San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-04
ONLY TEN S0X,
THREEbRU|NS,
STILL ABSENT
Almost Seventy Men in
Uniform Daily at League
Park Now.
SATURDAY GAME IS ON
Red Sox and Bears to
Clash Winters Joins
Local Squad.

With the arrival of a squad OF
Boston stars late Monday night and
the checking off Tuesday morning of
the names of Dick Reichle and Clar-
ence Winters from the list of San
Anonio Bear absentees, approximate
~ 20 uniformed men are in training
each day at League Park. Half a
dozen or so of these are men whose
playing days are over but the 9th
ers are young fellows whose names
will appear in the box-scores this
summer.
Ten members of the Boston party
are still absent, and only three play
ers on whom the Bears count have
not vet reported
The missing Sox include Catcher
Steve O'Neill, Pitcher Jack Quinn
and First-baseman Joe Harris, now at
Hot Springs, Ark, "boiling out, who
are expected Wednesday night; Short.
stop Dudley Lee. the high-priced
Tulsa product, who gets in Wednes-
day; Utility Man Howard Hank"
Sharks. who is remaining indeIi-
nittly in Monaco, Pa, at the bedside
of his sick wife; Pitcher Bill Piercy
and Outfielder Ira Flagstead, holding
out for more money; Outfielder Joe
Connolly and Shortstop Ewell Gross,
who are overdue and from whom no
recent word has been received, and
Coach-Scout Rudy Hulswit.
Fuller and TOdt Present.
Monday night, Chief of Scouts
Hugh Duffy-the same gentleman
who holds the record for major
league batting averages with mark
of .43S, made back in the nineties-
Dxl yN,,e1n,,, of EnltrpNb fS
Ohio. one of the owners of the Bos--
ton Club. chaperoned in party of
PLAYERS that included Bob Veach, the
smuggling outfield veteran, secured
from the Detroit Tigers; John
(Shano) Collins, "old reliable" Of the
club. oldest man on the team in point
of service: Bill Wambsganss, alias
"Wamby." second-baseman of unas-
sisted triple play fame when with
the Cleveland Indians. and two
youngsters whose shining faces
are reminiscent Of the ball-murdering
1923 San Antonio Bears. Outfielder
Phil Todt and Infielder frankie Full
Ter.
Dick Reichle. who played in the
Boston outfield part of last season,
and who has been secured by the San
Antonio Club through the good graces
of the Red Sox, reached the city
early Monday evening. Pitcher Clar-
epce Winters, whom the Bears secIr-
ed frcm Saginaw in the Michigan-On-
tario League, showed up Tuesday
morning. The arrival of Reichie and
Winters reduced the number of Bears
still absent to three-Jim Galloway,
Everett Booze and Simon Rosenthal.
Galloway and Booze are coming from
their homes by automobile and may
arrive at any time. Galloway comes
from Ranger, Tex. Booze from North
Carolina. Rosenthal has left Boston
for San Antonio. and President Ben
son of the local club, expects him
Tuesday night.
Reichle a Giant in Build.
Reichle is big fellow. stacked
up" in a way that indicates great
powers. He played football with the
University of Illinois few years ago
and before going to Boston played
baseball in the Three-1 League. he
arrived n little sooner than expected,
coming direct from his home in Cham
paign, ILL.,. instead of in round
about journey that was supposed to
take in the East Cpast. Guy. Morrl-
son, who played with him in the
1nfee-l Iedsue, NouChes AVi mo ~
ting ability.
Winters is right-handed pitcher
of moderate build.
Neither he nor Reichle got into uni
form Tuesday because the Bears
didn't work out. Manager Coleman
deciding that his team could miss
dav without loss of condition. Bob
didn't want to have the tarpaulins
that were spread over the infield re-
moved during the morning driZzle so
that the Boston players. when they
took the field shortly before noon.
found the ground in good shape, de-
spite the early dampness.
Fx.Bears in Good Shape.
Phil Todt and frankie Fuller. the
Bear graduates who joined the Sox
souad mt practice Tuesday. both look
to be in fine shape. Todt has taken
on some weight during the winter.
Phil surprised many OF. his friends
Tuesday by informing them that he
was married last November.
Fuller looks the same as ever. He
has been working in Detroit and
spending his spare time skating and
going in for other winter sports.
The Saturday exhibition game, pro-
posed Monday. has been arranged. II
was the intention ar first to have
the initial Sox-Bear clash next Sun.
day. but the teams are rounding into
shape so speedily that Boss Benson
of the Bruins saw no reason why his
Texas Leaguers shouldn't be risfed
against the American League outfit
day sooner. Saturday at o'clock:
Sunday ar ? O'Clock