San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-18
Bear Battery Stars in Taking
Second Game From Galveston
C,',man's Homer With Two
on Base Supplies Margin
Of Victory as Marshall,
Getting Gilt-edsed Sup
port, Holds Crabs to One
Run.

II manager runs his club ably.
ihe fan is pleased; if a catcher
handles himself we'll behind the bat
and affords the pitcher topnotch sup
port and guiding hand and brain.
approval is his from. the cash Gus
toner hut when a combination catcher
and manager does all that and III
addition supplies the bat-wOrk to win
the ball game the loyal rooter's cup OF
JOY runneth over and the praises OF
the hero become the chief topic of sup
portable conversation.
So it happened that Bob Coleman.
thf ample manager of the San Antonio
Bears. became a 24-hour hero of local
fandom. In addition TO bossins his
team and keeping Dewey "Rube' Mar
shall serving up the right kind of
puzzlcrs. big Bob Thursday afternoon
provided the punch that took the sec
ond game of the season from Calves
Ton. / to /.
BOb's main contribution to that vic
tory was a hOme-run over the right
field fence with George Brovold and
Turkey Gross cluttering mp the bases.
. Coleman had forecasted something de-
cisive like this when he lined out
single earlier in the game. The
homer. made off Hal Deviney in the
sixth after Brovold and Gross had sim
gled with one man away. put the ball
game far beyond the reach of the
Crabs. in view of the effective work of
the Marshall-Coleman battery in foil
ing enemy scoring efforts.
Allowed Six Measly Hits.
Galveston was held to six hits by
Marshall. The first was a single by
BaUman in the fifth inning. Three
bases on balls issued in the first in
ping-ai but one of Marshalfs dona-
items m the game-put the big Eel
low il hole right at the start. but
his support was staunch and he pulled
out unscathed. In only three innings
did Galveston hit Marshall. In the
fifth. Bauman's single and scratchy
roller down the third base line made
hardly a threat. In the seventh. clean
singles by Kearns and Bauman and
Stumpfs sacrifice fly to Meyers. pro-
duced Galveston's only run. Crump-
Ter. the husky. heavy-hitting pitcher.
batting for Deviney, was robbed of a
hit ny Gross. who chased into left
field to catch Il low fly over his shout
der. Whiteman followed with dOu-
BILE. a liner on which Najo in left
made gallant but futile try. Wis
tprzil popped to Brovold. The Other
hir off the Rube n single by Brown
IL the eighth. failed to start anything
that looked like a rally and Marshall
finished strong. the Crabs going out in
order in the ninth. one of them fan
ming.
ErrorlesS support favored the Bruin
pitcher. Gross and Meyers starred
The center fielder made several re-
iharkable catches. the kind that The
fans are getting to expect OF him Sll
the time.
Bears Hit Eight Safely.
Tie Bears made seven hits off De
whey in his six innings of employ
l1cns. and Jim Galloway. who con-
tinued TO swat the pill. getting two
moro lusty hits Thursday, added San
Artonio's eighth safety off Dewey
Lyle in the seventh inning. Yes. the
rival pitchers at the finish were both
named Dewey.
The Bears had a couple Of oppor-
tunities to score besides those they ac-
cepted. Deviney passed the first man
up in three innings-the first. second
and fifth. Twice it was Najo and
twice he reached third. but got no fur.
tber. The Bruin assault was raped
ap in two bundles. the first of whi>l
was united in the third. Rosentha'
ssent hot liner over Bauman's head
The Galveston manager leaped for il
but couldn't hold on and "Rosy" was
credited with hit. Galloway smashed
a double to the right field fence ant
Roscmthal scored from first base. Gal
loway took third on Meyers hit past