San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-01
cats FAVORED
|. To TAKE PELS'
MEASURE NOW
Pate Wins Second Start
Easily When Robinson
Is Pounded Out.
PLAY AGAIN MONDAY
Dixie Series Will Be Over
If Fort Worth Can
Cop Again Today.
PLAY AGAIN MONDAY

New Orleans. La. Oct. I. - The
Fort Worth Cats, Texas League pen
nant winners became heavy favor
ties even in New Orleans to take the
Dixie series from the Pelicans, South
ein Association champions, as the re-
result Of 10-to-1 trimming they
gave the locals here before record
Sunday crowd. The Texas Leaguers
now have three victories in the series
10 one for New Orleans and have 1t
in their rover TO wind W the battle
by winning Mondays game here. IL
New Orleans wins Monday, the teams
will 50 again to Fort Worth TO play
Thursday and then Friday, il neces-
sary.
New Orleans fans fear that Fridays
game will not be necessary and are
inclined to believe that tie teams
ueed not return TO Fort Worth for
THURSDAY engagement. despite Man-
ager Larry Gilbert's outward cheer
fitness and repeated forecasts that
his Pelican team will come from be-
hind and win out.
But "Rube" Robinson, who Won
New Orleans only game from Fort
Worth in the series so far, holding
the Cats TO 1hree hits on their home
grounds. was terribly battered Sunday,
driven from the hill. while Joe Mar
tina. his successor, was also pounded
and Karl Thomas had TO finish up.
Thus. it was doubtful what hurler Gill
bert would pick for Mondays game
The finger of fate pointed at the for
mer Panther veteran, Bill Whitaker.
who performed nobly in a relief role
here FRIDAY.
May Save Stoner.
Manager Atz Of Fort Worth. had
announced that Iii Stoner. his ace.
who has won two OF the games for
Fort Worth already, would pitch
again Monday. but those close to him
predicted 4 change in -lfis plans Mon-
day morning. in view Of the fact that
the Cats have such an edge in t5e
series.
pitching Wachtcl or Johns and say
ing Stoner in case another game is
needed TO decide the series.
Joe Pate. who was defeated by the
Pelicans at Fort Worth in the SEE
ond game, was the conQueror of Gil
bert's gang Sunday. He allowed six
hits. The only New Orleans run
came with two ont in the third.
Ewoldt scoring Robinson, who had
singled and advanced when Gilbert
walked. with single to left.
Tayener drove in the first two Fort
Worth TALES in the second inning
after Kraft had beaten slow roller,
Hoffman had walked. Haworth lad
sacrificed and Rapp had grounded out.
A single to right did 1t.
Five runs in the fifth sewed up the
game. Pate was hit by a pitched bal.
Calvo and Scars doubled. two runs
scoring. Ellington also doubled and
Sears scored. The two-base drives
were into the overflow crowd and were
doubles by agreement on ground rules.
Martina relieved Robinson after Ed
ingtons smash and famed Kraft. but
Hoffman smacked the apple over the
right field fence for home run.
Fans Pass the Hat.
Fort Worth fans collected S20S. Civ
ing 500 TO Hoffman. 500 TO Pate
and putting the other IS in the Cats
remnant fund. which is now around
5000 and which will be given the
Fort Worth team whether it wins the
Dixie series o. rot.
Doubles b. Pate and Calyo scored
another Cat run in the sixth. still an
other came over in the seventh on
Kraft's walk and steal. two inficld
outs and Rapp's two-bagger. Kraft
doubled off Thomas in the ninth and
Rapp followed with a single, scoring