San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13
BRUINS HAVE
EDGE as CRAB
SERIES OPENS
Bears Go Into Fourth Place
Before "Crooshul" Gal
weston Games.
COP EN- BOTH SUNDAY
Lucas Winning Pitcher in
Each Sabbath Contest
With Beaumont.

The 4crooshul" series with Calves
ton is on at League Park Monday
with the Bears having a nine-point
start on the visitors in the battle for
fourth place as the result of double
victory at Beaumont's expense Sun
day while Galveston was losing the
second game Of double-header to
Houston in the last inning. The Sand
Crabs and the Bears will go round
and round for five afternoons at
League Park. after which it should be
fairly well settled which shall occupy
the coveted first division berth.
Despite Saturdays defeat by Beau
mont, a big crowd of San Antonio
fans turned out Sunday and spent an
ENJOYABLE afternoon cheering the home
talent in its good plays, riding the
boys in their misplays, bowling at
Umpire Kane and tossing cushions
upon the field TO show him they we're
"agin him" and poking fun at Dolly
Brown-that is. Gray-the pitcher
Manager Frank kitchens of Beau
mont used in the second game. for the
reason that Brown-we mean Gray
assumed the name of Gray-er, Brown
Sunday morning and went out to
mitch for the Alamo-Peck semi-pros nj
Srhwab Field. winning from the Del
Rio Cowboys. G to 3.
Jim Galloway got back in the game
after n week or so of rest with an
ailing side. smashed out two doubles
ard two singles. driving in three rms
and did some fancy fielding. Fl" was
ono Of several Bears who starred with
til. stick in an exhibition of timely
batting.
Kohlbecser Hero.
One of the others was the new
catcicr. Frank Kohlbcck.r. who made
himself mighty popular with the home
frns in his first appearance by ran
min" out two singles and a double
in the first game. sending two scores
arroSs. running the bases in brilliant
fiction and catching snappy article
Of ball The Bears seem to have got
ten real hall player from the Cot
ton Safes League in Kohlbeckcr.
though the other Cotton States prod
uct. Pitcher Mike Collins. didn't turn
out so we'll and Sunday was sent back
TO Vicksburg. Miss.
"Red- Lucas got official credit for
both Sundays victories. Lucas twirled
beautiful ball in the first game. scat
tcring eight. Beaumont hits over as
many innings and failing to register a
shutout only because Blacks WALTON
to center in the sixth bounced out OF
Meyers reach and went to the club
house for n home-run. To illustrate
the brand of ball "Red" was pitching.
Strong opened the ninth with trire
over Todt. then Lucas famed both
Huber and Kitchens. Fuller tossed
out Jackson. batting for Pitcher Cal
dera.
"Red" was accorded good support
Gross played wonderful fielding
game and Galloway cut down a run
or two. once-notably-in the eighth
when he stabbed n hot wallop and
tossed to Lucas. who covered first
with Kirkham. who had tripled, or
third and two out.
Forgot His Good Work.
, Regarding Gross fielding. few
kind words for the shortstop are il
order since many of the fans. despite
his KIedt WOTk previously. lOTRoJ VI
about his fancy plays when. in thu
second game. he dropped n puny pop
up and paved the way for n Beau
mont rally. Ewell took finished
"riding" for that. Gosh. how SOM
folks do get on Gross unless he play
absolutely perfect ball all the time.
Having trimmed Southpaw Calder:
in the first game. the Bears wen
about winning the second game behin'
Guy Morrison. They got the first rul
in the second inning but then Gros
dropped his popup. Followed n fulfil
attempt by Simon TO force a runner n
second on I.othes' hunt. Grav's sacri
flee. timely double bv DeMaggio.
lucky hit that bounced over Fulle
by Allen. and Kirkham's sacrifice II
and four Beaumont runs wer
across
The cheers were CHANGED to noot'
since Gray. though wild. seemed {
DO getting along fairly well agains
tho Bears IN the first couple of il
nings
San Antonio materially tightenc
tiip score with two in tho third q
some pinch-hitting nv Simon m
Too. the lattcr's hit. however. hcin
cf the same lucky brand as Allen
in Rcaumant's hHlf.
Wcoly Catcl, Nv BO0r.
Bnoe chased 10 within n fov s.e-
of the center fold f"n"e TO- Allrr