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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
NEW SEMI.PRO TEAM
Texas State Club, Fraternity. Or
gaEizes for Baseball Here.

The Texas State Club. a fraternity
organized in San Antonio last sum
mer. met at the Gunter Hotel WedneS-
day evening and perfected the organi-
cation of a baseball team which will
play on semi-professional basis.
r. II. Talbot of Temple. Texas. had
charge of the organizing and Arthur
Pfeil. secretary of the club. assisted in
bringing the members together.
Positions con the squad were as
signed TO Ray Ellison. Frank Davis.
Jake SchmitZ. Fred Huffmeyer. John
Eickhardt. Charles Abshear Jr..
Charles Mueller and Frank Gonzales.
All OF these players were on local
clubs last season. Five or six more
PLAYERS between the age limits Of Is
TO 90 vars are desired for the team.
Applications may be made to Mr.. PEEL
by mail through the general delivery.
Uniforms will be furnished at one
fourth of the cost price and all other
materials at cost. it is claimed. Games
probably will be arranged to be played
on Sundays aud holidays on municipal
diamonds and such others az may be
available The club may have park
of its own later.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13

no mistake can be made: when he
says he objects TO something, h. leaves
no douot in anybody'S mind about the
existence of that objection. Consc-
quently, when. in discussing the mer-
its of his crew of youngsters Thurs
day morning, he remarked that va
rious players show promise. it wasn't
CUFF" that be was passing out.
Foil thinks Pitchers Ruffing,
Dornkott and ..ch have n future.
that Infielders Geygan and Obrimski
ought TO be first-class ball players
some day and that the same applies
TO Outfielder Rosenbach.
With the young pitchers. it's a
case of letting them alone for a
time" said the Boston pilot. They'll
eliminate themselves. OF course. then
when you see some one that shows
little something above the average.
it's your cue TO work on him aud
develop his ability"
Foil doesn't consider Oscar Fuhr
and Phil Todt end Ike Boone and
some of the other new additions TO
the team as youngsters" in the same
sense as those 10 which he referred
in chart on ftures. These men have
made the grade and their work is
TO keen improving so that they can
give their club the best possible.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
PLAY BORDER GAMES
Breckenridge Basebaliers Set Dates for
Contests at Del Rio.

With the signing Of DePRio High
School for n second twO-game series
to be played at the border town. the
Breckenridge High baseball schedule
for this season is virtually completed.
except for dates and sites for some
few of the contests.
Bobby" Cannon. Breckenridge ath-
letic director. believing his team OF
championship ability. las arranged for
games with the Texas University
freshmen. Austin High. Laredo, Sc
gum and Schreiner Institute. Al
though the ''Cannonsders" are not en-
tered in the Academic League they
have designs on the local high school
laurels as evidenced by their schedule
calling for two games with Main Ave
nue. High at date not yet agreed
upon.
The games 50 far dated are with
Del Rio at San Antonio. March 21-22
Schreiner Institute at Kerryille. April
4. and Del Rio at Del Rio. May 300
I'VE will take on any team in this
entire section if it shows strength,
challenges Cannon.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
STATE LEAGUE PLAN
ENDORSED BY LOCAL
BASEBALL AMATEURS
Fort Worth Association Be.
hind Idea-Means Ma
tional Affiliaiion.

The City Amateur Baseball League
Wednesday night endorsed the propos'
al OF the Fort Worth Amateur Base
ball Association 10 form junior Ted
Grafton in Texas composed of San
Antonio. Dallas. Fort Worth and
Houston. and affiliate with the Ma
tional Baseball Federation. Teams III
the Texas group would play for the
amateur baseball championship Of the
state and, send the champions TO the
national meet.
The proposition rs stated in a let
ter received and read by President
Charley Wuest Of the City League at
a league meeting Wednesday night is
from +. l.. Dreschel. secrctary-treas-
urer of the Fort Worth Amateur
Baseball Association who says, in
part:
Il believe that our city amateur
associations have been running long
enough to merit this. There are some
30 teams playing in the Fort Worth
association | think Dallas has about
the same: Houston has a good asso-
citation, and one Pop Boone of the
Record here told me that your bunch
COulu not ut btdt. VI ih-N ANaH'h
believe. To start with, the four above
mentioned cities will put state anna
teur championship over in great style.
Following its approval by the City
League. Mr.. Wuest stated that he
would bring the matter before the at
tenti0n of the San Antonio Amateur
Baseball Commission at the next
meeting.
Four teams called for player CON
tracts at the league meeting WedneS $
day night. These were: Union Bus
Line. Sacred Heart Catholic Parish.
Public Service Company and The San
Antonio Light.
Mr.. Wuest continued a discussion of
rules started at an earlier meeting
and explained the signing of players
by the teams.
The next meeting will he held We'd
nesday. March 70. unless special
session is called by Mr. Wuest in the
interim. The question Of umpires viii
be decided at the next meeting when
contracts also will be expected in.
The City League opens April IL.
with three games to be scheduled each
Sunday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
TEST GLOBE TRIP SHIP
Third Monster Biplane Is Delivered
and Put Through PAGES.

Santa Monica. Cal. March ID
World cruiser Number 3, the third bi.
plane completed for the army around
the world filters who are scheduled to
hop off next Monday on the epoch
making tour of the globe, was de
livered by its builder yesterday and
taken into the air for a test flight
by cut. Leigh Wade, who will pilot
it on the trip.
Lieutenant Wade expressed himself
as delighted with the planes perform
ance. He announced he will fly the
shin to San Diego FRIDAY for compass
adjustment and return the same day
to prepare for the hop off here.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
TO FOSTER BETTING
English House Of Lords Decides This
Source Of Taxes Desirable.

London. March 13.--The House OF
Lords yesterday adopted a motion TO
the effect that taxes on betting were
desirable and practicable.
Lord Newton. who moved the resp
luton. said there was no harm in bet
ting in moderation and that system
Of licensing. coupled with taxation.
would not increase but diminish bet
ting.
Lord Arnold. under-secretary for
the colonies. speaking on behalf OF
the government. agreed that betting
had become great evil. He disagreed
with the idea that taxation would di-
minish it. because. he said. it would
provide greater facilities for betting.
Lord Arnold added that it was not a
business proposition to set up a ma
chine against strong moral opposition
in order to obtsinly only about f3.-
100000 year from the proposed
taxes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
EIGHT TEAMS LEFT
Six States Still Represented in Ma
ti0naI 4. 4. L. Basket Ball.

Kansas City. March 13.-Six states
remain represented in the National A.
4. l.. basket ball tournament, with
Missouri holding three of the eight
coveted places on the schedule.
The semi-finalistS will emerge from
the four thirdround games 10 be play
ed tonight.
Missouri's surviving entrants are
the Kansas City Athletic Club team
title defenders the whirlv ind Hillyard
five of st. Joseph and the Schooley-
Woodstocks of aKrssS City. Having
drawn places in opposing brackets. it
is regarded as probable that the n.
G. A. &. and Hillyard teams will face
each other in the finals. The st. Jo-
seph team recently administered 10 the
X. c. A. c. squad its first defeat in
two years.
Three school teams have survived
the entries from Butler College of In
dianapOlis. WaShburn College OF To-
peka, Kansas, and Lombard College
Of Galesburg. Ill.
Both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
have representatives in the running the
University Club of Brooklyn. y. Y.
and the Olympic Club OF San Francis
90 having come through the early
rounds.
Washburn College engineered the
first upset of the tournament in de
feating the Los Angeles Athletic club
II to n. last night. The Pacific coast
team. hailed as one of the favOrites.
was completely outclassed when the
Topeka five Gagged shots from all an
giles Of the court.
Tonights schedule:
University Club VS.. Lombard Col
lege.
Washburn College VS.. Kansas City
Athletic Club.
Olympic Club VS.. Hillyards.
SchOoley- WOOdstOcks VS.. Butler
CnIi.op
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Cards Play Braves, Phils
Meet Dodgers and Reds
Minor Leaguers.
MORE CHILLY WEATHER
Giants Get First Workout
in Week-Ruth Can't
See EN- Yet.

Chicago. March Rehabilitation
games are scheduled at several OF
the baseball training camps today.
The Boston Braves are 10 meet the
ST. Louis Cardinals at Bradcntown,
Fla. The Phiilies are 10 play the
Brooklyn Dodgers at Clearwater. Fla.
and the Cincinnati Nationals are TO
clash with the Indianapolis Ho0siers
at Plant City. Fla.
Chilly weather continues to hamper
workouts. Manager Bancroft Of the
Braves feared for his pitchers yestcr-
day. so there was no Lineup of the
regulars against the YanniganS. There
vas intensive batting practice. how
ever. in preparation for today's game.
'rbe following lineup was announced !:
Felix and S9erber. II; Bancroft.
SIS: McInnis, Id; Tierney, 2b; Stem
gel and Cruise, ri: kelleher. 30 ;
ONeil. Phillips and Cousinesu, c;
Cooney. j..
All yanks In Camp.
All the regulars OF the world cham
pion Yanks were in training today at
New Orleans except Bob Meusel. who
is nursing injuries. Arrival of
Waite Hoyt, pitcher. completed the
regular roster. Bob Shawkey, al
slough on the ground, has not signed
contract.
Babe Ruth fouled SO many balls
in practice yesterday thct Manager
Higgins took on worried look. Ruth
attributed his showing 10 the effect
OF influenza on his eyes.
The Giants are back TO training
routine at Sarasota. Fla. after a
week of unpropitious weather. A
team captained by Frank Frisch yes
terday beat Heinie Grohs nine, q
20 I.
Bad weather also has interfcred
with the practice of the Athletics a;
MoutgC merry. Ala.
The camp of the Chicago Amcri
cans at Winierhaven. Fla. is haunt
ed by the fear that Manager Franz
Ghuncr will be unable to Join thu
team before the opening of The sea
son in the North next month.
Rumor of Trades in Cub Camp.
1ah of trades is current in the
Cubs camp on Catalina Island, with
the expected arrival Of Barney Drey-
fus. owner OF the Pittsburg Pirates,
tomorrow. aud of William Week, the
Cubs president. Saturday.
ANY team that steals the Browns
signals this year will be a wonder.
George Sisler. manager of the ST,
Louis Americans, declared at Mobile
today. "All because Hank SEVERED
was thinking baseball during the win
ter and devised new set for 1924.
That's what I want the players
to do ~" Sister ssid. take hand in
the managerial duties with me-"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
RICHARD GOES AHEAD
WITH PLAN TO MATCH
DEMPSEY ANDGIBBONS
Kearns, However, Counting
on Only One Bout
for Champ.

New York. March 13.-Despitc in
creasing indications that the proposed
return match in the metropolitan dis
trct early in June between Jack
Dempsey and Tom Gibbons will be
shelved. Tex Richard declared today
that he is still in the field for foi
the match and would make a definite
offer within a few days 10 Jack
Kearns. the champions manager.
Faced with the statements of DENIM
sey and Kearns that the titleholdei' :,
next bout and only 1924 battle prob.
ably would be against Luis Firp'
in September. Richard reiterated III:
he is going ahead with Dempsey-Gii
bons plans. The promoter alread
has obtained Gibbons consent TO tn
terms.
Kearns. however, while admitting
that an attractive enough offer would
influence him TO alter his plans, adj
mi,ted that he does not expect Demp
sep 10 risk his crown again unit
around Labor Day. Contracts for mo
lion picture work by Dempsey. which
Kearns expects TO sign in few days
would keen the champion busy unit
July |. after which he would b.
ready to start training for it'll
| contest.
II had held out hopes for bouts wit
Gibbons. Harry Wills and Firpo thi
season." said Kearns. but so far n
responsible promoter has made me
definite offGy for amy of these fights
| Richard has made me no offer for
Gibbons fight in June or any othe
time. Neither have We discussed a re
turn bout with Firpo but right nov
that looks like the only definite thin!
likely TO develop unless some new con
tender steps up."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13

Ted (short for Theodore. of course
Prichard has no ~ in his name.
Neither has he any mercy in his soul
for enemy hatters. especially left
handlers. who. as Ease-Up's Baseball
iardly against left-handed pitchers. Ted
puts 1871 pounds behind his hurled
baseballs. with leverage supplied by
an ample foot connecting up five
foot-eleven frame with the pitching
rubber. The result. il Ted so DEGREES
and his battery mate wigglcs the prop
or finger in the agreed-upon signal.
is q bullet-like fast ball. But speed
isn't all young Prichard-only %,
fOlks-puts on the stitched sphere.
Judging from his performances here
TO date. he can make the old agate
do tricks.
Ted cost the San Antonio ball club
a hunk of money: at least. the Bears
will fork over fat check to the
Flint. Mich. team of the Michigan
Ontario League il Ted becomes
regular. As is usual in such cases.
he is here on the dollar down plan
only the ante is about $500 instead
of one bone. You can imagine the
whole bill.
The name of Prchard will not be
found in the MO League records last
year. but Ted pitched for Flint just
the same. lie pitched as Ted Jack
SON The assumed name was a cover
up in cases he decided TO return for
fourth year TO Bethsny College,
West Virginia, where he pitched three
seasons. Thus. Ted Prichard. as such.
is now in his first year" of profess
sional baseball an experienced south
paw twirler with a record Of Il vic
tories against II defeats as mem
Der Of a fourth-place club in a good
fast minor league.
Prrhard keeps bachelor quarters
during the winter in Leisenring. Pa.
The town is big enough to have a
telegraph office.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
Players Get Off in a Nook,
Light Up Their Pipes and
Talk Baseball-Just a
Bunch of Big Boys With
Even the Young Pitchers
Part of the Gang"
BY JOHN Il. FOSTER.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
Augusta. Ga, March 13.-Detroit,
a team of big men, is team of big
boys. Look them over. one after an
other. and the impression of boyish-
ness gains upon you. Age has not set
in upon these men who have been
gathered here to get ready for their
annual fight against the New York
Yankees-for it is The New York team
that is again the target of the oppo-
stion as it has been for the last three
gears.
The enthusiasm of youth oozes out
of the Detroit players at every move
they make. They eat with enthus-
iasm but not with greed. There is
none of the bring it all TO me" about
them. Some ball players when they
enter dining room begin to form
their lips before they get half way
to their salts. ready 10 say bring
me everything you've got, George,
and they mean il, TOO.
Ty Cobb says ball players Of that
type are not so common since the war.
Ball players have changed lot
since then. according TO the Tiger
manager. Some who went over ia
the other side and returned have had
the finishing touches of travel put
upon them. he says. They appreciate
the difference between meal on
the table and a meal in the trenches.
The Detroits are n "coZy corner team.
That is the kind of a team over
which the old managers never grow
weary of talking. A coZy corner team
is one that gets down in one corner
of the lobby of hotel. lights up
pipes and begins TO talk baseball
TIE manager who has that sort OF
team can permit himself night of:
now and then. He knows that his
PLAYERS are dreaming of the days
when they will set the fans of theiI
home city rushing for the home
bound cars cheering and saying they
have won again When you dom
come through that way for them they
are likely to get out the old tin bucket
and throw raspberries into il.
Whitehill Commands Respect
OF the new pitchers Detroit ha'
taken on. there is one of whom thu
Tigers speak respectfully thus early
He is Whitehill. a southpaw. who find
himself higher up than lie is expected
to be 80 early in life. Whitehill hs
the massiveness Of the rightharder i
his upper chest notes. whereas man
lefthanders are slight Whitchill
like Dauss in build and Dauss an
his shoulders have done a great dea
in their way TO uphold Detroit.
The Detroit players say that White
| hill has curve like DausS. When
! lcfthander can curve like the RICH
| handed DausS. he is approaching ;
condition of perfection from the De
troit viewpoint.
There is another pitcher of whom
the Tigers also speak respectfully
His name is Cole.
He may be the best lefthander il
the American League in 1921. sale
visitor.
Maybe" said one OF the Tigers
Maybe he is right now"
1t will be noted that clanniShnes'
with the Tigers runs right througl
to the pitchers. They are as muci
with the boys as the infielders.
Don't overlook Lii Stoncr.' saiC
Arthur Sheehan. who travels with the
DetroitS and looks after their comfort
"Stoner is back with us again. Ior
ask Fort Worth what they think OF
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
Vision Normal, Sisler
Will Again Appear at
First Base for Browns

st. Louis, March 1S.-George
Sisler. after 4 years absence. viii
be back at his old place at first
base for the st. Louis Americans
next Sunday when they play the
Mobile Bears in an exhibition game.
according to adviceS from the train
ing camp at Mobile. Alabama. Tho
vision of the Browns manager has
been restored virtually to normal.
il was said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
Cobb Has ''Cozy Corner" Team,
Kind of Which Managers Dream

Stoner. lie pitched thCm To the leAas
League championship last year"
Who Got the Experience?
Detroit sent Stoner out for exper-
fence last year.
I'm trying to figure out" said
Cobb. in speaking of it, whether he
got the experience or whether we
did. Anyhow he got the games. II
We had known he was going to pitch
team like Fort Worth into the pen
nant maybe we would have kept him
to pitch team like Detroit into the
pennant.'
Coed. a lefthander who was picked
IN in Bay City. and who was the
minor league pitching wonder Of
Michigan last season. pitched himself
loose somewhere in his lumbar region.
All winter LIE has been irving to
find out what was loose. He says
he thinks the doctors have tagged it,.
Good won eleven games in succession
for Bay City last season. and alto
gether he won twenty. while losing
only handful.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
POLO OFF TO SUNDAY
Tournament Teams Will Let Fields
Dry Until That Day.

Wet fields will prevent any further
play in the San Antonio Polo Clubs
cup tournament until Sunday. at the
earliest. Jack Lapham of the club.
said Thursday. The tournsment. hal
over. probably will close the middl" -
next week under a new arrangemc''.
there is no more rain. 1t ha' l.
planned TO wind up the meet Sr~'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
FIRPO'S ARM HURTS;
HE POSTPONES REICH
MEETING TO APRIL S
Luis Says He's Going to
Train (No Kidding)
This Time.

Buenoe Aires. March 13.-The Is
round boxing bout between Luis Firpo
and Al Reich of New York has been
postponed until April 3. The post
ponment was at the request of Firpo
who is suffering from soreness OF
muscle in the left arm which developed
after his recent fight with Erminio
Spalls. Firpo has the arm xrsyed
and. although the surgeon said the in
flamation was not serious, he ordered
Firpo 10 take q weeks rest.
FirpO today said he considered Reich
more dangerous man than Spalla
and that he desired time to put himself
in the best of condition for the go,
He will resume training next Mon
day.
The Argentine heavyweight admit
ted that he did not seriously train for
bouts with Farmer" Lodge and
Spalla. He did no road work and his
training was limited TO his daily one
hour sparring exhibitions in public.
Firpo said he was up all night three
nights before the Spalla fight prepar-
ing racing automobile for a road
race. He was up at four o'clock in
the morning the day before the Sballa
tight TO witness the start of the
race.
Firpo declared he knew nothing re-
garding the statement made by Jack
Dempsey that he and Dempsey would
fight in New York, September /. Thus
far. he added. no arrangements had
been made for a meeting with either
Dempsey or Harry Wills.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
RECORD IN DOG RACE
Shorty" Russick Mushes 200 Mile
in % Hours. 46 Minutes.

The Pas. Manitoba. March 10
shorty" Russick of this town is iins-
ling $500 in his pockets today aud
admiriug three silver trophies. while
his six hybrid bnskies eat T-bone
steaks. as a result Of the victory yes
terday OF the Russick team in the an
nual. dog derby over the 200-mile The
Pas trail. Russick drove his half
caste wolf-hounds to new record Of
- hours. SO minutes. Allan MacDon-
aid was second and Bin Grsyson.. driv-
ing celebrated team Of huskiss
owned by Tom Creighton. was third.
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I&(E)M> THE SPORT PAGE - N)X1
Baseball
Question Box

II you have some question 10 ask
about baseball
II you want rule Interpreted
III you want TO know anything
about play or player
Write to John b. Foster. the man
who helped make the rules under
which the game is played today. IL
you want a personal reply enclose =
stamped, seif-addressed envelope.
otherwise your question will be an
swered in THIS coIunr.
ADDRESS: John r. Foster. Special
Baseball Correspondent OF The Light,
S1l World Building, New York.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
Sullivan Wins VI. 4. l.. Meet.

New York, March 13-WilIiam Sui
Ivan Of Georgetown University last
night won the first Military Athletic
League championship since 1914 when
he came in first in the half-mile run
in which he competed for the One
Hundred and Sixty-fifth Infantry. the
old Sixty-ninth. Sullivan won in
2.01 3-5.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
Gibbons TO Meet Keller.

Memphis, Tenn. March 13.-TOm-
my Gibbons. the ST. Paul contender
for Jack Dempsey's crown. has been
matched with Willie Keller. Pacific
coast heavyweight. for an eight-round
bout here March 81. Billy Hack. local
nromoter. announced last night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13
Murphy and Forkios Draw.

EldoradO, Ark. March 13.-Frankie
Murphy of Denver. and Mickey For-
kios of Chicago. fought ten rounds
10 a draw here last night in the opin-
ion. Of newspaper men. They are
weliorweights.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13

See Gene Seng for baseball equip
ment at 314 West Commerce street.
ADV
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-13

Copyright by The San aEtoaio Light
Question: Is it permissible for an
amateur team to play against a profess
sional team in baseball?
Answer: Ii is. Standing is not for
feitcd by an amateur il with his team
he plays a formal game against a
professional team but an amateur team
must not accept money for playing
against professional team and of
course il any OF the amateurs accept
money they forfeit their standing.