The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-10-04
BASE BALL.
The Outlook and Present Stains Of tho
National Game.
Condition ofOur Browns and the Teams
They are TO Meet.
Nationals, of Houston. the First Match.

The lovers and admirers Of the national
game have not had the privilege of enjoy
ing contest on the green diamond for
nearly full month, owing to the absence
of the Brown Stockings on their recent
south Texas trip. But base ball revival
is at hand, and Dallas is once
more TO be RECALLED by this spen-
did and purely American sport, when
the past season has become 80 popular III
Texas, with the laurels of the state cham
pionship encircling the brows OF cur own
Browns. Dallas has done more to advance
base ball in Texas than any other place IN
the state. From here the hrst ripple
started out early in the season, which
grew to the proportions of q It'd wave and
swept across the entire state, an returning
TO us carried on it's crest the pre-emlnence
of Dallas over all her sister cities. All the
clubs of Texas have had to succumo TO the
superiority of the Brown Stockings, and
our citizens feel very natural pride ana
qualification in the result. The club
has carried itself throughout the
Jason in a most commenda
BILE manner, and is in splendid condition
and ready to meet in friendly rivalry an
organization that may see fit to contev
with them for victory. The new mansg 81
Mr.. w. j. Kahn, is one Of our most proml'
nent, wealthiest and progressive cltlzens,
and proposes TO build the club up to the
last standard of base bal excellence and de-
yelopment. The best attractions it Is pos
sible to induce to visit Dallas will be
secured and the indications are that
the finest base ball organizations OF the
country will play in during the present iall
and coming winter, and the early months
preceding the opening OF The ,protessiona,
season next year Nearly ell the National
r
are preparing to 'tour 1t" through the
south. with New Orleans as a central point
or headquarters. Two of the stro lgest
mines on the continent have been engaged
to represent New Orleans at home, and the
others will visit the Crescent City, ana O.
verge from there through Texas and the
south generally, playing all the hrst.class
local clubs. and of course the Dallas Brown
Stockings will not be given the go-by. Al
though no definite engagement has as ytt
been made, the Browns have assurance
that the Nationals, of Houston, very line
Climb both as players and gentlemen, will he
here to play them next Sunday, O;tooer
7th. AS far as known now, their Visit IS
certainty, and final notification Is expected
by every mail. The Browns were treated
most Hospitality by the Nationals ana
their friends on their recent state tour,
and their kindness will be reciprocated in
In the Nationals, the Browns
have foemen worthy OF their steel, as was
evidenced in the Houston game-the. score
at the end of the ninth inning standing at
the low and pretty figures of to l, in
favor of the Browns. An equally good
game may be anticipated when the two
clubs meet in Dallas, but the victor Will be
In doubt till the game is finished. Mana
ger Kahn is putting the Brown Stocking
Grounds in frst-class condition,
and they will be in good shape
by Sunday next. The Missouri Pacitics,
one of the crack Amatuer clubs
! of St. Louis are booked tor two games with
the Browns, on Saturday and Sunday, DC
tober 2Oth and 2lst. The lovers OF the
game in Dallas have every reason to ieiici-
tate themselves on the pleasant outlook.