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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1917

Page

7

Buffaloes Win 1 0 In Damp Houston Pitching Duel

Gene Moore of Houston starters blanks Rook of San Antonio through seven frames as Buffaloes score the lone run in the first inning on a walk, two infield outs and Dunckel’s muff. Rain-shortened doubleheader ends after one game with Houston prevailing 1 0.

Houston Tex Gene Moore Rook San Antonio Buffaloes Dunckel Sicking Moore Hoffman O'Leary Nags Cy” Pieh New York Yankees Covington Marshall Flanagan AB. R. H. C. A. E. Tempep Vickstsstiacceo Prerton Cucceus Sewne Weithon

Fort Worth Panthers take both games in doubleheader

Fort Worth defeated Dallas 3 1 and 7 0 as Applegate and Lee pitched brilliantly. Applegate fanned Brownlow and Cook with the bases loaded in the first game. The crowd was the largest in years for a Fort Worth game.

Fort Worth Tex Dallas Applegate Lee Lewis Brownlow Cook

Feeding roots lie at extremities away from trunks

Roots feeding from trees lie at the outer limits rather than near the trunk. To water effectively, form a ring basin at some distance from the trunk or hold water in a small basin until it soaks out to the feeding roots.

Ladies Day opens six game Texas League visit for Bronchos

San Antonio Bronchos schedule a three game set with the Houston Buffaloes at League Park starting Tuesday as part of a sixteen day stay, with Dallas following in the Texas League race. President Harrison J. Benson says San Antonio aims to complete a Class AA squad and win three to every two by rivals, amid efforts to add Cy Pieh, Eugene Layden and other pickups.

League Park San Antonio Bronchos Houston Buffaloes Garden Street Baseball Emporium Dallas Houston Harrison J. Benson Fort Worth San Antonio Benson Cy Pieh Eugene Layden Francis Rook Barfoot Gibson Alamo City Pieh Layden Mobile Club Bill Donovan Yanks Mobile Galveston Beaumont

Indoor baseball action at Y M C A this week

Indoor baseball schedules feature a Monday double header opening the Senior League second round with the Submarines against the Destroyers and the Engineers versus the Aero s. Tuesday and Saturday host regular double headers for the Sunday School league with top teams in action.

Submarines Destroyers Engineers Aero’s Government Hill Methodist Westminster Presbyterian McKinley Avenue Methodist Laurel Heights Methodist Mained

Six local golfers for state tourney in Texas championship

Six San Antonio golfers will compete in the twelfth annual Texas golf championship at Fort Worth May 23 to 26. Names include Frank M. Lewis Gaines Gwathmey Clarence Mangham Dr J H Burleson E R Gafford and T C Frost from the San Antonio Country Club.

San Antonio Fort Worth Barney Kelley San Antonio Country Club Frank M. Lewis Gaines Gwathmey Clarencé Mangham J. H. Burleson E. R. Gafford T. C. Frost E. C. Tarrant Country Club Association Dallas River Crest M.L. Massingill M. E. Berney Chilton Jennings George N. Aldredge George W. Rotan Waco Charles L. Dexter Jr Commodore Bryan Heard Houston Clarence Mangham R. H. Connerly Austin del Walker

Famous Athletes Mobilized to Aid Government

Washington May 21. A plan to use famous football and baseball players, physical instructors and athletes in national service has been devised by the committee on training camp activities, chaired by Raymond B. Fosdick under Secretary Baker. The group studied Canadian and British systems and finds athletic games build the iron muscles needed for trench warfare, with baseball highlighted as a key effort.

Washington D. C Oee Baker Raymond B. Fosdick Fosdick

Boerne White Sox Rout First Engineers in 38-6 Blast

In Boerne Texas on Sunday afternoon the Boerne White Sox defeated the First Engineers of Leon Springs 38 to 6. Hubert Wedge anchored fielding with stellar stops and throws while O Keefe led the visitors with two doubles. Speedball Wedge struck out nine for Boerne as Leo and Fabra led local batting with strong sticks.

Boerne Tex Boerne White Sox Leon Springs Beys Hubert Wedge O’keefe Wedge Sox Leo Fabra R. H. B. Basrne White Gok Okcci Ce & SS Icore G. Wedge North Sonad, Bass Cavano

Cook Runaway Sparks Household Turmoil

In the Chicago Herald remark, Mrs Hubbubs laments a missing cook after her husband elopes with the cook. Mrs Stubbubs notes the difficulty of finding a new cook.

Hubbubs

Standing of the Clubs Sundays Results

Houston 1 San Antonio C. Fort Worth 3 7 Dallas 1 5 Waco 6 4 Shreveport 3 5

Yd. W. L. Pet Waco Cheeeeeree Dallas Ss. Ae.eee 2A Fioguron i Cueee Ee Ges Shreveport Fort Worth San Antonio

Monday Game Lineup Across Texas Cities

Schedule lists Matchups in Texas and nearby states including San Antonio at Houston, Waco at Shreveport, Dallas at Fort Worth. Each city hosts a separate contest with teams preparing for key regional action this week.

San Antonio Houston Waco Shreveport Dallas Fort Worth

Schedule of Major League Baseball Matchups

Cincinnati plays Boston. St Louis hosts Brooklyn. Pittsburgh visits New York. Chicago travels to Philadelphia.

Piya Pet Chicago New York Philadelphia St. Louis Cincinnati Boston Brookly Pittsburgh

Sunday Baseball Results From City Stadium

Sunday's scores show Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 5 Washington 3 St Louis 4 Detroit 1 New York 0 Boston 2 Chicago 1.

Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Detroit New York Boston Chicago

Monday Games Across Major Leagues

The schedule lists matchups with Boston at Chicago, Washington at St. Louis, New York at Detroit, and Philadelphia at Cleveland.

Boston Chicago Washington St. Louis New York Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland

Asylum Beats Chapas In Swinging Basin Park Battle

The Southwestern Insane Asylum baseball team defeated the Chapas 4 to 1 at Electric Park. Caneberger started strong but was relieved by Pace after six, and Layne fanned eight batters for the Chapas. A late eighth inning rally produced three runs on a walk a stolen base and three hits to seal the win.

Southwestern Insane Asylum Chapas Electric Park Caneberger Asylum Pace Layne R. H. E. Asylum Os Sabie Wenea Cee

Infantry Wins Two From Harlandale Club

The Nineteenth Infantry baseball team won two games against Harlandale on the infantry post diamond. Friday pitched the first game in a tight duel as Barry opened the eighth with a homer and the Soldiers pulled away. In the second game Barry and Jones each had five hits in eight at bats, Riley handled 15 chances at short without an error, and five double plays were turned by Riley Doyle and Subby.

Infantry Harlandale Club Infantry Post Pape Barry Riley Jones Doyle Subby R. H. E. Harlandale Waco AB Miller Wotell Leslie James Tanner Grubb McMahon Hawkins Donalds xVann Hreveport AB. E Nixon Peg Cain Johnston Diamond Smith Tullos Faulkner Terry Waco Shreveport Burke Watell Cain Weco Strick Kare

Smith Leads Batters as Sluggers Hit High Averages

Chicago finds power in a few players as Ruether leads Chicago with a .370 average and Jack Smith of St. Louis tops the circuit at .444. Tris Speaker regains AL lead at .337 while Rumler of St. Louis hits .444 in limited at bats. The piece lists leaders in sacrifices, stolen bases, and home runs across leagues with multiple teams.

Chicago Ruether Jack Smith St. Louis New York Philadelphia Doyle Zeider Cravath Walter Groh Cincinnati EF. Williams Wilhoit Boston Griffith Burns Fischer Pittsburg Rousch Zimmerman Whitted Marsden Cruise Herzog Wheat Brooklyn Kauff Wahl BR. Seaton Ames Mayer Schupp Carlson Aldridge Anderson Vaughn Tris Speaker Cleveland George Sisler Strunk McInnis Athletics Ty Cobb Rumler Chapman Pipp Bodie Hooper Weaver Billings Speaker Danforth Sister Cobb Detroit Walker Wambigans Pratt Fisher Cicotte Leonard Shore Indianapolis Dressen St. Paul Becker Mollwitz Kansas City Good Wickland Dolan Demmitt Columbus Bresnahan Toledo

Divide Double Bill Shreveport and Waco Split Contests

Shreveport and Waco split a Sunday doubleheader in Shreveport. Waco won the first game 6 to 4 behind four pitchers, while Shreveport took the nightcap 5 to 4 in the eighth inning with Tullos homering. The games featured multiple extra-base hits and notable performances from both lineups.

Shreveport Waco Blunk Karr Duffy Gleason Tullos Waco AB Eee Ee McMenon AB. R.H A. BE Risen Cam Burke Faulkner Watkins Johnston Diamond If Smith Seccese Tullos P Preriton Os Os Gleason Betts

Statistical Baseball Slugging Averages Listed

A string of player names and numbers appears: Massey Minneapolis .333 Kirke Louisville .310 Derrick Indianapolis .809 Viox Kansas City .802 Dressen St. Paul .3802 .299.

Massey Minneapolis Kirke Louisville Derrick Indianapolis Viox Kansas City Dressen St. Paul

Caught in a Trap Chicago Herald dialogue quip

A brief humor item from Chicago Herald features a sally where a man questions a fiancée about a prior proposal and she confirms she did marry the chosen partner, delivering a wry, bite size social gag.

Chicago Herald

Pirates Beat Beavers In High-Scoring Doubleheader

The Pirates defeated the Beavers 16 to 4 on the Potchernick diamond with Bailey collecting fifteen hits. Larsen stole three bases while Whitney plus Fagan, Day and others contributed, and Meyers won his fifth straight game in the second game as Harlandale Jrs. played Dallas Street Jrs. Batteries listed for both games.

Pirates Beavers Potchernick Diamond Bailey Williams Fagan Crabtree Randall Larsen Vargas Whitney Frank Witte Day R. H. EB Hogan Meyers R. H. E. Warlandale Dallas Street Jrs McCoy Mos Ihillian G. Vogler Harlandale Jrs Gottwald Krause McMillian

Harlandale Juniors Sweep Dallas Street Juniors

The Harlandale Juniors defeated Dallas Street Juniors twice on Sunday 6 to 3 and 7 to 1. Key contributors included D. Mooney F. Basse and J. Mooney delivering standout hitting for the winners.

Harlandale Dallas Street D. Mooney F. Basse J. Mooney

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