The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-30
THE WORLD OF SPORT,
TEXAS BASE BALn CORPSE TO nE
REVIVED.
rho FLORIDA rlnb omoieIs Inclined 60
Roast Ready, Corbeics Manager.
Crippi. Creek, Colorado,
BIDS for tho Fight.
san Antonio Express.

San Antonio Express.
since tho football craze haH struck
Texas tho many ardent base ball enthusi-
asia OF the Lone Star state have vigor-
ousiy ngitated reorganization OF the
Texas league OF profession base BAN
clubs for the ensuing sepson. Prellmi-
nary meetings have been held In various
parts of the State aud plans suggested
Tor the successful conduct OF league
next Scaebn.
Galveston and Houston and equally aa
eager Cor professional hase han are She
admirers or that game OF San Antonio
and Austin, Fort Worth and Dallas
also want 20 come IN, but present ini'l-
cations are that the league win consult
90 four cities instead OF six and that
The four citicn will bc Houston Calves
ton san Antonio ami Austin,
However, the cuterprihlng citizens Of
Dallas and Fort Worth WIN not allow
the league to be organized without maxi
ing strong and favorable bids for mem
barship, according 20 reliable reports
from those cities.
MIR. Horace Moore. state representative
or the Fire Department Sgrrly company OF
lalmin, ". r.. a IA the city from Hous-
ton, the State headquarters for that firm,
having Just returned from PearHall where
4
Riue for thnt place. MIR, Moore made hle
headquarters nj waco last summer and
was here with the Waco base ball club.
or which no WAS the manager, and which
played such exciting aud interesting games
With the SAN Antonio team AT san Pedro
park and were Witnessed by large crowds.
He rs one OF the prime movers for q
league nnd Is working diligently FOL the
formation of one for the season or ~.
He was seen Ut the Southern hotel,
where he 10 stopping FOR the present,
last night aud IN speaking OF Texas
league. for next season, said:
From all i have thus far heard
the people OF Texas want professional
base ball next season by All means. !
was over at Galveston lniely and talked
with several leading business men on
tile subject and they NIL expressed theme
selves In favor Of q league and that
they were willing to give II hearty sup
port. Tho business men OF Houston
want u league and win put good club
into II as nm advertisement OF that pros
neroas city. Austin Is all right and
can be depended upon. As for sam An-
tonic, Judging from what ] saw while
here last GUNNER with the Waco team,
tho people OF this city aspire for first
class ball, and IL good professional
team WIZ be placed in this city II VIII
no doubt receive hearty supper from
the local ADMIRERS. / expect 10 remain
here only fow days ON my present
visit and In TINT time win speak 20
several business men and get their views
on placing flrst-claRs professional base
ball team in the league. ! am satisfied
that sun Antonio viii come IN. Tor this
city is always among the leaders In any
undertaking That VIII heneiit thc state
A professional base ball club in d league
Will always serve AK a good advertise
rnent for a city and Is AN lnducement
20 capitalists for investments IN such
places ais It demonstrates the enterprise
Of the citizens to have their town repre-
scented IN an organization that win
bring its name before the reading pub
lie
when 90 you expect to call Il meet
Ing to perfect organization OF the Lacquer
was asked Of Mr. More.
"a meeting Will probably be called In
n few dnys.
when do you expect to hold the meet
ing, and whereY
aThe meeting wnl be held between Ian
uaiy aud 70, mud Austin Is spoken OF NJ
the place Tor holding II, being The most
central l6cation.p
who win represent San Antonio at the
meetng2"
'That question has not yet been de
ci1ed and am not III q position TO shy
na yet, although / have spoken 10 several
leading hase ball men ~ this city and you
c9n rest aBsiired that San Antonio VIII
have a strong representation IL the meet
ing
"iiow about Fort Worth and Dallns;
are they coming into the lengueY'
We'll they are anNioua TO put N clubs
but the general opinion seems that the
JUMPS are too biz and that a League conf
posed only OF the four cities / have men-
toned would be more compact However
this Is not final and the league may be
composed OF six elubs before Il Is fully or
ganized'
when will the Texas league champion
ship season open7"
'sriiose matters WIN be attended TO NJ
the meeting next month and | can not
ray anything about that But, ] can as-
sure yoii one hing that the public OF
Texas VIII witness some Of the finest es-
hihitiGnA 81 tile National game ever pieyej
down hero, next March, prior 70 the open.
Ing OF the championship lengne seaaon
These games win be played by clubs Of
the National league which VIII tour rex'ls
for the annual spring practice and Will
tend 10 encourage the game down here.
have received letters from the managers
Of the Tiiisburg. Phiiadelphia, Chicago.
st, Boiis and other clubs Of the big league
which win be down here next March"