Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-15
NEWS or THE SPORTING WORLD
MATTERS ABouT THE TEXAS
LEAGUE FOR THE FANS.
Results ut New Orleans Yesterday.
FOOL Room Gossip--Isncing at East
81. Louis--Umpires Have Been
Circumstance for Fort worth.



President MeNealus OF the Texas
Southern League yesterday forwarded
to President N. E. Young Of the Ma
tional League, Washington. the money
TO pay for protection TO the Texas
Southern League under the National
agreement. for the season OF 1895. Every
club OF the eight constituting the cir
cult paid Its full assessment, and re-
moved the only embarrassment that
was confronting the league. Texas
Southern League clubs Will now be
fully protected.
All the clubs Of the league have
either all or part OF their players
signed. In this respect the Texas
Southern is farther advanced than any
other minor league in the country.
Ted Sullivan today by letter officially
notified the president OF the Texas
Southern League that he had trans
forred his Houston franchise to II. Il.
Hepworth and accepted a franchise for
a club In Dallas; also that the team he
had signed for Houston Will play the
season through In Dallas.
The president OF the Texas Southern
League has appointed MIR. II. T..
Bailey as the Dallas member
OF the stan OF subsli-
tutc umpires, having learned that bust
ness engagements would probably pre-
vent George Lilly and Ollie Mansfield
from officiating, Mr.. Bailey has been
strongly recommended by q number
OF the leading baseball patrons OF Dali
I've
John Brennan, OF st. Louis, has ac-
copied position on the regular staff
OF Texas southern umpires. The other
three ppolntees-Quost OF Detroit,
Ia ~ b.. uHH
Anderson OF Mount Vernon, lll--will
probably announce their acceptance
within the next few days.
The organized whecmcn OF Dallas
have proposed 10 the Dallas base ball
officials for the building OF a grand ath-
letlc park, for use as ground for base
ball, foot bail, bicycle racing and other
sports, II IL proposed 10 make q one
third bicycle track around the base
ban field, This would make IL one OF
the largest athletic parks I'm the cuun-
try The Queen city Street railway
also offers 10 back the enterprise, but
II Is more than likely that the base
ball club Will conclude ~ go ahead
ana make their ARRANGEMENTS to play
az the park In the Fair Grounds.
The Alexandria Q-l) base bail club.
which is not In any league, but which
has "a strong team, i3 arranging a Texas
tour and desires TO play series OF
games In Dallas during the latter part
Of March or early IN April They play
IN Fort Worth ON March 20, 30 ana 81
Tho Dallas league team will not report
mere until about April H. but there VIII
undoubtedly be enough good profess
sional talent IN the city to give the
AloNahdrinns few whirls II dntos
are arranged.
Mr.. VIM, Hepworth, the new man
aver OF the Houston club. telcgrapbed
President McNcalus tonight that he
had signed O. ID. Pickering and Pierce
Childs 60 play In his Houston CLUB
and wished Il officially announced In
order 10 protect him In his claims 10
their services Tor the season OF 1895.
Prcsldent McNealus today sent Of
ileiol notifications to Joe l.. Quest OF
chicago, John Brennan. 81. Louis, A,
II, Anderson, Mt, Vernon. H., NJ. j. Nc
Laughlin, Richmond, VA. OF their np-
polntmcnt ON the stan OF the regular
IeNaS southern league umplres, and
notiled them to report TO him at Dal-
las on April 10 for Instructions and as
siBnmentB.