San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-19
THE LAST DAY.
Tomorrow the Missionaries Will
Have to Play Ball-Notes.

sionaries to put on finishing touch
es prior to the opening OF the
grand race for the championship
OF the Texas-Southern Baseball
league. This eventful day, which
is tomorrow afternoon, has been
looked forward to with unusual in
terest by everyone who has a warm
spot for the great American game
in Texas and Louisiana.
The men who are to furnish
sport for the San Antonio ball pa
irons this season have been at
work every day this week acquaint-
ing themselves with the many in
trlcacies Of the game, and tomor-
row afternoon at four o'clock,
when the curtain of the season of
'95 will be rung up, the Missionar-
les expect to be able to put up a
game that will fetch the bunting
in any league. The opposing team
will be Schachern's Senators
of Austin, and they are SAN
guine Of bringing the flag to the
city Of the big state granite build
ing. The other clubs, Of course,
are equally as confident of winning
the championship, and as every
club is going into the race with
that end in view some exciting
games can be looked for this sum-
mer.
The press, which is always
friendly towards honest sport, I'M
der which head baseball occupies
first place, supports the game
literally all over the country, and
will do likewise in San Antonio.
The players will be treated
with fairness and will be re-
quired to put up the best article Of
ball they are capable Of. If they
show up well, which it is hoped
they will, they will receive credit
for it, and if they prove too slow
they will be notified. Therefore, it
is "play ball" from the start. In
dividual record-playing will not be
tolerated. Every player will be
required to put forth his best ef-
forts to win the game, and if the
team is composed Of such men the
Missionaries should win in walk.
THE FOUL TIP.
A question which will no doubt
cause considerable wrangling
among rival captains is whether
or not a base runner can be thrown
out by the catcher on a "fOul tip"
which under the revised rules
counts as strike. Chief OF I'm
pires Harry Wright has decided
that the runner must hold his base
in case of a foul tip caught by the
catcher within the ten foot line.
That is rational way out of the
difficulty, but there will be some
grumbling by runners who get a
good start just as the tip is madt !
That Mr.. Wright's decree is not
generally acceptable is shown by
the fact that President Hart, OF
Chicago, has wired an objection to
Mr.. Wright's Interpretation, and
insists that the play shall operate
in every way as a mere strike. A
prompt ruling one way or the other,
binding on everybody, is therefore
in order from President Young.
DIAMOND DOTS.
Clare will pitch for the Mission
aries tomorrow.
Austin's manager Joe Schachern,
is a catcher, and he will receive for
the Senators.
Gus Sherry, the old Texas
Lacquer, is with the Senators and is
said to be playing good ball.
The Missionaries attended the
performance Of the Marine band at
the Grand last night in a body,
upon invitation Of Manager Walk
er.
The back stop at San Pedro park
needs to be padded. Many new
ball will be torn, as it is now.
Pitcher John Ruckel will play
in the outtield tomorrow and will
pitch Sundays game. Tyler is
expected here in time to pitch
Mondays game.
The Austin team will arrive
over the International tomorrow
morning.
The Austin and San Antonio
teams will parade the streets in
carriages, headed by brass band
tomorrow afternoon, prior to the
game.
In the past three games Glare
has struck out - men and given
only one base on balls.
Instead of "hurrahing" the home
team the local rOOters should en-.
courage it wherever they can.
The cranks of other cities always