San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-14
Couchman Wins a Mound
Duel in First of "Croo-
shul" Series.
KOHLBECKER A STAR
~Plays Snappy Game Be-
hind Bat and Drives in
Two of Three Runs.

blood Monday in the "crooshul' series
with the Galveston Sandcrabs for a
first division berth 1.-THE strength OF
this metaphor depends upon whether
Sandcrabs bleed or mott and Tuesday
are two full games in front of Pat
Newman's lads, jumping their advan-
tage BY a 3-to-2 victory from nine
points to seventeen.
With two noble oldtimers, Bob
Couchman end Preacher" Perryman,
doing the pitching, the Bears and the
Crabs put on the snappiest exhibition
of the year OIL the home lot here, fin
ishins up in two minutes less than an
hour and half, which clipped thir'
teen full minutes from the former lo-o
record at League Park.
Two grizzled vets employing the
same methods provided as entertain
ing a pitchers battle as any baseball
fan would want TO see. Couchman,
enjoying a successful season in his
sixteenth baseball year, had curves,
control and smoke-yessir, smoke
Perryman, whose baseball experience
dates back almost to Couchman start,
had the same.
Bob Hit Little Harder.
Galveston raped Couchman for six
hits, including doubles by George
Whiteman and Joe Munson, but, out
side of one inning when the two Sand,
crab runs were scored, Couchman had
complete control OF the situation.
Couchman wasted mighty few
pitches. In the fifth inning, for in
stance. he retired the side on seven
successive strikes. The pitcher he
.xanned and the next two batsmen hi
he ball after takin;; one strike each
San Antonio gathered but four sin.
giles. one of them beaten bunt, OIL
perryman's delivery. bit every one oil
them figured in the scoring.
Each team went out in order in five
innings.
The pitchers were not trying to
strike out anybody. Both veterans
work on the same theory: that the 9th
or eight players on the club are there
for good and Just reasons and ought
TO be LET into the fun. As a conse-
ouence. every man on both teams, ex-
cent Lew Wendell, Galveston catcher
playing third base because Tex Yves.
terZil was left at home with bad
knee. had an opportunity TO break into
the putout and assist columns. The
outfielders were especially busy. Cal
weston took care of twelve lily balls
seven Of which plunked into Munson
glove. The Bear gardeners handled
eight, Todt getting five of these.
All i'm Two Innings.
How the game was won and lost is
summed up in the narration OF events
in two innings, the second and the
fourth. Don Martin Brown beat Out
a slow roller down Simon's way to
start the visitors second. George
Whiteman, the only man m the game
TO get two hits. crashed double to
right and Mr.. Brown shook a leg ia
score from first. Munson grounded
10 Gross and Whiteman was Iun down
between second and third. Munson
meanwhile sneaking as far as second
Boone didn't quite get up to kearns
fly and it fell for a single. Munson
taking third. Simon he'd hard play
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