San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-12
THIRTY-F|VE
RUNS SCORED
IN BALL CAME
Giants Defeat Bears by
Gridiron Count Of Il
to IA Sunday.
TEAMS USE 81 MEN
All Kinds Of Stuff Crowded
Into Seasons First
Exhibition. ~

Thirty-five runs.
Forty-onc hits for 65 bases.
Thirty-two players, sixteen TO a
side.
Ten errors.
Eighteen bases on balls.
Five double plays.
Sounds like some players season
record, but it's simply statistics on
Sunday's League Park track meet
masqueradiug as n baseball game with
a football score Of 81 to Ii and the
length of a cricket match.
The New York Giants defeated inc
San Antonio Bears, after loaning the
local team a few recruits 10 plug up
vacancies in the lineup, in about as
completc an exhibition Of staple ami
fancy hitting as could be desired.
The only thing missing was a home
run. There were seven three-baggers,
len doubles and twenty-four singles,
both glossy-haired and NANCY, but
nobody smashed the ball out of the
mark. Otherwise, the fans, out in
yoodly numbers. got what they came
after, il the baseball psychologists
arr correct when they saw the aver,
age American wants 10 ser the pan
pounded hither and yon with hisn
frequency and great gusto.
PleaAnt Time Had by All.
There wasn't much baseball played
it was the first exhibition game OF
the season and the first time in UNI,
u Il
form this year for Fuller. Meyers ana
a connie Of others-but a pleasant
two hours was spent by all. Clusters
of "razzberries" were presented TO the
Giant coach, "Cozy" Dolan. who UNI
nired the bases. for his horrible de-
,.isions. Jim O'Connell. the high
priced Giant recruit, was the focus
If a lot Of neelcd-eye scrutiny and
the subject Of general comment. Lo-
cal favorites. notably Pitcher Fred
Johnson, ex-Bear. now Giant. and
outficldrr "Moke" Meyers of the
Bruins. were extended the glad hand
IN their first appearance. Somebody
said: There's Kid Gleason of the
White Soy. over from Seguin. talk
ing with McGraw in box. and
everybody else did n little neck-cran-
ing. And there were many laughs
when catchers and infielders made
futile and ridiculous attempts to get
under pop flies waited about by a
blustery March wind.
The Bears lost. but they were at least
more consistent than the Giants. They
scored in all but three innings. The
New Workers were blanked in five
frames. including the last three, when
Red Lucas, little Tennessee re-
cruit. went to the aid of the Bears
and permitted thosbig leaguers one hit.
rank infield scratch by O'Connell.
Three of O'Connell's four hits were
scratchy. which shows that he is fast
on his feet and lucky at the same
time.
The trouble is. the Giants scored
so many runs in The innings they
did use. Eight runs were pushed
across in the first frame, with Os-
wald Austin. the semi-pro sent down
from Cincinnati in the Jim Roberts
deal. pitching for the Bears. Jackson
started the inning with double
against the left field fence. there were
other healthyhits. various Bears made
errors-Fuller. having just got into
town. committed three. after which he
played snappy ball-and the game was
New York's before the locals got their
second breath.
Three Pitchers Apiece.
After that first inning. it settled
proves. a guessing match on what the
score would be and contest be-
tween Hughey Jennings. running the