance to next Wednesday's first match play with pairings drawn including McCaleb vs Bagley and Chandler vs West. Franklin misses due to departure, others proceed toward May 27 semis and June 3 final. Kansas City High wins track meet at University of Kansas as Central High dominates two titles.
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