The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-30
BASE BALL.

The State Tournament Declared Of-Tht
shreveport Club and the Browns-To
days Game-The Blue Stockings Conquer
the Quicksteps.
The people OF Dallas who have been prom
Using themselves week of rare base bal
sport at the state championship tourna
meut, which was to have opened here
tomorrow under the auspices Of
the Dallas Base Ball association
will be disappointed to learn that the tour.
pament has been declared off and will not
occur. The association offered four cash
prizes, aggregating $1,000, as an induce
ment to get the best clubs of the state to
participate. This was the most liberal
amount of prize money ever
offered in the south or west
for similar sporting event. and the asso-
citation had reasonable assurances from the
principal towns in the state that they would
be represented by at least one club. At the
last moment all but two clubs,
the Fort Worth and Caruths, announced
their inability TO enter, and the tournament
had to be abandoned as a matter CT neces'
slty. The Brown Stockings having de-
feated every club they Fave played, win
ming fourteen straight games, now claim
pions of Texas.
The lovers of the game
will to-day have the last
opportunity that will present itself for
some time of witnessing first-class playing
in this city in the final game Of the series OF
three games with the Shreveport club.
Play will be called ut pm. sharp; The
Shreveport clnb have made ashost Of
friends during their pref stay here, and
have taken their play so far in good part.
Yesterday afternoon the Blue Stockings
and the Quicksteps crossed bats, and the
former defeated the latter by score OF y
to IA. There was fair attendance TO VIII
ness the game.
On Monday, the 9th inst. the Sherman
colored CLUB will play the Dallas colored
club in this city, at the eastern terminus o.
Ross avenue.
Smiths Bile Beans are a pill to regulate
the liver aud relieve btlliousness. They
are ID sde in the shape OF Il beam, ana tnt
word Bile. il you will notice the ortho
gra .-hy has reference to that greenish ami
NAL huid secreted in the liver.
The New stock In the Homestead and LoaI
Nearly All Taten- s94, 500 Sold.
On.the Sth instant the directors ofthe Dial
las Homestead and Loan association au
thorized the issue OF l 900 new shares OF 1T
stock, up to last night less than 100 shares
were unsod. The remainder will he speed
| ly disposed of, and those who want then
| had better call upon Secretary Stevenson
6l2 Elm, tomorrow. The hrst lnstN'meht
upon the new series of stock will he pay abl,
at the office of the company on September
! LIST, and the first loan made on the 9TH
This is very plimentary to the associa
ton, showing that 1t it has won the com
plete confidence of the people. 1T has beer
in successful operation tor nearly three
years. helping its members build homes fol
their families, advancing money to buy O.
ments. These monthly payments are lesl
than houses usually rent for. Any one
who can make enough to pay rent can buy
| his own home. Any one can put up q
house, rent 1t ont, and more than make hi
tenant pay hi monthly dues to the asso
citation. The shares will lie at premium
| in a lew days.