San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
kOHLbECKER'S
DOUBLE GIVES
BEARS VERDICT
Cleans Bases in Seventh,
With Local Team One
Run Behind. |
LUCAS STEADIES DOWN
Twirls Great Ball at Fin
ish-Schilling Too Wild
to Win.

Despite "Red' Schilling's fearful
wildness-he walked eight-the Bears
had trouble hitting in the pinches in
the early innings Saturday and traiIed
Shreveport into the seventh inning. A
walk to Boone. dinky single by ST.
mon and an error by Riley OH Mey-
ers' bunt filled the bases in this frame
and, then, after Galloway had flied
out behind first base, Catcher Frank
kOhlbecker smashed long two-bagger
over the left fielders' head, cleaned
the bases and won the game tor the
home gang. Two more runs were
added in the eighth for good measure,
making the final score s to 4.
Lucas allowed Shreveport only sew
en- hits, but everyone of them figured
in scoring, singles by Skinner, Das-
HELL and Moore and an infield out
by Burns producing two runs in the
second, a walk to Wight and Sim
mons double putting a tally across
in the third, and hits by Donaldson,
Riley and Simmons counting a score
in the fifth.
ever, only one Gasser got to first, Das-
uith VII IL IbdSS Ill Inc SlAlu.
Got Brilliant Support.
Lucas was pumping them through
in the last four innings, which were
hitless, thanks to some brilliant sup
port from Boone, Galloway and Gross.
Red" pitched the game with q bis
tered middle finger on his chunking
hand.
The Bears had a chance in the
first, getting runners to second an
third with two out, but failed to
score. The first Bruins in the sec
ond got on, but an unusual double play,
Simmons to Moore, stopped them In
this frame. Simmons taking Lucas
liner to left and doubling Galloway
off second.
Fuller, Todt and Boone were all
presented with bases on balls to start
the third. This was a chance not to
be ignored and Coleman's crew scored
twice. Simon got hit on hign IN
field bounder, on which Fuller count
ed. Meyers walloped one to short,
forcing Simon. Moore took Dashiells
peg and relayed it to Wight at third,
catching Boone off the bag. TOdt
scored during the play. Catcher Burns
threw out Galloway.
Boone GetS q Triple.
The Bears kept within a run OF the
foe. after Shreveport had scored in the
fifth, by putting one over in the home
half. Boone larruped n triple to
right with one away. He was held
at third MS Dashiell threw out Simon.
Meyers produced single, however,
and Ike romped home.
Two walks afforded the locals a
chance in the sixth butstwo force-outs
at third blocked any prospective runs.
Then came the decisive seventh.
Boone waited and got his second base
on balls. Simon dropped a so-called
Texas Lacquer to center. Meyers
hunted to sacrifice the runners along.
but Riley rushed in from first and
fumbled the ball and Meyers was safe
when Riley followed the tumble with
a bad peg to Moore who was covering
first. Galloway popped to Moore back
of first base. but Kohlbecker deliv-
cred. cleaning the bases with solid
smash over Simmons head in left.
That decided the game.
Two Extras In Eighth.
Boone's infield hit toward seconds
after one down. followed by SimonS
fly to Simmons, Meyers beaten bunt
and Galloway's sound slap TO right
for two sacks. gave the Bears a couple
more runs in the eighth.
As stated before. Lucas was in
vincible after the fifth and the tall
enders never nut on the sign of
rally.
Tho how canra.