San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-17
BEARS START
WITH WIN IN
TEN INNINGS
Brovold's Triple and
Stumpf's Bad Throw
Break Up Game.
THRILLS 5000 FANS
Contest Wild at Times But
Exciting-Najo Also
a Hero.
THRILLS 5000 FANS

The first and last throws in the
opening game of the Texas League
season here "Wednesday were wild. The
first made little difference because
Judge Billy Anderson, rugged out in
baseball cap and catcher's NIT. didn't
expect DIR. f. l.. Thomson TO even
hit the grandstand with his ceremonial
pitch. but the last wild heave gave
the San Antonio Bears the ball game,
to 3. in ten innings.
\ crowd estimated by Owner Ben
son of the conquering home team at
only few short of 5000 saw DIR.
Thomson make the first wild throw
10 the plate. to open the game and
Bill Stumpf. experienced shortstop of
the Galveston team, make the costly
last one TO end il.
The rules OF the Doak Roberts
opening day attendance cup cOmpcti-
ton forbid announcement of the ex-
act size of the crowd until after open
ing games have been played in all
eight cities of the league.)
Bill Stumpf's poor aim gave George
Brovold. the Bears new third base
man. the undivided honor of breaking
up the initial fr;iy in San Antonio's
favor. George. first up in the tenth,
tripled and stopped at third. Taking
the throw from the outfielder who re-
covered the ball at the fence in left
center. Shortstop Stumpf flung it
plateward Catcher John Anderson
made lunge for it but it shot past.
Brovold lost no time tracking up the
80 feet of earth between third base
and the pan with the winning run.
Start With 1000.
Five thousand fans stood up and
yelled: Turkey" Gross. striding to
the plate to drive Brovold in from
third and get a share of the plaudits
that go to the hero. tossed his bat
aside and galloped for the clubhouse,
and the name "San Antonio" was
placed at the top of the Texas League
standing with 1000 beside it.
The opener was a little weird nj
times but it generated some sore
threats in instances where fans had
neglected 10 properly train their yell
ing apparatus in the exhibition sea-
son. The crowd was noisy and ap-
preciative and every good play was
an excuse for an Outburst The pre-
game speech made in the middle of the
diamond by c. W. Baker. leading
contender for the fan championship
Of San Antonio. evidently was taken
to heart by many and bouquets of
roses grew where raspberries are
wont to blossom. Band music and
good weather helped bring out the
enthusiasm.
Most of the Bears figured in the
victory. While the opposition collect
ed fourteen hits good for ~ bases as
compared TO San Antonio's eleven
wallops for sixteen sacks Total. %
hits for 81 basesl the Bruins played
steadier all-around baseball, made use
of breaks when they offered and de-
served to win.
Beat Left Hander.
Roy Crumpler. husky left-hander
from Portland of the Pacific Coast
League, was Manager Bauman's
choice TO pitch for the Sandcrabs.
Boss Coleman of the Bears sent the
veteran. Bob COuchman. TO the mound.
Crumpler, who started as if he were
going to make monkeys of the GriZ-
lilies, drove Bob Couchman from the
game himself in the sixth inning with
a long home-run over the right field
fence. Mike Collins twirled the last
half Of the game against the invaders.
Crumpler famed Najo and Fuller
and tossed out Rosenthal in the first
inning. That wasn't exactly starting
with rush and the Bears. finding
Crumpler's southpaw stuff hard to
solve at first. were two runs behind
before they got into action. Calves
ton having counted one in the sec
ond on Kearns' double past Rosen-
thai in left and Bauman's two-bag-
ger. down the right field line. and
another in the third on a hit by
Brown, stolen base. a pass TO An
derson and Kearns' second double to
left.
Manager Colemand, who plastered O
couple on the nose. started a loca
batting rally in the home half of the
third that Jared the Galveston ma.
chine out Of gear for a time ant
enabled San Antonio to score thre,
runs and take the lead. Coleman
shot n single to left. Couchman wa,
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