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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1911
Page
10
The three games set new gross receipts records at $195,914.50, surpassing 1909 Detroit Pittsburg seven games. Attendance already reaches 101,783 with more expected. Player shares total $105,792.82 versus $79,071.93 last year.
Coombs and Mathewson combined for 243 pitches across 11 innings with Coombs at 128 and Mathewson 115. The Giants and Athletics frequently swung at the first pitch as the pitchers faced heavy contact, including six first pitches from Coombs and thirteen from Mathewson.
Philadelphia report describes a victory by the White Elephants that stirred unusual enthusiasm in Quakertown. The article notes a spirited reaction and expected continued momentum in local events.
Fans poured into the city as word of Philadelphia's second win over New York flashed worldwide. Baker hit a ninth inning homer and two more runs in the eleventh sealed the victory, while Manager Mack praised his star but avoided commenting on Baker's spike. Mack hinted a Morgan or Krause start, saving Bender for a potential final game. McGraw and the New York squad arrived shortly before 10 p.m.
Chicago Oct 18 The national commission postponed the Cub White Sox city championship game without consulting Murphy or Comiskey. Weather cleared later but the action drew protest from Cubs President Murphy and White Sox head Chance and Comiskey who denied responsibility for the shutdown.
The Y M C A hosted a double header with the Giants defeating the Skookums 24 to 15 and the Bronchos edging the Tigers 12 to 11. Kettler scored 22 of Giants points as Willard Simpson left for Mexico. John Adams, a local baseball player, married Helen Stedman of Cleveland with President Sommers approving as guardian.
Irish defeated Fraser 21 to 16 in a three cushion handicap match at Alexander's last night. The final score read 20 to 1 in favor of Irish under the agreed handicap.
The engineers football eleven and troop F Eleventh cavalry played a 0 to 0 tie on the West End grid yesterday. The cavalry seek a game with Southwestern University at Georgetown. Turner league basketball double header set for tonight. San Antonio and Garden academies meet on ULAs field with the blue and white favored by experience. Browns win city series as Browns beat Cardinals, Nationals win second game. First game score details show Nationals defeating Browns 7 to 5 in a 11 2 batteries. second game Nationals top Browns 5 to 3.
Invitations went out for a Saturday banquet at an uptown hotel honoring William Brush and John McGraw plus the New York Baseball club for bringing the National League championship to New York. Big Bill Edwards heads the arrangements committee with Jobe B. Hedges serving as toastmaster.
James A Hart former Chicago National League Baseball club president leaves Chicago with Mrs Hart and daughter Fay for New York to sail Sunday on the first leg of a world tour. The trip will cover about 35 000 miles ending in San Francisco next February after visits through South America and other regions.
Henry Tate once with the Philadelphia Athletics and other league teams lost the first joint of his forefinger while at a Taylor oil mill. His hand slipped while he tried to fix a belt on a saw filer pulley, and the finger was caught in a sprocket wheel.
Christy Mathewson star pitcher of the New York Nationals will hunt next week near Raquette Falls in the Adirondack mountains. E A Sterling forester for the Pennsylvania company has asked the state conservation commission for licenses for both men.
Clever boxing gave Pat Moore of Philadelphia the decision over Battling Nelson in a twelve round bout in Boston. Nelson relied on infighting, while Moore landed blows at will with limited effect.
Koch team led by Keylich Wegell Riedner and Icke defeated Ling and Geyer in opening Turner bowling matches. Ling and Zizelmann starred in the losing effort as Koch posted 288 and Ling 256 in the two games. Also: Grand Big Five vs Twenty-eighth infantry band tourney slated, with Ziegler and Irwin high on Grand alleys, plus high school eleven sharpening offense for Austin clash.
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