San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-10
First Exhibition Game Of
Season Typical First
Exhibition Game.
ALL BEARS IN CAMP
Galloway Shows Up-Fans
Sing Praises Of Bro
void, Najo, Porter.

Well. the Boston Red Sox and th'
San Antonio Besrs have been il
action.
Some 1000 fans-maybe the crow
was n little larger than that-SaN
the big leasuers, and the local prldes
in the first exhibition game OF th(
newly-hstohed season at League Par
Sunday afternoon.
Congratulations are not in order, eN'
cept in SO far as the spectators car
congratulate themselves on wearing
their oyercOats.
From the standpoint of baseball, ii
was a horrible exhibition. as all first
games always are. HoStllines were
called off at the end of the ninth
innins with the teams tied at Is runs
apiece. That. and the fact that even
the seoreboard boy got tangled Up N
the big leaguers' last inning, when the
Bostonese saved themselves from
isnominious defeat at the hands of the
rather unconditional Bears, describes
the game.
Only the few fans who risked frost
bitten fingers 10 keep score were
aware that the Bears had not beaten
Lee Fohrs bunch. Is To l.. Tie
runs in the last frame came over so
fast that the scorekeeper who posts
the big numbers on the fence missed
one and chalked W six instead Of
seven
But nobody was especially disap-
pointed with the contest a. whole.
The crowd came cut, as II does Tor
exhibition games. TO size up the IN
dividual stars and not primarily 10
see a hot baseball battle, although
most certainly I little incidental ca
ciuement in the way OF a close ami
wcll-piayed game does not 90 amIss.
some Starred. some Didn't.
Some of the stars starred; the
twinkiing tendencies Of others wer.
not TO be observed with even the Pies
Observatory telescope. Brlllianc'
came from unexpected quarters; some
heroes in advance were like unto =
pile OF wet. black cinders. so II gOes
with an exhibition game, notably the
first exhibition game OF the sea
son.
The Red Sox weren't up 10 form !;
there's no getting around that. Ihef
showed occasional flashes of their true
seed. but several of tine big GuEs
fell down, and five errUrs-leniently
scored - is no recommendation. a
week OF conditioning - in the cases
Of some players, only a couple of days
lis not and never will be sufficient to
provide dope Tor basing a forecast on
n teams position in the American
League race July 4.
The Sunday affair from a San An
tonic standpoint. however. was rea.
son for exultation and the burning oi
Greek fire. The possession of sure
enough third-bascman, some likely
looking young pitchers and a cork
ing good outfield prospect was ade-
qustely demonstrated.
George Brovold, the thirdsacker
from Moline, was pretty much the
hero OF the afternoon. George hit
.S33. He connected safely five time,
in six appearances at bat. One oi
his hits was a smash over the right
field fence for a home run off til,
delIycry of Lefty" Fuhr. who il
doped 10 stick as n lied Sox reg
ular. Another was twO-baggcl
against the right field fence. One %
his singles was hit between fir>
and second, another a scratch Il
short and the third Il whistler int,
left. He scored two runs and knock
ed in six. Besides that. he HANDLED
eight chances at third--his natura
position is Shorthand made only on
fniscue, a wide throw 10 second tina
Fuller might have stopped II SunGa'
had been mid-August. He figured II
both double plays the Bears pulled
1.-The rest of the time he had TO HIP
self, to reflect upon the dullness o
the lives led by third-basHmpn an
the lack of opportunities that prc
sent themselves 10 young ball play
ers.
Nai0 Continues TO Look Good.
Another young man who cam
through nobly under the critical in
spcction of a lot of well-wishers wa
Leonardo Najo. the fleet little Mex
can outfielder. on whom Manage
Bob Coleman is layishing much atten
ton in the belief that the lad fror
the semi-pro ranks Is coming sta!
Najo. idol of the West Side too
il all like a veteran of many year
On his first trip up, he raped
pretty single to center field. ii
popped up the next time. but on III
three next trips 10 tn pan he car,
fully looked over the offerings of Euh
and Ruffing and received three base
on balls. In the ninth. he shOt a Ii
past Dudley Lee and raced 10 SecOn
when Outfielder Denny William
mispiaycd the drive and it got ava,
Najo ran the bases brilliantly.
the ninth. he chased home when Nj
MILAN straddled HerRan's hot one Ii
had to slide for the plate. lie did an
made il safely. although he knock,
himself out on the hard ground doiu
it. He was up i'll minute or tW
ms good as new. That proved to
the run that kept the Bears from b
ing nosed out when the Sox put 81
their rally in the last of the mint
Najo had no chances on fly balls
left field bet scooped up Il labeled tw,
Dagger by Picinich in the fourth an
with assistance from Joe Longncck
at short. got his man coming in
second.
While the bouquets last. Il blosso
or two should be- hung "n Milb
Porter. To Porter's lot fell the -
Of first facing the imposing Bo-t'
batting array from the pitchers DO
Lee. leading of, popped 20 Br"yUl
WambsgansS and Ncach fggled
Catcher Eli Warwick. HOw'S th
for beginning! In the second. Ha