San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
Baseball Briefs


State University football star, pitch
ing for the Cardinals. held the Cubs
TO two hits during his four innings
on the mound, but one of the blows
was a homer by STATE.
Home runs BY Blades and Horns
by of the Cards and STATE of the
Cubs, brought the home runs made
at the Cub park up TO II in five
days.
Roger Hornsby. champion home-run
hitter OF the major leagues, who
| cracked out AZ circuit drives last
season, smashed out his first four
Dagger of the season against the
Cubs with Alexander on the mound.
! Darkness put an end to the White
| Sox Browns game in the fifteenth in
ming, with the score tied ut seven
runs each.
Frank Chances Red Sox won their
first game Of the season, when they
drove Rommel, who was given ragged
support, from the mound and won
from the Athletics, o TO 6.
The Veteran Jake Daubert of the
Reds, made his first appearance of the
season when he pinch hit for Rixey in
the ninth inning. but failed TO do any
thing worth while.
rabbit" Meanwhile Of the Pirates.
gave great exhibition of fielding
against the Reds. accepting six
chances without slip. His work was
sensational. He participated in two
double killings, handling one of them
by himself.
Pitcher Yarmouth, rookie with the
Senators. held the Yankees, American
League champions, at his mercy, al
lowing only three hits and winning,
to !. -
iris Speakers Indians continued
| their winning streak behind Edwards
great pitching and handed the Tigers
beating, : TO =. Homer Summa put
the game in the win column for his
teammates by driving in a brace of
runs and scoring the other one him
self. He poled double and q triple
in three times at bat.
Bobby Jones, third-baseman Of the
Tigers. injured leg while running in
the fourth inning Of the game against
Cleveland. and had TO retire from the
game. He is expected TO be back in
a day or two.
81. Joseph. Mo-. April "a. - Joe
rantil1Ap ~ yhA Mt,na-
apolis American Association Baseball
now with the Millers. to be selected
.;chauer and Lefty" Lindberg. would
he turned over TO the st. Joseph,
Western League Club, within the COM
ing three weeks.
Oklahoma City, Okla. April a.
John Holland, president of the Okla
homa City, Western League Club. said
today that when Mike Kelly Of ST.
Paul. learns of the situation which
brought Pitchers Holtzhauser an;
Songer TO Oklahoma City. he did not
believe Kelly would exercise his waiv-
or claim on the two players. II telc-
graphed Mr.. Kelly today explaining
matters and recalling to him prom
Uses he made me at the Louisville
meeting last winter" Holland said.
land l am satisfied he will withdraw
his claims if he has made them. ii
he does not, / will fight the case all
the way up TO Commissioner Lands.
The players have Joined the Oklahoma
City Club, have signed Oklahoma City
contracts, and are satisfied to stay
here. II will virtually wreck the
Oklahoma City Ball Club if they
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Chicago. April 24.-Baseball Com.
missioner X. NJ. lands will leave to-
day for q tour Of the East. during
which he will continue his fight
against gambling pools and seek the
aid and cooperation OF all who are
interested in baseball.
Chicago. April "a. - Bill Pertica,
pitcher OF the st. Louis Nationals.
has been released under option to the
Houston Club of the Texas League,
Manager Hickey announced.
Hutchinson. Kan. April "a. - A
proposal for modification or elimirin-
lion of the seven-man limit in the new
rookie rule of the Southwestern Base
ball League, was on the program for
discussion at a meeting here today.
The rookie rule adopted by the league
late in March. limits each team to
seven experienced men, including the
manager. All others must be rockies.
The object was to enable all teams
to stay within the league snlary limit.
Protests are said to have been voiced
as the teams began their workouts.
Officials Of the Topeka Club said the
main objection in Topeka to the rule
was that it included managers.
Washington, ID. C.. April ~. - A
silver statue representing Ray Schalk.
of the Chicago White Sox, and George
Sisler Of the st. Louis Browns. in
baseball togs. was presented to Pres
ident Obregon of Mexico. today, by Il.
+. Johnson, president of the Amer.
can League. The newly-appointed
postmaster of the District of Colum-
bin. William y. Mooney. himself ia
nous as an athlete. made the presen-
alton on behalf of Mr.. johnson.