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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
INJURIES HURT STEERS.
Two Broken Legs Slow Up Fast Pace
But Dallas Optimistic.

Dallas, Tex, April 14.-Although
D series of tough breaks may keep
the Dallas Steers out of the chase
until a couple Of weeks after the
Texas League campaign is under way,
Manager Walter Morris hired help
can be counted on as one of the con-
tenders that will be fighting for the
rag around the first part of Septem-
Der.
Just as everything was "pretty" for
the big start, Tommy Lovelace, the
lad who went to Pittsburg for n
cup Of coffee and returned to this
circuit to star as a Glass A perform
er, and Claude Davenport, who led
the pitchers of the local staff last
year in games won and lost, both
suffered broken legs. Lovelace should
be back within four weeks, while
Davenport is out for six long weeks.
Davenport's Legs Are Longer.
Walter Morris does not seemed wor-
ried. however, as he has a nice bunch
of material.
The Steers will offer some new
faces this year.
Jack Adams and Cy Jingle will
likely do the receiving. Adams r. a
new one, nabbed from the Interna-
tional loop. Texan, by the way.
Chief Wano, the Indian. will cover
first. andshas led the club in hitting
in the spring games. He should
prove an able successor to james
Catoe Galloway, which means that
Base No. / is well guarded.
Billy Hamilton, a flashy fielder
and q neat hitter, is sure of an in
field berth. He may be used at Sec
ond in Mike Massey's place, or at
short in Bobby Slows position, but
he'll be in there. His work assures
it. Stow or Massey will be the other
man selected, depending on where
Hamilton lands.
Cal Segrist will be back at third,
to uphold his claim as the best third
sacker in the league. He's hitting
them better than ever and fielding in
big time style.
my Lovelace will be the regular out
field, all 300 hitters and nifty field
erS Joe Mathes, who dubbed $50
in the sixty some-odd games he played
last year, will fill in Lovelace's place
until Tommy RECEIVERS from the busted
under-piece.
The pitching staff will be composed
of the veterans Snipe Conley, Roy
Mitchell and Slim Love, and three
Others, to be selected from the fol-
lowing: Roberts a sure bet for
Job; Swartz, last years southpaw
who will have to fight for a place
Lefty Thomas, rookie who has
: shown well; Ed Bryan, booked for
regulars job, and Claude Davenport,
who'll be on the hospital list for some
time.
All told. things are shaping up fair
and the Steers can be counted hot in
the. race.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
ALL CITY LEAGUERS
TO BE BUSY, SIX IN
CITY AND TWO OUT
Two League Games Seized.
uled at Breckenridge
Sunday Afternoon.

All teams of the City League will
be busy today with three games sched-
uled in the league and two clubs out
of town. Two of the games to be
played in town will be staged on
the Breckenridge Park diamond. the
first, in which the Telephone Com
pany meets the Public Service Com
pany, to start at 80 while the sec
ond will be between the Pittsburg
Water Heater team and the Chic
Chic nine Immediately afterwards.
The third game will be played at the
San Pedro diamond with the San
Antonio Light team facing the Eagle
Furniture Company. The Express will
journey IN to Kerrville to take on
the Kerrville Athletics. and the Lone
Star Bakery gang will go to New
Braunfels to play the New Braunfels
Tigers. q
The batteries that will be used
Sunday afternoon will be Storrie and
Halliday for the Telephone Company,
Pape or Hampton and Huffaker for
the Public Service; Lindsay or Sulli-
van and Reno for the Pittsburg Heat
ers; Connolly or Windel and Froebel
for the Chic-Chics; Erwin or Tolar
and White for The Light; Small or
Michael and Mitchell for the Eagles
All Telephone Company players
will report at the company's. club
room at II 80. All Light players are
10 meet at The Light office at . 80
The City League will furnish ropes
to be held by the fans, who are
asked to stand back twenty or thirty
feet from the foul lines so as to af-
ford the players plenty of room and
to prevent accidents.
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are lots of rockies, most of whom will
be released.
If it were definitely known that
Johnny Monroe's leg can stand. the
pressure at second base, the III
| field ensemble would read: Schmandt,
| first; Monroe, second; Feori. short I;
Handley, third. But Monroe's leg is
still weak from the fracture it suf-
fered last season and every now and
then it says under him when he is
forced TO make a quick start or stop.
IL Monroe is not used at second Hum
ter Hill may station the veteran,
Jack Stansbury, there. Still another
available combination is Catcher
Henry Wick at first and Schmandt at
second.
Wick came to the Bluffs as a catcher,
but has performed in admirable fash
ion at first. Because of his valuable
hitting the team would be stronger
by having him in the lineup each
day, something that would not hap
pen were he to do duty as catcher.
Schmandt, last year in the majors
with Brooklyn, can play second as
well as he can first.
To make such an arrangement as
this possible it would be necessary
for Hill to have strong running
mate for Griffith behind the bat. 1t
cannot be said yet that young Darr
will fill the bill and Darr is at pres
ent the only other available mask
man when Wick is playing first. He
had some experience at Corsicana last
season but has displayed weakness
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against the Yankees. His physicians
forbade his even DOMINIC a uniform
But Sisler, game to the core. thought
only of what his fellow teammates as
well as the other players in the league
might say.
The word "quitter" kept ringing
in Sisters ears. He played on nerve
alone, simply because he didn't want
the baseball world to comment on
his failure to perform in the big event
of the year.
Several weeks ago rumors were
heard that everything was all right
with Sisler. A serious case Of influ-
enza, contracted during the winter,
developed into serious complications
of the nose and sight.
Sisler did not go south. His physi-
clans admit that he has been having
trouble with his eyes, and it is re-
ported that he must undergo or has
undergone an operation on his nose.
But everything is clothed with the
deepest secrecy. Aside from his physi-
clans no one really knows his condi-
ton.
And, meanwhile, the st. Louis fans
are in mourning for their. penpant
hopes.
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KNIGHT AGAINST BEARS.
Most Likely Of Three Pitchers t.
Work Opener for Houston.

Houston, Tex. April II. - Other
Texas League managers may have
handed their opening day batting or
der and batteries to the printer Of
the scorecards, but developments have
not yet reached such an acute stage
as far as the Houston Bluffs arc
concerned Hunter Hill may not
know until April IS just how he will
arrange his forces in battle array
against Bob Coleman's San Antonio
Bears. Any one Of half dozen thinsg
may come to pass within the next
few days TO bring about an altera-
ton and for that reason Hunter is not
committing himself, excepting in q
general way.
Marvin Goodwin, Jack Knight and
Ad Pierotti are all in readiness to ac-
cept the opening days pitching as
signment and Davy Griffith has been
groomed 10 wear the mask. Pierotti
is the least likely Of the trio 70 be
started, knight the most likely. There
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hitter. deadly with men on bases, a
consummate fielder.
Joe Munson is fair fielder, a
800 timely batter who is dangerous
with men on.
J. Don Brown, the same brilliant
center fielder who cavorted with the
team last year is as good a fly
catcher as there is in the league, and
fair at the plate.
Hack Eibel. the home-run slugger,
fell down a bit last year due to in
juries. He is expected TO strike his
1921 gait this year, although Jack
Kearns, light hitter, is battling him.
Wendell will be the chief catcher,
it is expected. He is a steady re-
ceiver, fair with the bat, and knows
how to handle hurlers. Witty is a
300 hitter and fair catcher.
In their hurting corps lies the
Crabs real strength. There are six
men going so good at the present
time and they've faced some hard hit
tiers, that Newman can't. decide where
to let the axe fall. Even with the
loss of Jack Knight, the Crab staff
looks much stronger this year than
last.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
SPUDDERS ARE READY
Salm Things Team, Made Over Con.
siderably, as Good as in 1922.

Wichita Falls, Tex, April A.
"The Supdders are ready to step right
in and give battle to each and every
other one Of the seven Texas League
clubs Walter Salm, manager of the
Wichita Falls club, declared Saturday.
The Spudders look stronger than at
any time las season. The hitting
seems to be there in the usual guam
tity and the pitching is certain to be
better. We finished second last year,
and with an improved club there is
no reason why we will not be at least
as high this season."
When the Spudders open the sea-
son in Shreveport Wednesday, there
will be quite a few new faces in the
lineup, as many of the old guard have
passed on 10 other fields. While Salm
probably will not select his lineup
until after the season is under way,
many of the positions are definitely
decided now. The catching will be the
same as last season. with Pop"
kitchens and George Bischoff wearing
the pads.
The pitching department, which the
Spudder pilot believes he has mater
tally strengthened. will be headed By
Rip Wheeler, Bill FiLcher and Pat
Flaherty of last season. ''Hippo"
Hodges, southpaw who acquired a
great record in the Western Asso-
citation last season, is expected to
make the grade in fine style. Martin
Dumovich, another southpaw from the
Western Association, Pearson, Fiegart,
Darrough and Ruth are other hurlers
still eating at the expense of the club.
Ace Elliott, Il youngster from the
Mint League, has been going great at
first and seems a certainty at that
post. AL White is back at second
and Buddy Tanner Mt third. Joe
Berger, Western League veteran. will
handle the short field, with Joe Klug-
man from Atlanta the utility in
fielder. Four outfielders at present
are on the roster. George Whiteman,
erstwhile Buff manager. Bob Bescher,
Leo Cotter. leading hitter o. the West
ern Association, also n first sacker
and Denver Grigsby, another Western
Association product. comprise the fly
chasing quintet. Bescher, Whiteman
and Cotter probably will have the call
for the three outfield jobs.
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CRABS MUCH IMPROVED.
Pitching Staff Especially Strong and
Galveston Has Hopes.

Galveston, Tex. April 14.-Unless
the general average Of Texas League
teams has increased some % per
cent over last year. look out for the
Galveston Sandcrabs! Here are the
reasons:
Pat Newman, Crab pilot, and local
fans who have watched the 1923 Crabs
during the spring exhibition games
are Of the opinion that the team
is at least % per cent better than
it was last year. The second half
of last season the islanders finished
in third place. 1t is not hard to fig
ure, approximately what they will do
this year providing other teams aver
age about the same as last year.
Here's the way that the Calves
tonians will stack when the season
opens: Clarence Bittle, If; George
Distel, IS; Don Martin Brown, 3b !;
Tom Connolly, Oh: Joe Munson. RI !;
James Don Brown, Of; Hack Eibel,
1b; Lew Wendell and Frank Witty,
backstops; Burke Glaiser. Hal Div
met, Dewey Lyle. Tom Gheen, Dunn
my Collins and Lefty" Graham,
hurlers.
Going down the line:
little Bittle is a 300 hitter, a
fine lead-off man. and one of the
best sun gardeners in this circuit.
George Distel can hit fairly we'll
Is v fine fielder and seasoned
veteran.
Don NJ. Brown, the slugger from
the Coast League. looks like one OF
the. stars Of the league this season
Tie. can murder the ball, is fine
fielder, both on the infield and in the
sart!en. and is fast on the bases. He
probably win be retained ON third.
Tom Connolly, at second, is as
good an all-around ball player a'
here is in the Texas League; fin,
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Harris, If; George Jacksonville same
old larruping George-rf; jim Riley,
1b; Jerry Standaert, Oh; Jose Lopez,
Joe Sargent or Tommy Gaffney, IS
Red" Hall, 3b; Dick Torres or Joe
Burns, c.
Thomas is not certain of the open
ing day pitching selection, but the in
dividual will be either Gus Ketchum,
who is here as a loan from the Ath-
letics, or Bald Jack" Rose, recruited
from the American Association.
The yawning chasm at short is the
most acute problem Thomas has to
contend with. The releas, of Hart
ford did not improve the situation.
Fans demanded that Hartford do his
ball playing elsewhere, and he was
not passed along TO Birmingham be-
cause Thomas had another shortfielder.
An effort has been made TO prevail
upon Sargent 10 play short. and al
though he is third-baseman by choice.
he has played short during his baseball
career. AS an inducement he has been
offered the captaincy of the team and
sharp advance in salary.
II he does not agree, Hall will 'e
shifted to the bench and Lopez, a
Cuban athlete, who was left here by
Columbus of the American Association.
will draw short. Gaffney showed
plenty of promise in the spring. but
he has fallen down miserably--fallen
down is right for Re is experiencing
difficulty in remaining on his feet as
he glides to the left or right.
For pitchers. besides Ketchum and
Rose, Thomas has "Slim Slappey. the
wild left-hander, Jim RED" Bird.
also southpaw. Dennis Burns, and
Smead Jolley. holdovers from last
season. Jack Reid. Russell Ellison, and
Clyde Youngblood.
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TEXAS LEAGUE
| CLUBS At TAPE
| FOR FLAG RACE
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md come through little oftener with
the bat. @Moke" famed a lot last
year, but Coleman likes a slugger and
is of the opinion that its better to fan
out than pop out. Meyers drove in 10
runs last season, mostly, it would ap-
pear, on those round-trip clouts of
his. Everett Booze. after slow start
because of sickness, is hitting like a
fiend and ought to be the same old
Everett.
Where the added strength comes in
Is in the landing of Phil Todt. a. clean
cut ball player who handles himself
at bat, in the field and on the bases
like an all-around star. Phil can be
used at first and Galloway shifted to
another infield position in case of in
field accidents. Todt is a regular out
fielder, a hitter of the homc-run va
riety, as his records in the Western
League and American Association in
the last two years show, and he'll get
many a call to pinch hit.
The Bears are one of the three
clubs that South Texas fans this year
are hoping will bring in a long-over-
due Golden Age for the southern half
of the circuit. The North Texas bunch
has been begging the limelight in this
league too long, and San Antonio, Gal
weston and Beaumont are weary of it
and determined to change things.
Houston seems to be the only weak
sister in the southern half, and the
Buffs have everything but organiza-
ton.
The opening games of the season
follow: xsrsss..
!, San Antonio at Houston. ~ hf~
II Galveston at Beaumont. ssgE
II Dallas at Fort Worth. 9%S
II Wichita Falls at Shreveport. x
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st. Louis, April 14.-The biggest
mystery in baseball today surrounds
the case of George Sisler, the best
first-sacker in the business.
Whether Sisler will be in shape to
return to his position or whether he
will never again slip on his mitt are
questions worrying the st. Louis fans.
Sisters case is interesting as well
as mysterious. 1t will be remembered
that he fell upon his right shoulder in
fielding a wild throw at the flag end
of last season. The ligaments were
torn and isis" was advised to rest
for the remainder Of the year. Against
the advice of his physicians he played
in the series with the Yankees that
meant winning or losing the pennant
for the Browns.
Adhering TO one of the traditions of
the game may cost the Browns the
1928 pennant; even worse, it may ter
inmate the career of one of the great
est players in the history of sport.
In baseball no other word carries
the sting of gutter" To be brand
ed as yellow is baseball's greatest dis
grace.
Unfortunately for George Sisler,
he was injured on the very eve, al
most, of the most important series of
the year, a three-game session with
the Yankees that really decided the
pennant.
Sisler was. in no shape to play
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
GASSERS A NEW TEAM
Old-timers All Gone Except From
Shreveport 0utfieId.

Shreveport, La. April f4.-It will
be virtually new tear that Ira
Thomas trots upon the field next We'd
nesday in the first game of The Texas
League season. Fans throughout the
league will look only to the outfield
for the old. familiar faces.
With the release recently Of Catcher
Jack Vann and Shortstop Bruce Hart
ford, the connecting links between the
old and the new regime were broken.
Thomas has bowed to the wishes Of
local fans for new faces and still more
Of them.
Except perhaps at short and the
pitching staff, the team is virtually
picked. The selections. and the order
they probably will apear in the first
game follow: Roy Storey, CT; Spencer
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
PUT OFF HOTEL GOLF
Annual Tournament Of Greeters DE
layed Because Of Fiesta.

The annual golf tournament of the
local hotel mems association, interest
ing because of the unique stunts and
the unique golf playing which usually
attend the event, has been put off
this year until the week of April %
because of the fiesta. 1t was schedul-
ed to start Monday. Postponement
was announced Saturday ky L. b.
Stoner, in charge.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
CANCELS FULTON co
Floyd johnson Chooses Willard Bout
as Least Of Two Evils.

son has made his choice. Saturday.
he decided to cancel his bout scheduled
in Jersey City with Fred Fulton, so
that his bout on May II in New
York City will be permitted. The
New York commission told him il
would suspend him il the Fulton
bout went through, and the New
Jersey commission said he'd have to
fight Fulton or be suspended in that
state. johnson chose the Jersey sus-
pension.
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BEAR HURLERS BLANK
MEXIA BY so SCORE
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day night, but Bob Coleman said
Johnny Mitchell probably would start
for the Bears, with Oswald Austin as
second choice and possibly d third one
to finish up. The game will be no
walkaway for the Bears if Mexia
plays the same brand of ball it did
Saturday. Northen looks to have a
club on par with, if not better than
the Austin Texas Association bunch.
The Bears mean we'll on the uni
form proposition but they just don't
get the breaks. When they wear their
grays, the visitors put on their travel
ing suits. When the Colemanese don
their lily whites, the enemy shows up
in spotless garb. That's the way it
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
Score BY Juuinp,
summary.

stolen bases Mlstletoe I, A. 7. u. s.;
two-bsse hits. A. I. d. 3. Mlstletoe /:
thfee-base hits, -. |. d. 1. Mistletoei;
,, by Tamayo S: wild pitches, George;
left on bases. Mistletoe 4, A. 1. ID. 10.
Time. hours. Umpire, Ritter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

Hub Northen, who bossed the Bears
in 1922, came up as pinch-hitter in
the ninth. He received quite a hand.
The count was worked to three balls
and two strikes. and then Hub lifted
a high one to Meyers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15
ELKS TRIUMPH OVER
RICHTER NINE. 60


start Munoz also did some good work
for the A. j. d., making three hits in
five times up. Pitcher Legnon for
the Mistletoe featured with a smash.
ing three-bagger. The box score.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

was Saturday. It's a wonder some
pitcher doesn't throw TO first to catch
the first-baseman mapping off the bag.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

San Antonio fans-there were about
225 Of them out Saturday-recognized
another Mexia player besides Hill.
Claude Bryan. center fielder, tried
out with the Bruins last spring.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-12-13
FRUITS AND BERRIES

The loganberry is a cross between the blackberry and raspberry.
 The peach has less sugar Gone and one-half per cent) than any other fruit. higher than that of any other common fruit.
 Cranberries prescribed for erysipslas are used externally as well as inter- nally.
 Apples are nutritious, vitalizing, or high medicinal value and are an aid of digestion.
 The grapefruit was introduced into Florida by the Spaniards. who called 1t the "pomelo."
 Lemons are recommended to relieve feverish thirst in illness; for rheuma- tism, low fever, biliousness, coughs, colds and liver troubles.
 Many of the fruits and vegetables of today were almost unknown to our forefathers. Not until the time of Henry VIII were raspberries, straw berries or cherries grown in England.
 The Baldwin apple originated from a chance seedling in a lane on the farm of John Baldwin. in the town of Wilmington, Mass, and bore its first fruit about the middle of the Eight eenth century.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-12-13
LARGE TRACT OF PULP
 TIMBER CAUSED BY
 THE FOREST SERVICE

The Forest Service has just finish ed the office compilations for the tract of timber in the vicinity of Rake that was cruised and mapped during the past season by a large party in charge of J. P. Williams, National Forest Examiner. The tim Der unit covered consists of the north portion of Kupreanof and Kuiu Island between Cape Bendal and Point Kingsmill and includes all lands draining into Security Bay, Saginaw Bay, Port Camden and the north end of Rocky Pass. The area covered contains 14S,OO0 acres of merchantable timber which the cruises show to have a. total timber volume of two billion, seven hundred forty five million board feet, S1 per cent spruce and l per cent cedar.
 The Forest Service state that this is an excellent area for pulpwood log g1ng as spruce and hemlock, whicE are both valuable for pulp making, constitute 99 percent of the standing timber and in addition the greater part of the timber is accessible to protected navigable waters.
 Approximately two billion feet of this timber is included in the sale area recently bid in by Hutton, Me Near & Dougherty of San Francisco, who plan to erect a paper mill at Thomas Bay near Petersburg. This concern was granted a final license for it's water power site by the Fed |eral Power Commission on November 12 and its timber contract with the Forest Service must be executed be- fore February 1, 1924.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-12-13
Site for Legion Building

The American Legion are now practically sure of getting a slice from the Presbyterian Reserve as a site for the home they are planning to build just as soon as ways and means can be devised to finance the proposition.
 During Captain Dancey's first visit to Wrangell he became ac- Quainted with the situation here. While at Juneau last week Captain Dancey took up the matter of secur- ing a building site for the Wrangell Post with Dr. $. Hall Young, super intendent of Presbyterian Missions in Alaska. Dr. Young lost very little time in coming to decision in the matter. He cabled to Dr. s. c. Shu- rick, adjutant of the Wrangell Post, requesting him to have Judge Thom- as draw up the papers for the trans fer of 100-foot lot in consideration of the sum of one dollar. Dr. Young will forward his recommendation to the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions in New York City, and it is practically certain that the transfer of the property to the Legion will be made without a hitch. The site for the proposed Legion building is be- tween the Presbyterian church and the high school, but much nearer to the church than the school.