San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-09
Baseball Briefs
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Memphis, s. (ten-inning tie, darkness)
At Philadelphia: Athletics, 6; Phil
lies, Z. Getty serics.)
At Macon. Ga: Washington, Z; Bos
ton Nationals, 8.
At Fort Worth: st. Louis, z; For,
Worth, 4.
At Dallas: Minneapolis, II; Dallas
6 twelve innings).
At Knoxville, Tenn: New York
Americans, 20: Brooklyn, II.
AT Okmulgee. Okla: Omaha, IL;
Okmulgee. 5.
At Tulsa: Chicago Nationals, %
Tulsa, 8.
At Galveston: Galveston, 5; st. 10.
seph, 4.
At Fort Smith, Ark: Fort Smith,
D; Little Rock, 3.
AT Nashville: New York Nationals,
.; Chicago Americans. o (tie).
AT Greenville, S. c: Toledo, II /;
Greenyille, IL.
At Kansas City: Pittsburg, s; Kan
sas City, 3.
AT Birmingham: Detroit, 4; Gin
cinnati, l.
New York. April 9.-Babe Ruth's
daily act paled before the mass effect
of his teammates and their Brooklyn
opponents who co-operated in reaping
a total of 40 hits and 81 runs in nine
innings of play at Knoxville, Tenn.
yesterday. The swat sultan hit out
two home runs, one sloping medi-
OGRE liner, the other clearing fence
never cleared by a ball before.
The Yankees won, batting out "a
hits for 20 runs. while Brooklyn bat
tiers netted 10 hits for Il runs. Yam
kee Herb Pennock was opposed by
Derleight James for the first four
innings and quit on even pitching
terms, the score standing four to four.
With their departure the slaughter
began.
Giants and White Sox were victims
of human failings. The score board
read Giants. 10: White Sox, o, in
the ninth inning, so the Giants gave
up their inning and went to the show
ers well satisfied, only TO discover at
the hotel that the score boy had made
an error. the game having really been
to tie. The Giants, with Claude
Jonnard in the box, started the sixth
with a seven-run lead, the Sox hav-
ing been unable to get more than two
tallies. 1t was then that McGraw
presented the Chicago batters lamb
in John Watson. In two innings they
gathered the seven runs needed to even
matters. Meusel, Frisch and Youngs
were the hitting stars.
Boston, April 9.-In a contest be-
tween youthful managers beginning
their first seasons, Stanley Harris of
the Washington Americans defeated
David Bancroft Of the Boston Nation
ais, z to 8. when he drove out home
run with two on in the ninth inning
in an exhibition game at Macon, Ca,
yesterday.
The redeeming feature of the game
to the Braves was the good work of
Jess Barnes who worked the first sew
en- innings. allowing but five hits and
walking only one man.
The Boston Americans came from
behind and tied the score with the
Memphis Southern Association team
at Sail in the ninth inning. At the
end of scOreless tenth inning the
game was called because of darkness.
The Red Sox team was made up most
~ of recruits.
Detroit. April 9.-After breaking
even in their first two, exhibition
games. the Detroit Americans and
Cincinnati Nationals advanced north
ward today stopping at Chattanooga.
Tenn. for the third of their series of
five games. Detroit won yesterdays
contest at Birmingham. Ala, 4 to L.
Cleveland, April 9.-Doubt was ex-
pressed whether Manager Iris Speak
or will be in the lineup when Cleve-
land meets the New Orleans Pelicans
at New Orleans today. Speakers IN
dex finger on his right hand is badly
swollen. the result of stopping line
drive during Mondays workout.
Cincinnati. April 9.-Carl Mays OF
the Cincinnati Reds, who was to have
pitched against the Detroit Tigers AT
Birmingham yesterday, was hit on
the arm by a pitched ball during bat
ting practice and had to retire. His
arm was reported to be in bad shape
last night and he may not be able TO
work for several days.
Pittsburg. April 9.-Barnharts bat
ting was the feature of the Pirates
game with Kansas City of the Ameri-
can Association yesterday which the
National League team won, s TO i.
The Pittsburg rightfielder got three
triples and on his fourth appearance
at the plate was passed on four pitch
ed balls. Ray Kramer. recruit Pirate
twirler. was in impressive form and
pitched the full nine innings, allowing
10 hits. His mound opponent. Ferdie
Schupp, also went the route and gave
IL safe wallops. After the game the
Pittsburg club departed for Memphis.
Tenn, where three games are sched-
uled.
OLYMPIC Rugby Team Sails.