San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
.LYbRAND HERO
Of VICTORY IN
HOME OPENER
Young Pitcher, Acting as
Pinch Hitter, Delivers
( and Bears Win.
LOT OF HARD WALL0PS
Both Teams Pound Ball;
Marshall Most Effective
of Pitchers.
LOT OF HARD WALL0PS

.srinsing Wednesday in the ears of
Nearby Lybrand. red-headed and left
handed, the youthful and unheralded
hero of San Antonio's opening dag
triumph at League Park Tuesday aft
ernoon. There is also a slight buzzing
sound in the ears of Dewey Marshall,
Ike Boone, Ewell Gross, Phil Todt
Syl Simon and a few other members
of San Antonio's punch-imbued bail
club, for almost everybody had an I'M
portant role in the swattins bee that
downed the Houston Buffaloes by
score of 8 TO 6.
Lybrand. left-handed pitcher,
gained no fame on the mound. His
heroics were registered in the batter's
box, when. in the eighth inning, with
the bases full and the Bears run be-
hind, he came up for Pitcher Mar
shall and raped line single to right
field, sending in two runs and win
ming the game. Ewell Gross shortly
afterwapl sent a long three-bagger to
left-center for couple more and Ike
Boonc's mighty bat, off which three
hits swished during the afternoon,
brought in Turkey" with double to
left. Those five runs in the eighth
were enough to withstand two or three
rallies of the brand the Bluffs staged
1t was an exceptionally interesting
game. Both teams hit in the pinches
frequently, yet Jack Knight on the
hill for the visitors, managed to keep
seven Bears stranded, and the three
Bruin twirlers, plus alright support.
caused ten Bisons to be marked down
in the left on bases" column.
Wasn't Meine's Day.
Heine Meme was selected to turn
back the foe, but it wasn't Heines
day. He passed Feori, first up.
famed Sperba and then walked Mon.
roe. Ray Schmandt, from the major
leagues, hailed as the highest salaried
player in the Texas League. then
whanged a home run far over the left
field fence. Meme passed Handley
and Unit singled whereupon Bob
Coleman waggled his bandaged finger
in the come-hither signal and Meme s
duties ended.
~ 'Rube" Marshall succeeded Heine.
1t was the husky chaps first Texas
League game. He hadn't been show
ing much in the spring and the stands
were Quiet as he ambled to the box.
The first ball "Rube" threw proved
he had the stuff, however, It was d
sweeping curve. a la Mutt" Williams
that Bechtol missed a foot. Bechtol
forced Untz. Gross to Fuller, and then
Gross threw out Bick, ending the in
ming. =.
Marshall allowed eight hits in the
seven succeeding innings, but only
two runs, recorded in the third when
Bechtol was passed, Wick doubled and
Knights hot single to right brought
them both in. "Rube" was a trifle
wild, like all the Bruin pitchers seem
TO be. but he famed five. His support
was virtually flawless. which helped.
After Lybrand had batted for Mar
\ shall and delivered. much to the glee
of everybody, in the eighth. Jim Rob
erts twirled the last inning. jim
H walked Schmandt and Handley aftel
\ one was out. Dave Griffith. whose
\ sore arm is keeping him from behind
h the bat for n time, was sent IN tc
H pinch hit for Untz and cracked a
single to right that scored Schmandt
4 II looked as if Griffith could reach
second on the blow and he tried. but
Rooe and Fuller nailed him. Bechto
fouled a half n dozen and finally
popped out to Fuller.
Tied It Up Right Away:
4 That three-run lead of Hunter
Hills bunch in the first inning looked
bje for only few minutes. The
Bears tied it in their half on some
pretty pellet-pasting. Fuller wen'
ont Int Gross smashed a hit off the
pitcber's glove. and Boone lined .
safety over short. The runners ad
yanoed when Wick dropped slow ball
strike on Galloway. Galloway popped
m Init. Todt hit the first pitch fol-
a single TO center. scoring Gross and
Roone. He stole second. Booze walked
simon. appearing before the homt
s1-~xd for the first time. made home
for himself by sending a clean hit 70
left that brought Todt around WITH
the tying run. Mckee fouled to the
catcher. -, :.
The Bears took one-run lead "
the second. Bechtol camped in front
of Fuller's liner and then let 1t e
smack through bot appraised hands
and Fuller made third base. gross
infield grounder was knocked GOVT
by Feori, and it looked as II eithel
Fuller or gross was a certain out. bu;
the shortstop kicked the ball around
awhile and both runners were care
Fuller at the plate.
After the Bluffs had assumed IN
lead with a pair in the third, the
pitchers frightened and. though there
was plenty TO interest the fans nc
more runs were scored until the DIS
Buffalo blowup in the eighth, wher
San Antonio won the game.
Tobin Also Hero.
The pre-game ceremonies were AZ
good as the game that followed. After
the players of both teams had gath
cred around the plate and there was
much handshaking. smiling and click
ing of cameras. Brig. Gen. Paul b
Malone directed the fielders to theil
positions and mounted the hill witt