San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08
GRABS BUNCH
/ Blows; BEARS
/ WASTE THEIRS
| Devinney's Wildness and
b Booe's Double Score
San Antonio Runs.
fPLAY AGAIN SUNDAY
Coleman Likely to Start
Il Couchman in Effort to
N Get Even Break.
play AGAIN SUNDAY


off three Galveston pitchers in a
good ball game at League Park Sat
urday afternoon but only one, two
Dagger by Everett Booze, came at the
right time and the Sandcrabs, by
punching bingles, backed off with
victory in the first contest of two
game series, q to 3.
It's sad story that was recounted
in the Den Saturday night. The
Bears left a large and unlucky num-
Der of runners stranded on the bases
thirteen. The Grabs allowed seven
to wait in vain but they punched
their wallops and could afford to
waste a chance or two now and then.
Galveston got six hits off Clarence
Timer, who pushed them across for the
Bears for five innings. Four of
these were punched in the second in
ming for brace of runs. The other
two came together in the fifth and
brought another score.
Six hits were collected off Johnny
Mitchell in the last four innings.
Only one of these didn't figure in the
scoring.
LEU Gil vi Olttu.
On the other hand, the Bears got
two on with hits IN the first inning
with Dummy" Collins, the mute lad
from Fredericksburg, pitching for Pat
Newnam's hearties. Meyers fouled to
the catcher for the third out. Two
more hits were recorded in the sec
ond but Timer popped out and the
pitcher threw out Booze. A walk and
~ hit put two Bruins on in the third.
Todt lifted a foul to Third baseman
Brown. A hit and pinked batsman
again gave the Bears a couple on
the sacks in the fourth. Gross famed
on a wicked carve. Galloway singled
in the fifth. Collins last inning of
duty, with one out. Meyers famed
and Todt flied TO Bittle in right. So
dummy" got off without a run
against him, although he gave up seven
hits, plunked batter and passed an
other.
Harold Devinney was on the hill
oek when the Colemanese came to
bat in the sixth. Phelps waited him
out and was rewarded with base on
balls. Coleman copied the idea with
similar results. Pitcher Mitchell did
likewise, filling the bases. Booze
golfed pretty two-bagger into right
center, scoring Phelps and Coleman.
The derrick creaked for De-inney. Joe
Kieffer relieved him. Gross flied TO
Don Brown in center and Mitchell
staggered in after the catch with what
was then the tying run. Ike Boone
took n toe-hold and pounded ter
rifle drive far over Outfielder Browns
head, toward the clubhouse. Visions
of two runs. But nay, nay! Brown
tore after it, crooked his wrist and
made an unearthly back-hand catch
that caused cock-eyes by the score
in the stanus. Gallowa.', weakened
after seeing that one, fouled to the
catcher for the third out and Booze
was left stranded.
Ended Up LameIy.
Meyers got as far as third on q
hit, a wild heave by Kieffer and an
jnfield out, and Coleman walked in
the seventh but Mitchell struck out,
leaving two more sailors marooned.
The Bears got walk in each of the
last two innings but Kieffer whitfield
one in the eighth and two in the
ninth and it was over.
>slrhe Bears presented a patched-up
batting order and infield with Fuller
sitting in the stands nursing a swol-
len hand as the result of a thumb
sprained in the Chicago-Cub game.
But Fuller's absence does not excuse
the Bears. In fact, Jim Galloway's
switch over to second base and King
Todt's change to first provided the de-
fensive features of the day. Both
Galloway and Todt performed I'M
usually well. Jim handled eleven
chances, hard and easy, and started
stwo double plays. He had good
day all around. also gathering in
pair Of hits and stealing base. Todt
flashed around first base in the man.
ner Of veteran--in fact, Phil used
to be a first-basemah.
The Galveston outburst in the sec
ond inning started after two were
out. Lew Wendell sent a solid drive
to left field for one base. Collins
wallop glanced off Todt's shins. Timer
missed the assist TO first as he tried
to cover the bag for Todt and Wendell
made third. He scored on little Bit
ties first of three singles. Distel
made the fourth straight hit of the
inning, sending in Collins from sec
ond. Don Martin Brown-it will be
noticed Galveston has two Browns and
both have Don rs one Of their given
names-flied out to Meyers to end
the inning.
Another i'm the Fifth.
Galveston next scored in the fifth.
Bittle singled, took second on Dis
tells sacrifice, went to third after
Browns fly to Boone and scored on
. safety to left by Connolly.
Connolly scratched one past the
pitcher to start the eighth. Munscn
sacrificed. James Don Brown-the
other Brown, whom we knew with the
Grabs last year-singled TO center.
/ ncoxi1g Connolly. Eibel pushed Brown
df6ns to second by taking base
on balls and Brown pranced in with |
. score on Witrv's hit One Of the
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