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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1916

Page

8

Dallas Giants Clinch Final Win In Local Series

Dallas Giants exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to beat the Bronchos 8 to 2 in Wednesday's matinee. Harry Stewart had won five straight before the costly frame, while Jack Love starred early by robbing a hit and Bono doubled on a tentative play before being doubled up.

Dallas Giants Harry Stewart Bono Josefson Brownlow Dunckel Love Baerwald Ens Short Jack Love Balenti Welch Thompson Stewart Crouch McCandless Stupp Smith Baggan Westerzil Nags Clark Cook Ague Park Dal Abr Josefson A. Rownlow Weichonee Westerzi Tee Ralenti Dallas Antonio

The Light Publishes Local Box Score

The Light releases the official box score for the San Antonio area game, detailing team scores players and game stats for the local contest.

the Light San Antonio

Panthers Arrive for Fort Worth Three Game Series

Jakey Atz and the Fort Worth Panthers, set for a three game set with the Bronchos starting Thursday at 4 30, arrive ready to challenge the league leaders. The Nags, while formidable against top teams, sometimes struggle against weaker clubs, making this series a test of both sides. The aim is for Fort Worth to sweep the series and prove their strength.

Jakey Atz Fort Worth Harrison J. Benson Atz

Panthers Trim Beau Beaumont Beaux

Fort Worth defeated Beaumont 3 to 1 in a ragged game with Beaumont errors fueling all visitors runs. Aitchison allowed most hits while Trotter held Beaumont scoreless. Weiss batted over .1000 Tuesday yet went hitless. Stow collected three singles. Perry debuted for Beaumont from Mobile.

Beaumont Texas Fort Worth Atchinson Trotter Weiss Stow Perry Mobile Schwind Asse Weiss Dodd McMahon Nixon Bobo Scasess Aitchison H.O.A Ftow Ss . McLaurin Hunter Meliver Pezoldef Betts Sveee Eebereer Manta Robo Atz Tretter Aitch Oftson Manda Moran

Buffs Rally Halt Waco In Extra Innings

Waco and Houston battled to a 1-1 tie until the tenth when a pass to Allen and Lee’s single gave Houston a 2-1 win. Lefty Hill started for Waco, Mullin pitched for Houston, with Seitz, Newman and Northen keying offense in a tense Tulsa area game style.

Houston Texas Waco Meni Sean AB. R.H. C. A. E. Sere Eee Sc Gelts Frierron Newnam Northen Citrano O. O Tullos Allen Mullin Mmary Balla Hill Frierson Coyle Wohlleben Seitz Newman James McCafferty Totele Sc

Texas League Standings and Thursday Schedule

Wednesday results Houston 2 Waco 1 Galveston 6 Shreveport 4 Fort Worth 3 Beaumont 1. Thursday games Fort Worth at San Antonio Dallas at Beaumont Shreveport at Houston Waco at Galveston.

Houston Waco Galveston Shreveport Fort Worth Beaumont San Antonio Dallas Lyad Wig Pet Waco Tee Ee Enware Galveston Eee Shreveport Eesee Beaumont . Eee

National League Results and Thursday Schedule

Wednesday results include New York 6 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5 Brooklyn 3 Pittsburg 2 St Louis 5 Boston 4. Thursday games: Brooklyn at Pittsburg and Chicago at Cincinnati.

New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn Pittsburg St. Louis Boston Seene Nee Louis Eee

Early Baseball Scores From The League Standings

The American League results show Boston 4 over Detroit 0 with Detroit visiting Boston, Chicago 4 at Washington, New York 10 over St. Louis 1, Cleveland 6 defeating Philadelphia 4, and matchups including Detroit at Boston St. Louis at New York Cleveland at Philadelphia and Chicago at Washington.

Boston Detroit Chicago Washington New York St. Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Coves Boston Peer Vy Chicago Eee Detroit Wee

Southern League scorecard shows early wins and upcoming matchups

Atlanta beat Nashville 6 0 and New Orleans topped Memphis 6 2 while Mobile won 3 2 over Little Rock and Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 5 3. Upcoming games schedule Birmingham at Nashville Atlanta at Chattanooga New Orleans at Little Rock Mobile at Memphis.

Atlanta Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville New Orleans Little Rock Mobile Memphis W. L. Pet Mobile Eee Nee

Braves Beat Nashville 6–0 In Opening Showdown

Baseball doubleheader results show Atlanta defeating Nashville 6 to 0 in the opener at Atlanta with Ellis and Street yielding four runs and Perkins taking the loss. In the second game Nashville limped 0 to 0 in seven innings by agreement as Herbart and Street held firm. Memphis pummeled New Orleans 24 to 6 at New Orleans while Mobile routed Little Rock 3 to 5 at Mobile.

R. H. EB Nashville Barr Herbart Street Perry and Niederkorn

Birmingham Tops Chattanooga 5 to 3 in Baseball Tilt

At Birmingham the Birmingham team defeated Chattanooga 5 to 3. Scoring details show Chattanooga plated one run in the seventh and two in the ninth while Birmingham added two in the first, two in the third, and one in the ninth. Batteries were Walker and Kitchens for Birmingham with Perryman and Smith for Chattanooga.

Birmingham Chattanooga R. H. E. Chattanooga Walker and Kitchens Perryman and Smith

Women tennis playoff halted by darkness at Gunter Hotel court

In San Antonio the city women’s championship final paused after two sets with Mrs. A C Upleger and Miss L Hughes leading two games to none in the deciding set, against Mrs H B Mulliken and Mrs W W Van Voorhis. A third set will be played Thursday at 5:30 p m.

San Antonio A. C. Upleger Lillian Hughes Mulliken W. W. van Voorhis Gunter Hotel Upleger van Voorhis South Court

Boxing bout postponed at Fort Sam Houston smoker

The ten round match between Tommy Gary of Chicago and Louie Albert welterweight champion of the army was moved from Tuesday night May 30 to Friday night June 2. The program at Fort Sam Houston includes a smoker, music band, and preliminaries arranged by the Fort Sam Houston Athletic Club.

Tommy Gary Chicago Louie Albert Fort Sam Houston

Scores From Major League Baseball Card Teletype

Partial score lines show teams like Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago New York St Louis with listed batter names Dubuc Stanage Aker Faber Schalk Gallia Ayres Henry and more. Results indicate multiple games with final tallies and battery pairs, though many digits are garbled.

Brooklyn Beats Pittsburg In Low Scoring baseball clash

Brooklyn 3 Pittsburg 3 innings show a tight game with two teams trading runs. H E Brooklyn scores three runs on early hits while Pittsburg adds single tallies later. Batteries: Cheney Meyers Mamaux Harmon Gibson for Brooklyn Pittsburg.

Brooklyn Pittsburg H. E. Brooklyn Cheney and Meyers Mamaux Harmon and Gibson

Galveston Pirates Sweep Shreveport 6-4 in Texas League

Galveston defeated Shreveport 6 to 4 to complete a five game win streak. Andrews pitched well after Ferry and Duffy faltered. Bernsen hit a seventh inning home run. The game featured two-base hits by Carroll and a Bernsen homer.

Galveston Texas Shreveport Andrews Ferry Duffy Bernsen R.H. C. A. E. Mendes I Vavebadetss Stewart Joensen Ee Miller Ceiste Hille Shesr Brel Ae Murray Rt Wet Johnson Elwert Noyes Chelette Barr Schrader Ee Carroll Knaupp Ieee Ee Smith Kneaven Steoiac Es Bern

Kilbane and Wallace Stage Drawn Featherweight Bout

Johnnie Kilbane and Eddie Wallace fought ten fast rounds in Montreal with the newspaper decision declaring the bout a draw. Kilbane defended his featherweight title claim against Wallace in a closely contested match.

Kilbane Wallace Montreal Johnnie Kilbane Eddie Wallace Brooklyn

J A Clay Named Texas U Football Assistant Coach

J A Clay known as Liz Clay is appointed as assistant coach for the University of Texas football team for 1916. Coach Van Gent lauds him as a top line player who served as captain at Missouri and praises his strong character and coaching potential. Van Gent will depart for Missouri to teach summer coaching courses.

Austin Tex J. A. Clay Liz” Clay University of Texas Clay Fort Worth van Gent Missouri Athletic Council University of Missouri

Smith Team to Meet at Studio Friday Night

The Smith Studio baseball team will hold an important meeting Friday night at 8 o clock. The team plans to play Seguin next Sunday and all members are requested to attend the meeting.

Association Scores From City Matches

At St Paul Kansas City won 5 to 0. Columbus beat Indianapolis 6 to 4. Minneapolis defeated Milwaukee 6 to 4. Toledo topped Louisville 7 to 2.

American Association St. Paul Kansas City Columbus Indianapolis Minneapolis Milwaukee Toledo Louisville

Army orders appoint and grant leaves for officers

Today’s army orders detail Captain James E. Sheltry’s move to Salt Lake City Utah as cavalry inspector instructor and permanent stationing in the Eighth Cavalry district. They grant Captain Henry C. Rexach a one month and six day leave of absence and report First Lieutenant William A. Ganoe awaiting reassignment at West Point. Several ordnance officers are relived from the department effective June 19 and Norman F. Ramsey Charles T. Richardson Charles M. Steele Francis H. Miles Jr. listed among the officers. First Lieutenants Clarence E. Patridge Dwight K. Shurtle Burton C. Leads named in the notice.

James E. Sheltry Salt Lake City Utah Eighth Cavalry District Henry C. Rexach Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry United States Military Academy William A. Ganoe Twenty-fifth Infantry Ordnance Department Norman F. Ramsey Charles T. Richardson Charles M. Steele Francis H. Miles JR Clarence E. Patridge Dwight K. Shurtle Burton C. Leads

Austrian Gunboat Sunk In Adriatic Battle

An Austrian aeroplane and a gunboat were destroyed in a clash with an Italian gunboat in the upper Adriatic. The Austrian crew were captured. An Austrian submarine bombarded a villa near Porto Ferrajo on Elba, then withdrew under coast battery fire.

Rome Paris Adriatic Porto Ferrajo Elba Pola Italy Napoleon

Reichstag Debates Press Censorship in Martial Law

The Reichstag discussed press censorship under martial law in Berlin with a resolution urging the chancellor to limit censorship to military matters. Deputies complained that newspapers are banned by military authorities for reprinting articles already published elsewhere.

Berlin London Reichstag Pfleger

Martial Law Powers Clash Over Speech Rights

The chancellor relies on army commanders enforcing martial law who can override chancellor orders for public safety. Deputy Leisching, a progressive, declares safeguarding free speech the top issue after the food problem. The chamber adjourned without a vote.

Leisching

Two Envoys Recalled Over Serbian Troop Transit Through Greece

Reports from Athens say Count A de Bosdari Italian minister to Greece and J Guillemin French minister have been recalled after failed attempts to obtain Greek permission for transporting Serbian troops. Entente allies sought to move the Serbian army via Corfu to Saloniki but Greece refused. London announced an amicable settlement and no Greek neutrality infringement. Office, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., invites sealed bids by 11 a.m. June 7 1916 for corrugated steel storehouse and wagon shed construction.

Berlin Sayville Athens A. de Bosdari Greece J. Guillemin Corfu Saloniki London Quartermaster Ft. Sam Houston Tex

St Anthony College Seeks Game Next Sunday Afternoon

St Anthony College baseball seeks a game for next Sunday afternoon. Contact Wayne Cozad at Travis 818 to arrange.

St Anthony St. Anthony College Wayne Cozad Travis

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