San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-05


Bob Coleman's job with the San
Antonio baseball team is one OF diff
ficult decisions. The boss Bear cx
poets to face them; every manager
does. But Coleman is secretly dread
ing his next big task-reductiOn OF
his squad to the league player limit.
Less than two weeks remain be-
fore the opening of the season. BY
that time. Bob will have at least an
idea of what players he will keep. es-
pecially as regards pitchers. although
he gets twenty days grace in which TO
make the final cuts and get down to
the limit.
Coleman is, wearing Rubber SHIRT
now as an aid to weight reduction.
As another means of taking OFT Il
few pounds, he considers this list of
pitchers:
Couchman.
Collins.
Winters.
Keenan,.
Marshall.
Adams.
I.ybrand.
Biethen.
Porter.
Orchard.
Rodriguez.
Read 'em over again. Only six of
the eleven may stay. as plainly indi-
Gated in black and white under the
heading Texas League Rules for
Season of 1924 Can you weed out
five with a clear conscience Bob
Coleman has TO do that before
May ).
They're Showing Class.
That's a classy collection Of pitchers
there's no getting around it. The
work of the four men who held Aus
tin practically scoreless for eighteen
innings up at the capital city this
week proves that. Bruin pitching
against the Boston Red SOx. club of
ball-beaters, is further proof. The
Sox landed cruelty upon the offerings
of various and sundry Fort Worth
pitchers in two games after they left
San Antonio.
Manager Coleman believes, as Lee
Foil Of Bston does, that pitchers
will select themselves"
Leave them alone.' says Foil.
sand the process of elimination will
work of its own accord"
Those are Coleman's sentiments IS
we'll as F0hls but the System right
now doesn't give promise Of working
out any too well. Two. maybe three,
of that bob-tailed dozen may "elimi-
nate themselves" by their showing
from now until pruning time but
five Persniration breaks out upon
the ruddy brow of Senior r. Hunter
Coleman.
Bob acts as if there isn't pitChe.
within miles during the practice scS-
sions. He's looking for faults &c
guide him when the elimination be-
gins. He'll cheerfully admit So
and-SO sure has the stuff and has
looked mighty good SO far. but lei
So-and.So let up and recline UpOr
his larrels a moment and lob has
spotted him. As result, there prob
ably never was such a har, working
wringing-wet. willing cheerfully-pant
ing bunch Of pitchers than are striv
ing at League Park each afternoon L
stick with the Bears.
Real summer weather has put th,
whole push in tip-iop shape. pitcher
and all. yet. before the three hour
of activity end each day. ~ clcva
tor boy could say down anv NOR
turthfully than the Bruin athletes.
Reichle Inspires Question.
Dick Reichle sat on the bench Fri
day afternoon watching the workout
Mcditatiyely he massagcd his left an
kle. the swelling in which--from IN
break two weeks ago-haS Just abou
disappeared. Mcditatively. Bob Cole
man observed him and fresh worrie
racked his brain. Five outfielders
One extra man TO be kept. perhaps
for utility work. Pick 'em out. Roseu
thai. Meyers, Najo, Booze, Reichlt
Rosenthal. terrific hitter, can't b
turned loose. Meyers. the best Ger
ter fielder in the league and a 80
hitter. must stay. Nai). almost 10
good to be true. hitting AGO in exh
bition games and performing like
veteran in all departments. can't b
dropped with that record--and wit
the following he has among the cas-
customers from the West Side. BOO,
STEADY. reliable. able to fill any ~
sition in a pinch. a good outfieldt
and 300, would be awful hard I
part with. Reichle. swatting sens;
fion Of the American League for ~
months last year. a big man with
big bat and an experienced ball pla.
or though only a few years out
college. ought to be fixture. u
there are only three Outfield job