San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-17
WILLIE KAM|M
IS NOT AMONG
SOX ARRIVALS
Injured Star Stays at Seguin
While Mates Take on
Giants.
JOHN HENRY RETIRES
Bruin Catcher in Oil Bust
ness-Other Training
Camp Gossip.
JOHN HENRY RETIRES

Inc Chlcago White Sox arrived IN
San Antonio Saturday morning-all
except the injured Willie Kamm-
prepared to do battle in the after
noon against the New York Giants.
The road between San Antonio and
Seguin, the training camp of the Sox,
was crammed with motor cars bring
ing the players and Seguin fans here
to attend the exhibitions at League
Park Saturday and Sunday. 1t was
said that approximately an eighth Of
the population of Seguin would at
tend.
The Sox lineup was materially
weakened by the absence OF kamm.
the 100000 third-basemah, who is
still in bed at Seguin will. his in
jury and will not play before next
weekend at the earliest. Young
Louis Rosenberg was to appear at
third base, with Leo Taylor at short,
Herve Mcclellan at second and Earl
Shelly at first.
Counting on Hurlers.
The Chicogans counted on we'll
conditioned pitchers to hold the New
York sluggers.
The fact that Saturday is st.
Patrick's Day was not advantageous
to either side, since the McGraws,
Kellys, O'Connells, etc. are no bet
ter Irishmen than the Gleasons and
Raffertys. The Giants had the edge
in numbers of shamrocks displayed
on coat lapels Saturday morning
however, as the players, with no morn
ing practice scheduled, consorted with
the arriving enemy in the st. Anthony
Hotel lobby.
The livest news from headquar-
ters of the San Antonio Bears, out
side of the fact that the Bruin team
got away O. X. for the Galveston
series at Cuero, was that John Henry
has been placed on the voluntarily
retired list at his own request. Folks
in the know We're aware that John
was about to quit baseball for some
time, ever since he began meeting
with success in the oil game during
the winter. Henry, a veteran, for
many years a real top-notcher with the
Washington Senators, made the Bears
a mighty good catcher last season and
there are many fans who will regret
his retirement. Henry's long suit
last season was hitting them in the
pinches. John has been helping "Red"
Mckee with the young pitchers at
League Park during his spare time
this spring.
The Bears going to Cuero took
along two Giant twirlers, Guy Nor
rison and Olin Weight, as reinforce
ments following an injury to Johnny
Mitchell Friday afternoon. Mitchell
was pitching to batters and one of
the Bears wrecking crew caught him
on the right knee-cap with a smoking
line-drive He will he out for a week
or more. says the "doc." Weight and
Morrison. Manager Coleman said be-
fore he left. probably would pitch
Saturday and return to San Antonio
TO see Sundays game here. Cole
man has J.ybrand. Meme and Austin
along to face Pat Newnam's bunch
Sunday.
The Giants played six-inning
practice game Friday afternoon. won
by the Regulars over the Yannigans.
TO 6. Governor Ramiro Tamez of
the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon
came out with his party, met John
McGraw and enjoyed the afternoons
pastime. The governor will attend
Saturdays and Sundays games, he
said.
The Friday practice session was the
first time out in competition for the
veteran Giant pitchers, Art Nehf,
Hugh McQulhn and the Barnes
brothers. McQullian and Nehf show
ed all kinds of stuff and Manager
McGraw said it is not unlikely they
will pitch against the Sox Sunday.
Youngsters are down to twirl the
Saturday game.
The Regulars Friday were smear
ing it over the Rockies good and
proper until the fifth inning when.
with one run across, Travis Jackson
connected for homer over the left
field fence with the bases full. tying
the score at Gall. 1t was JacksOns
third homer in practice games this
spring.
In the sixth. EIrish" Meusel crash
ed a triple. following two-bagger
by Groh, and won the game for the
Regulars. -----
Ross Youngs got home-run inside
the park in the early innings.
The lineups:
Regulars: Meusel. left field; O'Con-
nell. center field: Youngs. right field;
Groh. third base Bancroft. shortstop
Frisch, second base: Kelly. first
base: Anderson, catcher; McQullian
and V. Barnes, pitchers.
Yannigans SINNERS. left field
Cunningham, center field; Stengel,
right field; Rawlings, third base
Jackson. shortstop: Mcguire, second
base; Smith. first base: Snyder,
catcher; Nehf and J. Barnes, pitch
ers.
The winners got nine hits. the
losers five. Each team made three
errors.
All training camps Saturday were
not as fortunate in climate as San
Antonio. with a crisp, sunny day. The
Associated Press reports that. while
most Florida camps are enjoying
clear. warm weather, Mobile. where
the st. louis Browns are trying to
train. had 80 degrees and the daily
practice was called off.
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