Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
BEARS Seen
AS weak IN
TEXAS LOOP
Team Is Said in Poor
Condition Due To
Trades And Mater
ial Received

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 20.-P-
If there's any enthusiasm over the
outlook for the San Antonio Bears
in the Texas league race this year
IL is among the club owners. only
and they are not shouting from the
hoUsetops. There's none among the
fans.
Who have we got On the team
that We car look TO for reSuitS?'
asked one fan. adding: We've got
one fairly good pitcher, Andy Mes
Senger.n
The lineup was discussed in de-
tail. Here II IS:
Catchcrs: Bill Warwick, Frank
Meyers and Pete hrzatti.
Pitchers: Andy Messenger, Nor
man CHASER. Gene Walker, Rudy
kniesch. Bert Hinkle. Herbert Ag-
rIcola. Leissner Poth, DIN Perry,
Hobo Carson.
First base: Ray Grimes and Lee
Stebbins.
Second base: Tom Connolly.
Shortstop: Lloyd Flippen.
Third base: Joe Tate and Harvey
EaIlcw.
Outfield: Chief Lyman Mason.
Hank Emmett Mulvey, Frank Wet
eel ana Harry Taylor.
The main attack centercd on the
pitchers. IL was claimed that with
the exception Of Messenger there
ls not one proven hurler in the lot.
The rest OF the team was accepted
as fairly good
Grimes viii be all right If his
legs carry him through" said one
fan, who agreed that the big first
ba5eman proved TO be Il Of the
most timely hitters IN the league
last year.
Connolly was good in his day.
but he's about through" said an
other, who agreed that If Tommy
plays the game he did with Shreve-
port a couple OF years ago, he will
prove a tower Of strength.
"Fltppen VIII never ill Flash
hampers shoes was the verdict
Tor short5top. although all agreed
that Elippen Is a clever ball PLAYER
but weak at the bat.
Dallas wouldn't have let Tate 60
II the Steers hadn't got a better
man IN Bill Huber" was the con-
senSus of third base. although he
saw great promise in young Ballew,
Southwestern University Pirate star
both as a fielder ana hitter.
The outfield vas regarded as an
improvement in hitting over last
year with the addition Of Frank
Wetzel from the Western league In
a trade for Leo Nalo, although Najo
was rated as one Of the finished
uelders IN the country and light
ming last on the bases.
Behind the cat Warwick could
no. be beaten when he was with
the Bears ~ 1925. but the question
was raised as TO his present stand
aru since Nike Kelley OF the MIN
neapoiis hlllers let MIN 50.
Myers was rated q good average
minor league catcher while ATZattl
was rated as = Class ID catcher.
Among the pitchers Agrlcola,
PoJh, Perry and Carson are young
Stc-s, AgrIcola being on trial with
the Bears 10. the third time while
roth, Perry and Carson came from
the West texas league, Carson hav-
ing formerly p--cneu Iof the Texas
Christian University team.
StebD!ns also came IRON tho West
Texas league, where he battcd .39l
last season.
Then came The crux Of the stu
GtIon-the big nope OF whicn Bear
chances are pllned-the manage
mcnt OF the club.
4h,S department is in the hands
OF william .. Alexander and Robert
Patrick Newman, both former play
cTS III the Texas league. Both have
played on two san Antonio pennant
w~inlers-ln 1905 and lg0S-and
Newman has won a number OF pen
nants Tor Houston as Buff pilot.
Both have been aggressive ball
players ana with this spirit TO guide
them the Bruins cannot be counted
out OF the Texas league race even
before the start of the season. And
the skcptlcS wer fair enough to adj
nit this.
It IS on the managerial ability of
the skeptics were fair enough to ad-
GER that the cIup owners largely
bank Oh making q dent in the Tex
as league race this year. and they
arc shouting this from the house.
tops.