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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
6
Athens reports Greece has telegraphed proposals to Entente capitals that could bring Greece into the war. If relations remain uncertain, Greece might attack Bulgaria independently. Semi official cabinet inquiries yielded no reply from Entente ministers. Three cabinet members were ready to resign if required.
Paris dispatch reports former Greek premier Venizelos in a cabled interview urging Greeks to defend national interests irrespective of the government. He condemns the court party policy of neutrality shown after the Kavala incident and cites Saloniki events as proof that the nation must act to safeguard its own interests.
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger reports Baron von Schenk, former German propaganda chief in Greece, has reached Berlin after being expelled. In an interview he claims Greece is under Venizelos, though the people remain friendly to Germans. He recalls gendarmes crying as they expelled him, apologizing for actions forced by circumstances.
Rumors in Athens claim three hundred crew members aboard the armored cruiser Averoff mutinied. Dispatches report the remainder of the crew and marine detachments evacuated by boat. Other fleet ships are said to have quelled the mutiny.
A dispatch from Athens reports the Greek armored cruiser Georgio Averof is set to join revolutionary forces at Saloniki while the government orders the rest of the fleet to stop it. Venizelos may depart Athens to organize the revolt, with Epirus proclaiming independence and much of the kingdom acting apart from Athens. King’s authority wanes as arms are guarded and Venizelos gains room to lead a separate governance if he leaves.
A select six of twenty four nominees will contest the Louisville cup for three year olds and up at two miles. Star Hawk is the public choice with Willanna Embroidery and Water Witch among the likely starters. The event, worth about four thousand dollars, is the richest in the Douglas Park fall meet and carries a handsome silver trophy for the winner.
In Topeka Sioux City beat Topeka 3 to 2, St Joseph won 8 to 7 over Omaha in 16 innings, Colorado Springs defeated Lincoln 10 to 13, and Denver logged a 10 to 4 win over Des Moines.
New York reports the 1916 football season starting in the East with few top games. Key clash Harvard hosting Colby at Cambridge, Dartmouth meeting New Hampshire at Hanover, plus Pennsylvania State versus Susquehanna at State College. Other matchups include Holy Cross at Worcester and Rutgers at New Brunswick among several regional contests.
Boston defeats Cleveland 4-1 in a pitchers duel. Shore holds Cleveland to three hits while Bagby allows five. Boston scores twice in the second on Hoblitzel's double, Wambsganss error, Lewis single and Cady triple, then adds two in the ninth on Hooper and Shorten singles, Janvrin and Hoblitzel sacrifices, and Lewis's sac fly. Cleveland's lone run comes on Speaker's hit and steal plus Roth's single.
Detroit broke its losing streak by defeating Washington 6 to 5. Thomas, a left handed recruit from Des Moines, faced the Senators until the seventh inning, then Detroit struck. Ayers relieved in the ninth with bases loaded and none out. Witt lined a single off Ayers to drive in the tying and winning runs. President Johnson attended the game. Washington 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 Detroit 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 x 6 Batteries: Thomas Ayers and Henry. Mitchell Boland Cunningham and Stanage.
The American League standings show Boston leading with 85 wins and 59 losses, followed by Chicago 84 63, Detroit 84 64, New York 75 69, Cleveland 75 72, Washington 71 71, Philadelphia 32 111. Fridays results: Boston 4 Cleveland 1, Detroit 6 Washington 5, St Louis 6 Philadelphia 3, Chicago 6 New York 3. Play Saturday fixtures list Washington at Detroit and Philadelphia at St Louis, New York at Chicago, Boston at Cleveland.
National League standings show Brooklyn leading with a .610 mark and 86 wins, Philadelphia at .593 with 83 wins, and Boston at .448 with 65 losses. Friday results include Philadelphia 7 Pittsburg 4, New York 5 Chicago 0, Brooklyn 11 St Louis 1, Cincinnati 8 Boston 5. Remaining games: Pittsburg at Boston, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Chicago at Brooklyn, St Louis at New York.
Philadelphia beat Pittsburg 7 to 4 at Philadelphia with Evans Jacobs Harne Fischer Mayer and Killier in batteries. Brooklyn defeated St James 11 to 1 at Brooklyn with Meadows Warmouth Gonzales Brottem Marquard Meyers in batteries. Cincinnati topped Boston 8 to 5 at Boston with Knetzer Mhu hn Nehff and Blackburn in batteries.
Box score fragment shows New York 5 and Chicago with innings and runs listed. Mentions pitchers or batters Perry Prendergast Wilson Sallee and Rariden Kocher in a sparse, unreadable clipping.
Scores show Boston 4 Cleveland 4 in Cleveland with Meostia and Deberry contributing for Cleveland. Detroit defeated Watney 6 5 in Detroit with Ky 3 and FB adding runs. Washington trailed 5 2 after innings, Detroit hitters and batteries listed. St Louis beat Feeptotte 6 3 with Meyers, Haley, Plank and Hartley named for the games.
Chicago collected hits off Mogridge to win the first game of the farewell series against New York 6 to 3. Frank Baker tied for AL home run lead with his first triple of the season as New York and Chicago traded scores through nine innings. Batteries: Mogridge Fischer Alexander Cicotte Schalk Lapp.
St Louis battering Philadelphia 6 to 3 as they surge to fifth place behind a late rally in the eighth. Cleveland fell to Boston elsewhere.
Cincinnati completed a three game series sweep of Boston by winning the finale 8 to 5. Three Cincinnati double plays stifled rallies as Knetzer pitched with Huhn behind him and Nehf paired with Blackburn for Boston. The Reds posted a 103000400 eight runs on thirteen hits while Boston managed 5 runs on nine hits.
Doctor Rendon and Governor Alvarado resolved the Yucatan money issue by basing the reguladora on 50 percent gold, stabilizing the economy. The proclamation spurred rapid mercantile activity as merchants began ordering goods from the United States. Alvarado, praised as progressive, prioritizes education with two thousand teachers and 1500 soldiers, hoping to fund schools rather than deploy troops.
George R. Miner of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports Yucatan enters a golden era with a solid gold basis for local money, plans for steamship and rail development, and firmer American relations. Miner recently spent a fortnight on the peninsula with Dr. Victor Rendon, head of the sisal industry.
New York extended its winning streak by defeating Chicago 5 to 0, matching last May’s run of seventeen straight victories. The Giants swept the Chicago series as Perry Prendergast and Wilson matched Bresnahan and Kocher in a shutout effort.
Brooklyn defeated St Louis 11 to 1 to take the final series, completing a three game sweep. The season head to head stands Brooklyn 15, St Louis 7. The game featured free hitting by Brooklyn and Meadows wild pitching, with Meadows, Yarmouth and Brottem behind the plate for St Louis and Gonzales, Marquard on the Brooklyn side.
American Association results show Kansas City 6 over Minneapolis 1. Louisville defeats Columbus 3 to 2. Milwaukee beats St Paul 7 to 3. Toledo and Indianapolis game affected by rain.
In Yucatan and Campeche the reguladora currency circulates alongside Carranza money and is valued at about ten cents on the dollar. The speaker praises a prominent Mexican figure as one of the greatest, stating there is no Carranza money in circulation in Yucatan and that the gold basis may bolster Carranza currency.
The Field and Marine Club of Brooklyn has paid $1000 for sod from five putting greens of the Dyker Meadow Golf Club. The turf, grown with care, is moved today from the old course to the new one, a process that normally takes years.
An old man tests a suitor asking if he can prove patience and forbearance to be a kind husband. The applicant confidently claims he can handle it, and the old man concedes the marriage, declaring the bride and his blessing are theirs.
Boston remains two and a half games ahead of Chicago with Detroit a half game behind, after all three leaders won Friday. In the National League Brooklyn holds first place two and a half games over Philadelphia and five and a half over Boston, with Brooklyn and Philadelphia having 18 games left and Boston 17.
Philadelphia drove errors by Pittsburg and cashed in on chances to win 7 to 1. Evans Harmon and Fischer credited with the mound work as Philadelphia collected two hundred runs in late innings.
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