New-York tribune., 1921-03-07
Walker Slams
Out Home Run
In Hitting Bee
McCraw Sends Fordham
Flash to Second Base
and Burkett Covers Third
By Charles a. TAYLOR


Giants are brutal fellows. History
means nothing to them unless it has to
do with the national game. Perfectly
oblivious of the fact that it was on
March 8. 1886. that Davy Crockett,
James Bowie, William Barrett Travis
and $50 other unnamed heroes gave
their lives in defense of Texas liberty
where the sacred Alamo stands, these
ruthless invaders of another century
slaughtered the San Antonio ball club
on this sixth day of March. 1921, with
out mercy.
Nearly 1000 inhabitants and large
sprinkling of soldiers from the camps
about the town watched the massacre,
for it ceased to be I, ball game right in
the first inning The final score was Is
to 3 in favor of the Broadway boys.
As on the previous day. the contest
was notable for the number of players
engaged Manager McGraw tossed
eighteen athletes into the melee. one
. more than on Saturday, while Manager
Nee exhibited fifteen of his charges,
also an increase of one. Much to the
surprise of the travelling scribes, and to
Frisch himself, the Fordham Flash,
after warming UP at third base, was
sent to cover second when the game
started. Howard Burkett, son of Coach
Jesse, was stationed at third.
Walker Lines Out Homer
Another incident worthy of mention
was the perpetration of the first home
run of the season in a regular game
here. The perpetrator was Curtis
Walker, one of McGraws new crop Of
outfielders. Walker showed not the
slightest hesitation at jumping into
fame in this manner, for he struck his
four-base blow in his very first time at
bat.
Once again The Bears opened hostili
ties by scoring run in the first ses
sion. Fuller, the lead-off man of the
San Antonio club, doubled to right ad-
vanced to third on Patterson's sacrifice
and tailed on Monroes infield out.
Monroe had been loaned to the Bears
for the day. so that Manager Nee of
the local club and its regular third
baseman might have q chance to get
better peep at his squad in action.
The Giants, az aforesaid, began their
tunity offered. In their half of the
opener Burkett lined out a beautiful
single to left and sped to second on
passed ball. There was no need to
waste energy, for Curtis Walker, next
up, waited more or less patiently until
the count was three and two and then
as fast, straight one crossed the plate
he swung. The ball travelled far over
the head of Booe, the San Antonio left
fielder, and Walker had chased Burkett
over the rubber before the ball found
its way back to the infeld.
Fordham Frisch continued the pound
ing with a double to center and then
stole third neatly and with dispatch.
Young drew pass and Frsch scored
Iar ta
Score Five Runs in Third
Nothing can be gained by relating in
detail the depredations of the Giants in
their half of the third inning Bases
on balls and five slashng singles were
SO nicely grouped as to increase the
Giant run total by five The invaders
gathered another tally in the fourth.
still another in the fifth and then called
1t days work by adding two more in
the sixth.
In the mean time the Bears had been
switching pitchers and catchers fever
lshly In a vain endeavor to check the
drive. AS for scoring q few runs
themselves, they were helpless until
the eighth, when they did manage to
squeeze two OF these essentials over
the plate. Z doublA. BY Patterson,
shortstop; base on balls. an infield
hit and an error by Mr.. Grimes con-
splred to produce two runs.
McGraw, as is his custom in early
exhibition games, divided the box work
among three men. Jess Winters, the
first to occupy the mound, allowed two
hits and one run. Old Phil DOUGLAS.
In his turn, also permitted two safe
ties, but no runs were Forthcoming.
Lanky Davenport who pitched the last
three frames for the New Workers.
was found for four hits, two of them
doubles, and two runs.
There will be no series here between
the Giants and the Tigers Tyrus
Raymond Cobb himself put an end to
the matter last night when he called
on his old boss Hughie Jennings at
the Menger Hotel and announced that
II "Bill Brennan was going to be the
umpire for the occasion the series was
off" John McGraw says Brennan is
still his choice for umpire, despite
Cobb's stand, SO that settles it. No
series.
Benny Kauff Reaches Camp
The Giant coterie was augmented
last night by the arrival of Benny
Kauff, Larry Doyle, Mike Gonzales and
Cosey Dolan. Doyle is here to see if
he cannot pick up stray player or
two for his Toronto club The pres
ence of Dolan is unexplained, but it
is presumed he may be employed in
the capacity of scout.
Howard Burkett, infelder, and Joe
Dixon, catcher, have been released TO
the indianapolis club of the American
Association. Reynolds Kelly, pitcher
and brother of Long George, already
has been assigned to the st. Paul club
of the same associations. So the axe
has begun to fall.
y John J. McGraw will give a dinner
for the newspaper men at the Menger
Hotel this evening. All the San An
tonic scribes are invited, as we'll as
the visitors.
The score:
SAN ANTONIO GIANTS
al r h 20 a ah 20 a
Fuller. % "a BurNeu 3b+ . = | Q
Patterson. ss.4 9 King. 3b.. % q
Monroe 3b a l = Walker. ~ / / ? 0 q
Henry. ID - 0 IL ! oiuuier II. Il ! o.
Booe II ...3 sol . . oFfisch. 2h. . =
kniscly. RI. - Il Q 0lGrimcs. 2b.2 l 2 l
Donneily rf. 200 0 Young r.. o.
Csrcssett cf4 o | 0Isancroft If 0 q
White OtNrYy 4