San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
WATT RATED
BES I OF
ROCKIES
Bear Pitcher and 0'Brien
of Dallas "Finds"
a Of Season.
Frank Watt and Parry O'Brien.

The two best rockies developed in
the Texas League in the 1925 season.
Take the word Of Bob Coleman.
manager Of the Bears. most of the
Bruin players, and several Of the
other club managers and veteran play
ers.
Watt Of the Bears is classed as the
best pitching prospect the summer has
produced in the Lone Star loop.
OBrien is rated the best young all
around ball player.
These men get the majority vote In
field of many goodlooking young
sters. This has been something Of a
kid Year"
FLOCK OF THEM.
Among the youthful stars have been
Outfielder STORMY" Davis, who won
the leadoff position with Fort Worth:
Outfielder Homer Peel, hard hitter,
though rather slow, whose bat helped
keep Houston in the race in mid-sea.
son; Pitchers Carlyle Littlejohn.
Frank Barnes and Bobby Burns, Of
Houston, whose excellent work at the
start Of the season gave the Buffa-
loes a running start; Pitcher Ray
Benge, now of Waco, who won trial
in the major leagues in his first sea-
son out of college; Outfielder Lyman
Mason of the Bears, who needs only
little polishing up to be big league
timber and who is perhaps the hard
est swattcr of any Of the newcomers:
Catcher Mancuso of Beaumont and
Houston. who has shown quick de-
velopment; Businessman "Swede"
Lind. just dug up by Dallas, who
Yields a wicked willow. though rath-
or heavy-footed; Infielder Bloxsom.
late-season sensation with Houston,
late student of Rice Institute; In
fielder Andy Cohen, of Waco, who
Manager Pratt rates highly, another
one Just out of college: Shortstop
Wayne Windle of Fort Worth, prod
uct of the Atz system Of turning out
new shortstop each year; Outfielder
Metzler of Wichita Falls. a classy
kid; Outficlders Faustin Gallegos
and Eddie Miller, late-season add
tions to the Bear team, who show
much promise, and several other less
er lights.
WATT BEST OF LOT.
Barnes is n good pitching pros
pect but needs much development, and
he failed badly in mid-season, though
he finished strong. Watt Of the
Bears. says Manager Coleman, sec
onded by a large number of other uni
formed diamond critics, apparently
has a much brighter future thaa
Barnes or any of the other young
pitchers who came up to the Texas
League during the season just clos
ing.
Watt has won well over 20 per
cent of his games, has demonstrated
unauthorized nerve, has speed galore
and good control, is learning how to
use his stuff to the best effect, and is
giant in build, young, supple and
durable. Bob Coleman predicts big
league regulars job for him in an
other season.
OBrlen or Dallas was one OF tne
men who made the Steer team. After
he hurt an ankle that kept him OUT
of the lineup for the last month OF
the season, the young center gardener,
the Dallas club was decidedly weaker.
in spite of the acquisition of the vet
eran Bert Griffith.
NEXT TO MEYERS.
O'Brien is generally regarded as
second only to Moke Meyers as a fly
chaser. San Antonio fans will re-
member for a long time some of the
startling catches he made here.
He was one of the leagues leading
hitters, his seasons average being
.347. ten homers helping TO pile it M
to that figure. He was fast, having
IL stolen bases to his credit, and his
arm was strong and his throwing ac-
curate.
Above all his other assets, however.
his aggressiveness stood out, in the
opinion of Bob Coleman.
He is a cocky, scrappy, hustling
ball player said Coleman, "and
that's the kind that gets somewhere