Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-08
THE TEXAS-SOUTHERR LEAGUE,
Galveston Finally Agrees to shreNe-
port and New Orleans rs Members.
The Season FIxeh-pIaycrS and tm-
pIres-Mho Were Present.

Dallas. Tex, Jan. THE Texas
Southern baseball league met at the
Oriental hotel at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.
The morning session was devoted to
Il discussion as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
dropping New Orleans and shreveport
and making It d purely state league
y committee. consisting Of Me5srs'
DermOdy Richards aud Legs. were ap-
pointed to consider thu condition Of tn"
league circuit or harmonic Galveston
into accepting the Two outside cities.
and 10 make their report at the after
noon session.
An adjournment was taken at Il
O'clock unit. 1880 o'clock this afternoon,
At the afternoon session the only sub
ject discussed was the continuation OF
the mornings discussion, the advisibil-
ity Of throwing out shreveport and
New orleans and making the league u
purely stat organization.
All the clubs except that Of Galveston
were satisfied with the out-Of-TeNas
clubs. Mr Dermody, the Island city
representative, made such vigorous
objection that no compromise on the
subject could be arranged, and the
meeting adjourned until 1880 y. m.
In the Interim Mr. nermody finally
stated that his club would remain In
the circuit II the two outside clubs paid
Tor extra mileage. This was agreed 90
by both Shreveport and New Orleans
ana the matter was adjusted satisfac-
torlly to all parties.
The schedule committee made a re-
port, but their work viii be revised
and published about February 10, 1t
was agreed, however. that the season
should open on April 20 and close Aug
ust 80, giving each club sixty-three
games at home and the same number
abroad, and leaving but seven idle
days during the season, Should there
be more postponed games than can be
played upon those open dates they will
be doubled up and played two contests
Tor one admission 10 the last days OF
the season.
The league will make n daily assess
ment OF 10 per cent Of the gate re-
ceipts for the first month for running
expenses and after that per cent.
Each club In selecting uniorms will
submit samples OF colors to the presl-
dent. In order that there may be no
two uniforms alike.
The league adjourned at o'clock sub
ject 20 the call Of the president.
The Waco franchise was granted to
George w. Blackburn. the well known
pitcher who promises to put one OF the
best teams that ever represented that
city on the professional field. He has
numher OF irst-glas5 men ION
string" ana will have his team under
contract In week. The Waco people
are enthusiastic over the new league
and promise to give them first class
support.
All clubs VIII Immediately begin send
Ing out contracts to players.
The league Is after nrst-class UNI
pirr5 and has some good men in view.
Their salaries will be SIPS per month.
they paying their own travelling ex-
penscs
The delegates present were George e.
Dermody, Galveston; Ted Sullivan,
Houston and New Orleans proxy; r.
y. Richards, Fort Worth: George
blackburn, Waco, L. NJ. Legg, Deni.
son-Sherman; George Robinson. Dali
la7i Lloyd Bowers and r. T. Nolan,
shreveport Toby Hart could not come
on from New orleans, as private bust
ness detained him