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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
4
Jim Lindsey pitched effectively to lead the Bears to a 8 2 win over Wichita Falls in Fort Worth. Bove and Lind mex sparked the attack as Jeff Vald returned to the lineup and Warwick's unit controlled the field in a sub two hour game with solid defense and clutch hits.
Bear pitchers gave up 721 runs in three games while missing a hoped for two shutouts. Big Jim Lindsey emerges as the bright spot, allowing six hits against Wichita Falls and four hits in Spuddertown last week, with a foul ball just short of a perfect game.
A compact box score fragment lists players Hans Boon Query Wheeler and others with unclear surnames. Mentions errors, multiple name garbles, home runs, double plays, and base hits, plus listed times and directions. No clear team, date, or complete standings are discernible.
Today’s lineups show Wichita Falls with Calladhan Distel Fitzgerald Bodie Tanner Galvin White Dionnant Osborn or Lindstrom on the mound and San Antonio fielding Bove Gonvalex Rosenthal Washburn Clark Meyers Brovold Warwick Heitzman. The rosters indicate positions including rf se cf 3b 1b c and p across both teams.
Washington University beat Kansas 3 to 2 in a Missouri Valley conference baseball game. Pitcher Jim Lindstrom of the Spudders was highlighted as new acquisition, while Pete Turgeon of the Spudders left for arm treatment in Youngstown. Bears benefited from Warwick and Boll singles and Lindsey sacrifice in the sixth, plus Warwick's homer with Provold on base in the eighth.
Fort Worth edged Waco 4 to 3 as Gould and Tuero pitched well for the locals. Galloway hit a homer for Waco and Edington Windle Wilson and Davis produced the runs for Fort Worth, while errors and base chatter marked the game and on base chances were limited by solid pitching.
Houston Buffs pitcher Marvin Goodwin tosses a seven hit shutout against Dallas, fanning six as Houston wins 4 to 0. O’Brien Kaneas and Segrist pace offense with multiple hits, while Love allows seven runs in 109 pitches.
Beaumont wins a second straight game by 3 runs over Shreveport as Jacobus scattered 10 hits and Exporters pitcher Sellars departs in the fourth. Box score lists McGaffigan Ostergard McDonald Burns and others contributing runs for Beaumont. Shreveport errors and two base hits noted. Umpires Hill and Fane worked the game at Beaumont.
Dallas dentist A C Sloan won the trapshoot at Brackenridge Park with a score of 4 out of 100 claybirds. The association elected officers led by Dr J T Rye as president and Dr R A Maddox as vice president. Second place earned Dr B L Knox Dallas a trophy from A P Cory Company, with shoot master Bam Ranlay directing events.
Inside Golf columnist Chest Horton presents guidance on wrist action in the golf swing. He argues the wrist should not lead the backswing and that delaying wrist movement allows the clubhead to stay loose and springy for a stronger downswing.
Louis Kaplan the World featherweight champion from Meriden Conn stopped Steve Sullivan of Brooklyn in the fifth round of a scheduled 20 round bout in Waterbury Conn last night. It marked Sullivan’s first knockout defeat in his career.
Rev. Michael O Sullivan, formerly a member of Philadelphia Athletics before 1876, died in SIOUX CEPY IOWA after a 45 year priesthood. He came to Shax City in 1877, walked to Ponca Nebraska, then served Dixon county as priest. Born County Mayo Ireland in 1830s, he spent most of life at New Nebraska parishes and retired to St Vincent's Hospital in 1926.
In a Commercial League thriller N Team won 3 2 as L Harris drove in the winning run with two outs in the seventh. Katy outhit the G N Railroaders but failed to bunch hits for runs amid a tightly contested game noted by late rallies and defensive plays.
The 0th Squadron lineup strengthened after new players joined and they beat the 1st Squadron 4 to 3. Mansfield pitched superbly, allowing three hits and striking out thirteen. Edmond backed him, while Warner and Sexton contributed.
Western clubs staged a late comeback on the Eastern invasion, losing most games but scoring upsets as the Giants, Reds, and Robins posted varying results. Pittsburghs Terry and Rays hits powered wins while Sam Gray of the Athletics suffered a thumb fracture ending his streak.
William Thomas, 72, of San Francisco, elected president of the Associated Harvard Clubs at the annual meeting in Baltimore. He also becomes a director of the Harvard alumni association. Chicago chosen as next year’s meeting site with Edward Hatch of New Orleans and William W. Fisher of Dallas named among the presidents. Dusek pins Daviscourt. Rudy Duack of Omaha and Dick Daviscotte of Los Angeles staged a heavyweights bout in Little Rock.
Snippets show Texas League results with Wichita Falls San Antonio Houston Dallas Waco and others, plus scattered international and Pacific Coast League scores. Baseball batteries and line scores appear for several games, highlighting New Orleans Little Rock and Atlanta results among varied leagues and cities.
The 1927 Texas golf scene centers on Waco finals where Tommy Cochran of Wichita Falls and Disrence Hebby of Temple vie for the 6-hole final at Spritz Lake. Hubby advances by beating C B Buxton Dallas and Louis Jacoby while Cochran knocks out Tack Spear and Oswald Carlton. San Antonio contenders also reach deep rounds as regional titles unfold.
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