San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-08-12

1t is believed that the double
umpire system willim.bel. adopted
next:year.
:,Tmpire Gaffney :says he has a
harder time OF it'll this {year tina n
ever before.
Foutz uses the largest bat in the
league and knocks out many a
good hit with it.
There is every reason to believe
that Anson's colts intend to win
the pennant in 1898.
FL Paso made it too straight for
Waco. The second game was won
by FL Paso by score Of 8 to 2.
1t would be just like the Chica-
spe colts to sail in and win right
along while their best man, Ryan
is disabled,
This is the day set for the San
Antonio and Bracket base ball
teams to do battle royal on the dia-
mond at San Pedro park.
According to reports from Men,
phis the Southern League is in a
fiourishing financial condition.
All clubs have made money and
the outlook for next year is bright.
The reason Moses Eeickstein is
so opposed to baseball, is because
one day Just as he was entering
the gate, after having purchased a
ticket, the umpire yelled "three
balls.
Three good umpires will be on
the grounds today-Messrs. H. F.
Henderson, George H. Walker and
H. II. Murphy. However; only one
will officiate at one time, and only
will another be substituted when
one is killed at his post.
On last Monday Charles McCOr-
mick, a pugilist of Jackson, Mich,
and a victim of uTrequited love,
shot and seriously injured Miss
jeanette Neil and then sent bull
let in his own head, causing death.
The woman is at the hospital, and
the surgeons think she will live.
Steve Butler stated to reporter
for the LIGHT the other day that
with the exception of the swelling
of his throat, he is in excellent
condition and punching harder
than ever before. He was unable
to say where the fight would take
place, but said it would not occur
in this city.
Jake Gaudaur has again chal-
lengpd Stansbury, the Australian
Oarsman. II the challenge is not
accepted by September 5 Gaudaur
will claim the championship of the
world. Stansbury says he is will
ing to row Gaudaur if, the latter
will come to England where STAINS
bury now is.
T. &. Appley, the Oarsman, left
Pawtucket, r. l., on July 3, in an
aluminium shell. He is on his
way to Chicago, having agreed to
row from Pawtucket to Chicago in
the shell. He reached Mackinaw,
Mich, on last Monday and left last
Wednesday to resume his trip.
The shell in which he is making
this remarkable voyage is 81 feet
s inches long, and weighs but
twenty pounds.
Whenever the Pittsburg and
Louisville teams meet on the field,
and Ehret and Weaver are in the
the game, these two players rip
each other up the back with Texas
League "reminiscences way back
in 'SS. In the last game between
these teams "Red" Ehret got in one
on "Buck," good and hard, and
created applause and laughter
from the $1,000 spectators present
After "chewing" awhile in the
third inning, cred" exclaimed
"Well, | never ate a tamale with
the shuck on, down in San An.
tone"
SOlly Smith, who recently defeat.
ed Johnny Griffin, and George Dix.
on are now practically matched
No articles are drawn up, but Zick
Abrahams, Smiths hacker, and
Tom O'ROurke, manager for the
sable champion, have agreed in the
presence of a dozen witnesses tt
have their men meet before the
Coney Island Athletic club. The
purse offered amounts to $4,000
which Judge Newton offered on be
half of the Sea Side club. The con
test has been set for September %
Newton states that it was readily
agreed between himself, the club
and the midget fighters hackers t
hold the battle on the above date
Lit may occur, perhaps, sooner.