San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
INDIANS AND
/ M|LMOS PLAY
III TIE GAME
Darkness Stops Nerve
wracking Session at
End Of Eighth.
PLAY COUPLE SUNDAY
Teams Pad Lineups With
Flock of Professional
Players.
PLAY COUPLE SUNDAY

Kindly darkness came to the res
cue of a big crowd of pop-eyed. nerve
shattered fans at Schwab Field Satur-
day, bringing to an end the first
game of the Southwest Texas "semi-
pro" championship series between the
Alamo-Peck Indians and the Milmo
Bank of Laredo. at the conclusion of
the eighth inning with the score 4
tot tie. The teams will go at it again
Sunday at 10 o'clock in the morning
and 3 80 in the afternoon.
With both line-ups padded for the
"crooshul" series with professional
players, the Indians and the Bankers
put on battle that kept the fans
on the edge of their seats.
The Indians scored a run in the
first inning off Lupe Rodriguez. the
wild man who is the property of the
Cincinnati Reds.
Thus they fought along, with Rodri-
guez doing we'll and chap named
Iangdon, advertised as Penn State
College star. working for the In
dams in sensational fashion. wniff-
ing the side in the Milmo's first and
/, tanning seven batsmen in the first
five frames.
Was the Pitcher Pruett?
There was a pronounced rumor Sat
urday night that "Langdon" Is none
other than little "Shucks" Pruett. the
st. Louis Americans southpaw flash,
on his way to Mexico, to play winter
ball. There was no proof of this but
fans who have seen Pruett work kept
the sporting editors phone hot in I'M
bosoming their convictions that Lang
don is Pruett.
Alamo Peck players denied II. Any
way, it doesn't make any difference,
for the Milmos cot TO Langdon, or
Pruett. in the fifth frame and scored
five runs, with the result that White
house was on the hill when the sixth
began.
In this fiery fifth, Moke Meyers
beat an infield hit and stole second:
Chic walked. Leipart beat bunt AMI
two runs scored on hit by Lupe
Rodriguez. Cubano's safety scored
Leipart, Rodriguez being thrown out
at the plate. Najo tripled. bringing
in Cubano. The other Rodriguez fan
ned. Najo stole home. There was
howl over the close decision.
Kept Running 1t Up.
The visitors added another run in
the sixth. making the scoie G to l..
Rails singled and went around the cir.
cult on infield plays and a couple OF
errors.
Chic made a wonderful catch OF q
line-drive by Boone in the Indians
turn at bat.
The locals had their big inning in
the seventh. scoring six runs and TAX
ing the lead Two pitchers, Rodriguez
and Eddie Mueller. were knocked from
the box, and Arthur Seydler was rush
to the rescue.
Griesenbeck walked and so did Can
non after Whitehouse went out.
Dwyer was hit by n pitched ball
Whitney forced Griesenbeck, but the
visitors had throwing-nround bee
and Cannon sneaked in with run.
Strauss walked. A wild pitch scored
Dwyer.
Mueller went to the hill. Allen and
Booze walked. forcing in Whitney.
Huntress. batting for Conrad. made
himself hero with drive that clean
ed the bases. In went Seydler. Cries
enbeck grounded out.
Milmo saved the day by tying the
score IN the eighth. "Stubhv" Mack
singled in Holloway, who had been
hit by a pitched ball.
Chio's great work at third for the
visitors was a feature.
The box score: