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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1911

Page

8

Amateur Championship Scorers Point Toward Match Play

Sixty four amateurs enter the second day in Rye with two goals: stay near 80 in morning medal play to reach the 82 cut for the afternoon rounds and prove match play form to be among the sixteen yearly leaders. Thomas Sherman led with 75, tied at 76 by Hilton Fownes Gardner Rhett, with 77 by Travis Herreshoff Becker, and five more at 78 including G Douglas Brown.

Associated Press Rye N. Y Thomas M. Sherman Utica H. H. Hilton W. C. Fownes R. A. Gardner Charles I Jr Chicago A. H. Rhett Brooklyn Walter J. Travis Garden City Frederick Herreshoff Albert Becker Princeton G. Douglas Brown Edinboro

Auditing Committee to Meet in Austin

The Texas league auditing committee meets in Austin to examine this year’s books kept by President Allen. Walter Morris of Fort Worth travels to join Dever of Galveston and Roberts of Houston. Dever handles most accounting tasks. a report will go to league directors at the October meeting when the 1911 pennant is formally awarded to the Austin club.

Ft, Worth Tex Texas League Austin Allen Walter Morris Fort Worth Dever Galveston Roberts Houston

Riebe Undertaking Co Auto Ambulance Service

Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service from 221 East Commerce Street with phone 341. Bebles and Bocihanne architects located at 228 West Commerce Street are noted in the same listing.

Riebe Undertaking Co Bebles & Bocihanne West Commerce Stree

Gleanings of Todays Sports Highlights and Moves

Baseball notes from early 1910s discuss Marty OToole fearful for his arm and possible no hit games. Managerial questions surround Harry Davis replacing Stovall as Cleveland pits, while Giants and Athletics vie in the world series race. Marquard leads left handers, and trades bring Fred Hunter to Indianapolis with Ben Houser moving to Brooklyn.

Cleveland Harry Davis Stovall Maguire Davis Giants Athletics Marquard Mackmen Gregg

Batter Spotlight Shifts As Jackson Trails Lajoie

Joe Jackson loses ground to Larry Lajoie in batting averages while Fred Clarke overtakes Honus Wagner in the National League home run race, signaling a dramatic shift in the season’s batting leadership.

Joe Jackson Larry Lajoie Fred Clarke Hans Wagner

Jacksons Buck Connors Sets League Hit Record

Jackson first baseman Buck Connors, a former Central leaguer, collected six hits four of them doubles in yesterday's Jackson versus Battle Creek Southern Michigan league game. Jackson totaled 26 hits and 23 runs, setting season records.

Associated Press Jackson, Mich Jackson Battle Creek Buck” Connors

Mine at Moines and Lincoln Result Patchy Abbreviations

Fragments show scores for Des Moines and Sioux at Des Moines six to nine, Omaha five to four against St. Joseph, and Lincoln five to Toledo. Details unclear due to truncated OCR.

Moines Des Moines Sioux Omaha St. Joe Lincoln Toledo

Gotch Hack Wrestling Affair Mocked by Bud Fisher

Bud Fisher mocks the Chicago Labor Day Gotch versus Hackenschmidt match. He jokes about tights colors, referee timing, and a waltz in the ring, noting a 30,000-strong crowd including Humboldt Iowa fans and a humorous press agent speech.

Bud” Fisher Matt and Jeff Gotch Chicago Gwendolyn Hackenschmidt Frank Gotch Syke Hack George M. Cohan America Humboldt Iowa Japan

McFarland Gets Offer for Match With Wells

Packey McFarland received an offer for a bout with English lightweight champion Matt Wells should the Wolgast McFarland title fight be vetoed by Milwaukee authorities. A proposed venue is Madison Square Garden in New York on October 19.

Associated Prfess Chicago Ill Packey McFarland Matt Wells Engelish Milwaukee Madison Square Garden New York

Fraser Tailor Exclusive Patterns in Novelties

A. Collmen, plumber, operates at 416 Main Ave and offers exclusive patterns in novelties.

Fraser, Taylor Fraser A. Collmen Main.Ave

Standings of Clubs From Yesterday’s Scores

Yesterday’s results show Philadelphia 12 over New York 6 and Chicago 7-2 over St. Louis 6-0 while Washington 7 beat Boston 1. Remaining games include Philadelphia at New York and Chicago at St. Louis with Boston at Washington and Detroit at Cleveland.

Terday Philadelphia New York Chicago St. Louis Washington Boston Detroit Cleveland Clu Psyd P. c. Philadelphia Etroit Eee Chicago Ates

Chicago tops Cincinnati 2 to 0 in NL action

From the National League yesterday Chicago defeated Cincinnati 2 to 0 while Philadelphia routed Brooklyn 8 to 1. Boston and New York had rain as did the day’s schedule with Chicago visiting Cincinnati New York at Boston Brooklyn at Philadelphia on today’s slate.

Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston New York

Southern League results for yesterday

New Orleans defeated Montgomery 12 to 0 while Nashville beat Atlanta 3 to 1. Rain affected the Memphis Chattanooga game with no final score available.

New Orleans Montgomery Nashville Atlanta Memphis-Chattanooga

Nashville in Atlanta New Orleans in Memphis in Chattanooga

Fragmentary OCR notes reference Nashville Atlanta New Orleans Memphis and Chattanooga in a list. No clear event dates or actions are readable to establish a specific news item or outcome.

OToole Faces Uncertain Return From Arm Trouble

Marty O Toole the $22 500 pitcher for the Pirates fears his pitching arm may not heal. He pitched and won three games since joining Pittsburgh but suffers persistent pain and limited use. Doctors examined him in New York and he plans to seek specialists in Pittsburgh.

Marty O'Toole Marty ST. Louis Marty O’toole Pirates O'Toole St. Paul Millers Minneapolis The New York O’toole Reese Pitt

Tenth Infantry Rally Beats Twenty-second in Fort Sam Tilt

The Tenth infantry defeated the Twenty-second 8 to 6 to extend their lead in the Fort Sam Houston league. Kay pitched well for the losers allowing five hits while Van Ottmann held the offense to scattered hits for the winners. Furrow is out with a hand injury, and upcoming games include Third cavalry versus Eleventh cavalry as schedule nears September 23.

Twenty-second Kay van Ottmann Fort Sam Houston Panama Third Cavalry Eleventh Cavalry Furrow R. H. EB Tenth Infantry Kemp van Ottman Farrow Owens Culpepper

Chance Faces Tough Fortunes as Manager Keeps team Afloat

Chance has battled constant misfortunes and patched up infield and pitching to keep the ship afloat. The club remains unconvincing as a world championship factor. A victory over the Athletics would mark a big retrogression for the Athletics.

Chance Athletics

Americans Aim to Clinch Davis Cup Bid at West Side

The United States needs one singles win at the West Side Tennis Club to secure the international tennis tournament and earn a Davis Cup challenge to Britain in Australia. Larned faces Lowe while McLoughlin meets Dixon as the Americans seek a decisive victory after yesterday’s setback in doubles.

Associated Press New York West Side America Great Britain Australia William A. Larned Arthur J. Lowe Maurice E. McLoughlin McLoughlin Charles P. Dixon Larned McLoughlin-Dixon

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