San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-28
GIANTS ABLE
To WIN ONLY
ON THE QUIET.
Score Secret Victory, Then
Milwaukee Licks EN-
Before Crowd.
NELS QUITS BROOKLYN
Has Row With Manager
and Is Immediately Of
fered to St. Louis.

John McGraw is finished Will
secret ball games, according TO word
from the Giants training camp.
After suffering a string of five de.
feats in exhibitions he wheedled the
Milwaukee club into a secret contest
at Sarasota. Fla, Thursday morning
70 prepare for a public one in the
afternoon. The New York Giants.
unbothered by a crowd, won the
secret game, Is to ). But the second
game with a crowd present, was diff
ferent. After the game. which the
Brewers won, 10 to Z, the Giant pilot
said he believed his men had been
sold a gold brick.
The Yankees, at New Orleans. split
up again among regulars and rockies.
The contest, the reverse of the score
less tie the day before. was free
hitting one, which the youngsters won,
IL to ). Joe Bush, veteran, hurled
for the Yannigans.,
Brooklyn ended its losing string os
three by trouncing Cleveland at Lake
land. Fla, s TO 3, with a ninth-in-
ming punch of six runs.
Outfielder Bernie Neis. who has had
trouble with Manager Robinson, did
not accompany the Brooklynites from
Clearwater. Neis threatened to quit
the club as a result of the row with
Robinson. In return, it is said, Rob
inson offered Neis to st. Louis in a
proposed trade which would bring
Milton Stock, third sacker, to the
Dodgers. but the Cardinals turned
down the BID.
The dispute between Neis and
Robinson arose over the length of
lay-off the player insisted upon after
suffering a bone bruise in an exhibit
ton game with Cleveland recently.
Boston Braves Win One.
BostOn's National League club won
a 3-to-2 victory over st. Petersburg
at st. Petersburg, Fla, yesterday.
Larry Benton worked impreSsively on
the mound in the first five innings.
Jimmy Mcnamara. who pitched the
last four frames. did not allow a hit.
The Braves will take on the ST. Louis
Cardinals today in an exhibition
game.
With four victories for Detroit out
of five games the Tigers will play
the Toronto International League
team akain today. this time at Char
lotte, n. c. Yesterday the Leafs out
hit the Detroit team and won = TO
4. in an exhibition game at Raleigh,
n. c.
Cleveland meets the Columbus
American Association team at Lake
land Friday in the Indians final in
ter-city game in Florida. The In
dams break camp Monday and until
will
predominant.
Emil Levsen, Indians recruit. blew
up in the ninth inning Thursday and
Brooklyn, the only team 10 defeat
Cleveland this spring, scored six runs
for a S-to-3 victory. George Burrs
triple was the only Cleveland hit off
Dickerman in five innings.
Pat McNulty continued TO perform
brilliantly in left field and at bat in
the absence Of Charley Jameson, suf-
fering a sore arm. Shortstop Sewell
was out yesterday with a similar all
ment.
More Browns on Hospital List.
The injury jinx continues to pursue
the st. Louis Americans in training
at Mobile, Ala. Herschel Bennett.
recruit infielder, joined the Browns
hospital list Thursday when he turned
his ankle sliding back to first base.
Bennett follows Fred Schliebner, suf-
fering from blood poisoning. and
Coach Carl Weilman. ill with in
fluenza, TO the shelf.
The Chicago Americans, whose
showing so far this spring has caused
buoyant hopes. slipped Thursday and
the Philadelphia Nationals beat them.
4 to 3, the second exhibition game
victory Philadelphia has won in three
years. Chicago was leading, 3 to >,
at the opening Of the sixth, but a
wild pitch by Moore and errors by
Collins and Grouse enabled the
Phillies to score two runs. GlaZner,
who pitched the last three innings,
held the White Sox to two hits, Ring
and Mitchell, who were on the mound
in the early innings. also were in
good form. Steengrafe and Moore
pitched for Chicago.
The Philadelphia Americans also
were victorious, easily defeating the
Troy Normal school, 20 TO >, at
Montgomery, Ala. Rommel and Pier
son held Troy 10 five hits.
Hack Miller, left fielder, turned the
Chicago Nationals S-to-4 victory
over the Oakland Pacific Coast
League club into a hitting exhibition.
In his first two trips to the plate
he cracked out doubles and singled in
two of his three remaining trips.
Milwaukee of the American As
ISOLATION sought. at Tampa Friday,
to add Washington of the American
League to the list of major teams it
has defeated during the current
spring training season.
Washington Is Beaten.
Washington was defeated yester-
day. to ., by the St.9Louis Car
dinals. $500.
Benny Tate, "rookie" catcher for
the Senators was spiked in the fore
head and sent TO the hospital.
Announcement was made that
Hugh Critz, shortstop of Minneapolis
Of the American Association, will
come to the Senators for the options
Minneapolis obtained on Pitchers
Dudley. Brogan and Moon. Critz
probably will not report until after
the association season.
Among exhibition scores in training