San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-28
Foster Says New York
Would Be Mighty Hard
to Stop Without Him.
MONEY CENTER HERE
About S250,000 Repre-
scented in Three Ball
? Players Locally.
Bv John r.. FOSTER.

Copyright, by The san Antonio Light.
The addition of Bentley to the
Giants simply is an attach Of power
TO a boiler in which enough steam is
now being generated TO force most OF
The National League 10 its knees if
the parts of the engine moves smooth
ly and no one throws emery into the
bearings between now and an indefi-
mite future.
Now Bentley, of course, is the pres
ent feature of the Giant camp. Bent
ley Joined the Giants in the long
hours of a hot evening and, strange
fact, did not ask for food but for a
bed. He wanted to sleep. He bad
been riding long over the bounding
Texas plains in one of thos, bourd-
ing India rubber trains which are
good for the liver but tough on the
living.
The next morning early, he awoke
in his strange quarters and before he
had time TO realize that he was down
in Texas, where Dayy Crockett and
Bill Travis were real fighters in their
time. he was snatched away from the
breakfast table and put to work on
the ball ground. Unfortunately, it
had been raining and there was mud.
So much Of it accumulated on his
baseball shoes that he thought he was
adding weight instead of parting
from it.
He batted and ran and had his pic
ture taken repeatedly BY the pho
tographers. He was high in flesh and
sometimes when he stopped for the ball
we were reminded that his belt EN-
braced more rapturously than it did
last fall VIXEN he quit playing.
Worth Taken for Granted.
He fielded a lot and threw quite
lot. 1t was a good workout for the
first day and now he has been prop
erly initiated into the lodge oil worlds
champions. He is to be used as q
pitcher, because the Giants neel a
little more lefthand ammunition than
they have been able TO serve to date.
If he makes good as a pitcher, the
chances of the New Yorl; club have
another boost IL the percentage col
umn. If he doesn't make good, which
is not to be thought of for the mo-
ment, he can play substitute Outfield,
substitute first base and pinch hit.
They called him the Babe Ruth Of
the International League aid oddly
enough he does give you sort of
Ruthian impression except that he is
for business where Babe is for golf.
He comes from Baltimore, where
Ruth practiced his early childhood,
and il b. any chance he should get
going in the National League some
what as Ruth has left the barrier be-
hind him in the American League, it
woul1 be a. source of joy to the Ma
tional which seeks the exotic in its
ambition to keep pace with the young
err organization.
With Kamm over in Seguin boost
ing the cotton market and Bentley
and OConnell in San Antonio mod
estly carrying their costly avoirdupois
here and yon, the state of Texas at
the present moment has decided dip
toward the equator. So much cash
commodity is centered upon one spot
that the gulf of Mexico may Re forced
into one Of its erratic uprisings to
try to establish equilibrium.
Bentley admits that he wanted TO
join New York. He stuck it out with
Jack Dunn for long time, but he
always was satisfied to stay with
Dunn because he was well paid for his
services. The bubble of fame had no
great attraction for him. A Mexican
dollar earned in the Int, national
League went as far as one earned in
D bigger league.
Wanted Change Of Scenery.
Long association with the Interra-
tional and with the scenery along