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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS; SUNDAY MORNING, AP
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GALVESTON, Tex., April 3.—Galveston
fans are peeved with the owners of the
Pirate organization over the sale of
Pttchor Hoy Morton to the San Antonio
club. In the first place, Morton was very
popular here, and the fans would have
disliked to see him go even Jf the team
were oblc to spare him. Hence, when it
Is the general belief that the local pitch-
ing staff Is not a* strong as was at first
believed and when it Is remembered that
Mortou was the only lefthander remain*
trig to the Pirates, there la no lack of
adverse criticism for me Galveston mag-
nate*.
Just what reason the club management
had for selling Morton la not altogether
clear. During the early apring training
season It wa* generally known thai Ban
Antonio had a litinkering for the Pirate
•outhpaw, and there was a, good deal of
talk about a trade with Manager Block.
At that time the Pirates were badly in
need of an outfielder und, besides, had
Moore or» the staff, but when Frlersoti
Was landed to fill the outer garden hole
and Moore went to the operating table
with a crippled appendix, all talk of let-
ting Morton go was dropped, and local
backers of the team had no idea that the
club owners were still considering the
deal.
Whatever the reason for disposing of
Morton, the fact remains that the Pirates
have lot! probably tho hardest working
\ man they possessed. While not a phenora
in the pitching box, Morton is. neverthe-
less, a .steady, heady, dependable little
heaver, always ready to work and always
heart and soul In the game. He la, In
addition, an AX outfielder and a danger-
ous man with a bat at all times, ae well
as a clever base runner. The single ob-
jection that his owners are known to
have entertained for him Is that he
steadfastly refuses to play Sunday base-
ball
Morton was educated at Texas Chris-
tian University with the intention of en-
tering the ministry, and has actually done
some pulpit work. Having made a record
in college baslball,' however, the call of
the diamond was more insistent than the
call )f the cloth when he finished ins
schooling, and he accordingly entered
upon his professional athletic career.
When putting on a baseball uniform,
however, he did not entirely put off his
Ideas of the chyrch. lie la still a faithful
worker in the Sunday school and refuses
to go tear the park for Sunday baseball
games. And with It all, he Is a steady,
upright, manly little man, as far removed
from the milk-aiid-water brand as one
could well Imagine. He has his own
Ideas and principles, however, and ho
sticks up for them, despite baseball man-
agers and high water.
The Bronchos are to be congratulated
on their good fortune in landing a good
fielder ha* been noting the ball .n
a great rate, and pitchers are already
beginning to issue him rrea transporta-
tion when he domes to bat In the pinches.
Harry Williams, the gigantic first
sucker, is alao hitting 1'ai ahead of his
form lust season. Madden has Improved,
and Dodd, since he has been given a
regular berth at third, is fielding and
hitting 1,000 per cent better than the best
he showed last year. Considered a nega-
tive quantity with the stick last year, the
rangy youngster has actually developed
Into a pinch hitter, and has delivered In
the close places as often as any other
member of the squad.
Frlerson in right field has so far been
a disappointment with the hickory. He
was expected to be one of the clean-up
sluggers of the team, but, although he
has been hitting at a fair average, he
uas so far not shown any clean-up ten-
dencies. His chief trouble seems t<» be a
too anxious determination to park the
ball every time he comes to bat. He
swings his bead off, and whenever he
connects the pellet undoubtedly travels,
but he more often misses than otherwise.
The chief trouble of the Pirate team at
present is an apparent lack of team work,
especially in offensive tactics. Maloney
seems to be relying wholly on the ability
of his men to slug, and little or no effort
Is made to get around the sacks by any
other method
it is an astonishing fact that practically
no team in the Texas League has taken
a less.mi from Houston In the efficacy of
the "squfie play." The Buffaleos owe
many of their victories last year to this
disconcerting habit of bunting with a
man on third base, and have apparently
started In with the same intentions this
vear. The play is a winner in more
than 50 per cent of the instances, and
why It is not more generally adopted by
otner Hub managers is a mystery.
Marshall Faces
Hard Battle to
Retain Its 7 itle
Continued from Page One.
to the State meet for the first time, and
so practically nothing is known of their
strength. ...
POINTS WILL BK SPLIT VP.
Just what chance Marshall-J la a to make
history repeat Itself If difficult to say.
In a dual meet It is "belled that the
local lads could easily trouncc any
preparatory school team and most of the
college teams, for that matter, in Texas.
In a meet, however, in which points are
badly split, It Is hard to forecast the
result. From present indications, it
would seem that the splitting of points
will materially aid Mien Academy, as
that team seems weakest where St. I5d-
ward's, Marshall and Coronal are strong-
est. the half-mile, quarter-mile and relay.
The duel between Allen and Marshall
in the field events promises to be a good
one, with the advantage slightly In favor
of Allen, particularly in the jumps and
pole vault. Marshall will be badly crip-
pled in the weiKhts by tlx? loss of itag-
land, who in all probability will not be
in condition to enter, owing to recent
illness.
The Champions have been severely
handicapped this season by a chain of
unfortunate Injuries. Practically every
man on the s'juad hag been out of com-
mission at different times lately for some
ts that have u
ininx training.
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Public Golf Is
Object of Wide
Movement Now
Continued from Pago One.
over, la by no means sufficient to pro-
vide for the number of players who wish
to make use of it, despite the fact that
the crowded condition there is not equal
to that of Jackson Park, Chicago.
"The golfers maintain further that their
movement for public courses is not ask-
ing too much, for the reason that the
cost of upkeep Is no more than an or-
dinary park. Des Moines, 10wa," has
three such courses, and recent figures
for the la:st fiscal year show that golf
courses are more easily maintained than
parks and provide enjoyment of a health-
ful nature which eanot be obtained in
regular parks, where people may walk
on concrete and must touch nothing. A
public course will, moreover, reduce the
necessity of playgrounds except lor
children.
Office and store assistants, clerks,
workingmen and a host of others whose
means are limited are the people who
need public links the most. It may be
readily seen that the whole, scheme of
National recreation games for health
is not of the best. Men who are beginning
to walk on the shady side of life can-
not Indulge, except in a very limited
degree, in such vigorous games as base-
ball or football. There is no particular
Interest In walking. Swimming pools
are good for occasional patronage, and
mftny people do not want to swim.
"Keep oil' the gfossBf, signs become un-
attractive to the sight after a while, and
the result is that the average man be-
comes a patron of the vast number of
sports indulged in by a few when com-
pared to the wist numbers who see them,
the exorcise that puts red corpuscles into
the blood is not obtained. Advocates of
public courses in all cities declare that
there should be a game in which all
classon may become interested and may
indulge In to the heart's content, and
at the satm time be benefited physically.
In Great Britain the agitation for mu-
nicipal courses has become even more
universal than here, and so great has
the demand become that dozens of such
facilities are either being built or plan-
ned. Often large business corporations
provide some sort of golf course for
their employes, and It ir not unusual to
see a workingman go out lor a round
before breakfast, or indulge In a
match with some crony after the day's
work. Thorn with proclivities for pro-
phet-y predict that it will be only a few
years when such a condition will obtain
through the United States.
To the man who Is financially able to
maintain membership In a country club/
golf i a m ver-ending source of en-
joyment. us is made plain by the re-
markable increase In the number of
country clubs, even in the territory sur-
loundlng New York in the last year.
Possibly a dozen new organizations, each
with links of Its own, might be named
within a radius of fifty miles from New
York, which attests to the |>opulaTity
;of 1hr royal and ancient game. The de-
sire on 'the part' of the man of limited
means for fa. ilillea by which he may en-
joy such privileges is only a natural
outcome of the general spirit of progres-
sion that seems to be permeating evofy
phase of our National life.
Otto Hie be Undertaking Co., auto ambu-
lance service, 231 E. Commerce St. (Adv.)
THE CADILLAC AT THE SHOW.
WjL Ajtwv Outo
PA NTS WiS AT LAST MAKING
SIGNS OF TROUBLE FOK
ALL COMERS.
Special Tch gram to Tlie Kxpresi.
FOItT WORTH, Tex., April 23. -Friday
the Panthers started on their long trip,
upon which they will play every other
team in the circuit three games each
before returning home. The team has
been playing about 500 per cent ball up
to date and seems due to pick up Imme-
diately and take a position among the
loaders.
The Panthers have a great ball team
thist year, without question. Too much
pep on the base lino has caused the loss
of most of the games which have been
taken from them this year. The men have
a mania to steal bases and cannot be
headed off by the coaches. They steal a
great many, but, on the other hand, they
have thrown game after game away by
getting caught in the theft.
As a fielding proposition, the Panthers
are probably without peers in the league.
The bitting Is not nearly so good, how-
ever; bui tills department seems bound to
improve, as several men who have feuds
against the Spalding pellets have not yet
got tneir hitting eyes in trim yet.
The pitchers look extremely good; that
is, the four first-string men are top-
notchers. The second-siting hurlers are
not up to standard, however. The regular
pitchers are Veasey, McCafferty, Nolly
and Kane. The latter Is a southpaw and,
while he has pitched only one game, looks
very k'ood. He uses the spitball effec-
tively.
Manager Morris has been forced to re-
lease two very good pitchers becauae they
would not keep training. They are Wingo
Anderson and McAdams. Brown, Tram-
niell. Phillips and Appleton were releaed
to Texas-Oklahoma U-ague teams. There
is a string tied to Brown, however, for
he shows promise.
Vance, who has beou picklillfr the pill
tremendously of late, seems to have the
call upon the backstop*job. with Kitch-
ens in reserve. Roth of these men are
great peggers. Kitchens led the catchers
for he world in the number of men
pegged out last year, while Vance is
considered even better than Kitchens at
making killings.
At first Kberline looks like the class of
the league in the fielding line. Becauae on
his sensational work be has become the
Idol of the fans. His hitting is a bit weak,
however. McAvoy, Wallace, Kneavesarid
Aiken are trie other Infielders. Howard,
Workman, Allen and King are the out
fielders. As fielders, these men are almost
without competition in this league, and
several of tliern show promise of great
, hitting ability.
Altogether, the local fans are well .satis-
fied with the club and many of them ai"
willln,; to wager that the Panthers will
finish in the first division. The Panthers
play their first game at 0an Antonio
May 7, 8 and 0, at the end of their In-
vasion of the South.
Baseball Game Forfeited.
The Swastika Juniors met the Wood-
lawn Juniors In a game of ball Saturday
morning. With the score 14 to 14 in the
cloth Inning, a dispute arose, and the
umpire forfeited the game to the Swus-,
tlkus.
Flatteries: For Swastikas. Johnson and
Rabey; for Woodlawn, Oar/,a and James.
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That has been the basis on which the Velie Motor Company has
been doing business since it came into existence many years ago.
We have been on guard for you. From the earliest steps in the se-
lection and preparation of raw material and up through the various
stages of car building, every employe is instructed that only per-
fect work will be accepted. Large forces of expert inspectors in all
departments see to it that these instructions are followed out. No
flawed or questionable material or inferior workmanship are per-
mitted to enter into the car. Every part must stand the rigid test
of the instruments or the exacting judgment of the inspector to
which it is submitted.
Anything short of this policy would result in after expense and consequent
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TIRES—-Goodyear, 34x4. on demountable rims.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT INCH DES—Electrically lighted and started by
the Gray & Dans system; Mohair Top and Envelope, Ventilating Ruiii-
vision Windshield, Speedometer with Trip Register, five Demountable Rims,
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arid will be the fifth of that Ilk If Ihe New
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America's cup. The yacht will cross the
Atlantic >inder its own sail, be towed
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WELL, ItEAI. POWER IS
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Spoclul Telegram to The Exprfii..
WACO, Tex., April 26. With the first
trip ou the roud still young, thp Waco
Navigators seem to be doliig fairly well
ugalnst other clubf, nave for the Inability
to take more than one game from the
Caveuderltes of Dallas, which was th«? best
they oould accomplish ou th»- local lot
during the opening series. However, there j
seems to be something wrong with the
baud of players Manager Carson has se- |
lee ted to cop the bunting for Waco.
It may be tlip pitchers are not cuing In
good form, but this seems unlikely in
view of the fact that Waco has outhit
their opponents in nearly every game,
both at home and on the road. However,
some color is given this theory when the
message t'urson m to X.rkf I.niiman be-
come known. Lie urged Lohman to get
in condition as rapidly as possible, Bay-
ing lie sadly missed hlru from th»- bull-
ing- staff. Lohman was out nt the be-
giuniug with the. mumps and Is Ktlll too
w*ak to work • Ht? will perhaps join the
club at San Antonio.
The trouble se«-ins to be the Inability to
hit when hits are needed, which would
suggest thnt, something Is wrong with the
butting order. One of the best changes
Carson ban ni.i«l" liBOl opening tt
son Is shifting Dugey to the top of the
list instead of seventh place and the de-
mon second sacker has been playing much
better ball and hitting morn consistently,
lie U by far the fastest baserunner on the
Waco club, if not the fleetesT mao in the
Texas League. Beck, who was crowded
from the top by Dugey, has not been hit-
ting with any degreo of regularity, while
McLaurln has been pelting the ball harder
this season than erer before. Wohleben,
thr clean-up hitter, hs been connecting
with remarkable regularity and will hit
over the .WO mark If be continues the
pace be is going now. The weakness In
the bitting develops after these four men
have been to the bat. Kennard is not hit-
ting anything Mice his ukuuI form and
Crichinw seems to be unable to find the
ball. Tanner is hitting fairly well for an
inflelder and Reilly is getting hold of the
ball better than he did last season. None
of Waco's pitchers with the exception of
Lohman can hit..
The whole trouble seems to be that Car-
son has his good hitters separated now
by three weak bitters, McLanrin and
Wohleben have been getting from two to
three hits apleca In nearly every game on
tho road. Keilly has fattened Ids bat-
ting average; but outside of these three
tho other players are away behind with
the stick. A little changing around might
work wonders with the club.
The teatn is not playing the defensive
gnme H did last season. This may be
partly due to the fact thnt Carson has
been out sines the beginning of Hie stQ
oud game and has not had a chance to
work with his pitchers and infielders ns
well as he would in the play. Unless his
right forefinger Improves more rapidly
than It han he wlU be out for several
v-tekfl. He wtjIe President Davidson last
week that he tried to throw a ball and It
hurt him worse than when the member
was dislocated. Deck, too, Is out with a
badly spiked foot, but will be buck in be-
fore many days. However, It, will be at
least two weeks with all the luck with the
club before it hits its season pace with
the best players on the Job.
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We cut the price on No-Rim-Cut tires
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Partly because of lower rubber—partly
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Your Choice
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Yov may get an old-type clinch-
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larger in air capacity. An extra
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gives 2S per cent more mileage.
What Men
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Of courso
many tire users,
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old-type tires.
Some have used
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Goodyear tires, because of this
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Over a million sold in the past
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