Bronchos face Dallas Giants in three game series at League Park
The Dallas Giants visit the Bronchos for a three game set as both teams endure short slumps and seek breaks to rise in the standings. Barney Burch may shift to second, Love shifts to right, Baerwald struggles in San Antonio style slump while Simmang awaits improvement. The Bronchos hope a timely streak resembles the New York Giants recent eleven game run and push toward the top.
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Dallas Giants
Harrison J. Benson
Welchence
Gladiators
Nags
Barney Burch
League Park
Baerwald
Galveston
San Antonio
Simmang
Higgy
New York Giants
Alamo Team Triumphs 8 4 Over Droemer on Potchernick Diamond
The Alamo Iron Works edges Droemer 8 to 4 in a Sunday baseball game at Potchernick diamond. Burnett pitched for Alamo. Droemer used Johnson Joquin Lopez Zuzelman and Willard as batters, with Jeffries Joquin and Walker leading Droemer at the plate.
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Alamo Iron Works
Droemer
Potchernick Diamond
Burnett
Johnson
Joquin
Lopez
Zuzelman
Willard
Jeffries
Walker
A. Hackelberg
Missed Supper After Eighteen Inning Army Baseball Game
Fifteen hundred American soldiers at Fort Brown were left supperless after Brownsville beat Mercedes 1-0 in eighteen innings. The scoreless game ended in the final half when Brownsville pushed across the lone run. Galbraith pitched for Brownsville and Rainwater for Mercedes.
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Brownsville
Tex
Fort Brown
Mercedes
Valley League
Galbraith
Sunday Round Trip 60 Cents to Sutherland Springs
Passenger fare for a Sunday round trip to Sutherland Springs is 60 cents with a 7 55 a m departure on the Southern Pacific line advertised by the carrier.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific
Women Fans Given Half-Price Admission at Bronchos Games
San Antonio baseball club president Harrison J. Benson announces all women will be admitted to games for half price except Sundays holidays and double-headers. He notes women fans have loyally supported the team and aims to spur stronger Bronchos efforts, reflecting a rising influence of women in baseball.
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Harrison J. Benson
San Antonio Baseball Club
Benson
Giants set season mark with six straight wins in league action
Major League Review notes the New York Giants climb from last to near first in the National League with six straight wins, aided by strong hitting, fielding, and pitching. Philadelphia improves. Boston struggles. St Louis slips. In the American League Cleveland and Washington stay strong as Detroit suffers injuries, while East vs West results show dominance by eastern clubs.
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New York
Giants
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Indians
Walter Johnson
Detroit
Tigers
Fritz Maisel
Yankees
Williams
Mann
Chicago Nationals
McKechnie
New York Nationals
Cobb
Detroit Americans
Shotten
St. Louis American
New Orleans Beats Memphis 5-4 in Southern League Game
New Orleans edged Memphis 5 to 4 at home as Brown and Ruel paired with Bren ton and Deberry in the battery. Memphis scored late while New Orleans added early runs to seal the win.
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New Orleans
Memphis
R. H. EB
Brown and
Ruel
Brenton
Deberry
Leet Wins West Inter-Club Cup at Midwest Speedway
William A. Leet of Omaha won the western inter-club cup race at the speedway on Sunday, taking the championship for non professional automobile drivers of the Midwest. The seventy mile event was run in three heats and official timers became confused in their calculations.
Church and Mathey Win Tuxedo Doubles Cups
G M Church and Dean Mathey former Princeton and Western champions won the Tuxedo doubles cups in Sunday final of the round robin tournament defeating N W Miles and A S Dabney Boston holders of the cups for three consecutive times 6 3 6 2
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Church
Mathey
Tuxedo
N. Y
G. M. Church
Dean Mathey
Princeton
N. W. Miles
A. S. Dabney
Boston
Sunday’s Results Weather Cancels Games
No games were played due to rain. Play resumes Monday with Dallas at San Antonio, Waco at Houston, Shreveport at Galveston, and Fort Worth at Beaumont.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Waco
Houston
Shreveport
Galveston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Scores From The Regional Playoffs Across The League
The summary lists final scores: Philadelphia 4 Chicago 2 Boston 2 St Louis 0 New York 11 Cincinnati 1, indicating uneven outcomes among teams in the slate of games. The results highlight a high scoring New York victory and a lopsided St Louis loss.
Baseball Schedule Feature Matchups for Monday
The card lists games: Boston at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Chicago, New York at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Each matchup outlines teams, venue and expected showdowns for the upcoming Monday slate.
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Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Matchups Set Across Cities for Sunday Games
Detroit visits Boston while St. Louis plays New York and Cleveland travels to Philadelphia. Chicago faces Washington in a line of intercity NBA showdowns.
Weekend Pro Football Pairings Spread Across Cities
Matchups include Nashville versus Atlanta and Memphis at New Orleans with Chattanooga visiting Birmingham and Little Rock traveling to Mobile for regional clashes.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Chattanoora
Little Rock
Memphis
Chattanooga
Mobile
National League Scores Philadelphia Defeats Chicago 4 2
In Chicago Philadelphia wins 4 to 2 as Rixey Bender and Killifer prevail for the Phillies while Lavender McConnell Ar cher work for Chicago. New York tops Cincinnati 11 to 1 in Cincinnati with strong hitting. Boston blanks St. Louis 2 0 at St. Louis as Tyler Gowdy and Snyder contribute.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Rixey
Bender
Killifer
Lavender
McConnell
Archer
Boston
St. Louis
Tyler and Gowdy
Ames and
Snyder
Washington Breaks Colorful Tie in Cleveland Victory
Washington wins 4 to 3 at Cleveland behind solid pitching and timely hitting. Batteries: Johnson and Ainsmith for Washington Covaleski and O'Neill for Cleveland. Game features a late lead change and key defensive plays.
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Washington
Cleveland
Johnson
Ainsmith
Covaleski
O'Neill
American Association Scores Reported From Ohio Cities
Baseball scores show Columbus 2 Louisville 5 and Toledo 1 Indianapolis 4 in the American Association games. Strong performances from Louisville and Indianapolis highlighted the day across Ohio venues.
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American Association
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
YMCA Announces Weekly Schedule of Indoor Sports
The YMCA announces a busy week with seniors, junior A and B, and various league finals. Highlights include noon business men volleyball and multiple indoor baseball games across four days, with teams such as Bronchos Giants Pirates and Westminster Presbyterian competing.
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Rex Logan
Business Boys
Business Men
Navigators
Giants
Pirates
Westminister Presbyterian
McKinley Ave
First Presbyterian
Evangelical
Cubs
Braves
Tigers
Atheletes
Newsboys
Pivot punch puzzles New York boxing fans
Ring followers are puzzled after a New York referee disqualified a fighter who scored a knockout with a pivot punch. The semicircular blow, popularized by George La Blanche and later used by Young Fulton on Anthony McGowan, stirred debate as rules do not bar it yet an unwritten law consigns it to obsolescence.
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New York
George la Blanche
The
Marine
Jack Dempsey
Young Fulton
Gotham
Anthony McGowan
McGowan
Fulton
Dempsey
Bill Smith's hat causes domestic dispute over coal chores
Bill Smith complains to his wife that bringing coal in a shed in his best hat spoils its shape. She argues a little extra coal harms nothing while he notes the hat leaves a black band on his forehead, risking accusations of washing the hat.
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Bill Smith
Pearsons
Morton Beats Ye Olde Taverns In 15 Innings
In Peoria on May 22 Ye Olde Taverns and Morton Illinois played a 15 inning semi pro game. Szidon of the Taverns and Ackerman of Morton fanned 24 batters each. Morton won 4 to 3. Szidon allowed six hits while Ackerman yielded eight. Morton features the Rapp and Berger brothers and Acker man, a Rapp cousin.
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Peoria
Ill
Ye Olde Taverns
Morton Illinois
Szidon
Taverns
Ackerman
Morton
Rapp
Berger Brothers
Rapps
Young Balkline Contenders Emerge Under Hoppe Shadow
Three rising balkline players Schaeffer Catton and Cochran gain attention as potential successors to Willie Hoppe. Born in Chicago Paris and Manson Iowa they show heredity and training shaping champions amid successive tours through the west with hopes for the next balk-line tournament.
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Jacob Schaeffer
Welker Cochran
Marcus Catton
United States
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Schaeffer
Young Catton
William Catton
Rock Island
Young Cochran
Knickerbocker
Billiard Hall of Fame
Catton
Cochran
Dels C. Cochran
Manson
Iowa
Chicago
Lawson Perkins
Jake Schaeffer
France
Denver
Young Jake
Brunswick-Balke-Callender Company
Perkins
Massey’s Rooms
Charles Heddon
Michigan
New York
Paris
Frank Ives
Jacob Schaffer
Marcus
Catton Sr
Koji Yamada
John Matthews
Detroit Athletic Club
Firmin Cassignol
Massey’s
Europe
Cassignol
Near Champions Make Money In Boxing
New York May 22 Boxers who never won titles can earn more than champions over time. Promoter Dan Morgan notes non champions draw bigger crowds in non decision bouts and fight more often, boosting yearly earnings well above title holders.
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New York
Packey McFarland
Mike Gibbons
Leach Cross
Frank Moran
Jack Dillon
Carl Morris
Dillon
Battling Levinsky
Knockout Brown
Dan Morgan
Johnny Dundee
George Chaney
Johnny Kilbane
Chaney
Kilbane
Charley White
Chicago
West
Freddie Welsh
Morgan
Jack Britton
Ted Lewis
Champion Ready to Fight Any Challenger
The champion shows eagerness to fight as often as a new opponent is found and is willing to take on any challenger chosen for him. He is ambitious and compares himself to a rival who has already reached a higher level of achievement.
Court to decide if stolen liquor in prohibition area is lawful property
A Montague county robbery case reaches the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The thief, posing as an officer, stole $192 worth of whiskey and was sentenced to five years, now appealing on the claim that liquor remains unlawful property in prohibition territory.
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Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Prohibition
Montague County
unsigned letters press Sunday law enforcement in Texas
Unsigned letters to the Texas Comptroller claim Sunday law violations by saloons while pool halls moving picture shows confectioneries and others stay open. Comptroller Terrell says enforcement is a local matter and he cannot act if local authorities do not file prosecutions, leaving the issue unsettled.
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Austin
Tex
Comptroller's Department
Terrell
War Exhibit Arrives in New York From Bordeaux
The Lafayette arrives from Bordeaux with decks piled with aircraft and war gear valued at $200,000. The French government lends the items to an exhibit committee for a bazaar next month to aid entente relief funds. Marquis of Polignac oversees the display.
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New York
Lafayette
Bordeaux
France
Friends of the
Entente Powers
Marquis of Polignac
Local Pride Two Orchestras Signal Split Audiences
A metropolitan theater with its own orchestra toured a small town. Local musicians, playing half a tone lower, explained they were signaling two orchestras to the audience. The producer and local leader quipped about the duet of ensembles.
Texas shooters begin thirty ninth annual tournament
The Texa annual shoot opens in Dallas with the Dallas Gun Club hosting the event. The Interstate Association contributes $75 cash and trophies while offering $50 cash to the top finisher who attends the grand American trapshop and national amateur championship. Dallas Gun Club adds $1000 in prizes. Mayo Lindsley fired the first shot. five preliminary events award the Lindsley silver loving cup.
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Dallas
Tex
Texa
Associa
Mos
Interstate Association
Moran Not Afraid Dillon Fights Face Off Rumor
New York reports claim Moran fears meeting the Hoosier Beak cat. Moran denies fear, citing money as the real issue with Dillon. Moran originally demanded 15 000, sought 25 000, then accepted 20 000 as a possible compromise, while praising Dillon as a top fighter and noting his own past bouts with Willard and Johnson.
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New York
Jack Dillon
Frank Moran
Jack Johnson
Mord
Je. Willard
Jack D Lon
Mora
Won Hertzberg Medal in Luling Graduation News
Ms Willyn Miles daughter of Mr and Mrs R B Miles earned the Hertzberg medal for best all round work in the music class of Mrs Clara D Madison in San Antonio. She is a member of this year’s graduating class and received second honors in her school work.
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Luling, Tex
Willyn Miles
R. B. Miles
Hertzberg
Clara D. Madison
San Antonio
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