San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-28
Bears Big First Inning
Enough to Let Big Eel
low Win Easily.
FANS NINE BUFFALOES
Roberts, in Form, Gets Hon.
or of First Bear Pitcher
to Go Route.


Monday with renewed confidence
a new lease on life, they used to say
because of Jim Roberts noble per-
Torrance in the box Friday. Big
JIM had a fast ball and dark day,
and the result was a victory for the
home gang and an even split IN the
first series at League Park, the
Bears winning two games and the
Houston Buffaloes two. Fridays
score was TO =.
Roberts allowed seven scattered
singles, two of which were rank
scratches, and nine Bisons swung
yainly in the direction from which
Jim's smoky pitches were spouting
over the plate, three in the second
inning, one in the third, two in the
fourth. one in the sixth and two in
the eighth.
Roberts finished strong and thus
became the first San Antonio mounds
man to twirl an entire nine-inning
contest this season.
1t was a happy occasion, things
breaking just the opposite of the day
before. The local pitching was good,
the hitting was hard and timely and
the fielding was errorless and, at
times. sensational. -.
We've Just got to lick 'em today
said Bob Coleman before the game, and
the Bears disguised with the breaks
and themselves and everything in gen
eral. and determined to make things
break" for them, as scrapry Jim Gal
H. nd ''linEpH
No Doubt After First.
1t was some licking. There WASH t
any doubt about whose ball game 1t
was after the first inning.
Houston scored run in the open
- frame on a walk to Feori, Sper-
bers beaten bunt-this gentleman in
lists his name is Sperber, not Sperba,
though Houston sticks to the
'a"-Monroe's sacrifice bunt and
Schmandt's sacrifice fly to MeJers.
Hunter Hills smile was short-lived.
rhe Bears. supposedly weaker against
outhpaws than right-handers. romped
in I.eft-hander Mike Kircher, from
Syracuse, \. Y. and seveh of the
batting order had appeared and pro-
Euced. and still nobody was out. be-
ore NIL tOulu get gouhS 1A"i ~
rarmed up and on the rubber. .
Gosh. don't think they cant hit
eft-handers." was the apothegm ut
cred by Mr.. Kircher as he retired
fter Gross. Boone. Galloway. Meyers,
simon and Booze had all registered in
he box-score column best loved by
all players.
In justice to Kircher, who perhaps
an admirable performer at other
ines. let it be said his support was
ery punk. Third-baseman Handley
rould have been kicked off a sandlot
ram for the way he played third
ase. running away from the ball.
umbling over his own feet. etc.
Rough he never made a play in the
eird first frame that could be
narged conscientiously as an error.
he miscues were made by Bechtol
nd Untz and they all helped TO get
K runs over for the Colemanese and
in the game.
The Full Particulars.
Taking it slowly. this is how the
anne was won. Fuller worked Kircher
r PASS. Gross hit past Handley
third. Boone Unexpectedly hunted
fely. filling the bases. Galloway
me through in the pinch with a
lightly two-bagger over Bechtors
lad and two scored. Untz's relay
the plate was wide and hit a de-
Eession in the infield. getting away
gae-'.he pitcher. then the catcher.
Nd Boone scored. A wild pitch let
alloway in. With tie bases empty
ain. the Bears started ocer. Simon
i'll limping badly but back in the
me with his chatter and playing
cd baseball. received an infield hit
,en Handley did a nose dive in the
MP grass fielding the ball. Meyers
acked q hit mast Handley.
Then Everett Booze. who had great
Y at bat with three hits. walloped
single TO center. on which Bechtol
red and Simon and Meyers scored.
hrle took the hill. famed Mckee
a caused Roberts to ground out.
The game was a good one after the
ST inning. Harle allowed but five
s. Booze doubled in the third with
out but stayed at second. With
down in the fourth. Ike Boone
re the ball ride to the clubhouse
was lUIONH Oul Ut pi"hS wv
close play trying ia stretch his
pie to home-run. Meyers single
the seventh came with two out.
berts bumped the left field fence
h double in the eighth and got
Far as third but was left there.
n the tifth. Booze drove in the
hr's seventh run. GALLOWAY walked
took second on wild pitch.
tvs tumble. after the pitcher had
we'd up Simon's hard smash. per-
ted the crippled Simon to reach
i and Galloway 10 take third.
rers foulcd to Schmandt. but Booe
led Cor his third hit, single to
ter. scoring Galloway.
Scored One Undeseryed.
Houston got two si''gles after two
in the fifth and Fuller prevented
run with q beautiful stop and
bw. robbing Hsndlev. In the sixth.
Bluffs scored one that they didn't
asesTTntz walked and made sec
when the fourth ball was wild