San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-03
IKE BOONE ON
HAND To SLAM
THEM FOR SOX
Texas Leagues Champion
Hitter and Mcmillan
Monday Arrivals.
LEE DUE WEDNESDAY
President Quinn Hears
From Shortstop
day Game Proposed.

Isaac Morgan Boone, champion bats
man of the Texas League, whose aver
age of .402 that set an all-time recort
for the leagne was made In the uni
form of the San Antonio Bears las
summer, is back TO give local fans
month-long encore. Ike, whose con
tract was sold TO the Boston Red Sol
at the end of the 1928 Texas Leagu
season by the Bears, reported Monda!
for practice with the big leaguers.
On the same train with the Saman
tina slugger came Norman Mcmillan
Sox third-sacker. around whose deter
mined efforts to ward off the ASSAULT
of various youngsters on his job al
hot-corner guardian considerable inter
est will center.
Floyd Babe" Herman, 20-year-olC
first-baseman. who spent most of last
season wrecking fences in the Western
League. and Danny Clark. secondbase-
man, whom Texas League fans rcmem
Der as a home-run hitter with Calves
ton and Wichita Falls, Wen Sundays
arrivals. They participated in the Sun
day workout.
Ike Boone is the same conscientious
Ike.
Told Ike to Be in Shape.
1t is said that President BOZ
Quinn of the Sox told Boone last fall
when Ike, after an suspicious debut
at Boston. hurt n leg and had to drop
out for the few remaining days of the
season:
Il want you to report in good
shape next spring. Ike"
Boone gave his promise. The result
is that Ike got in Monday morning
minus twelve of the pounds he carried
when he left the San Antonio team tC
report to Boston last fall.
Il weigh around 200 stripped now.
said Ike. No bay window to take of
this spring. Just get my legs in shap,
with a little running around and
Ill be ready TO 60"
Ike has found that hunting bird;
in Alabama is fine exercise for keep
ing in condition. The slaughter OF
birds around the Samantha neighbor-
hood must have been something aw-
full, judging from Ike's comparatively
.sylph-like appearance.
Watched Babe Herman.
The big crowd OF fans who watched
the Sunday workouts-it was an ex-
coptionally fine day. even for San An
tonic. at this time of year-turned
their eyes longingly on the rangy
form of Babe Herman. Be it said
that Babe is chap on whom the
Bruin management is counting if he
doesn't make the grade with Boston.
If he hits them on the nose very much
as he did Sunday, Boston may have Il
hang onto him.
Only 20 years old, with three years
of experience. with Detroit, Boston
and Omaha mostly, Herman impresses
as great first base prospect. He is
six feet three, weighs 100 ponds. is
left-hander 1.-THE ideal for q first
sacker) and has a prodigious reach
His hitting is his long suit. He's loose
jointed and shifty-in all. young
man on whom major league can well
keep strong strings.
Danny Clark is the same Danny
who performed in the Texas League
before he went to Detroit and then &c
Boston. OF husky build. Clark usual.
ly gets his share of hOme-runs during
season.
Another contingent of Sox regular,
are due on the late I.-G. y. train
Monday night. frankie Fuller. the sec
ond-baseman the Bears sent up, is ex
pectcd to be among them.
Lee Arrives Wednesday.
President Bob Quinn received a tcle
gram Monday morning from Dude,
Lee, the shortstop bought from thu
Tulsa club at tall figure. advisin;
him that Lee would arrive Wednesday
lIrtfra 20 II 4.
good. He has kept in close communi
cation with him and has found the DO!
very hkeable and with fine spirit, h
says.
A holdout from an unexpected quar-
ter developed in the case Of Pitche
Bill Percy. Piercy sent Mr.. Quinn
word that his contract was not salts
factory. The difference between tn
demand and the offer is not so grea
that IL cannot be fixed up" it is III
Dictated, and Piercy is expected i
camp before long.
Some worry has been espresso
about Outfielder Ira Flagstead. y
word has come from him, since th
club mailed his contract.
The first game between the Red So
ana the san Antonio Bears may
played on the coming Saturday il
stead of waiting until Monday. Pres
dents Quinn and Benson talked it Owe
Monday morning; definite ANNOUNCE
Inent will be forthcoming in the ne1
day or so. The teams have been fa'
ored with such excellent trainir
weather that both Will be able to pl
crcditable lineups into the field
Saturday.
The League Park diamond WI
rolled Sunday. The infield is just ill
the top of billiard table now al
the depressions in the outfield. caust
by use when it was wet, have be,
ironed out.
Moke Meyers, the Bears aba
hawk" who patrols center field wi
such consummate skill. reported for b
first practice with Bob Coleman
bunch Monday morning. Moke HI
been in town for three weeks but hi
been engaged in picking up little i