San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-20
Team Has Twelve More
Days Left to Train in
San Antonio.
RUDE MARSHALL SIGNS
But frankie Fuller and
Bears Have Not Yet
Come to Terms.

The Boston Red Sox, kept indoors
by the inclement weather of Wednes-
day, Manager Lee Foil having
changed his orders to appear in uni
form when the drizzle showed ten
dency TO keep IN. celebrated compile
ton of the fourth week of training
Thursday by getting back to hard
work. The squad turned out at
League Park shortly before noon, re-
placing the San Antonio Bears, who
trained in the morning, and the Bos-
tonese were to stay in uniform under
the hot sun well into the afternoon.
His team having shown improve
ment in its second exhibition game
with the Bears over its first meeting
with the locals, Manager Foil wants
10 get in as much work as possible
before the third game of the series
on Saturday. Wednesdays scheduled
game was prevented by bad weather
and no other contest will be played
until Saturday.
Players in Good Shape.
The Boston squad is in fine shape,
despite some dubious training weather
and the club coaches see no reason
to complain. Four or five good days
in succession, they say, will put the
Sox on edge for their playing tour
northward, preparatory to the open
ing Of the season in Boston on April
10.
First aseman Joe Harris is about
the only member of the party who
is having any worries about his phys
ical condition and Joe is convinced
the persistent "kink" In his shoulder
muscles is responding to treatment.
The big leaguers will depart for
the North on the night of Monday,
March 81, which leaves them twelve
days of training. They will play at
Fort Worth against the Painters on
April /, then hop to Shreveport, Men,
phis, Louisville and Indianapolis be-
fore reaching Boston on the night be-
fore the season begins.
Dewey "Rube" Marshall, big Bruin
right handler, came TO terms with the
San Antonio club in a Wednesday af-
ternoon conference after it seemed the
difference between offer and demand
was too wide to be bridged and that
the husky pitcher would not be with
the local nine this summer.
frankie Fuller, second-baseman.
had not signed at noon Thursday and
apparently he was no nearer to an
agreement with the club than at first.
Indications that III. j. Benson,
Bear president, entertains doubt
as to whether Fuller will agree to
the clubs terms are seen in various
deals the club is trying to swing. one
Of which may bring Businessman
here to permit Jim Galloway 10 be
switched over to second. Fuller feels
that he is of Glass AA caliber, at
least, and does not think he was given
enough consideration by Boston before
being turned back to San Antonio.
Not having been retained by the Red
Sox, with an attendant salary in
crease, he is asking more money TO
sign Bruin contract.
There is a persistent report. also.
that the San Antonio club will get
more men from Boston before Fohfs
aggregation departs northward.
President Doak Roberts of the Tex
as League. expected here Wednesday
night. failed TO arrive. The league
prexy is in Houston, judging from
latest reports, on tour of the South
Texas towns in the league.
Eddie Cunningham of the Boston
newspaper party here with the Red
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