San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-23
BEARS DEFEAT
SPUDDERS IN
EXTRA FRAME
Pinch-hitter X ohlbecker De-
lfvers Blow That Decides
Uphill Game.
Also Comes Up as Pinch
hitter and Delivers; Six
Pitchers Used.

San Antonio trailed the Wichita
Falls Spudders into the eighth inning
of a stubbornly fought game at League
Park Wednesday, tied the score on
hit by, Pinch-hitter Everett Booze and
then, after the visitors had scored
one in the tenth, pushed across brace
of TALES on wallops by Meyers. CAL
loway, Schultz and Pinch-hitter
Kohlbecker and won the decision. .
to s. 1t was a desperate encounter.
rather draggy until the last couple of
innings, in which the Spuds Mt one
time enjoyed lead as large as 6 to l.
Six pitchers were used, three on each
side. Couchman started for San An
tonic, wasn't right ana was removed
in the fourth for Lefty" Lybrand,
the young twirler just back from a
successful campaign in the East Tex
as League in Which he won thirteen
games and lost eight with tail-ender.
Lybrand got along very well through
the eighth, when he was removed for
Booze, whose -pinch-hit tied the score.
Young Milber Porter finished the game
and gets credit for the victory.
Wichita Falls started with Heine
Meme, whose wide-sweeping curve had
the Bears somewhat puzzled for three
frames. With three and two on Simon,
first Bear batter in the fourth, Meme
retired, holding his arm, evidently
sore. Followed Kunz, recently of the
Pittsburg Pirates, who was whacked
freely after a costly muff by Dyer in
center had given The Bears three runs
and had brought about Dyer's removal
from the game in the fifth. Kunz
was jerked in the tenth with two on
and one run in by virtue of Schulte's
bingle. Osborne pitched to Kohl
becker, who drove the ball past Grigs-
by at third, breaking up the game.
Kunz loses the game because he left
= the deciding run on base.
Meyers Gets -Four Hits.
How the Bears overlook the Spud-
ders is a long and involved story. Suf-
flee it to say that Dyer's error with
the bases full which let in three tai
lies gave them the starting shove.
Meyers steady hitting-he got on five
times by four hits and an error
and Todt's homer to the center field
fence, in fielding which Coombs fell
down twice, provided tallies to put the
locals in grabbing distance of the
enemy.
In the eighth, Meyers was safe when
Williams muffed his easy fly in left
field. Galloway sacrificed. Schultz
. flied to Weiss in right. Gross
slammed one between third and short.
Berger made a spectacular bare-hand
grab, preventing a tied score for the
moment by holding Meyers at third,
although he had no chance to get
Gross at first. Up came Booze for
Lybrand, drove hard single to the
right field fence, and Meyers romped
home with the run that tied. Gross
got to third but Fuller lifted fly to
Weiss.
The ninth was practically unevent-
full, but the foe scored in the tenth.
Berger tipped the horsehide a mile
minute through Simon. Bischoff sac
rificed. Porter made the mistake of
serving Pitcher Kunz slow ball
and he drove it into right for a
single, bringing Berger home. Will
liams famed. Gribsby doubled.
Coombs famed.
Lots of Balls Thrown Out.
There were arguments galore along
about this time. "Cap" Leidy. UNI
piring behind the plate. threw out
many balls that were discolored or
roughened and the Wichita Falls
,--team, led by Acting Manager Joe
Berger-Walter Salm is on a scout
ing trip in Oklahoma, Ills, said-pro-
tested loudly and frequently. Bob
Coleman and the Bears got in a
few barks on various subjects.
The locals came up in the tenth
apparently beaten but still with
scrapping spirit. Meyers started it
off with his fourth hit, single TO
left. On the hit-ard-run. Galloway
drove liner te right, putting Meyers
on third. Schultz, who hadn't had
much luck before, curved n dinky but
effective single into left, scoring
Meyers and knotting the count. Gross
sacrificed the runners along the scor-
ing positions. Kohlbecker had two
strikes against him when he smacked
sharp single through Grigsby's ter
ritory. winning the game Outfielder
Grigsby was playing third base in
the absence of Arch Tanner. who was
left at ,-ne IAN; ger Berger be-
cause B Charley horse" in
one leg.