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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
12
Boston and Brooklyn face off in the World Series opener at Braves Field with forecast perfect weather and a hoped for record crowd. Fans started lining up for tickets as managers finalize signals and strategy for the game.
The Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 3 to 1 in a Thursday American League victory. James Lavender faltered in the fourth inning, allowing the run that prevented a shutout. Attendance was 11,649 with receipts of 7769.50 and detailed distributions to the club and players.
Brooklyn honored the Dodgers with a large send off at Ebbets Field before the World Series opener in Boston. City officials and boosters packed the venue as band led a parade to the subway. President Ebbets reported heavy ticket demand as carpenters enlarge Brooklyn field to about 27 000 seats for the series.
Brooklyn over New York 7 to 5 as Robinson uses regulars and recruits in final game. Appleton pitched well amid five hits by New York with a triple and home run in later innings. The champions depart for Boston by special train with hundreds of fans, nicknamed Royal Brooklyn Rooters.
Boston wins 4 to 1 over Philadelphia in the NL season closer played in Philadelphia. Nehf and Tragresser matchups despite out of position players, while Blackburn Fortune Baumgartner and Adams split defensive duties as both teams produced several single-handed catches and stops.
The Droemers baseball team will play two Sunday games on Lambert Beach. They face the A. S. team in the opener and the Guarantees in the second clash.
The Boston Red Sox are favored to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers in six games or less. Pitching edge goes to the Sox with veterans experienced at pressure, while the Dodgers rely on strong hitters like Chief Myers and Zach Wheat. The piece also notes Giants and Cubs strengths and a late-season Braves surge that could have altered favorites.
National League standings show Brooklyn and Philadelphia battling in the mid table with 66 and 80 wins respectively while New York Chicago Pittsburg St Louis and Cincinnati trail with similar records. Thursday results include Boston 4 over Philadelphia and Brooklyn 7 over New York with other scores listed.
Partial box score style text shows Boston beating foes in Philadelphia and Brooklyn defeating New York. It lists run totals and battery lines with several player surnames and incomplete annotations.
The city suspended the smoking ban in theaters for the world series while approving limited exemptions. The council also considered charter changes, weed-cutting rights for non residents, and allocations for municipal projects and audits.
John J. McGraw will continue to manage the New York National League club next year. Secretary John B. Foster says plans for year are already set with President Hempstead and McGraw hopes to lead the team to a pennant. Rumors of McGraw departure are denied and his contract has one year left. The squad, after a rough game with Brooklyn, plans no public gift ceremony for Shakespeare works purchased by players.
Omaha wins the pennant by beating Louisville 11 to 7 in a Western League game on October 6.
A witty exchange from London Tit-Bits features a philanthropic visitor asking what led the jailbird to prison. The inmate replies that both sought to pry into others affairs, noting he entered via a basement window.
H A Deardoff won the Lone Star Rifle Club shoot at 408 Military Plaza with a high score of 85. P J Matzow came second with 84. other strong scorers included Leo Cotton and C F Barbera. EK Mann was elected club secretary as the roster surpassed 100, signaling a competitive winter season and a club versus club challenge.
Philadelphia Americans defeated a Boston Americans team 3 to 0 in Worcester Massachusetts on October 6. The game raised funds for a monument to late umpire Joh H. Gaffney. The Boston transcript quoted a line about pride and fall.
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