San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
VET HURLERS
MAKE 1926
BOWS IN
STYLE
Lindsey, Couchman Give
Up Six Hits-Watt
Chunks Sunday.

bedr pats were buster Saturday
than at any time this spring and the
Des Moines Demons. temporarily
registered from New Braunfels. were
the sufferers again. They suffered
to the extent of an S-to-4 larruping
from Honus Mites steadily improv-
ing Texas Leagucrs on the Bruins'
lot at League Park.
Claude Thomas, left-hander, and
Bill McClung, who uses curve
with a sharp break, were raped for
eleven hits, more blows than the
Bears have collected in any game this
spring-and considerable JOY is man.
ltested in the ranks of the home gang
as a result.
Furthermore. the Des MOines team,
which is no hght-hitting outfit, man
aged to garner only six, four of them
off Jim Lindsey in--six innings and
the other two off Bob Couehman IN
three.
VETERANS PERFORM
1t being a warm day--if you stayed
in the sun-Skippcr Honus decided 70
give Lindsey and Couchman their
first actual gunnery practice of .he
season
There was trace of wildness in
the delivery of each of the vets, and
their support came to the rescue gu
a couple of occasions, but, all in all,
they made their 1926 bows in fine
style.
Outfielder Leo Naio. just arrived
from the camp of the White Sox. got
into the game as left fielder and made
couple of startling catches but didn't
break into the hit column, although
Center Fielder Hughes committed day.
light robbery in the third inning at
Leo's expense when he shagged his
liner almost to the center field fence.
Little Chief Kahdot also broke
into the bOX-score for the first time
taking Joe LOpcz's place at short
when the Cuban's Charley horse''
began paining him along toward the
finish.
WATT WILL PITCH
Sunday, in the third game of the
Dcs MOines series. scheduled at 3
o'clock. Frank Watt. the big right
handler returned to the Bears by De-
triot for further seasoning, will
twirl the distance, Manager Mite an.
nOunccd.
Shortstop Ray Flashkamper is ex-
pectCd in on the early morning train
from the west and the former SAP
Francisco Seal probably will appeal
at short for the Bruins. Pitcher
| Mike Collins also is likely TO be IN
uniform.
If Flashkamper plays. the fans
probably will see the lineup. inclId-
ing the Watt-WirtS battery. that will
| represent San Antonio next WednrS-
| day week in the opening game Of
the Texas League season at Waco.
!. As in their first game with Dcs
| Moincs, the Bruins made their hits
count Saturday. And they hit for
considerable distance.
COUPLE OF TRIPLES.
Kettle WirtS, who collected three
| clean blows. slapped one to the wall
in deep right for three bases. Walt
l,GOlvin did likewise, and also got a
single and a walk. Klein and Con
! ZalcS hit a couple each and Lopez
! and Scrre contributed singles, Lopez :
being a timely swat that brought in
the first two runs.
The way Wirts is smashing the bal
is especially gratifying. Kettle claims
that lot of golf last spring got his
| baseball swing out of killer. tie
has stayed away from the links anu
now he's convinced that was his trou-
| bic.
The Demons scored first on a walk
| to Hughes, an infield out. and a win
( throw BY Ssrre.
/ The Bears came back with couple
in the second inning. A walk. 3
| fOrccout, an error. whistline line
drive by Wirts that handcuffcd John
/ Collins at first and Lopcz's single.
/ topped off by the left feeders tumble,
did the work.
WON IN THE THIRD.
The game was won IN the third.
| Mr.. Claude Thomas. the enemy pea
shooter. was bOmbarded for five hifi
and miypd in a walk Klein scrntrh
ed hit THROUGH the box and Con
zalgs got one that he beet 10 fnt.
Rabbit forced Klein at thirt.
I Hughes robbed Mayo 0n mighif
liner 20 the center field hpards. bat
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