Bronchos win eleventh-inning opener as Flynn homers
The San Antonio Bronchos edged Beaumont 1 to 0 in eleven innings at League Park in a pitching duel between Stewart and Martina. Donald Flynn homered leading off the eleventh to win it. Second game called due to waning light after a severe ankle injury to Earl Dunckel.
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Ollie Anderson
Earl Dunckel
Harry Stewart
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Joe Martina
Donald Flynn
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Perry
Jack Johnston
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Anderson
Buffs Get Even Break in Seventh Inning Rally
Three-base hit by Citrano sets up firm finish as Galveston wins 8 to 3. Key plays include double plays Tullos to Citrano to Newnam and Jacobus to Miller. Mullins allows two runs in two innings, Jacobus one inning. Dolson handles a passed ball, Newnam steals second, wild pitch by Jacobus. Time 1 05, umpire Matthews.
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Vance
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Hynes
Collins
Degasperi
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Gray
Hicks
Degas
Rimble
Big Athletic Card Today Across the Nation
A Labor Day program in 1916 features national championships in boxing golf tennis swimming and motor boat racing. Freddie Welsh defends the lightweight title in Colorado Springs while Johnny Kilbane faces George Chaney at Cedar Point. The National amateur golf championship opens at Merion and the tennis singles semifinals start in Forest Hills. Detroit hosts the motor boat regatta as two amateur swimming championships are decided in Honolulu and St. Louis. Baseball games in both leagues add to the pennant race suspense.
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New York
United States
Colorado Springs
Freddie Welsh
Charlie White
Cedar Point
Ohio
Johnny Kilbane
George Chaney
Merion Club
Haverford
Forest Hills
N. Y
Detroit
Honolulu
St. Louis
Gassers Edge Panthers Behind Late Rally In Fort Worth
Shreveport pitcher Tretter held Fort Worth to two hits through seven innings before Barr tripled and scored on Kneaves squeeze, Bernsen single to left scoring Kneaves to give Shreveport a 2 1 victory.
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Tex
Tretter
Shreveport
Barr
Kneaves
Bernsen
Knaupp
Smith
Seece
Elwert
Schrader
Kneavegy Sb
Moshe SR
Loupcey
Vane
Fort Orth
Weaves
Batley
Trotter
Mcliver
McLaurin
Nafer
Capter
Napier
Kilbane Favored In Featherweight Title Bout At Cedar Point
Kilbane the reigning champ and George Chaney, challenger, weighed in near 121 pounds each amid suspicions both sides harbored about making the featherweight limit. Odds opened near 2 to 1 in Kilbane's favor as the preliminary bout started at 2 PM in Cedar Point Ohio.
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Cedar Point
Ohio
Johnny Kilbane
George Chaney
Cleveland
Little Chaney Money
Standings Update from Texas League Games
Sunday results show San Antonio 1 Beaumont 5 Fort Worth 1 Dallas 4 Waco 5 Shreveport 2 Houston 0 Galveston 3. Play Monday schedule includes Beaumont at San Antonio Waco at Dallas Shreveport at Fort Worth Galveston at Houston.
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Beaumont
Waco
Dallas
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Lyd
Coon
Houston Eee
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Baseball scores crossleaguers briefed
Chicago 1 St Louis 0. Detroit 5 Cleveland 3. Chicago at St Louis. Cleveland at Detroit. Philadelphia at Washington. Boston at New York.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
New York
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W. T Pet
Boston Wo Dees
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Cleveland Eee
National League Scores Mixed Across City Matches
Baseball results show Chicago tied with St Louis at 4 to 4 while St Louis led Pittsburgh 2 to 1 Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 7 to ? York hosted Boston with unclear score. Cincinnati faced Chicago. Brooklyn played Philadelphia in another matchup. several games listed without complete scores.
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Pittsburgh
York
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Philadelphia
St. Louis Tops Chicago in Twin Bill, 29 48 Runs
In Chicago on April 4 St. Louis swept a two game set by scores 29 to 48 and 183 to 48. Ames Currie Gonzales Lavender Packard Archer handled pitching duties for St. Louis while Chicago's lineup featured Steele Gonzales Naughn Williams.
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Currie
Gonzales
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Archer
Rh. EF
Steele
Naughn
Williams
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Battery Pairings Noted
Batter heads Mamaux and Schmitt for Pittsburg against Cincinnati, with Mitchell and Wingo listed in support as part of the stipulated pitching and defense.
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Cincinnati
Mamaux
Schmitt
Mitchell and
Wingo
Chicago Beats St Louis In Low Scoring Baseball Game
Chicago 12 St Louis 0 in a road game with early runs and a shutout. Batteries Faber Seark Weis man Hartley for Chicago. Detroit 5 Cleveland 3 at Detroit RB FB Cleveland 3 7 2 Deteokion aks 100 003 01 5 Batteries Klepfer Coleman Dauss Stanage.
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St. Louis
R. H. E. Chicago
Faber and Seark
Weisman and Hartley
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Cleveland
Klepfer
Coleman
Dauss
Stanage
Southern League scores report for MemphisMobile and Nashville
In Memphis Little Rock edged Memphis 3 2 as 29 to 37 runs. New Orleans beat Mobile 7 2 with 13 to 1. Nashville defeated Chattanooga 7 1 6 to 5. Batteries listed Brooks Hardgrove Holmquist Chapman Willett Fincher Ruel Cavet Schmidt Smith Higgins Allen Peters Kroh Marshall.
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Holmquist
Chapman
Willett, Fincher
Ruel
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Mobile
Cavet and Schmidt
Smith and Higgins
Nashville
Chattanooga
Allen and Peters
Kroh and Marshall
Welsh and White Set for World Lightweight Title Bout
Colorado Springs crowds gather as Freddie Welsh defends his lightweight crown against Charlie White in a match expected to start between 3 and 3:30 this afternoon. Fans and bettors anticipate a close contest with both men in peak condition.
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Colorado Springs
Freddie Welsh
Charlie White
Guarantee Beat Wright Team In Close Sunday Game
The Guarantee baseball team defeated the Martin Wright squad 4 to 3 on Sunday. Giraud yielded four hits for the losers, with most hits coming in the seventh inning. Bromibor vs is Si Fascae Batteries W Lane and tracing Giraud and Kraus.
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Guarantees
Wright
Guarantee
Martin Wright
Giraud
Thateanta
Martin Wrights
Trices Giraud
Kraus
College Baseball Scoreboard Prompted by Harsh League Standings
At Indianapolis the Indians routed Columbus 5 to 0 while Columbus stood at 1 and 1. In Louisville Louisville posted a 7 to 1 win as Toledo moved to 9 and 2. Kansas City defeated Milwaukee 6 to 3. Minneapolis hosted a note on Minneapolis 9 and 4 versus St Paul 2 and 14.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
KAA Pearls Win From Potchernicks
The City Baseball League staged two crackerjack sessions on the Potchernick diamond Sunday afternoon. The XXX Pearls beat the Potchernicks 2 to 1 in seven innings, while Knights of Columbus and Ahrens & Ott played to a 1 to 1 eleven-inning tie halted by darkness.
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Potchernicks
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Ed Trimble
Pearls
Pat O'Shaughnessy
Ferguson
Burnett
Degasperi
Hicks
Seng
Garcia
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Hynes
Ahrens
Griffin Vance
Ahrens & Otts
Collins
O'Shaughnessy
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Aicman
Foelier
Wee
Wolf
Sullivan
Michael
Toudouze
Golfers Tee Off In Amateur Title Event
In Philadelphia at Merion, Sheriff Sherman and T R Munger tee off in the qualifying round for the United States Golf Association amateur championship. Robert A Gardner and Hamilton Kerr start on the east course, with Charles Evans Jr open champion joining E Mortimer Barnes. Evans among the favorites, heavy galleryes accompany leaders as other notable players draw crowds.
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Philadelphia
Sheriff Sherman
T. R. Munger
Dallas
United States Golf Association
Merion Cricket Club
Robert A. Gardner
Hamilton Kerr
Charles Evans Jr
E. Mortimer Barnes
Englewood
Evans
Robert Gardner
Jesse Guilford
Massachusetts
Max Marston
Oswald Kirby
Phillip Carter
Tigers Sweep Two Wins at New Braunfels
The Tigers defeated the First Wisconsin Infantry 5 to 0 and outlasted the Ninth Infantry in 12 innings 3 to 2 at Fort Sam Houston. Hass excelled in the first game and Ludwig outpitched Guinn in a pitchers duel, with two late runs in the twelfth giving Detroit the victory. Harris, Naylor, Snyder and Ludwig starred for the Tigers as defense and timely hitting carried the wins.
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Tigers
Wisconsin Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Hass
Wisconsin Boys
Wright
Tiger
Harris
Naylor
Guinn
Ludwig
Braunfels
U. S
Snyder
Infantry
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Baseball Standings Tighten as September Begins in 1916
The major leagues enter September with Boston leading the American League and Brooklyn atop the National League, though both margins shrink. Philadelphia closes the gap in the NL while Detroit and Chicago move up in the AL standings. Alexander sets a season shutout record with fourteen as Boston drops to the Polo Grounds.
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Jack Barry
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Railroad Commission Silent on Atlanta Rate Injunction
In Austin on September 4 the State Railroad Commission released no statements about the Fifth Federal District Court injunction in Atlanta that blocks them from enforcing their order canceling rates on various shipments. Chairman Allison Mayfield and member Earle B. Mayfield declined to discuss the matter until the full order is received.
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Austin
Tex
State Railroad Commission
Fifth Federal District Court
Atlanta
Allison Mayfield
Earle B. Mayfield
Fatal Accidents Total 102 in Texas Workmen’s System
The State Industrial Accident Board reports for the year ending August 31 show 34 669 accidents reported with 102 fatal. 13 802 claims were filled and insurance payouts totaled 389 324 73 dollars. Medical costs amounted to 103 875 83 dollars, bringing total expenses to 493 200 56 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
State Industrial Accident Board
Department of
Eight MPH Speed Limit Enforced in Capitol Grounds
Captain Joe A. Owens announces eight miles per hour as the cap on vehicle speed inside the Texas Capitol grounds, defying the mayor and council's eighteen mph limit. Capitol police will arrest violators and send them to a justice court to enforce the rule.
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Austin
Tex
Joe A. Owens
Owens
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
Why Men Are Bald and Hats That Cause It
Medical authorities explain male baldness as due to hat pressure rather than inheritance. Tight hats compress arteries and nerves at the scalp, hindering nourishment to hair roots. Baldness patterns vary with head shape and vessel pressure, sometimes tracing along crown, forehead, or back of the head.
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American Magazine
Ed Mensor Sets Northwest League Fielding Record
SPOKANE Washington September 4 By handling 239 chances with no errors in 114 games Ed Mensor of the Spokane club in the Northwestern League is believed to have set a new fielding record Figures from the league official statistician show Mensor handled 31 chances at second base in five games 10 at third in three games and 198 as an outfielder in 106 games Mensor formerly outfielder for Pittsburgh came here from the International League
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Spokane
Wash
Eddie Mensor
Mensor
Pittsburg
Spring Found Under Austin Dam Ends Leak Panic
Austin officials announce that the previously feared leak under the dam is a spring rather than a leak. Engineer 8 E Posey notes the spring water is ten degrees colder than the lake. Work will restart on cofferdams to pump out water and locate the leak.
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Austin
Tex
E. Posey
Water and Light Department
Bohemian Brewers Perfect Faster Beer Maturation
Bohemian brewers claim a process that matures beer in eight to twelve days, instead of the usual three months, speeding production and readying product for market.
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Bohemian
Auto Sweepstake Race Set On Saucer Track
The first automobile sweepstake race will be run on the two mile saucer track at Sheronville Ohio Monday. It drew 29 entries all qualifying at over 80 mph some exceeding 110 mph. The wood track is 70 feet wide and seats 30 000 with parking for 15 000 cars. The purse is 30000 dollars with 13 prizes including 12000 to the winner and 500 for leaders at 100 200 and 250 miles. The race began at 1 30 oclock and officials say the track is in perfect condition.
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Cincinnati
Sheronville
America
Speedway
Sunday Sailings From Sutherland Springs at 8 15 Am
The notice lists 60 cents for a Sunday service from Sutherland Springs at 8 15 in the morning on the Southern Pacific Lines.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific Lines
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