Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-06
BASEBALL OUTLOOK SPLENDID.
INDICATIONS or a HOUSING MEET
ING AT DALLAS MONDAY.
Secretary Nolan OF the TexRs-south-
ern League Arrived Inst Might
From 81. Joe, Mo.-Notex of Interest
About the Game.

Texas-Southern baseball league, reach
ed the city last night on his way TO
Dallas, where the states baseball mag
mates will meet in session tomorrow.
Mr.. Nolan came direct from St. Joseph,
Mo-. where he was business manager
of the Western association club OF that
city. He learned his knowledge OF the
baseball business in the Lone star
State, however, for he was official
scorer and press agent Of the Calves
ton club from 1883 to 1892, and is we'll
known all over the country as base
bail writer.
Mr., Nolan called at the Gazette office
ant chat said: There is no earthly
reason why the Texas-Southern league
should not only be financial success
next year. but ought to last as long as
there is n particle of baseball enthu-
siasm left within the broad confines Of
This state. You may say there has
been really no good baseball in this
state for nearly iive years, and the alb
sence OF 1t has whetted the appetite
of the fans for the genuine article
they will soon have the pleasure of see
ing
THE new league will bring into prom
inence u body Of young and active
players who Will have their hearts and
minds on their work and not Zoe losing
sleep over their averages There Will
be no uld-timers and back-numbers
such as d!sgraced the league in former
years by dissipation and Indifferent
playing. These youngsters have their
regulations 10 make and they will leave
no stone unturned to advance them
selves.
The laws OF the league will also be
of great help in prolonging its career.
The division Of gate and grand stand
money Will be a godsend to some of
the smaller towns in that 1t will put
every club on the same footing and
make them equally strong. The 10 per
cent taken daily from the gate receipts
to make a sinking fund will come in
handy TO bolster up any club that
may show a sign of weakness.
rake the clubs scparately--as TO
financial backlng-thcy are stronger
than ever before. In every town those
behind the organization are reputable
business men who have the confidence
and respect of their fellow towns
men, and that will 30 a long way to-
ward pOpularizing the game. An excel
lent selection of managers has been
made, and every indication points to
business like methods IN the coming
seasons work.
"One great fault in years past has
been the poor quality of umplring
the league has had to put up with,
but there Will be no complaint on that
score his year. The staff has prac-
tically been selected-though am
not yet at liberty to divulge the names
but I can say that they are first
class men, who understand their work
thoroughly. are able to command the
respect and good will of players. and
will tolerate no disreputable work in
the field
Another point that the league is
going to be very strict on Is the con-
duct of players, not only on. but Off
the field. Rowdysm and drunkenness
will not be tolerated, no matter what
comes. The men VIII have to act as
gentlemen on the field and the man
that plays rowdy ball or uses Indecent
language will be severely dealt with.
'Booze-hghting,' to use a slang base
ball expression, will result in the of.
fender being not only fined all the
money coming to him. but will also re-
suit in his being blackllsted forever
In this league.
Baseball ia considerably different
from what 1t was a few years ago, and
We propose to show the people OF our
state that II can be made to pay like
any other business"
Mr. Nolan leaves this morning for
Dallas. where he will be in attendance
at the league meeting, after which he
goes to his old home. Galveston, which
will be his headquarters for the season.
Full representation IL expected from
every city wnen the meeting Is called
to order at the Oriental hotel Monday
- q 4 -.
the cities already In, there will be par
ties present from Austin and San An
tonic, working for franchises for those
towns
There will be n strong fight made by
Galveston and several other cities TO
have New Orleans and Shreveport
thrown out not only because they want
1t a purely state league, but for the
reason that the two outside towns-on
account of the long Jumps--will be n
dctrlment Instead of a help to the
league. The Island City people claim
and with a good deal OF truth-thnt
aside from the Sunday attendance, New
Orleans Ia not as good as the Texas cities
leans isnot as good as the Texas cities
In the way of money-maker and that
Shreveport would be n "qulttor" from
the start. They have facts and figures
to bear out their assertions, and will
ianlans.
San Antonio is fine ball town without
a doubt-in .act. there is no better in
the southland ,he attendance at the
amateur games at Austin last year
shows that the state capital ought TO be
a financial winner with any kind OF
a good team. Dick Phean. the WELL
known ball player, will head the Alamo
City delegation to the meeting and
Austin will have a quartette of good
workers on hand to see that its interests
are not overlooked.
In the way of actual baseball news.
there is little going on. All the clubs
are rapidly signing players, but the
names OF none OF them will be given
out until after the meeting.
a great boom TO the new league will
be the presence OF so many National
league teams in this section In the
spring. Louisville aud Chicago have
already secured grounds at Houston
and Galveston for lont, preliminary
practice and at its close Will make a
tour OF the Texas league circuit. Ralti-
more. 81. Louis, Plttsburg and Cincin-
natl will also come over this Way for