San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-30
Girls as Ball PLAYERS.

Girls as Ball Players.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
AID advertisement has appeared fol
two days in the local papers asking
for twenty young Ladies', between tn,
ages of 10 and 20, ito travel with a
show company" The advertiser is
Mr.. w. S. Franklin, of Chicago, who
is the manager of the young ladies
baseball team, now playing IN this
city. It is his inten ton to put upon
the road second team, composed OF
Pittsburg girls, and it is to secure
| material for this team that he has
| advertised as noted.
Mr.. Franklin was visited by twelve
young women last evening at the
Hotel Crescent. They desired to 90
upon the stage. Most of them were
surprised when told that they were
wanted for base ball team. To some
of them, however, the idea was agree
able.
Mr.. Franklin said, after the young
ladies had departed II feel quite
sure that | can get the material here
for a good club. The young women
who came TO me this evening are from
various stations in life. One of them
told me that she was a book-keeper:
another said that she was waiter III
hotel, and was tired of that work a
third sad that she lived at home with
her parents, and that they were will
ing for her to join some travelling Or
ganiZation. Yes some of them were
surprised when told them what was
wanted.
SOME AFRAID THEY CAN'T PLAY.
"They thought they were wanted
to sing or dance or do something on
the stage, but feared they could not
play ball. Some have had experience
ON the stage as supernumeraries
while others have had none. A ma
Jority of those who came were willing
to play base ball. Some of them were
delighted with the idea, and said
they would rather engage in outdoor
sport than in theatrical work.
"Of course L give attention to the
looks of the girl. L prefer those who
have good figure and comedy face.
L don't want skinny girls or girls who
are too fat. want them to make a
good appearance on the ball field.
L find some girls who are not beauti-
full who yet make good ball players.
at is not difficult to teach them to
play base ball. AS rule they take a
great interest in the game, and play
earnestly. | sometimes find young
women who have had experience in
the game. OF those who called on
me this evening there were two who
said that they had played ball good
deal, and they were quite enthusiast
tic as TO their ability. When | have
secured fifteen or twenty young ladies
who are willing to play, and are sat
lstactory in appearance and health, l |
will take them out to some ball
ground some of these afternoons and
let them have chance to show what
they can do. L can soon tell whether
Or not they will make players, and 1
will pick out nine.
Good Showing for Texas Negroes. |
CbicagO lnteI Ocean.
1t is said that the negroes of Texas
have no just cause of complaint, mas
much as they own 100000 acres of
and and pay taxes on $4,000, 900 of
property. But it would seem that a
ace winch mas risen from the position
If owning just nothing at all, plus be-
ng incumbered with a dead weight
If the absolute ignorance, plus being
subject to arbitrary laws and still
mere arbitrary customs, to such a de-
gree Of prosperity in such a short
pace of time is not so absolutely sin
erior" as certain gentlemen would
nave us believe. 1t seems probable
hat ct least a few of the more pros
porous negroes are fitted to take part
n state, or even in national legisla-
ion.
Disproportionableness with twenty
ne letters, is said to be the longest
english word.
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