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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
12
A chaotic scene unfolds as a figure rushes into the office dictating to a stenographer about a vicTIM while shouting questions to Vyestirdagr. A cryptic exchange ends with a prompt to answer tomorrow and a jab about a captain and shoemaker linking to the last.
In Philadelphia Gardner, the title holder, led 3 up on Guilford at the turn and 4 up after 18, while Evans stood 2 up on Corkran at nine with Evans 3 up after 18. Jones, a 15 year old Georgia youth, mounted a late rally but Gardner won 4 and 3.
In a doubleheader, Washington defeats New York 5 to 1 in the first game with strong hitting and solid pitching. The second game ends 3 to 2 as New York prevails in a tense contest, Fisher loses to Ayers and Crofts as Philadelphia shuts out Boston 6 to 0 following earlier scores against the Athletics.
Chicago 5, Cleveland 23. Battery lineup includes Bagby Coombe Morton and O Nea l Faber and Schalk. Game scoring shows first sequence 010 010 010 for Chicago and 000 100 04x for Cleveland.
The Guarantee Shoe Company team will hold an important meeting at the store on Alamo plaza Friday night at 8 o'clock. All players are requested to be present. They will play the Trac tion Company team Sunday morning at Electric park. Their manager A Stahl Travis 1069 is seeking a Sunday afternoon game.
The San Antonio Turnverein bowling section plans four new alleys to replace those damaged in a fire. At the annual banquet and captains elected were George Huntress Jr, Fred McAllister, Tom Waters, Otto Klaus, W Heubaum, Nathan Frazier, H C Thurman, Charles Ling, Doc Rossman, and William Opperman. Tickets for stock to fund the project will be sold by a committee. the alleys should be ready for the October season opening.
St Frisco won the Charter Oak stake for 2:08 trotters at Charter Oak park in Hartford. A dead heat in the second heat produced a 2:07 time, displacing the 1904 Brighton Beach mark, while the six heat average time of 2:07 topped the previous Lexington record. Mabel Trask pressed St Frisco close in each heat.
National League standings show Philadelphia leading with a 74 61 record and Brooklyn at 69 68. Thursday results include Philadelphia 4 Boston 2 and New York 4 Brooklyn 1. Friday matchups list Brooklyn at Boston and Philadelphia at New York with Cincinnati at St Louis and Chicago at Pittsburg.
The standings show Boston leading with 76 games won and a .580 winning percentage. Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Cleveland, Washington, Philadelphia follow with varied win totals and percentages.
Baseball scores list St Louis 6 Detroit 5, Washington 5 New York 2 Philadelphia 1 Boston 2 Cleveland 3 Chicago 5. Schedule shows St Louis at Detroit, Cleveland at Chicago, New York at Philadelphia, Boston at Washington Friday.
Philadelphia defeats Boston 4 to 2 in the opener as BR H B tally shows a decisive early lead. Rixey and Killifer held the mound for Philadelphia while Ragon Reulbach Gowdy pitched for Boston in a tight contest.
In a pitching duel Philadelphia takes a 2–0 win over Boston. Batteries for Philadelphia were Meyer and Burns with Hughes, Barnes and Gowdy contributing on defense. The line score shows 000 000 002 for Philadelphia and 000 000 000 05 1 for Boston.
New York defeated monation 2 to 1 in a tense game at New York H. E. Brooklyn. The scoring line shows New York 010 000 9001 and monation 000 004 00x with final 2 461. Batteries were Rucker and Miller for New York and Schupp and Rariden for monation.
A promoter telegraphed Freddie Welsh the world lightweight title bout proposal for January 1 in New Orleans. The offer includes an $18,000 purse for a twenty round fight between title holder Welsh of England and challenger Johnny Dundee of New York. Dundee was in Kansas City when notified.
Kansas City dispatch reports Scotty Monteith, manager of Johnny Dundee, wired acceptance to New Orleans promoters for a January 1 bout with Freddie Welsh, current English title holder. Dundee’s camp will accept reasonable terms.
A gaso line lawn mower has been installed by Captain Jon A Owens, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, for use on the lawn at the state capitol. The mower is the first in the region and, in trials, performs well, replacing horse labor and improving mowing speed and grass quality.
A dialogue clip shows Mr. Growcher scoffing at the idea of quitting business for rest. He rejects the notion of leaving his office, insisting he has no plans to retire or stay home. The exchange reflects persistent ambition amid a boastful tone.
Philadelphia stretched its lead atop the National League by winning two games from Boston. Brooklyn remained second despite a loss to New York. Detroit fell to St Louis in the American League as Boston, Chicago, and New York's positions shifted with results from the pennant chase.
The Japanese government announced it will acquire British exchequer bonds totaling 100 million yen about 50 million dollars. The one year term pays 6 percent interest. British gold will be used to settle munitions purchases and will be transferred to Britain as needed.
Memphis defeated Chattanooga 2 to 0 at Memphis with Johnston and Peters battering as Kerr and Ruel held the visitors hitless. Nashville defeated Little Rock 5 to 1 at Little Rock as Ellis Street and Hard grive combined for the win while Chapman worked for Little Rock.
In the first game Atlanta contests Birmingham with a 9 to 7 loss after late runs. Perry and Snyder bat in the Braves, Robertson and Smith handle Birmingham’s defense as the Batteries.
The Grand bowling alleys will open for the season tomorrow per manager E G Emerson after a three month layoff for the tenpin devotees. During summer the six lanes were refinished and four more courses of preparation are planned. City and Commercial Leagues will bowl as usual this winter. formal opening will occur when the new alleys are completed.
The Army Bulletin reports each French soldier has eaten half a ton of bread since the war began. It notes seventy five million yards of material used for clothing and compares daily costs: about 40 cents for feeding at the front, while rear areas average 8 cents per day for clothing.
In Columbus the score was Columbus 4 Kansas City 7 behind 10 innings. Toledo beat Milwaukee 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Louisville defeated Minneapolis 3 to 2. Indianapolis outpaced St. Paul 8 to 2.
An inventor merges a phonograph with an electric lamp, directing sound waves from the phonograph onto the lamp shade to spread audio. The device aims to blend illumination with music by using the shade as a sound diffuser.
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