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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1915

Page

5

Fast boxing promised at Grand tonight

Joe Mandot promotes a Grand opera house boxing card with Bobby Mason vs Soldier Blake in a six round windup. San Antonio’s Fighting Tuck Shelton faces Chicago’s Tommy Gary in a ten round main event. local excitement centers on Shelton’s speed and Gary’s aggressive style.

Bobby Mason Blake Grand Opera House Ben Battiers Tuck” Shelton San Antonio Toma Gary Chicago Doves Shelton Ihr Alamo City Gary Mason Phantom Sam Voystan Blavon Jack Shelton Tommy Gary

West Ends Meret Tonight Meet At Drag Store

Brooklyn and St Louis baseball tonight at drag store meeting point. Teams listed with batteries and managers appear amid mixed odds and clock times. public notices include bowling results and weekly schedules with local figures.

Brooklyn St Louis St Laois Luy Ob Gaubalt Finneran Uphant Katitsa Bluejacket Land Uran Hand Thei Frank Chapman

Third Artillery to Clash With Moose in Sunday Game

Third Artillery 10 play Moose Sunday at Fort Sam Houston field. Sergeant Major Fansive, star of the Third Weld Artillery team, returns from Sparta Wis to lead the Fort Sam squad against the Moose in the infantry past Aimnend Sunday afternoon at 2 40. King and Wenardy start for the soldiers with Husie Doran likely catching for the Moose as Harris fields.

Fansive Weld Artillery Fortham Houston Secand Fausler Fort Sam Houston Sparta Wis Third Field Artillery King and Wenardy Hus Ie Doran Harris

A Few Minutes With the Sporting Editor on Boxing Return

A Frisco business crowd longs for boxing’s coast comeback with modernized rules and fair decisions. Writers in New York and Chicago debate verdicts and advocate commissions, while coast promoters predict boxing’s revival after a temporary pause. The piece critiques old no-decision formats and calls for standardized refereeing under Queensberry rules to attract fans and visitors.

Frisco Epith Sss Bowig Nate McFarland Gibbons New York Chicago McFatland Wisconsin New York State

National League scores and lineups from multiple games

In Pittsburgh New York 8 Pittsburgh 6 1B 7 Balterlus Streud Vesteau and Meyers Slattery Adams Gideon Murph. Philadelphia 10 Cincinnati 9 Alexander Burns Adams George McKinney Callahan Wingo Clark Chengo. Brooklyn 0 Chicago 9 Vaughn Archer Pfeffer McCarty Vaughn Archer. St Louis Boston double header rained out wet grounds. scores and pillbox lineups reflect limited play across cities.

New York Pittsburgh Pittsburg Pittghure Philadelphia Cincinnati Ginclnnati Alexander Burns Adams George McKinney Callahan Wingo Clark

New York and Chicago Batter In Tight League Showdown

In a tense AL clash at New York, Washington's Belee Lewis delivers a solid showing as the Batter Pins face strokes from Sims Hamilton SattrLorn McCabe Leary and Jebneon Williams. Washington's scoreline shows late runs while Chicago's defense fights back.

Harvard Assured Doubles Tennis Title in Semifinals

Harvard students Williams and Willkins Hart lead title defense by defeating Disstou and Nawland of Pennsylvania 6 1 8 7 6 1 5 4 whileCaner and Curtis beat Weber and Japkins of Yale 5 3 4 6 6 5 822. Williams advances to singles semis to face Weber at Yale Friday.

Paladelphia Harvard R. Byrris Willkins Mehard Jiarte Taevard J. Disstou In I. Ik. Nawland Pennsylvania G. C. Caner

Detroit Presses On Boston In AL Race Lead Threat

New York Sept. 17 Detroit opened a four game series with Boston as the Tigers trimmed Carriga pitching and drew within one and a half games of the Red Sox in the American League race. Philadelphia widened its National League lead, with the Phillies five and a half games ahead of Brooklyn and Boston. Weather and field conditions affected several games as standings tighten and future schedule impact looms.

New York Detroit Boston Philadelphia Tigers Carriga Ted Sos Jennings Ned & Lave Wor Cincinnati Reds Philadelphia Nationals Alexander Phillies Brooklyn Unakin Vaughn Chicago Louis Braves Braves Wold Brooklin Giffeen

Standings and results for clubs and teams

Philadelphia leads with 4.12417 winning percentage. Boston defeats Cincinnati 3 to 10 while New York beats Pittsburgh 8 to 4 on wet grounds. Chicago, Brooklyn, St Louis, and Cincinnati show varied results with Boston at St Louis and Brooklyn at Chicago on Friday.

Pal Philadelphia Brooklyn Cageige Boston Cascansclat Louis Chicaga Cincinnati Pittsburg New York

Haesday's Redstttey Detrait t 6 Boston 2

Fragments report hockey or baseball style scores with teams like Detroit Boston Washington St New York Chicago Louisville St Louis and matchups listed for Friday including Chicago at New York and Cleveland at Philadelphia with city games and pairings mentioned.

Haesday Boston Washington St New York Chicago Deligvit Cleveland Philadelphia SL Louis Washington Cluha Ll. Tyd Louis

Thursday’s Results Shift as Grounds Get Wet in KC-Rewark

Wet grounds affect Thursday play with Pittsburg and Baltimore drawing 5, Brooklyn 8 and St Louis 8. Schedule lists games Friday with Brooklyn facing St Louis and Baltimore meeting Pittsburg. Local notes tag acean as a stray fragment.

Kansas City-Rewark Pittsburg Baltimore Brooklyn St. Louis St Louis Acean

Knights of Columbus Banquet Honors KK Baseball Team

The Knights of Columbus Lodge hosted the KK baseball team at Original Mexican Restaurant on Thursday to honor the season. About fifty attendees heard speeches praising manager Stanley Keller for steady play. John Williams served as bassmaster and numerous members, including Jobe Williams and H Corrigan, attended. The organizing committee comprised John Hennessy, John Quinney, and B Corrigan.

Knights of Columbus Lodge Manner Stanley Keller John Williams Jobe Williams H. Corrigan John Quinney Tobn Hennessy Stanley Keller Tack Slaherts J. Gert Richard Aldworth W. Ferguson B. Collins A. Hynes W. Stiehl Goat Seng Joe Straus Cyfried Johnny Neumann Jerome Tuengsi W. Campbell J. W. Conta Ned Hell A. ¥. Campbell Ben Neumann Harman Bergman TL Xs Woods T. BR. Randall Rearty Te Stavarte John Bell McGee Hill Grover George Burger A. P. Kinceland M. DB Buckley EB. M. Rowley H. H. Bachelder Lauharie Oa. Kelly U. Fri J, Bosle Matt Coady J. J Bewis Wr VW. Capurra Richter Tag Caldwell A. Protto A. Staudt

Trotting records set at Kentucky State Fair in Louisville

In Louisville on September 17, two world trotting records were broken at the Kentucky State Fair. A two year old trotting colt clocked 2 18 14 under Worthy McKinney Carton driving the Maud of Leh, while a yearling mares record also fell.

Lolisville Tethy Saldine Hayes Worthy McKinney-Carton Maud Lehhot

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