San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-12

Amateurs and Seai-pros

"Spitz" Clark and Milton Massie o
the Broadway sporting goods store
next door to the Tfayelers' Hotel, hay,
| issued a call for intermediate baseball
teams to meet at 80 Tuesday, March
| Is, at the store. Any team desirins
to join either a Sunday or Saturday
intermediate league is asked to seld
| a. representative to the meeting. II
| enough teams are interested two
leagues will be formed. Any army or
amateur baseball team desiring games
during the 1924 baseball season may
book games through Massie or Clarke,
either by ringing Crockett 1917 OF
calling in person at the store. Massie
and Clarke are maintaining a booking
agency for all teams desiring games
and have lists of teams with open
dates.
Contracts for signing up individual
players for the City Baseball League
clubs will be ready at the meet
ing called for 8 o'clock Wednesday
might in the Broadway sporting goods
store, with President Charles n.
Wuest. presiding. A number of teams,
including the Pittsburg Heaters, the
San Antonio Public Service Company,
the Southwestern Telephone Company,
the Union Bus Line, Sacred Heart
College, The San Antonio Light, the
Pastime Club and the Express are in
terested in the league but other teams
which have not definitely affiliated
themselves with any other circuit are
invited to attend the meeting.
Several interested representatives Of
junior baseball teams met at pep
rally held at Moore's sporting goods
store Monday evening with Gene Seng,
president of the Junior League, pre-
siding, and discussed the prospects
for the season. That the prospects are
bright was evidenced by the interest
shown. The South Side Cubs and two
unnamed teams were represented but
four other interested teams were un-
able to send a delegate to the initial
One of the unnamed teams
is from the South Side and the other
from the North Side. The teams which
did not have representatives present
but which have made known their
desire to enter the league are Harlan
dale, Los Angeles Heights. Denver
Heights and Prospect Hill Braves.
The league will meet again next
evening at the same place.
Gene Seng also has called a meeting
Of the intermediates for Monday.
The Second Division Cops form one
of the "raringest" mines in San An
tonic to get the season started. They
ire issuing a chiSenge for a Sunday
game through Captain Hoagland who
nay be reached by calling Army Post
$50 or 043. The Cops made good rec
ord last season and are all ready to
repeat. The team is under new man. |
lgement but Hoagland has been elected
,aptain and he has a fine bunch of
mball tossers in shape. They are await |
ing their first game of the season
since they have none scheduled as yet.
George Schwab has considerably |
not only the hurting staff |
If the Alamo-Peck Indians. but the Of
fensive powers with the signing up OF
Lefty" Mathews. In Matthews
Schwab has signed up one OF those
rare combinations of pitcher who
.an hit as well as hurl. Matthews hit
The horsehide for an average OF 30 |
With the Ardmore, Oklahoma club last |
rear.
Ardmore sent him a contract this
rear but Matthews turned it down. in
avor of the Indians where he will play
With an old pal, Tim Griesenbeck. Tim
received Matthews slants for a num-
YER of seasons including the beginning
IF their career at Texas A. & NJ. Col
eye where they played for four years.
Matthews has also hurled for the Paris
East Texas League) team.
Mathews lives at Eagle Lake now
,ut intends to move to San Antonio
or the summer.