San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-04
Baseball Briefs
Exhibition Briefs.

At Dallas: Boston-Dallas. rain.
At Birmingham st. Paul, :; Bir-
mingham, = (calied 10th, darkness
At Albuquerque, \. NJ: Pittsburg,
IS; Chicago Nationals, s.
At Wichita Falls: Wichita Falls,
D; Oklahoma City, 4.
At Shreveport: Shreveport, &; St.
Louis Americans, D.
At Nashville: louisville, 0; Nash
vile. =.
At Atlanta: New York Nationals,
10: Chicago Americans. 4.
At Asheville, \. c.: Asheville
South Atlantics, IS; Detroit Ameri-
cans, II.
At Orlando, Fla: Columbus, 6; Or
lando, j. .
At Bradcntown, Fla: st. Louis
Nationals. 3; Milwaukee. ..
At Macon. Ga: New York Ameri-
cans, s; Rochester, Z.
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 4.-Train-
ing camp activities of the Cincinnati
Nationals ended today with q long
practice session. The team will re-
main at Orlando tonight and leave
for Daytona. the first stop on their
homeward trip, tomorrow. Bubbles
Hargrave. who has been laid up Tor
three weeks with an attack of lIri-
bago. worked out with the team and
will be in shape TO catch some of the
exhibition games on the way north.
Detroit, Mich. April 4,-Three
days of intensive practice was begun
today by the Detroit Americans at
their Augusta. Ga. training camp IN
preparation for their swing north
ward which starts April Z, when they
meet Cincinnati at Atlanta in the
first of n series of five exhibition
games, ending Mt Knoxville, Tenn.
The squad which went TO Asheyi.le,
y. c., yesterday was defeated by the
loial team. IL to IA. Catcher Bassler
directed the work OF the members of
the squad who remained at the train
ing camp. paying particular attention
to Pitcher Lii Stoner who is striving
to perfect his control before the sea-
son opens.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 4.-The Chicago
Americans roster for 1924 is COM
plete. Harry Hooper. holdout out
fielder, joined the club at Atlanta,
Ca, yesterday, and Johnny Mostil,
outfielder, signed contract yester-
day and will 60 south TO join the
club today. Nothing was announced
as to the satisfying figures, but it is
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year and he demanded a fat increase.
Both men are in good condition, de-
spite the lack of spring training. Har-
ry Courtney, Pacific coast league left
handler, was sent back to Vernon yes
terday. He failed to show anything or
take anything seriously, the Sox
bosses said.
Rip Collins. new pitcher for the
Chicago Nationals, permitted hits
through virtually the whole Pittsburg
National batting order in one frame
yesterday at Albuquerque, n, NJ, and
the Pirates took an 1873 victory. The
field was as hard as concrete and bat
ted balls whstled across it.
Cleveland. Ohio, April 4.-The
New York Yankees regard the Cleye.
| land Indians as the greatest obstacle
in their way to a fourth consecutive
American league pennant, according
to dispatches received here. ~If NC
can beat the Indians we'll win the
pennant, members Of the Yankees
are quoted having told newspaper
men IN Mobile, where they played an
exhibition Wednesday. The Indian:
today are in New Orleans for a seven
day stay. Iannigan-Regular game,
are planned except Saturday ant
Sunday. when games with New Or
leans are scheduled
New York. April 4.-The New
York Giants are one up in the serie,
with the White Sox after winning. II
to q, yesterday at Atlanta. The Yam
KEGS competed with a circus at Ma
con, Ga. and outdrew the big ten
for an 81 win from Rochester. Brook
Ign did not play.
| Wayland Dean Of the Giants sui
fered his first fall from grace an,
allowed five hits. six passes an,
seven runs in four innings. Rosy Bill
Ryan checked the Sox for the res
of the combat while Billy Southwortl
and George Kelly hit -home-run
among a gale of McGraw hits good TO
ten runs and the game.
Milton CASTOR evened the day TO
the Rookie tribe by holding Roches
ter hitlesS for the last five innings o
the Yankee victory. Wallie Schan,
caught his first game since his recen
rlb INJURY. Another overflow crowd
hungry for Babe Ruth homers. wer
led n two-bagger and n single
brooklyn. with Outfieldcr Berni
Nels returned to good standing afte
ms recent threat to become an out
law. meets Reading Of the Interna
league at ALBANY. Georgia. today. Tn
Sox-Glant tourists play mt Birming
= ham, Ala, and the Yankees aud Roch