San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
The New York Giants celebrated

The New York Giants celebrated
John McGraw's fifty-first birthday
Monday by winning their fifth con-
secuive game-a 5-3 verdict over the
Chicago White Sox at Chattanooga.
George Kelly and Hank Gowdy hit
home-runs, while Walter Huntzinger
and Dennis Gearin held the SOx to
seven blows.
The Brooklyn Robins were sacri-
feed for ia Yankee holiday at
Knoxville, Tenn. Among the 10 safe
ties the Yankees made off DaZZy
Vance, Dutch Henry and Dan Nc
Phee. were a homer and two triples
by Bob Meusel, a home-run, triple
and single by Aaron Ward, three
doubles and a single by Deacon Scott,
three singles by Joe Dugan, and
double and triple by Ruth.
Bob Shawkey held the Robins to
one hit during the first five innings.
With an 11-run lead, Waite Hoyt
pitched easily in the last four frames
during which uncle Robby's" team
made s hits. Dazzy yielded IL hits
and passed ) in five innings. Dutch
Henry was touched for hits in >
innings.
The Yanks and Robins meet again
Tuesday at Knoxville and the Giants
and White Sox will continue their
argument at Nashville.
Confirming Manager Dave Ban
croft's opinion that the Boston Ma
tionals would begin hitting as soon
as they took the road, the Braves
Monday routed Reading of the Inter-
national League, 10 TO 6, at Albany,
Ga, securing is hits and driving out
z homers. Nixon and McInnis hit
two four-base clouts each, while
Bancroft, O'Neil and Cunningham
made one apiece.
Red SOX Beat Memphis.
The Boston Americans won a dull
game from Memphis of the Southern
Association by 7-to-5 score at
Memphis. The game was featured
only by the pitching Of Oscar Fuhr.
the fielding of Lee, the brilliant Red
Sox shortstop. and the hitting of
Neach and Wambsganss' work at
second.
Resuming his place in the lineup,
following two-day rest. George
Burns, lead off man for the Cincinnati
Reds, had perfect day at bat
against Detroit pitchers, getting two
triples, a single and two passes out
of five times up.
The Tigers and Reds meet again
Tuesday at Birmingham. Manager
Hendricks said he would start Adolfo
Luque and Manager Cobb expected to
use johnson or Whitehill on the
mound.
President Hermann had a confer
With Draa,la-% Z Al @
Paul club at Atlanta Monday night
with view TO having 1nfielder
Charley Dresser join the Reds at
once. The deal was not closed, but
1t was said the prospects for its COM
pletiticn were favorable.
Running far into right field. Mar
awhile made spectacular one-hand-
ed catch and nipped a Kansas City
rally in the exhibition game with the
Pirates Monday at Kansas City, which
the National League club won. 8 to
!. The tieing run was speeding to-
ward the plate when Meanwhile made
the play that retired the side. Lee
Meadows pitched in mid-season form,
holding Kansas City batsmen to seven
hits. The association sluggers opened
the sixth and seventh innings with
two-base hits but Meadows frightened
up and the runners were never ad-
vanced.
Kaufman Pounded Hard.
Tony Kaufman, regarded as one
of the Chicago Nationals best hurl-
ing bets for 1924. lost his opportunity
to open the season next Tuesday
when he permitted the Oklahoma City
Western Leaguers to bat him un-
mercifully Monday. Instead. Elmer
Jacobs will be groomed to pitch the
opener. The Oklahoma CITY team
outclowned the Cubs aud forced the
latter to win 11-15 after the major
leaguers had been nine runs behind
at one stage.
Harry Hooper appeared in a Chi.
cago american uniform for the first
time this season against the New
York Nationals. He showed effects
of lack of training while he was q
holdout and famed twice. Willie
kamm was permitted to remain out
of the game because of an injured
hip.
The Giants lead in tn. series, four
games to two.
For the third time during the cur
rent training campaign. the Washing
ton Americans took on the Bostor
Braves at Macon, Ga, Tuesday OF
the transforming trip northward
-Four additional games with tn,
Braves are booked for the week, in
GLIDING two in Washington. Tn,
veteran George Mogridge was Man
agcr Harris tentative choice to pitel
Tuesday.
Leaving the Florida training CAM
with a record of seven victories, tw,
defeats and one tie, the Senator
sdded TO their laurels Monday a
Savannah with a 5-to-3 victory owe
Rochester of the International Leagu
in IL innings.
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