San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-13
New Bruin Skipper Arrives
With Meine-Phelps
Is Delayed.
A MIGHTY MAN IS HE
Coleman a Twin to "Pos-
sum" Moore-65 Ball
players Busy.
Who said "Possum" Moore?

The mountainous maskmaa of the
Fort Worth Panthers. whose size and
heft and general catching accomplish
ments have been factors in the success
of the Cats for these many seasons,
has h twin in the Texas League. Bob
Coleman is on the job.
Coleman, fresh from plotting the
1922 Terre Htute club to the champ
ionship of the Three-I League, arrived
in San Antonio Tuesday morning TO
take over the management of the San
Antonio Bears. Bob did breeze in. be-
cause breeze is G little, negligible
thing, and nobody is ever, ever going
to call Bob Coleman negligible.
In good condition already, having
worked out at the 81 Louis Browns
camp at Mobile, Ala, for several
weeks, Coleman is as big as the pro-
verbal side of a house and a tower
ing, muscled specimen TO boot.
Has a Classy Record.
The lew Bruin boss is big fellow.
but he can step around. Witness the
fact that he led the ca.chers of the
Three-I League last season-right on
top of them all-with percentage
of 800. He was charged with only
eight errors in 127 games, which is a
big season for the playing manager
of a pennant-winning outfit.
And Coleman lit $50 while he was
making this fancy fielding record and
leading his pennant-winners.
Bob. who is genial gent and prob
abfy will be as popular as any man
ager the Bears ever had, knows every
player in baseball and his record for
years back, judging from a brief con-
versation with him.
He took charge Of the Bears al noon
Tuesday.
Pitcher Henry Meme, secured from
the Browns by San Antonio. came
along with Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman and
Mrs. Ike Boone and baby. The Bear
management is counting on Meme to
be a regular on the staff this summer
Phelps Is Delayed.
Taylor Phelps. infielder from the
semi-pro fields Of Shreveport. who
started for San Antonio With Coleman
from the Browns camp went over to
Shreveport to see his family for a
day before reporting here. Coleman
says Phelps shows promise and The
Bears will lose nothing even if he fails
TO make good, as his expenses here
are all being paid by the Browns. Ira
Thomas, new Shreveport manager,
sought to have Phelps join the Gasser
collection.
The missing Bears now are pitcher
Oscar johnson. the etar from the
Ludington. Central League club. and
Infielder Harvey Hitler. There is still
a chance that Hitler will report. al
though he announced his intention OF
retiring from baseball. it is discovered.
Hitler. il is believed, wants TO be
traded or sold TO some International
League club. When he finds there is
no chance for trade or transfer,
thinks President ri. j. Benson Of the
Bears. he will decide to come to San
Antonio.
HE must report in time to get in
shape or be in condition when he ar
rives, or he'll get no salary" Ben
son added. repeating n statement he
made when Killers intentions were
ilrSt learned.
There are 81 or more ball players
using League Park every day now. n
score of Bears and about 45 Giants.
The New Workers. with fine weather.
are down to the daily grind now. with
no pratice games for the time being.
There are only a few sore arms in the
bunch and none are seriously out of
shape.
Homer Ezzell. the San Antonio boy
trying out with the Browns, is handi-
capped somewhat by sore arm. Bob
Coleman reports. Lou Kraft. the San
Antonio pitcher with the st. Louis
club. showed something Sunday in a
practice game. but the Brown twirlers.
with workouts only one day, are
still taking it easy.
Mighty efforts are being made by
the LOYAL Fans TO fill the stands nj
the SATURDAY. and SUNDAY exhibit
tions here between the Giants and
Chicago White Sox. Tickets for mem
bers of the LOYAL Fans Club are
ready Mt H. ]. Benson's office. 1906
City National Bank building. Call for
EN-.
The New York scribes won the first
game Of series from the San An
tonians Mt League Park Monday after
noon following the afternoon practice
of the Giants. The score was Q TO
.. The combination of Bob Body in
the box and Dick Herman of Yale and
the Giants. who. as far as known.
never wrote line Of sport in his life.
was too much for the local outfit. The
New York-Yale team, after getting
n comfortable marsin. held it bv the
simple expedient Of corralling all the
balls and quitting the field. "Cozy"
Dolan. as umpire, robbed both sides
impartially.
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