San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-26
Pitcher-slugger Overweight
Expects to Be Ready
When Season Opens.
MATES GO TO SEGUIN
|,iants-Sox Game Monday;
Attendance at Sundays
Game Almost $500.

W
ork Giants left San Antonio short
h before noon for that lair of Ameri-
an Leaguers to do battle with the
chicago White Sox and unlock series
Iie of two games each before the big
fague clubs break camp Friday night
| nd start their tour homeward.
Only enough men to play the game
fere taken along. One of those left
ehind was the latest and last of the
Few York players to report, the re-
owned pitcher-slugger, Jack Bentley.
Bentley got in late Sunday night
rom Baltimore. after having come TO
erms last week with the Baltimore
ub of the International Club, from
hich he was bought by the Giants
lst winter for $4,000 and two play
rs. Bentley demanded a part of his
purchase price from the Baltimore
ub. the Giants management agreed
e should have it and he finally got it.
Bentley. who will be used as a pitch
by the Giants, is left-hander. Be-
des being n pitcher of parts, he is an
Unusually hard hitter and led the In
irrational League i'll batting for sew
,al seasons, taking his regular turn in
ne box and then playing other games
/ first base. The Giants will have the
liz advantage of nine hard hitters in
be lineup whenever Bentley pitches.
In Game Ten Years.
The high-priced Baltimore star is
youngster, as baseball men go. He
arted in baseball ten years ago and
as been playing ever since, except two
ears in the army.
| At present, Bentley. who has been
bling little gymnasium work to keep
Id. is about fifteen pounds overweight.
Re expects to pitch at POO pounds,
shich gives an idea of his great bulk.
For eight or ten days, Bentley will
erely run around and exercise TO get
s wind and legs in shape. He be-
eves he will be ready to pitch when
e season opens.
'"I'm going to pitch my arm off for
cGraw,n Bentley said Monday morn
SsslSwant to show that there's no
krd feeling anywhere, and that I'm
lightly glad to be here with the club.
appreciate the chance I'm getting in
e majors"
A peculiar incident connected with
entley's arrival is that he has been
hired with "Irish" Meusel as his
Som-mate. Bentley and Meusel
aged together with Washington when
HEX had his first major league trial,
nd they were together again at Ro-
lester.
Cant shake him. they both said
the same breath.
Break Camp Friday.
The Giants will return to San An
MO after the Monday game at Sc
hin and will play their last exhibition
line against the San Antonio Bears
thursday, at League Park. Giants
hd Sox will break camp Friday night
hd 90 to Dallas for their first clash
the road northward.
All southern training camps report
cloudy skies and most had light
lowers Monday morning. Temporal
res we're high, ranging between 10
hd 20.
The Giants won Sundays game at
eague Park before a record crowd
lcording to figures available at the
cal baseball headquarters. Although
o attendance has not been checked
and will not be for couple OF
vs. there were almost $500 paid ad-
The mob overflowed onto
|ned-off areas on the field where AS
itant Chief Joe Dryer and his corps
cons were kept busy suppressing
% ambitious who tried to encroach on
e foul-lines.
The Giants won by score of TO o.
Tbe encounter was an unusual ex-
hilton. There were periods of world
Iries pitching. tremendous hitting
nd fielding that couldn't be peat
lywhere. Kamm. Mostil, Faik'
beely, Snyder. Frisch, Taylor, keiiy;
Connell and even Pitcher Mem
rssslsr;o-< dazzling fielding. plays
bmefiiing was happening all the time
give the fans thrill. Harry
ooper crashed line-drive over the
vht field fence for a homer in the
ird jnning-the first score of the
me-and Earl Shelly parked the
II over the left field wall with two
nners on base in the ninth inning,
hich made the score close.
Blame 1t On Boner.
The wiseacres who like to sift mat
rs to the bottom will charge Leo
hyior with the loss of the game for
e Sox. Taylor. picked up from the
ndlots. has been giving a noble &C
unit of himself at short for the
merican Leaguers. with brilliant
eldlng plays and consistent hitting.
hnday, however, he made a little
scue that was mental more than
ysical. 1t happened that Kip"
bnnally, a rookie pitcher, was on
e mound at the time. The misplay
apped Connally's nerve and the
ants romped into the lead with an
tburst of slugging mixed with
Id streak on the part of the flus-
red Sox recruit hurler.
1t was in the fifth. Chicago was
hiding. 5 TO .. Shelly made n great
bp of Bancroft's hot one for the
st out. Groh singled. Taylor rae
over and grabbed Fitner's grass
tier and dashed for second base as
he meant to try for a double play
thout Eddie Collins help. A foot or
o from the bag. with Groh almost
ere, he become panicky and threw
ball TO Collins, who, of course,
bsn't on the bag. All hands were
fe,..sNeusel hit over Shelly. scor-
Gfoh. and Youngs, who had
rfect day at bat and drove in a
n with each Of his three hits. slash
safety past Kamm. scoring
Fisch. Connally was in the clouds