San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
BEAR HURLERS
TOO WILD To
BEAT RED S0X
Forced to Throw "Stuff-
less Strikes" or Pass
Big Leaguers.
NINE FOEMEN WALKED
Wild Pitch and Two Hit
Batters Added-Prob-
ably Better Sunday.

There was a home plate at League
Park Saturday.
But the San Antonio pitchers didn't
know it.
They may have suspected its pres
ence, but. try as they might, they
couldn't find II.
Nine Boston Red Sox were walked,
two more were hit BY pitched balls
and q wild pitch was mixed in. All
this formed the foundation for a 49,
to-4 Boston victory over the Bruins.
OF course, the big leaguers hit the
ball. The San Antonio twirlers, suf-
fering perhaps from lack of work due
TO wet weather, had to stick straight
"stuffless' balls over the pan in or
der to get any strikes and eleven of
these pitches were slammed back for
hits. Joe Harris 30 returned three,
quarters of the distance around the
paths. Flagstead got a couple, as
did Babe Herman, one of whose went
for two bases.
All Lacking Was Control.
This sounds sort of bad for the
local mound talent. But it isn't so
awful. At times, Midget Jimmy
Keenan, demonstrated a remarkable
curve ball. What he lacked was con-
troll. Winters worked coolly, pulled
out Of couple of holes and in the
sixth inning, the last Of his three
inning hitch, famed Mcmillan and
Lee and retired O'Neill himself on a
mild grounder. What he lacked, too,
was control. Ted Prichard had
smoke and stuff and got along fairly
well in the last two innings. What
he lacked, likewise, was control. To
add to the woe, the Bear infield
messed a couple, and one or two
skulls" shone through at critical mo-
ments.
The game looked as il it might be
fairly close for two innings. San An
tonic hoped on George Murray, Sox
Highlander, who felt somewhat
down" after tough session of fly
shagging the afternoon before, and
scored three runs in the first inning.
Najo's triple and Rosenthals sacrifice
fly added another in the second. The
So1 matched the first-inning set of
three and then made three more in
their half of the second, taking a
lead which they never relinquished
again.
Fuhr and Ferguson in Form.
Murray settled down in his last
inning in the box, the third, and three
flies retired the Bruins. Oscar Fuhr,
left-hander, took the slab in the fourth
and twirled in true big league fash
ion, allowing a hit an inning but
giving the locals no good ones" to
hit at and consequently preventing
score. Alec Ferguson worked the
last three frames and gave IN one
measly hit, although his control was
not up to the standard Fuhr set.
Ferguson walked four. He had the
bases full in the ninth on passes with
one down but Longnecker shot a line
drive to Geysan, playing short, and
double play that ended the game
followed.
What may prove q hard blow to
the Bears was an injury to Dick
Reichle's left ankle in the fourth
inning. sustained when the big fellow
slid back into second when Steve
O'Neill tried to pick him off. he had
to leave the game, turning his first
basing job over to Outfielder Everett
Booze. Examination failed to disclose
broken bone but the ankle was
paining Reiehle badly and serious in
jury is feared. An X-ray will be taken
Sunday morning. 1t is either a frac-
ture or a torn ligament, an examin-
ing physician said
Galloway Has Charley Horse
Jim Galloway, the other Bruin first
base artist, who played second Sat
urday because frankie Fuller hasn't
signed contract yet, and socked out
double in the first inning. pulled q
"Charley horse in leg running the
bases and had to leave in the very
first frame. Joe Longnecker replaced
him. Galloway will be out for a few
days, too. but his injury is not Sc
rious.
: Young Najo, the idol of the Next
can fans, and 81 Rosenthal, Bruin
outfielders, each made two hits, the
only Bears to get more than one
blow. The team collected but eight
safe smashes. One Of Najo's hits
was a pretty three-bagger into right
center. His first was a lucky hit off
Wambsganss' leg. Another time he
walked, and another he famed. In
the fourth, Ike Boone, in right for
the Sox, supplied the fielding feature
of the game at Najo's expense by
making a one-handed catch of a long
= fly just before he crashed with the
ball into the fence. Rosenthal's first
was a corking double, his next a sac
rifice fly. his third n pop to the
catcher, his fourth single TO center
and ON his last trip up he walked.
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