Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-09
ABOUT BOYS THAT PLAY BALL,
THE LEAGUE SEASON WILL SOON
BE UPON US.
THE PANTHER cITY's TEAM WILL
BEA GOOD ONE AND WILL MAKE
A HARD FIGHT FOR THE PEN
NANT-THE UNIFORMS TO BE
woRN-SPoRTING NOTES.

The near approach OF the opening of
the baseball season in Texas has set
the cranks to talking and already they
are making predictions as to what team
will come out in the lead at the end OF
the season. Fort Worth will have
good team and will make a hard fight
to come out In the lead. and the clubs
admirers confidently expect they will.
Every club in the league is already
claiming the pennant; that Is. they all
will have the champion team this sea-
son. The only thing to be feared now
is that there won't be enough pen
nants to so around,
The Fort Worth team is rapidly get
ting Into proper shape and II they
play bail with the leaguers as they
have been doing with the Baldwins,
they will come out somewhere near the
top at the end OF the season,
The grounds at Sportsman's park are
not in as good condition as could be
wished. but before the seasons opening
they Will be in tip top shape. The dla-
mond Is all right, but the field is in
poor shape Its condition spoiled sever
al nice plays during the Baldwin
Fort Worth games.
Ansons colts" will be in Texas next
week and Will play most OF the Texas
Southern league teams 1t Is to be
hoped that they will visit Fort Worth
and give the fans" here an idea OF
how they play ball in the National
league. II Fort Worth Is not included
in their itinerary an effort should b~
made to bring them here. as this will
be the first and probably the last OPP
pOrtunity Of seeing the great and truly
only Anson, man nearly 90 years Old.
but as active and nimble as lS-year-
old boy. The 'Old Man. as he is fa-
millarly known, has been playing ball
since he was l6. He not only knows
how to play ball but also plays bill
iards and has met such men as Ives,
Schaefer ct al, and never fails to put
up an interesting game with any OF
them.
The following is the mileage to be
covered by the eight clubs OF the Tex
as-southern this season: Galveston,
1929 miles; San Antonio, 1867; Houston,
i20i; Shreveport, 42IJ; Dallas, 4l55; Aus
tin, AHA; Fort Worth, 4Oil; sherman,
1898. Total number Of miles, A.9ls.
McCloskey has twenty men with him
Mt Houston from which to select a
| team TO represent Louisville In the
National league this season OF this
/ number about ten will be looking for
Jobs by the time Mac strikes "Old
knintuck." McCloskeys many Fort
I Worth friends would like very much
to see him do well in the National
| and bring the "eolonels" in at the
home plate a little better than last
/ place.
| 1t is reported that Al Lockwood, the
heavy hitting left fielder of the San
Antonio amateur team has received
an offer from Sherman aud that he
may accept it.
Work on Galveston's new park is
! progressing satisfactorily and will be
completed by April 10 at tine latest
The Galveston team has reported for
duty and viii play the Chlcagos on
April 7, and O.
Manager Legg of the Sherman team
has furnished President McNealus with
mass of documentary evidence bear
ing on his contest for the possession
of w. b, Douglass, third baseman, VINO
jumped his contract to go to the ST
Joe Western association, for the re-
lui ~ u youbAdsS 70 tue SutIlNAu GluD.
and II the remand Is not honored the
case Will be referred 10 President N. Il.
Young of the National board
The Austin manager Is rapidly push
Ing work on the new park ut the dam
and will have It in readiness before
the season opens.
'Mikado' Flynn has cast his fortune
with the Houston team, and "Mikado"
promises to put up the game Of his life
this year.
Official scoring blanks. with special
instructions to scorers, VIII be forward
ed 10 each club soon.
The Galveston uniforms will be black
Shirts knlckerbockers. caps and stock
white letters.
on March "a President N. T. Young
officially promulgated the fact that the
Texas-southern league Of baseball
CLUBS was under protection.
IT has been given out that free pass
es arc limited during the season. Six
each club for their local papers. CORE
spondents OF the Sporting News, the
Sporting Life and the New York Clip
per using their own credentials Any
beside the above mentioned will have
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