San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
Team Far and Away Bet
ter Than Last Year-Re-
marks on MIR. Summa of
Cleveland and the Meet
ing of Babe and the
President.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

Copyright, by The san ANTONIO Light
New York, April 25.-No matter
where the Washingtons finish when
the supper bell is ringing next October.
as they stand today the Senators are
better and more reSourceful team than
last season. Even if their pitchers fail
to become Jupitcrs of the baseball
solar system, still they are a team TO
be handled with care.
When the Senators travel West. the
West had better prepare for sonnet thing
labeled dynamite within They may
play some shanty baseball, they may
never get above the roof of the second
division. they may look like synthetic
diamonds, but that does not change
things for one moment.
When they were in Florida they
were trampled upon more than once,
but they always came back for more.
These ball players. fighters, race
horses, and runners that have gnawins
appetites for more" are the kind that
have jazz in them-not razz.
Maybe It's Bush.
Maybe it is DOME Bush yelling
things around the base line that has
put. the ton in Washington, but
whether DOME is responsible or isn't,
it will be best for opponents to figure
on taking their siesta the day after
Washington leaves town. II Peck is
overcome by heat and humidity the in
field will be the inside Of the pepper
can and not the top.
Barney DreyfusS once said Homer
Summa would not do for a big Lacquer.
Barney wasn't alone. But Speaker
recently said he considered Summa the
best young outfielder lie had toyed with
since he had become manager at Cleve-
land. Summa has been a winning end
to three games, saying nothing about
others in which he has borne his share
of tn edaily chain. Speaker has all
the better of the argument and a good
batter. too, for Summa has larruncd
the ball for batting average OF .4od.
Just tell the president he can come
around every day." is the burden of
a little song that Infant Ruth is sing
ing today. Prior to the visit of the
Chief Executive TO New York's Levia-
than of stadiums. Babe hadn't hit 50
mighty much. He was introduced to
the president who gave him a good
thump on the back for good fellow
shin. 1t bred good luck.
While Mogridge, left-hander, was
injured so that he couldn't throw the
ball against Ruth, an old Boston
pitcher. Russell, that Washington got
in a trade. was substituted 70 rthe sub
stitute who took the place of MOgridge.
Ruth hit the former Boston twirler
into oblivion.
Included His Second Homer.
1t was a single made by Ruth, his
second hit in a long time, that scored
two of the runs for the Ianks and
then, in proper acknowledgement of
the presidents kindly thump on the
back, Babe lifted his second home-run
of the year into the well-known right
field stands.
Approaching the box where Presl-
dent Harding sat after Babe had made
the circuit, the swatting Sahib saluted
Mr.. Harding with his cap off and his
grin on. As he dropped into the play.
ers' dugout, Ruth observed that the
President was "a regular guy.
1t was that thump of his that
helped me punch three runs home and
Law one of the old babies into the
bleachers and that's going some for a
man taking a day off," said Ruth:
II wonder what would happen II 1t
was an honest-to-goodncss working
day"