San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-02
Academic League Schools
Either Practicing or Just
About to Begin-Brack-
enridge High Has Fine
Prospects Outside Of Pitch
ers; West Texas Looks
Like a Dark Horse.

| Baseball will come in for attention
next week on those few academic lots
where the horsehide has not been
tossed around much as yet, according
to reports from the various schools
usually turn out Academic League
ball teams.
One of the first teams to get on the
| job in earnest was the last seasons
champions of the Academic League,
| Breckenridge High School, which has
| as strong n club as before, or stronger,
with the exception Of the pitching
staff, if one accepts the preseason
predictions of Bobby Cannon who will
do the coaching.
The initial baseball rally held at
Breckenridge Wednesday found about
% of the schools players ready to be-
gin practice for the rather strenuous
season that has been laid out for them.
OF the number TO turn out several are
veterans and some are transfers from
other schools, especially from Main
Avenue High.
A. J. Howle and Artie Rodriguez
signed up for pitching berths at the
initial meeting but Rodriguez is re-
ported to have left school, offering a
bls w SOlNt lOI DODUA NdA-
non. The pitching staff of the Brack-
enridge nine threatens to be lamentably
weak with no other tried twirlers on
up. this week are Buster" Carver,
Hub" Friery, Jimmie Veltman,
onion, J. c. Renfroe, p. McCarty, BY
n,,trty SAu-an
McIlheran and Rees.
Several Outside Games.
In addition to games to be played
within the Academic League three
games have been scheduled by Brack-
enridge with the University of Texas
Freshmen, one with Austin High, four
with Del Rio and one with Schreiner
Institute. 1t is expected that other
teams from towns nearby also will be
played.
Main Avenue High School. Brack-
enridge's natural enemy, will not be
ready to start hard practice until the
latter part of next week. according TO
Guy Morrison. who viii coach the
team. Morrison Is still working with
the basket ball team which meets
Breckenridge in the first game of the
aCdpsLulC League Ute SERIES hoiuds
afternoon on the Y. W. c. A. floor.
The second game will be played We'd
nesday and if either team wins both
games Morrison intends to start in on
his baseball team next week.
Although Morrison is not going to
start baseball, practice until the end
of next week he has had his eye
peeled for good material. He il not
entirely optimistic over the outlook,
with bunch of last years men gone.
some of whom transferred to Brack-
enridge, and with nothing definite to
base any predictions on as yet.
Will Miss Philips.
Bill Philips will be one standby
Morrison will miss badly but in the
list of prospects there are a number
of good boys he can practically rely
on for regulars. These are Bill Hol-
leran. catcher; Willie Dunsmore,
catcher and outfielder: Ed Reichert.
pitcher; Gus Dryer. pitcher: Joe
wurzbach, pitcher; Homer West and
Jeff Fraley. infielders. and Pat Camp,
Minor Culli. Sam Dwyer, Marcus
Faulk and Kennedy. outfielders.
Coach J. d. Miller of San Antonio
Academy has had his men out during
the week. The first turnout Thurs
day found about sixteen ready to start.