San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-08
BRIGHT BASEBALL BRIEFS.
What the Big Clubs are Doing to
Interest the Cranks.

What the Big Clubs are Doing to
Interest the Cranks.
Lou Whistler, who played first baseball
for the San Antonio professional baseball
team in SO, is now playing with the St.
Louis Browns, having recently been re-
leased by Louisville. In the past four
years Whistler has played with Washing
ton, ID. c., New York, Baltimore, Louis
vile and row with st. Louis.
Frank Weikart, well known San An
tonic player, is at present covering second
base for Memphis, Tenn. Dick Phelan
of this city has been engaged to play that
position for the Memphis team, but he
recently had his wrist broken and has
consequently been laid up for repairs Sc
veral weeks. Dicks place was filled by
Frank Behne, who has also played in San
Antonio, but he, too, has been unfOrtun-
ate to have his arm broken few days
ago. Now Frank Weikart is covering
second base until Dick is sufficiently
healed up to play again. The
Memphis second baSemen have been un-
fortunate this year, and the striking c.
incidence is that they have ali played in
San Antonio. AS a consolation for The
present local second baSem body
knows hint is not out of order 10 state
that the above players were not injured
while playing the bag, but while at the
bat and the accident could have fallen TO
any one else as well.
Mark Baldwin and Charles King
KOenig), PittSburgS pitchers. have been
released and have signed with New York.
King has been released by New York and
is now at liberty to sign with any club.
1t is safe to state he will not be very long
out of an engagement. Louisville is after
him and will very likely capture the
king pitcher"
Pittsburg is putting up a magnificent
article of base ball and the Smoked ltal-
ians' are surprising the country with the
game they are playing for the penant.
They have been on the top notch for over
two weeks and if they keep up their pres
ent gait they will stay there. The Cleve-
land Spiders have dropped down TO fourth
place from the top and the Boston Reds,
who were third last two weeks ago, have
made wonderful sport, and are now
lodged in third place. Dave Fonte'S
Brooklyn BridegroomS are close second
to PittSburg. The Washington Senators,
who have played winning ball, are grad
ually falling and are now in ninth place.
New York, Chicago and Louisville are in
the rear, with the latter having cop
per lined cinch for the tail end honorS.
If any doubt existed as to therevival of
the national game such an impression
must be diSpeled by even the most skep-
tical at glance at the Decoration Day
crowds. That the game is more popular
than ever in the metropolitan district
where the crOakerS were lOudeSt and
most persistent, Is shown by the enOr-
nous attendance there. One year ago on
Decoration Day there were 1900 S pect :
tors at the morning game on the Polo
Grounds, and a few over 1000 in the after
noon. Last Decoration Day, at thefOre-
noon game 5000 spectators attended-the
largest morning crowd for New York in
the history OF the game-and in the after
noon the multitude which sat, stood and
tiptOed for two hours numbered $4,000,
which is the largest crowd that ever at
tended a ball with the exception OF the
famous New York Detroit game on the
Polo Grounds.
The attendance at the games in the
following cities on Decoration DaT were,
fore and afternoons included, viz: Brook
Ign, 1900: Boston. 1868; Philadelphia
1900; Pittsburg, $1,000; Washington, H.
300, and New York, 29.l4 All that can
be written would not be so eloquent in
telling the story of the rehabilitation Of
the game Of base ball, as were those vast
thrOngs OF good -natured, enthusiastic
people.
The season of 1893 is a banner year for
the Southern League, III any way, shape
manner or form. The games are well
played, and the attendanceS are large.
New Orleans is the best drawing town,
and as many as 1000 people turn out to
witness the games. Memphis is drawing
exceedingly well, and 1000 are on the
grounds on week days. The Southern
League is proving a winner in every re-
SpeCt.