San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-13
Porter and Rodriguez, Sup
ported Well, Hold Semi
pros Scoreless.
MUELLER HURLS WELL
Singing Colemanese COL
lect But Eight Safeties
= Off His Shoots.

FL Fenix semi-professionals from
Navarro Field over on the West Side
at League Park Saturday afternoon,
but it was no walkaway. The score
was 5 to 0. All but two innings were
scoreless.
The semi-pros could do little with
the offerings of Josh Porter, who
pitched the first five innings for the
Texas Leaguers, or Guadalupe Rodri-
guez, who chunked the last four
frames. Young Porter allowed one
hit. single by Pacheco that hit the
second sack and stopped dead. while
only two balls hit off his slants went
out of the infield and only one Ell
Fenix player got as far as third
base. -.
Lupe Rodriguez was a trifle more
generous. giving up three hits, and
was lucky to escape without being
scored on in the last inning.
Eddie Mueller, the midget star OF
the FL Fenix staff, gave a fine ex-
hibition on the hill, although some
what wild in spots. He was nervous
at the start and the Bears got a
start Of three scores in the first in
ning-not altogether Eddie's fault,
however-but after he and his mates
shook off the stagefright, they bat
tied the Bruins tooth and nail.
Leaguers Got Eight Hits.
San Antoine made eight hits off
Mueller. Turkey" Gross alone get
ting more than one. He hit double
and single.
The game was interesting . and
snappy throughout. although the Ell
Fenix team could do little with the
stick. 1t was the fastest game played
in the exhibition season, lasting five
minutes under an hour and half.
The fielding was high class on
both sides. although the one FL Fenix
error, muff by Right Fielder Felix
Rodriguez, cost his team at least one
run in the first inning.
There were four double plays, all
of them zippy. Each team made two.
The Najo-Galloway twin killing in
the sixth was unusual. Najo hauling
down Rodriguez's liner in deep right
and whipping the ball 10 the Bruin
first-baseman to catch Gorrell off the
bag. The first FL Fenix double play
was also out of the ordinary. Gorrell
throwing out Porter at first on a
grounder and Brovold, who tried to
sneak home on the La. being pegged
out at the pan. The other two were
brisk plays of the usual kind. with
the shortstop. second-baseman and
first-sacker figuring.
Bears Start With Three.
After the West Siders had been
retired on three infield grounders in
the first inning, the Bears mixed in
a couple of timely hits with opposi-
tion misfortuneS and scored three
Mi ftruN ta1 nd
got a base on balls. Fuller, on the
hit and run. dropped a safety to left
and managed to make two bases on
it. The pitcher threw out Rosenthal,
but Galloway hoisted fly out Rodri-
guezs way in right field and Felix
muffed it. Najo scored. Fuller took
third and Galloway galloped to Sec
ond. Meyers busted a single to left,
scoring Frank and Jim. Moke was
out trying to take second. Gorrell
at short pegged out Brovold.
Some neat fielding, notably by
Third baseman Jordan of the losers
and Shortstop Gross of the Bears,
kept the fans entertained until the
fourth, when a snappy Ell Fenix dou-
BILE play got two Bears, including
Brovold at the plate.
In the fifth, with one semi-pro out,
Porter lost sight of the pan and passed
Galvan and Jordan successfully.
Pompa famed. Galvan stole third on
high pitch. Mueller famed, end
ing the inning
The Najo-Galloway double play
livened the first half of the sixth and.
after Brovold and Gros had hit in
the Bears half, Gorrell-Martinez and
Bertetti doubled up Gross and War
wick.
Galloway Plasters One.
Mueller famed Lupe Rodriguez and
Najo to start the Bears seventh but
then walked Fuller and Rosenthal
Galloway found one to his liking and
Strengthened out a liner that came
within a foot or two of clearing the
screen over the right field fence. jim
got two bases on it and both runners
scored.
The eighth was uncyentful. In the
ninth. El Fenix put on n rally and
might have scored but for some hard
luck. Martinez walked. He got in
the way of Rodriguez's hot groundel
and was out. hit by a batted ball
Bertetti smacked pretty hit Just
inside the left field foul line and
Rodriguez hustled to third. Bertett
was thrown out trying to take second
Pacheco whitfield TO end the game.
The Ell Fenix boys will try again
Sunday. Manager Chic, celebrated
all-around Mexican ball player, will
pitch himself, he said Saturday. Boil
Coleman intends to send Buck Win
ters and Mike Collins into the fray
about half the game each. Game tint
will be 3 O'Clock.
81 Rosenthal, while he didn't SLUG
he ball at his usual clip, was mucl
D the limelight Saturday. He was
Robbed OF clean single BY the secont
base-not the second baseman. the sec
ond base, the sack, the cushion. TIL,
ball sizzled over the ground and landed