San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-17
BEARS A CAME
I. OUT Of THIRD
F. PLACE FRIDAY
Fourth Straight Triumph
Over Galveston Regis
tered as Spuds Lose.
LUCAS in FINE FORM
Allows Five Hits-Boone' S
Hit Total for Season
Goes Up to 202.


they came home less than a week
ago, scored their fourth straight vic
tory over their erstwhile rivals for
q first division berth. the Galveston
Sandcrabs Thursday and became seri-
Gus contenders for third position. As
Wichita Falls lost TO Shreveport. the
Bears narrowed tina gap between them
selves and the Spudders to one little
game and widened the chasm be
tween themselves and the "Oh We'll
Galveston outfit TO five games. Divi-
sion of a double-header by Fort Worth
and Dallas hitched the Bears little
higher in relation to these clubs Occu-
pyipg first and second places in the
race. Dallas is only three and half
games away. Fort Worth. to whose
place the Bruins can hardly aspire
now. though all hope has not faded.
is ten and a half games distant.
Free wallopins in the first two IN
mugs, when total of seven runs
were scored off George Connally. the
Galveston lace" and classy pitching
by "Red" Lucas provided the home
gang with a 1-to-1 success Thursday.
Lucas allowed five hits, one of
wricn was rather scratchy and only
ere Of which went for more than
basc--Erown's wasted two-bagger in
lie first inning.
Only Two Hits Between.
Red" allowed two hits between
The first and last innings. the only
frames in which the Grabs showed
any strength extensively.
In the first, Boone leaped against
the left field fence for Distel's drive
10 start it off. Wendell singled
The Galveston catcher was back play
ing third base and Brown was in CEN
Ter again, Joe Straus not being with
the team any longer. Disregard, who
is in terrible slump. struck out.
Brown doubled TO left, Wendell stop
ping at third. Simon retired White
man.
4 pass TO Disregard In the fourth
served only as a vehicle for Gross
snappy rendition of "a ForceOut In
One Notion" the shortstop taking
Browns wicked skidder near the sec
and sack and scooping it TO Fuller
Just in time 10 catch Disregard.
Lucas lad a shutOut all fixed in |
the ninth if Umpire Estill hadn't !
been so cold-hearted. Disregard walk |
ed again and Brown forced him again.
Whiteman singled Brown to third.
flied TO Todt and Phil made |
one Of his Justly celebrated pegs 10 |
the plate. The ball arrived perfectly |
and it appeared from the stands that
Kohlbecker nabbed the runner with |
little space TO spare, but the jumps !
ruled safe" Had be said out" the !
game would have been over and Lucas |
would have had another shutout tc |
add to his string
BOOne's aO0th Triple.
Ike Boone. who had a good all
around day-at bat, in the field and
on the bases-set the example i'll
hitting for the Bears with three. In
the first inning he drove fly almost
10 the center field fence for three
bases. his 200th hit ii the season.
Then he ran his total In 202 ,.itH n
couple of singles. 4 drive slightly
DETECTED by the pitcher 10 the short
stop took fourth hit away irom rim
on his last time at bat
Todt failed to extend his record Of
six hits in six times at bat Wcducs-
day. Fans hoped he could equal or
beat the record Of nine hits in sue
cession recently established by ihe
veteran Beals Becker at Kansas City.
Phil hit 'em hard enough. rour i.:"s
10 the outfield. but they dGR't 60
safe.
The Bears clouted Connally il The
first two innings as if they meant TO
surpass the slaughter Of Tho Gdr Ea-
Gore. But. after giving up eight
hits in the first two frames. Connally
demonstrated complete rerersal cf
FORM and held the Bears 10 two hits
the rest of the afternoon. high
bounder by Boone that didn't come
down into the third baseman's hands
on time for a play at first. and a rap
by Lucas through the third-saclier.
Fuller started the five-lun out
hurst in the first inning with single
10 center. Todt flied 10 Brown.
BoOne's triple brought Fuller home
Simon waited for a walk. Meyers. WHO
IS hitting hard since his return to the
game, scored Boone with n single.
galloway grounded TO Distel. who
made weird throw TO the plate. let
ting in Simon and putting Meyers on
third and Galloway on second. Kohl
becker tried the same plan but Dis
tells throw this time was o. X. and
Meyers was out at the plate. Gross
singled in the pinch. scoring Gallo
way. Wendell batted down Lucas
smash but didn't get il over to first
ju time. Fuller showed one in front
OF the plate. Connally slipped down
irying TO field it as Fuller streaked
across first base and Kohlbecker rush
.nd home. Todt ended the inning by
flying out.
Boone. Meyers. Galloway.
Boone's single through Osterglrd,
z rcd-hot wallop. laid the foundation
for two more runs in the second. 81
mon sacrificed. 4 short passed ball
rhabled Boone 10 reach third. Meyers
soaked a long triple bringing Boone
~ and scored himself on a sacrifice
fiy by Galloway.
The Bears and the Grabs play their
fifth and last game of the series and
fheir last of the season Friday after
noon. San Antonio opens in HouS-
Ion Saturday for a four-day staId.