San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14

or with the Cuban was in Boston,
and again was the score 10, but
this time the victory was his. In
all his games this year, he has been
taken out only twice. 1t goes to
show that when a twirlcr has some
thing, even the lively ball is no
great handicap.
Another conner on the Brave staff
is none other than "GunbOat"
Smith. who shortstopped for the
Beaumont team some four or five
years ago. He went TO the New
Orleans Pelicans whence he was
claimed by draft and only did $3.50,
playing utility with everybody adj
miring his steel arm and his big bat.
Now he is pitching, and if the Pr
rates do not cop this year, they can
blame Mr.. Smith whose work
against them has been dazzling.
While his record is not brilliant in
the win column, it must be borne
in mind that he began curving them
over about six weeks ago.
If we are to believe the Fort
Worth papers, all is Jake in that
city, and there is an air of conf
dence pcrvading that reminds one
of the little boy whose teeth were
chattering, not with cold, but with
fear. Oh! No, if we are to believe
the Yorktown scribCs, all is serene
with Jakcy and his crew and fear
is n word that is unknown; n fact
well proven by the fact that the
nasaled Mr.. Atz is loading up with
pitchers TO bolster up his crcaking
flinging corps. Houston is the night
mare in the offing. And none
knows this better than Jakey Atz;
and a play-off with the Bluffs will
find +. W. in more than q fight.
News dispatches of some weeks
past-and not so many weeks at
that-cOmmentcd on the runaway
the New Orleans Pelicans were
making of the Southern race. 1t is
no longer n runaway. The PelS
faltered badly, their steady pitch
ing, especially by Kelley and Val
ley jim" Scott, the old White Sox
star, became Woody and a batting
slump joined hands with poor field
ing and, presto, an eight-game lead
dwindlcd to q mere nothing, with
Memphis and Atlanta splitting their
hot breath on the tail feathers of
the Louisiana state bird. But
such is life and bascball--the tail
end teams turned on Memphis and
Atlanta. especially Birmingham and
Little Rock, and the Pcls drew
away to safety. With such n race
in the Texas loop, the parks could
not hold the crowds. 1t is yet
Gnybody's flag. Strong in the box,
with experienced inner works. and
n dazzling Outficld, Larry Gilbert
has the inside track for the gon-
Talon.
Shutouts in the major leagues are
running neck and neck. the Ma
tional Leagucrs being ahead by n
single game, % to q. Ted Lyons
Of tho SOx and the great Walter
johnson have three each and Har-
Tiss, Convey. Robertson, Gray and
Blankcnship have two. In the Ma
tiOnal. Senior Luque leads with four;
DOnohuc. Of the Reds, is next with
three, and Dickcrmann, of the
Cards, has two. The other 10 shut
outs are divided equally, one each,
to 10 pitchers.
Walter Reuther, Of the Wash
ington Mats, who swOre he would
take no salary unless his pitching
warranted, will receive his stipend
for going out on the mound in his
regular turn every four days. Wal
ter is going mt n 200 clip, having
a 14-G showing to endorse his BIZ
monthly checks.
Did you ever hear this one about
Bob Coleman? As it is given here,
it is true in every detail.
1t was in the opening game OF
the Southern Association season, in
1907 or 1908. Observer does not cX-
actly remember. Bob, in a spick
and span uniform. was back of the
bat for Mobile. The game was close
and was most hOtly contested. In
some way, the New Orleans Pcli-
cans got a man on third with none
out and that man was none other
than Matthews, known as Smut
ter" whose uniform was about rs
clean as Mike Kelley's, Of the Pub
lie Service City League team. Who
has seen Mike will have a good idea
Of what Matty looked like. Well,
Shutter on the bases was about rs
fast as n turtle going backwards.
And he actually tried to steal home!
He came in, spikes aglcaming, with
Bob crOuching to take the throw to
put the ball on him. But Bob
never did. Instead, the cleaning
spikes caught Bob's "unie," above
the knee and ripped it clean as a
whistle. The 8. o. S. was tele-
graphed =. ID. o., and the players
NJ both teams made square about
the PROSTATE Bob; sOlcmDly they
carried him beneath the stands.
while the crowd wondered what had
happened. and how badly Bob WAS
hurt. Bob wasn't hurt; he sim
ply forgot 10 wear the neither end
Of his Il. V. d. garment. Another
catcher went IN. New Orleans won.
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