San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
B|SONS MAKE
HITS COUNT !
To BEAT
BRUINS
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II was bit TOO chilly for that re-
markable right soupbone Of Bob
Couchman's Saturday, and the "Old
Marster" lost his first start at home
this season to the Houston Bisons, 5
to 3.
Houston got nine hits in the seven
rounds Bob labored on the knob. Seven
of these were used in the manufac-
turc of runs. Only four Bluffs were
left on the paths.
Meanwhile, the Bears collected eight
blows off Littlejohn and Mabady-
seven of them off Littlejohn in six
and a third innings-and got few
walks and a base on an error, but
they left ten runners stranded, and
that was the answer TO the defeat.
Three clean singles in the third
failed to score run when Couch
man was thrown out at the plate. The
bases were filled in the seventh but
Golviu hoisted a short fly to the CEN
ter fielder to retire the side.
SEGRIST AND wIRTs
The Bears punch was conferred al
most entirely in Wirts and Segrist,
W NJ HOI lNO Nus dpltCts ont SlDf(lc
was all that could be scraped up
among the outfielders, whose prin-
cipal business, according to the guy
that invented baseball, is to hammer
the horsehide.
Couchman might have won, had the
Bears shown a better punch. He did
middling well, and Kaiser, who pitched
the eighth, and Ward, who twirled
the ninth. did not give up a hit.
The Bruins will come back at EN-
Sunday with Frank Watt, big right
handler, Manager Mite indicated.
Watt as pitcher means another swat
smith in the lineup, as the Washing
ton giant can paste the pellet with
anybody on the team.
Harold Augustine Haid may be Joe
Mathes' choice as Houston hurler.
SOME GOOD FIELDING
The game Saturday was doggedly
fought, though the Bears handicap
of light hitting put them on the de-
fensive throughout.
This defensive included some high
and handsome fielding by Phipps,
Klein, Segrist and Fiashkamper.-
Houston caught the fancy fielding
fever and even Outdid the Bruins,
Gamers one-handed stab of Flash
hampers grounder in the second be-
ing a feature. The outfielding was
almost perfect, which helped. Peel
hooked a long one by Gonzales TO
start the ninth that took the heart
out of the home boys.
One Of the Bear cripples. leo Najo.
got back into the game, although his
throwing arm is still sore at the ell
bow. He batted for Phipps in the
sixth and finished in center field.
The other cripple, Skipper Mite.
had an N-ray taken OF the injured
wrist that refuses to get well. No
broken bone was found and the
diagnoses is that the trouble is a
bone bruise. The injury prevents the
pilot from gripping a bat.
Bluffs SCORE FIRST
The first two innings Saturday were
scorcless. Roper, the third-sacker Sc
cured from Dallas. opened the third
with single into left. Kane popped
out, hut Littlejobn sacrificed and
Gene Bailey thumped a hit to left,
bringing home the first run.
The Bears came back as IL they'd
tear Littlejohn loose from the hill,
but, as luck would have il. Bob
Couchman himself started the hitting,
and Bob is not listed among basebalrs
leading base-runners. The pitcher
busted a single through second. Rab-
bitt hit TO right and doubtless could
have made a double on the blow, but
Couchman stopped at second, for
which nobody can blame him. Con
Zales and Klein bit short flies, tenn
porarily hating the rally, but Sc.
Crist slammed a single into right.
Couchmsn gslloped around third and
was sent in TO try for the plate. Bob
began missing on two cylinders about
halfway home and was thrown out b.
couple of rods.
HITS FOLLOW ERROR
In the fourth, Iron Mike Gonzales
made an unfortunate toss Of a ground
er 10 the runner, Nick DeMaggia,
instead of the First-sscker Golvil.
First man on. Powell sacrificed.
Peel singled 10 left and DeAIaEgiA
scored. Gamers out advanced Peel
and Klein came in slow for Burns
short but lofty fly, permitting Peel
to score. Roper forced Burns.
Powell and Peel opened Housrons
sixth with hits. Segrist. who bad
been drawing applause with his bang
up game at third. came in fast for
Gamers buut but il hoped through
his legs. filling the bases. Burns
singled 10 center, scoriuS two. Klein
grabbed the ball and Tipped IL 10
Gonzales. catching Gamer off second.
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