San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-01
Visitors Gather but Three
Singles, Misplays Pre-
venting Shutout.
BENTLEY HELPS OUT
Giant Plays First Base for
San Antonio and Assists
With a Single.

lAOAu NAt ct. ASAVhho anu a
couple of seasons ago a performer withs
Beaumont, and Johnny Glenwood
Meet, rangy Highlander from Mexia,
whizzed them past the Austin Rangers
at League Para Saturday afternoon in
such fashion that theTexas Association
visitors collected but three hits, all
singles.
The Bears raped out thirteen safe
ties off Roy Davis-who was a Bruin
for one spring, by the way-and
Brooks, and, though they wasted
many of their safeties, won the game
by a comfortable score of to ,.
But for couple of miscues in the
fifth inning, the Bears would have had
a shutout. Meme made a bum throw
to second base with an easy out in
sight and Jim Galloway dropped
foul ball which, caught, would have
retired the side without a score.
But Jim had an excuse. He was
playing third base for the first time
in 10, these many moons and he wasn't
used to the way the hodsehide twisted
off the bats in that direction. though
in the fourth inning he made a stop
that would have caused Willis kamm,
mortified, to pay back some OF that
100000. 1sf
Jack Bentley on Job.
Galloway's regular job of first-bas-
ing fell TO the lot of major leagaer,
none other than Jack Needles Bcntcs.
$4,000 net, who was left here by tie
New York Giants to train off few
more pounds of his excess avoirduuoi-
before joining the tourists northwa.y
Bentley. as every fan knows by rar
pitched one day and played first b..
the next at Baltimore last season. a.,
did some little thing like lea5iing u
league in batting. Saturday was
day to play first base, and he dad RE
well. He handled everything q.
came his way with grace and fines
though he didn't have very bu
afternoon defensively, and he craze.
out a sharp single on his ~ tin.
at bat that helped in the SCORING. i -
infield outs and a fly to tHe it.s
fielder rounded out his day at ba,.
And he took off several pounds. whfei,
was the main idea in his appearance
in the lineup.
But to get to the point of the Bruth
victory. ssi
The only Austin Ranger who seem
ed able to connect with the slants of
Meme and Meek was First Baseman
Pipkin, whose managerial duties
seemed to rest lightly on his shoulders
if it is true that managers worry and
it affects their hit/lg. He made two
of the three Austin wallops, the other
being the handiwork of Clancy. Pip
kin was bossing the Rangers in the
absence of Rankin johnson, the odd
pitching star, the manager of the
capital city clan, wn. had to stay
home because of an attack Of the
FLU" slt
Meme and Meek both had q ten
dency to be wild, but Meme famed six
and Meek struck out four. Manager
Coleman, who han<led Meek, said
after the game that the youngster has
lots of stuff, fields his position WE'LL
which he proved on a couple of poc-
casions-and doesn't get ratified easily,
but he's still troubled with inability
to find the pan whenever he wants to.
All the Bears Hit.
The Bears hit collection was well
divided. Everybody but Everett Booze,
who isn't up TO form after his recent
illness yet. and the pitchers got q hit
or more. Ike Boone laced one to CEN
ter field in the first inning and, assist
ed by some wobbly relaying of the
ball. managed TO make what the score
keepers decided was a home-run. He
also got an infield single. Galloway
got a couple of clean singles and so
did Red" Mckee and Phil Todt. the
latter pair having perfect percentages
at bat. Manager Bob slammed a
scorcher TO left and was complimented
with base on balls the next time he
came up.
In addition, the Austin infield took
away few wallops that were labeled
safeties when they started out. The
Rangers seem TO have an excellent in
ner defense at every station. The
error column shows the Rangers did
Il little better afield than the Bears.
BOOne's homer was run number one
in the game. The Bruins counted two
in the second on a single by Bentley,
Meyers two-bagger that scored the
Giant player. an infield out by Booze
TINT advanced Meyers. and single by
Mckee that scored "Mokr"
The third inning was scoreless and
the fourth was the same. but Was
livened up by Galloway and Fuller.
with fancy stops.
Austin made it close with a couple
in the fifth. Meme passed Battle. wh>
received three bases on balls in the
game. Rankin forced him at second.
Tanner was safe at first and Rankin
at second on bum throw by Meme
after he fielded Tanners groundef.
Davis struck out. but. after Galloway
had dropped Chaney's foul. the Ans
tin third-baseman raped n hit to.ce,,
ter-the first blow off Meme --s.i
scored Webb. who ran for RanksD
after the latter had twisted an anlds
at second. Pipkin singled TO rigb'.
bringing in Tanner. johnson fouled 10
Galloway. ~
Another for Bears.
The Bears came back with one n
the fifth. Cross walfrd and hoepe
scratched n hit TO short. johnson
Ragged home after taking Gaisowir
long fly to center and the runners US