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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1911
Page
6
A 1911 gossip item reports Mrs Lili Hat Harry, wife of a noted author, accusing him of constant copy editing leaving no time for her. The wife spares no one as the tale travels through social circles and the author’s routine.
The Bronchos snapped a week on the water wagon and exploded for eighteen hits and twenty nine bases in a decisive win over the Buffaloes. Pitcher Gray homered and tripled as the sixth inning rally produced six runs, sealing the pennant as fans cheered the batting spree.
A delayed seventh inning game in Houston ended in confusion as Buffalos faced Sand Crabs after heavy fog halted play switching to the sixth inning. Brandt's pitching was near flawless though the clouded field limited scoring.
Foster was struck in a rough inning but Brandt threw a no hit no run game as both pitchers struggled in darkness. Score Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Galveston 0 0 0 1 2 3 Batteries Foster Allen Brandt Brammel Umpire Jacobs.
Vic Miller faced a raft of hits in Fort Worth's first inning against Waco as three pinch hits sparked a four run surge. The fracas helped Fort Worth take a lead they would not surrender, with a double program planned for tomorrow. Final: Waco 2 Fort Worth 6.
In Dallas on September 2 the Giants beat the Indians to run their winning streak to 14. The game was called after eight innings due to darkness. Musell and Alexander led the Giants with Geist and Noyes for Oklahoma. Umpire Bush officiated.
Entries closed for the James Gordon Bennett international balloon race to start from Kansas City on October 5 with nine balloons. American teams include Lt Frank P Lahm and Capt John Berry with Wiliam F Assman from St Louis. Also entries from Germany France and two Lahm cup balloons. An intercity race kicks off October 2 from Topeka with Kansas City Topeka St Louis and Salt Lake City entered.
In Tulsa on September 2, C. M. Marion struck out fourteen in five innings for the Twilight association newsboy team. The game ended early due to darkness after the fifth. Taxi call lines listed as 123.
San Antonio in Austin, Houston versus Galveston in Corsicana. Waco in Fort Worth. Oklahoma City in Dallas.
Philadelphia lost 1 to 3 to Boston while New York beat Washington 6 to 0 and Cleveland defeated Chicago 2 to 1 in yesterday's AL results.
Philadelphia meets Boston while Washington faces New York and Cleveland plays Chicago. Detroit travels to St Louis for another matchup in this midweek schedule.
Scores show New York 8 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 8 Boston 5 with other results 3-4 Cincinnati versus 2-14 Pittsburg and Chicago in Cincinnati New York in Philadelphia St Louis in Pittsburg and Boston in Brooklyn.
Sports brief lists yesterday’s scores: New Orleans defeated Mobile 8 to 1, Birmingham beat Montgomery 5 to 3, Chattanooga won over Memphis 3 to 1, Atlanta defeated Nashville 6 to 0. The record notes 4.
The note lists cities in scattered regional pairs including Mobile New Orleans Birmingham Montgomery and mentions Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Memphis. No events or actions are described beyond the place pairings.
In a tied Fort Sam Houston league clash the Tenth Infantry and Eleventh Cavalry each vie for top honors after a decisive late inning. Cassidy delivered power with a home run a triple and a single in five at bats as Infante and Catrief combined for a high scoring effort. Duff Lucas and Didson Jacquin worked the batteries while Lortz and Atterbury officiated.
The San Antonio Hardware nine meets the Southwestern Telephone Company squad Sunday on the Peach and Iowa street field. Game time is 9 o clock with players asked to arrive by 8 45.
The Bronchos, fatigued from a disastrous road trip, return to host Austin in three final games of the season with two Monday. San Antonio contends for first division safety as Dallas nears last place. a single stumble by either club could reshuffle the standings. The team, despite a hard stretch, has fought hard and deserves recognition from fans.
The Brighton Beach auto mobile track near New York reopened after a year idle and will host events from today through Monday. Six cars enter the great free-for-all including three 200 horsepower machines driven by top pilots. The winner earns the Remy Brassard salary of $75 a week while holding the trophy. Entrants include Patschke Hughes Coke Disbrow and Towers.
Packey McFarland announces he will spar with seven or eight ounce gloves in preparation for the September 15 bout with Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee. He says the lighter gloves reduce weight burden and improve hand conditioning, while the heavier 10 ounce mitts hinder his training.
Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmidt prepared for the White Sox park bout on Monday at 8 PM. Gotch trained at the Chicago Athletic Club while Hackenschmidt walked the lake shore and spoke of endurance deciding the outcome. Box office receipts neared 75 thousand dollars as betting favored Hackenschmidt at five to four.
New York reports 25 contestants entered for the eighth national reliability automobile tour for the Glidden trophy. Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia plans to drive the full 1369 miles from New York to Jacksonville via Atlanta. The pathfinding car will begin September 8 and entries close October 1 with the tour starting two weeks after.
Nine Texas league players were drafted into the majors on opening day led by pitcher Stanley Gray of the Bronchos to Pittsburg. Others include Dodd Waco to Pittsburg James Galveston to Brooklyn Cook Austin to Athletics Evans Dallas to Giants McDonald Austin to Brooklyn Jackson Oklahoma City to Athletics Comstock Austin to White Sox Brandt Galveston to Brooklyn. The draft pace suggests more to come as class A clubs finish selections.
Two army wrestlers will clash Labor Day night at the fair grounds. Carl C. Anderson of the Twenty second infantry faces Harry B. Lucinary, champion of the Third cavalry, in a mounted versus infantry match arranged by the Labor Day committee. Anderson weighs 159 1/2 pounds and Lucinary 160, promising a close contest. The bout starts about 9 o clock Monday night, followed by a boxing match between Young Jeffries of San Antonio and O'Brien of New York. Local pugilist fans and Fort Sam Houston enlisted men expect an unusually warm and interesting event.
George Mc Donald manager of Matt Wells says he received a $30 000 offer by cable for a London bout between Wells and Packey McFarland or Wells and Ad Wolgast following Wells victory over Knockout Brown at Madison Square Garden.
Fragmentary OCR data lists score pairs across cities including Toledo Louisville Milwaukee Milwaukee and St Paul Minneapolis with partial team names. The text shows inconsistent punctuation and garbled place names making exact results hard to confirm.
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