San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-08
Baseball Briefs

the champion Giants winning streak
in Cincinnati Tuesday, when Adolfo
Luque, the Reds Cuban pitcher,
knocked out of the box, attacked Ca
sey" Stengel, when the Giant twitted
him for his generosity with hits. Luz
que won his battle with Stengel, l
to 0, but the Giants beat the Reds,
50. 1t was their fifth victory or
the Cincinnati series. The Giants left
for st. Louis with a lead Of seven
and half games.
In Pittsburg the Phillies continued
their winning streak by defeating the
Pirates, to 8, making it three out
Of four for their series there. viii
liams made a homer.
st. Louis nit Barnes and Benton
of the Braves and Won the final game
Of the series with Boston, to 5.
Stock and Flack lined out homer
apiece. ~
A thrilling battle in which eight
pitchers took part was staged at the
Yankee stadium. The Browns, By us
ing five hurlers to the Ianks' three,
wen in large numbers, II to 10. The
st. Louis team made six runs off
Shawkey and six off Jones. Mays
was put in at the end. Ken Williams,
Witt and Schliebner made home runs
The Indians inundated the Senators
under storm of runs, without the
~ g al, IL nd
% to .. Mitchell, Friday and Pot
ter were called TO the mound for the
Washington team, but were unable to
stem the flood.
The Athletics trimmed the White
Sox in Philadelphia, 6 to 2. The Chi
cago team scored its OILY runs in the
first inning, and though the Sox made
eleven hits to Philad .lphia's twelve,
they were unable to push across an.
other.
The Brooklyn-Ch and Detroit
Boston games were called because of
rain. -..''f.t
Chicago. Aug. S.-The status of
Charley Hollocher, captain and short
stop of the Chicago Cubs, who left
the team last Friday after declaring
that his health would not permit him
to give his best service TO the game.
has not been determined. President
William l.. veeck of the Cubs and
X. NJ. lands, baseball commissioner,
each received letters from Hollocher
today. In his letter to Neeck. Hol-
locher said he was too, ill to give his
best and for that reason returned
home. He asked Commissioner Lands
to allow him to retire for the rest of
the year or until he regains his health.
President John Heydler Of the Ma
tional League, who was here today.
said that he had no interest or voice in
the matter as yet.
Muskogee. Okla, Aug. S.--Solomon
of Hutchinson got his 32nd home run
of the season here Tuesday and Lem
on. also n visitor. clouted his twen-
tieth. The Shockers easily defeated
Muskogee, 10 to .. Solomon has now
hit homer in every park in the
league.
Springfield, Mo-, Aug. Sit took
several policemen 10 prevent baseball
fans from assaulting Umpire Bondu-
rant at the close of Tuesdays game
here. In the sixth inning he called
Second-baseman Yuma out at the plate
after the ball rolled against the grand
stand. Players joined in the free-for-
all. Springfield won the game, 8 to
Z, in ten innings.
Lincoln. >Neb., Aug. S.-Everett
"Pid" Purdy. outfielder of the Lin
coin club in the Nebraska State
League. will go with his team-mate.
Fred Conkey. to the Chicago White
Sox for months tryout at the close
of the season here September 3, II
was announced here today by Charles
Beltzer. part owner of the Lincoln
club. Conkcy is the leagues leading
hitter and Purdy leads tie league in
home runs.
New York. Aug. S.-St. Paul, Ham,
ilton and Chicago. won in the third
day of the International Topographic
na1 Unions baseball Tournament nt fhe