San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
YOUTH HUR[S
SAN ANTONIO !.
TO EASY WIN
Misplays Behind Harris Of
Gassers Ruin Pitchers
Battle.
BOONE GOES HITLESS
But Other Bears Bunch
Their Few Hits With
; Gassers' Errors.
BOONE GOES HITLESS

Shreveport. La, Sept. 15.-Two
youngsters engaged in what would
have been a first-class pitchers battle
Lere Saturday had not the Shreveport
team kicked and thrown the ball
around wieldly at critical moments.
The result was victory for young
Niger Porter of the San Antonio
Bears over the likewise youthful but
much lengthier "Slim" Harris of the
Shreveport Gassers by a score OF
} to ..
Porter. because of the Gasser err
rors and because his mates used all
but one of their seven hits off Har-
ris to help the runs around, was able
to breeze in without 4 great deal
of anxiety. He allowed the home gang
six wallops. He also walked six and
hit one. but he made IN for this Wild
ness by striking out six.
1t was n fast affair. lasting only
an hour and ~ minutes.
Ike Boone, whose sensational hit
ting the fans all over the league are
watching. failed to connect in four
times at bat, keeping his seasons hit
total at 241.
Started Off Strong.
The youngSter moundsmen started
off in great style. Nobody got on in
the first inning. The first two Gass-
CrS struck out.
In the second, Meyers singled, but
Galloway hit into a double play.
Skinner wallsed in the Shreveport half
but Dashiell hit into a double play.
The Bears scored in the third with
out the aid of a hit. Schultz was
hit by a pitched ball. Stow let Gross
grounder trickle through and Schultz
went to third. Porter hit into fast
double play. Riley. taking the ball, at
first. pegged for the plate in an EFF
fort TO get Schultz and complete a
triple play but the San Antonio catch
or beat the throw and scored run.
Booze fouled TO the catcher.
Harris doubled in the Gassers' third.
but Simon took Shirling's grounder
and tagged the tall pitcher coming
into third.
Gassers Tie Score.
The Bears were easy in the fourth:
then Shreveport tied the score. main
w on walks. Standaert was passed.
He was bit by Riley's hot grounder
and automatically retired. Simmons
walked. Skinner singled TO center:
scoring Riley. Dashiell was passed.
filling the bases. Stow fouled TO Simon
and Porter tossed out Barnes.
The fifth was one-two-three on both
sides. Porter whitfield Harris and
Standaert.
The Bears virtually won the game
with two runs in the sixth. Skinner
muffed Gross fly TO begin, with. a
passed hall permitted Gross TO take
second. Porter singled. DGshiell made
n great stop ont on the grass .hut
threw wildly past first. Gross scorirg
and Porter taking second. Booe's jim
field out put Porter on third and
Todt's single to center scored him.
I'odt got rs far as third. after Boone
had popped out. on a steal and wild
throw. but died there when the pitcher
threw out Simon.
The Bears kept up the good work
and Shreveport the bad work in the
seventh. Meyers and Galloway singled
in succession. Meyers pulling up at
third. Riley took Schulte's grounder
and made bum peg to head off Gal
loway ut second. letting in Meyers.
Gross singled. Porter famed. Booze
fouled 10 the catcher. Todt whaeked
n scorcher that Harris caught on his
foot and Galloway scored. Dashiel
lobbed Boone ont. &
Stopped En- in Eighth. q
Singles by Standaert and Simmons
gave the homelings a chance in the
eighth. hut nothing happened.
The Bears. rs in the eighth. were
retired in order in the ninth.
Ira Thomas decided to send in
ninch-hitters for the tail-end of his
batting order in the last innirs. Don
aldson came un for nashiell and
grounded out. Wight. batting for
Stow. walked. Jollev. Barnes pinch
hitter produced hit TO left. nuttrs
Wight on third. Chaplin. batting for
Harris. hit to Simon and WAS thrown
out. Wight scoring. Shirling was NJ
by nitched ball, but Staundaert. WIN
was pink meat for Porter. tanneu
again. ending the game.
The box score:
san Antonio ABB 7. II. q a e;