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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1911

Page

10

Bronchos Complete Big Win Over Mets 17 to 2 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City pounded San Antonio for 23 hits to rout the Mets 17 to 2. Drohan era allowed eight hits early then Casey and Tate were hammered as Clark held the Indians to two runs. Nine players connected for extra bases as the Bronchos backed by errors built a decisive victory.

Oklahoma City Okla Mets Brohan Casey Tate Clark Indians Drohan Garvin R.H.O.A Bee Betes Lice Avecess CASS Cencetecces Rome San Antonio Wallace Spencer Johnston Drucke Thrailkill Betts Colvaleski Firestone Metz

Waco Breaks Through In Eighth For 5 3 Win

In a Texas League game at Waco on May 24 the Navigators beat Houston 5 to 3 after a see-saw contest. Waco seized the lead in the eighth on Dood’s walk, McMahon’s sacrifice, and hits by Wohleben and Murdock, with Miller and Carson handling pitching duties for Waco and Hornsby and Allen catching for Houston. Umpire Spencer presided.

Waco Houston Navigators Dood McMahon Wohleben Murdock R. H. B. Waco Miller Carson Hornsby and Allen Spencer

Galveston Plays Tail-end Ball and Suffers Again

Galveston lost yesterday in Fort Worth after a weak showing as the tail end of the ball lineup. Coaches and players faced criticism for misplays and missed chances throughout the game.

Galveston Fort Worth

Standing of Clubs and Today's Games

San Antonio plays Oklahoma City Houston plays Waco Austin plays Dallas Galveston plays Fort Worth in a slate of games today across Texas with matchups listed by city pairings.

San Antonio Oklahoma City Houston Waco Austin Dallas Galveston Fort Worth Lyd P. C Dallas Se Austin Oklahoma City s #e

Southwest Texas League matchups listed

Bay City plays Laredo. Brownsville hosts Beeville. Victoria faces Corpus Christi.

Bay City Laredo Brownsville Beeville Victoria Corpus Christi Plyd F.C Victoria Ove Corpus Christi Oe

Rival City Matchups Echo National Shuffle

Philadelphia faces Cleveland while New York travels to Chicago and Washington goes to Detroit. Boston meets St. Louis in a set of intercity contests reflecting a busy schedule across regions.

Philadelphia Cleveland New York Chicago Washington Detroit Boston St. Louis

Chicago in Boston Cincinnati in New York

Chicago in Boston Cincinnati in New York pittsburg in Brooklyn St Louis in Philadelphia. The lines read like a terse ledger of city matchups and cross references across major leagues. No narrative, just place pairings.

Chicago Boston Cincinnati New York

Southern League standings row with club placements

Standings show New Orleans 30 17 16 531, Memphis 31 7 15 613, Birmingham 32 17 15 531, Montgomery 21 16 15 516, Nashville 32 48 19 469, Atlanta 24 38 48 464, Chattanooga 30 12 48 6455. Chattanooga in Birmingham, Memphis in Montgomery, Nashville in Mobile, Atlanta in New Orleans.

Psyd Pi. Deroit Chicago Boston Philadelphia New York Cleveland Washington Ae Ob Stuis Plyd Yeu Ta At P.c New Orleans Memphis Birmingham Montgomery Nashville Atlanta Eae Chattanooga Mobile

Panthers Fall to Sand Crabs 8 4 in El Galveston Clash

Baldridge hit safely twice driving in two runs in the early innings before being replaced by Brandt. An error plagued sixth inning allowed the locals to pull away for an 8 to 4 defeat as Fort Worth used Baldridge Brandt and Coe Nelly Ritter on the mound. Umpire Mat thews presided.

Panthers Baldridge Brandt Sand Crabs EL Galveston Fort Worth Coe Nelly Ritter Matthews

Dallas Breaks Losing Streak With 6 3 Victory Over Austin

Dallas ends a long skid after a lineup shift leads to a 6 to 3 win against Austin. Booles starts for Austin as Dallas bats explode early with a string of runs, then McAdams Moran and Schmidt handle the batteries while Atkinson charges the umpire duties.

Dallas Austin Booles McAdams Moran Ashton Schmidt Atkinson

Bermudas Take Game in Seventh in Texas

In Laredo Rice Eaters blew up in the seventh to give Laredo a 6 to 1 win over the Bermudas. Altman and Jones led Laredo hitting while Gambrell allowed scattered hits. Beeville Trounces Brownies 18 to 2 in Beeville as Brownsville suffered late errors and Baker struggled.

Laredo Tex Bay City Toner Bermudas Altman Jones Gambrell Feees Bey Crees Underwood Tower Sweet Spreckles Beeville Brownies Brown Baker Brownsville Hickey Tepe Yarger Witters Hurlburt

Rose Buds Win Close Game in Corpus Christi

Victoria edged Corpus Christi 2 to 1 as Galm pitched brilliantly for Victoria and Harper starred for Corpus Christi. McGinty Merritt Galm Knaupp listed as players with Umpire Davern.

Corpus Christi Tex Galm Victoria Harper The Pelicans R. H. E. Corpus McGinty Merritt Knaupp Davern

Yankees Win in Pitchers' Duel

In American League action the Yankees edge Chicago 4 to 3 after a tight pitchers duel. Walsh and Sullivan lock down the mound for New York while Ford and Sweeney handle Chicago.

Yankees H. EB Chicago New York Walsh and Sullivan Ford Sweeney

Johnson Loses to Senators in Washington Contest

Washington and Detroit game details show Johnson, Mullin, and Stanage on the batteries as the Senators edge past Detroit. Athletics defeat Crippled Naps with Plank, Demott, Mitchell, and Smith contributing in battering and scoring. Browns win in eleventh after late scoring, with Karger, Hall, Nana maker, Lake, and Stephens listed on the batteries.

Johnson Senators R. H. E. Washington Detroit Gray Henry Mullin Stanage Athletics Naps R. H. E. Philadelphia Cleveland Plank Thomas Demott Mitchell Smith Boston St. Louis Karger Hall Nanamaker Lake and Stephens

Giants Run Away From Reds In Easy Win

National League recap shows the Giants beating the Reds 7 to 1 as Cincinnati held to two runs while New York plated seven. Schreiber and Smith pitched for Cincinnati with Mathewson and Myers for the Mets. Brooklyn won in a late ninth, 7 to 4, over Pittsburgh. Cardinals toppled the Phillies 12 to 8 behind Harmon Bresnahan and Beebe Moran in St Louis.

Giants Reds R. H. E. Cincinnati New York Schreiber Smith and Clarke Mathewson and Myers Cardinals Phillies R. H. EB St. Louis Philadelphia Harmon and Bresnahan Beebe Rowan, Brennan and Moran

Taorlon 5 Batteries Team Names Unclear From Fragment

Readable text lists batteries including B. Brown and Rariden, Richie, M. Brown and Archer with scattered numbers 100 000 300 410 8 and 121 000 020 661. No clear event or outcome available.

R. H. E. Taorlon B. Brown Rariden Richie M. Brown Archer

Auto Race Entrants Tuning Up For Memorial Day 500

Entrants gather at the Indianapolis Speedway on the eve of elimination trials for the Memorial Day 500 mile race. Cars must reach seventy five miles per hour to qualify. Caleb Bragg in a Fiat, Billy Knipper in a Benz, Fred Belcher in a Knox, and Bob Burman in a Benz are among drivers on site awaiting further arrivals.

Track Indianapolis Ind Speedway Caleb Bragg Fiat Billy" Knipper Benz Fred Belcher Knox Bob Burman

Veteran Twirler Sam Leever Released by Pirates

After fourteen years of service Sam Leever the Pirates oldest veteran was unconditionally released by manager Fred Clarke and owner Dreyfuss. He had been retained last season despite limited value to the world champions and was not sold, allowing him to seek a position under any manager of his choosing to continue in the game.

Sam Leever Pirate Fred Clarke Dreyfuss Pittsburg Leever

Jiggs Donahue to Manage Galveston Sand Crabs

The Sand Crabs of Galveston announced by President Dever that Jiggs Donahue will manage and play for Galveston. The former White Sox captain will earn 350 dollars monthly and replace Frank Donnelly as manager. Baldridge on Galveston pitching staff may be released to Chicago after the season. Donahue is en route to join the club.

White Sox Donnelly Sand Crabs Associated Press Galveston Tex Dever The Wichita Falls Jiggs” Donahue Frank Deveree Jiggs Donahue Chicago White Sox Frank Donnelly James Baldridge Chicago Baldridge Texas

Haubold Sweeps Two Wins For Turner Ninepin League

Haubold's pair of 300 and 287 games led his team to a 300 256 victory and a 287 251 win over Menger in Turner ninepin league action at Turner alleys. Zuercher and Kuehn contributed multiple nines. Schmitt Tengg Shackelhof led the losers as Bosshardt and Langbein starred for the winners. Phillips faces Mays tonight. Bexar Bowling Club holds annual prize bowl.

Zuercher Kuehn Haubold Menger Turner Schmitt Nic Tengg Shackelhof Bosshardt Langbein Meng Phillips Mays Bexar Bowling Club

Ball changes to curb pitching bombardment in majors

August Herrmann National Commission chairman says cork centered ball will be retired and replaced with a livelier pattern to ease pitchers' burden after a flood of safe hits in the National and American leagues. He departed for Portland to oversee the move.

Associated Press San Francisco Cal August Herrmann National Commission Portland Mr. Herrmann

Taylor Baraca Elect Officers in Taylor Texas

The Methodist Baraca class in Taylor, Texas, elected A. C. Arnold president, C. W. Lundell vice president, Hugh Veale Jr. secretary, Arthur Barton treasurer, C. C. Cameron reporter, and Coleman McWay teacher.

Aylor Baraca Taylor, Tex Methodist Baraca Taylor A. C. Arnold C. W. Lundell Hugh Veale Jr Arthur Barton C. C. Cameron Coleman McWay

50 Cent Dinners Spark Talk at San Antonio Café

San Antonio cafe promotes 50 cent dinners Daily and Sunday service from 12 to 12 noon. Brews and meals offered at a budget price with a inviting trial offer to attract patrons.

San Antonio

Wells Looking for Fight in New York Ahead of Return

English lightweight champion Matt Wells sails to New York to assess contenders, plan six round bouts with local lightweights, then seek tougher challenges with champions willing to meet him in forthcoming matches.

Associated Press New York Matt Wells

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