San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
PAINTERS GET
TWO HITS OFF
LIEF TY' FUHR
Memories of Dixie Series
Revived by Hurler Now
With Red Sox.
GIANTS LOSE ANOTHER
Pitchers Wild and White
Sox Win-News of
the Camps.

Lee Foil sent Oscar Fuhr. Nemesis
Of the Fort Worth Painters in a mem.
orable Dixie Series with Mobile
sgainst the Cats Tuesday afternoon
and the southpaw. on whom the Bos-
ton Red Sox boss counts 10 be a regu-
lar. shut out the Texas League cham
pions with two hits. The score was
S 70 O.
Fuhr is the first pitcher Foil sent
the nine-inniIg route this spring. He
reported 10 the San Antonio camp OF
the Sox in good shape six weeks ago,
having pitched some winter ball in
Cuba, and he has. been curving them
sll that time. The fact that the San
Antonio team made 8 fairly good show
ing against him was more 10 the
credit Of the Bears than the discredit
Of Lefty" Fuhr.
Young Johns. southpaw. and Head.
the pitcher Fort Worth got from the
Phillies, twirled against Euhr and
were wslloped FOR Is hits By the Sox
batters.
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TIE Sox and Cats plsy again We'd
nssiay. sccoNiing TO the Boston eX-
hibition schedule.
The Boston National League team
over in Florida. had practice game
with the Yannigans. winning . TO l..
Al Nixon tripled with two on in the
sixth. Jess Barnes allowed the regu-
lars only two hits during his five in
nings on the mound. Recruit Pitchers
Lucas and Yeargin. particularly the
former, showed control over their
speed and curves. Jack kelleher. who
has been absent from practice by
sore arm and back, fielded well at
third. cutting off several bids for hits.
While three Philly pitchers held
Brooklyn to one hit, Cy Williams indi-
Gated his willingness TO again follow
Babe Ruth around the bases by hitting
a home run in the 40 Philadelphia
victory over Brooklyn at Clearwater.
Fla, yesterday.
The White Sox beat back Giant
rally in the ninth and won. T-6, at
Jacksonville. while the Yankees made
it two up on Rochester at Pensacola,
when Waite HOyt and Bob Shawkey
d
Giant Pitchers Wild.
Hugh McQuillan, Ernie Maun and
Dinty Gearin issued eight bases, on
balls to help along the Giant defeat.
Robertson and Connally were hit
hard by the New Workers but better
control provided the one-run margin.
Grouse. Sox catcher, drove in four
of his teams runs. Claude Jonnard,
Giant pitcher. wrenched knee before
the game and will be out for week.
The American Legion promoted the
Yankee-Rochester game at Pensacola
and four thousand persons saw the
contest. Included in the crowd were
1000 children who camped around
Babe Ruth's position in right field.
Babe tried so hard to give them a
home run that he broke the big bat
which produced his record drive Mon
day at Mobile. His best effort was a
two-base hit into the crowd.
Services Of Ace Elliott, first-bas'
sspirant of the Chicago Nationals
will be lost to the team until JULY
or August as a result of broken an
kles, suffered in slide 10 secont
base IN the sixth inning Of the 11-to-t
slugfest the Cubs won from tn
Pittsburg Pirates at Kingman, Ariz.
yesterday. Elliott must remain in ;
Kingman hospital for at least ter
days. and months will elapse befor'
he can don a uniform, surgeons said
Home Fans Honor Grantham.
Fans of bingham, home town o
George Grantham. Cub second-baSe
man, presented him diamond RIM
and were rewarded when he knocked ;
home run, after flaming the frs
time up.
Pitcher Falvey, who gained fame u
Notre Dame. was considered not rip'
for the big show by the Chicago Whit
Sox, and was sent to the BeaumoD
Texas League Club, under an optiona
recall agreement.
The Philadelphia Americans plan
ned to break camp Wednesday Il
Montgomery, Ala, and leave for HON
tonight. They are scheduled to meet
the Phillies at Philadelphia Satur
day in the first of series of sever
exhibition games.
The Detroit Americans play the To
rcnto Internationals Wednesday a
Greenwood, S. c., in the last cxhibi
tion game with the Canadian team
Detroit has won five Of the six plave,
previously with the Leafs. Thursdi
they go to Asheville. n. G.. TO ola
Asheville and then back to Augusta
Ga. for three days of practice. o.
April s. they start the swing north
ward. meeting Cincinnati in the fiss
Of a five-game series.
Manager Cobb is anxious for til
opening Of the series with Cincinnati
as he feels he then can get a bette
insight into the ability Of his team
Presmuth Shows EN-.
Jimmy Presmuth, recruit left-hant
or. who pitched the last two inning
against Columbus. Tuesday. was $
successful with his curve ball thu
there is more than a possibility Of h
being retained by the Cincinnati Red
il is said He is to be given anothy
chance before the training trip
over. and. If be repeats. it was sal
the decision TO let him go would be r
called.
Colts-Vets games Wednesday an
Thursday will he the last played
tho Reds at Orlando as there will
ouolv practice on Friday. the final de-
Of the teams stay at the trainii
camn.
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