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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1918

Page

4

Bronc's 24 runs cap late game rout at Gasser Park

In Shreveport on May 22 the San Antonio Brout hos struck hard in a 24 to 4 defeat over the Gussers at Gasser Park. Enright struggled with wild pitches and walks as Beresky relieved, then Beresky yielded eleven runs before finishing. The Brouts opened with seven walks and one hit by pitch in the first inning.

Shreveport Gasser Park San Antonio Gunner Enright Mike O'Neill Beresky Jack Berecky Enright O'Neill

San Antonio Shreveport series clash and Waco victory

The report details San Antonio and Shreveport scoring bursts with Frierson and LaBeau among leaders, notes pitching rotations and injuries, and covers Waco beating Houston 4 to 1 behind Pearson's strong pitching, with key hits and baserunners shaping the outcome.

Dallas Triumphs 3–0 Over Fort Worth To Take Series

In Fort Worth on May 22 Dallas pitchers Lewis and Stolen shut out Fort Worth 3–0 as Wachtel faltered in the first inning. Dallas ends the series with a 3 games to 2 win, while Fort Worth collected five hits and left runners stranded.

Fort Worth Wachtel Giants Dallas Lewis Cumming Panthers Stow Kircher Kittle Kerns Woodtish Theers Reveres Hale Tatgehi Ae Kas Tattich Schieber

Shreveport Ball Teams Rally In Three-Game Spread

In Shreveport a trio of games produced 63 total runs with the Bronchos winning 10 to 9 in the first, 15 to 8 in the second, and 11 to 10 in the final. The piece notes pitcher quality, lineups and local players like Enright and Cocreham, plus injuries to Baggan and Gibson. It also reports on Johnny Jonnard catching road trips and draft talk around Camp Travis. In Tennessee, unrest drives the Erwin Negro population from town after rioting followed the burning of Tom Cevert memo’s body.

Bronchos Daigun Johnny Frierson de Browchog Hale Sykes Perry la Beau Sicking Jonnard Deereham Wacn Antonio Baggan Leliean Bart Seerchang Rerson Pahiman Hungling UO Snyder Enright iBereskey San Antonio Shreveport Erry Cocreham Friergan Wilkenson O'Neill LaBeau Horerth Der Snyder Ty Pahhnan Lagean Lyntigit LeBeau Wid Pilefies Mrright Br O'Neill Huright Tereskey Ieftom Shreveport & Hame Miller Lousiana Tennessee Tomnson City Tenn Erwin Here Tom Cevert Memo

First Presbyterians Defeat McKinley for Sunday School Title

First Presbyterian won the Sunday School Indoor Baseball League title at the Y M C A by beating McKinley Avenue Methodist 3 to 0. Ernest Green pitched a no-hit no-run five innings, struck out 13, and led with five hits. Westminster defeated Westminster 7 to 3. Next Saturday McKinley meets Westminster in a postponed game.

First Presbyterian McKinley Avenue Methodist St. Mark’s Episcopal Westminster Ernest Green Presbyterians McKinley Green LL. Green George Mueller Harry Hamilton Hamilton Eddie Barr Manfred Gerhardt Rude Gerhardt Carl Gildemieister Russell Jonas Aubrey Tuttle- Wee Ferguson Alburger Delisle Gehring Gish

High Classes Split in St Marys College Track Meet

St Marys College held a track meet on the campus near West End with the First High winning senior events and the Second High taking the junior events. Individual scorers included J Small and H Harn among others, while Kote and King led senior point totals. A baseball game followed the track events with First High defeating Second High 6 to 1. The report also notes a British Army note on horse returns to the front valued at over 186 million dollars.

St. Mary's College St. Louis College West End J. Buckley J. Buttimer J. Jeanning H. Harn Rothain W. Wiverell J. Maley I. Luiz W. Dielman Tr. Drussl A. Hitzfelder P. Lyons K. J. Small L. Pytel B. Weber le Huth W. Singleton R. Iarn A. Kinney Harn J. Small S. Rothman J. Pytel Kinney Weber Huth Winney G. Rote W. Loéssberg J. Couraund Rote Wirst High Stumberg Neyitt King Arnold Mirst High Caldwell Kote Fl. Gebhardt R. Doyle H. Witt L. Hess J. Baird H. Lamm R. Mumme A. Pozzi A. Arnold H. Cain A. Rummel I. Walsh G. Rate Arnold, Laird and Buttimer Loessberg Spindle London House of Commons

Standings and Tuesday Results in Texas League

Tuesday results show San Antonio 24 over Shreveport 4 and Dallas 3 over Fort Worth 0. Waco beat Houston 4 to 1. Upcoming games include San Antonio at Fort Worth, Waco at Shreveport, and Houston at Dallas.

San Antonio Shreveport Dallas Fort Worth Waco Houston Fort Fak Houston Ree BE SAN Anto

Cleveland Beats Boston 6 to 4 in AFL Action

In a league schedule summary Cleveland defeated Boston 6 to 4 while St. Louis topped Washington 4. Rain affected New York Chicago and several matchups including Philadelphia Detroit and Chicage at New York.

St. Louis Washington Detroit Philadelphia Chicage New York Cleveland Boston Chicago New York Va

National League Tuesday Results And Matchups

Baseball results list key TL games with New York at St Louis and Brooklyn coast to coast. Scores include New York 2 St Louis 6 and Brooklyn 11 Chicago 0, plus Cincinnati 7 Boston 4 and Mobile 1 New Orleans 0. Several rain delays noted with Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Milwaukee Louisville not played.

New York St. Louis Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Boston Pittsburg Philadelphia Milwaukee Louisville St. Paul Columbus Wen M

Clevelands and Red Sox struggle in early game notes

A rough score update shows Cleveland losing to Boston 6 5 despite a strong rally. Batter lines list Binzman Coombe ONeill Leonard and Schang against St Louis and Washington in separate box scores. A quirky note mentions The Tritelers Cigar Shop advertisement for cigars.

Cleveland Boston Binzman, Coombe O'Neill Leonard Schang

Texas Wins Both Singles And Doubles In Tennis Meet

University of Texas players claim singles and doubles titles at the Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association event in Dallas. Greer and Granger edged Oklahoma’s Monette and Parrough in five sets to reach the doubles final, while Granger captured the singles championship defeating Guild of SMU Dallas.

Dallas Tex University of Texas Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Greer Granger Texas Monette Parrough University of Oklahom Guild of Southern Methodist Univeristy Darrough Rem Franks Trigg Southwestern Sooners Longhorns

Baker Explains Mail Situation In France Takeover

Secretary Baker says army control of mail distribution in France does not show discontent with the Post Office or War Departments. He investigated in France and found postal workers efficient, but the change was needed due to constant troop movements.

Baker Washington, D. C France Post Office War Departments

Lieut Foust Tops Range With Ten Bullets Through A Can

On the municipal rifle and pistol range Lieut W W E Foust demonstrated marksmanship Tuesday afternoon by firing ten consecutive shots through a floating can without a miss. He also scored 8 on a fifteen yard one inch bullseye target. Other pistol events featured rapid fire at 20 yards with several scores from Barbera Donoho and Cline.

W. E. Foust Ad Toepperwein Foust Woust Lieut. M. van Metre C. FP. Barbera H. M. Ithodus R. Donoho L.L. Cline C. I. Barbera L. L. Cline Donoho H. M. Rhodes W. R. Gaugheny

Early Baseball Scores Show Tight Pitches and Blows

Boston beats Cincinnati 7 to 4 in a game notable for late runs and strong pitching by Nehf Wilson and Bressler. Brooklyn wins 1 to 0 over Chicago in a shutout with Coombs Krueger and Vaughan Killifer delivering. New York edges St Louis 2 to 0 as Barnes McCarty and James Snyder combine on the mound.

New York St. Louis Barnes and McCarty James and Snyder

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