San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-27
MANAGERS ARE
BEGINNING TO
WELD THE AXE
Yankees, Washington and
White Sox Release Batch
of Rockies.
GIANTS LOSE ANOTHER
Cleveland Shuts Out In
dianauol;s, Nemesis of
Big Leaguers.

The melancholy days have arrived
for the young baseball men who went
Soirh in glory as members OF the
world champions. Manager Higgins
has announced that ut least six rockies
will go back to the minors, with
strings attached.
The unlucky ones are expected 10
include Pitchers Arguijo. Dumont.
Newberry. Owen and SwcnsoQ and In
fielder Redfern.
Yesterday was another sorry day
for Gotham's baseball representatives.
At Clearwater. Fla. the Brooklyn
Robins were smacked for the third
consecutive day. this time by the Car
dinals, who won by score of 10
to Z.
Walter Johnson. pitching for Wash
ington against the Giants. at Tampa.
Fla, cut down Groh. Frisch and Kelly
while three men fingered on bases. and.
although the Giants got away to a
five-run rally after Johnson left the
game. Washington won. IL. The
game marked McGraw's fifth defeat in
six days.
Schang Back I'm Game.
Yankee regulars and rockies played
scoreless tie at New Orleans. Shaw
kew and Owen pitched for the recruits
and Pennock and Roettger for the reg
MARS. Wallie Schang returned TO uni
form and hitting place after being out
:. for week with cracked RID.
The Giants meet Milwaukee at Sar-
asota Thursday and the Robins Cleve-
land at Lakeland, Fla. g,
The st, Louis Cardinals, defeated
last week by the Washington .Amerl-
cans. went TO Tampa Thursday for
vengeance. The Senators. however
triumphant Wednesday over the New
York Giants. were in no mood to ac-
cept such retaliation.
The major league aspirations of
"Shad" Roe-for this season. anyway
must go unrealized. Manager Hcr-
ris has returned the young southpaw
: To Chattanooga. of the Southern Asso-
ciation. for more seasoning. making
his first cut in the Washington roster.
Then Cut Loose Three More.
A few hours later. while Harrss'
prunipg knife was still warm. he sent
three more "rookie" pitchers back to
the bushes. Godfrey Brogan. Leo
Moon and elise Dudley being farmed
ont to Minneapolis of the American
Association for training under Joe
Cantillon and Mike Kelley. Harris
liked Brogan so well. however. that
he made a o4-hour recall stipulation
in his case. The four releases left
the Washington team with eleven
pitcbers. only two of whom. Zachary
and Mogridge. are left-handers.
- The axe also fell in the camp ut the
Chicago Americans at Winterhaven.
Fla. lopping off John Manning In
man. infielder, who came to the White
Sox from Maysville. NY. His release
was the first handed out by Acting
Manager Johnny Evers.
The transforming Chicago Nation
ais took a five-inning 3-to-1 win over
Oakland. Cal.
With four successive victories over
the Toronto club of the international
League. the Detroit Americans again
X meet the Leafs Thursday. playing Mt
3 Raleigh. y. G.. Wednesdays game,
which the Tigers won. Is to 2. wa,
featured nv six home runs, five OF
them by Detroit.
Cleveland Hurlers in Form.
Two more Cleveland pitchers showed
mid-season form Wednesday, holding
the Indianapolis American Associa
tion team TO two hits. Indinnanolis
which defeated Cincinnati. Washing
ton. Brooklyn and the New York
Giants. lost 70 Cleveland. 10 TO o
at Lakeland. Fla.
Making his seasons debut. Guy
Morton. dean of the Indian hurlers
showed better form than in any sprinH
for several years. Exhibiting terrific
speed and a sharp-breaking curve. he
held Indianapolis to ono hit in five
innings. One hit was made off jim
Edwards in four innings.
"Rube" Lutzke was added to the
hospital LIST. He sprung Charles
Horse" in the game with Philadelphia
Tuesday.
Fred Schleibner, utility first-base
man of the st. Louis American
League club. was taken to hosnitn
suffering with a badly infected left
foot and leg.
Chef Thomas. former Cleveland
catcher, who signed as a pitcher
coach. reported to the Browns.
The ST. Louis club marked IN it'
fifth victory over Mobile. to 4. We'd
nesday. but George Sisler went hitless
in five attempts.
RAY Kramer. pitcher. obtained from
the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast
League. signed a Pittsburg contract
according to advices from San Fran
cisco. Kramer had held out for q
part OF his purchase money. but the
terms of the agreement reached were
not disclosed.
Among the exhibition scores We'd
nesday were the following:
Pittsburg. 3: San Francisco. ..
Ninneapolis, II: Beaumont. 6.
Fort Worth. IL: Little Rock. G.
Tulsa. 3: Waco. ..
Dallas. s: Oklahoma City. ..