San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-03
BEAR HURLERS
ALLOW AUSTIN
BUT SIX HITS
Meyers Home-run in First
With Bases Full Enough
to Win.
FINAL SCORE 6 TO l
Collins Shows Stuff and
Couchman Is Also in
Fine Form.
FINAL SCORE 6 TO l

Austin. Tex. April 3.-"Moke"
Meyers rOund-trip clout in the first
round with the bases loaded furnish
ed the big thrill of the q to 1 victory
registered by the San Antonio Bears
Wednesday afternoon over the Austin
Rangers. Mike Collins had too much
stuff for the Texas Association play
ers, and the Alamo City hurler gave
up but two hits in the six rounds he
worked. The easy motion of Collins
had the Ranger hltters puzzled. The
ball whiZzed in with more speed than
they figured, and the local players
popped into the air with monotonous
frequency.
After the first round, George Scott
lanky right-hander OF the Rangers.
pitched fine ball, and was not scored
on during the other four rounds he
worked. Luther Brooks, young hurler
who relieved Scott, showed to line ad-
vantage, though the Bruins counted
pair in the last two innings, just
TO demonstrate their superiority.
Turkey" Gross, Bear short field
er, provided the fielding sensations of
the contest. Once he ran back OF
second base, scOOped with one hand
a slow bounder, and nipped his man
at first by fraction OF u stride
the catch and the throw made in one
motion. Another time he ran far
into center field and caught Bed
ford's seemingly certain Texas leag-
uer.
ROsenthal Wallops 'em.
Rosy" Rosenthal, left fielder of the
Bears, made a great hit with local
fans by his hard swatting. The rosy
checked lad hit out four singles IN
five trips to the platter. In the ninth
inning, he came near taking u leg off
Amber, Ranger first-sacker, with a
hit that Travelled with binding speed
down the first base line. Anheir man
aged to slow NJ the hit bit, and he
was lucky to even touch the ball.
Scott started off auspiciously for
the Rangers when he tanned Najo,
lead off man. frankie Fuller singled
Clearly TO left field: Rosenthal crash
ed a drive between first and second
Fuller going to third and ROsenthal
resting on first. Captain Jim Gallo
way took one" in the leg and the
sacks were crammed. Meyers took a
AohNs " an OIAtIlug SuOuiutT ulSu anu
swatted the ball lar over the left
center fence. The small crowd gave
the doughty Bear center fielder a
great hand when he touched the count
ing station.
The Rangers scored their only run
in the fourth. Manager Cecil Griggs
former Beaumont performer doubled
to right field, Anheier went
out, Booze to Galloway but Clements
sent liner past the third-baseman for
two sacks, Griggs scoring.
Gross Knocks i'm Meyers.
San Antonio scored in the eighth
when Meyers walked, and Gross
doubled. A second later, Turkey"
engineered a pretty steal of third but
Coleman grounded out ending the in
ming.
Najo made the last run for the yisi-
tors in the ninth when he doubled
to center field, fent to third on Full
ler's sacrifice hunt and scored on
ROsenthal's single down the first base
line.
Austin threatened momentarilv in
the ninth. Griggs and Clements sing
led IN quick succession but Bedford
and Courtney popped up and the vet
eran Bob Couchman struck out Hen
dersOn.
The teams plav again Thursday.