San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-23
BASEBALL BaEvITIEs

in the matter, and it appears that
if league is formed San Antonio
will be represented. A meeting of
the local gentlemen will be held
shortly to make final arrange.
mepts with Mr.. Sullivan for the
san Antonio franchise.
The ball has also been set rolling
in other parts of the state. Hous-
ton has organized a stock company.
W. j. Carson, at one time manager
OF the San Antonio team, will
manage the Houston. Carson says
he has lines out for some good
men and will put strong team
in Houston.
George Mendell, of Austin, says
the capital city will have hot
team in '96 and cautions the Alamo
City to be prepared for the Sena-
tors when the command "Play
ball ~ is given next April. In
letter to the st. Louis Sporting
News, Mr.. Mendell says: "a meet.
ing of the league will soon be call
ed to complete the arrangements
for next year, and Austin will be
properly represented. Everything
points to a successful season. We
will not be loaded down with last
years handicaps. At the Fort
Worth meeting Jim Nolan was re.
lieved of the secretaryship Of the
organization. 1t was good move
towards lettering the league. II
there ever was a man who could
not fill the position of league secre-
tary, that man Nolan was the one.
He did not give satisfaction to
single club. His work was a con-
conglomeration OF errors and 1t
was VIGOROUSLY known that he
favored certain players in making
up his averages"
lifted Sullivan manages the San
Antonio team, this city will have
a nine which will be we'll repre-
sented in the race, for Ted has
always surrounded himself with
nothing but good players.
Pete Weckbecker, manager OF
last years Shreveport team, is
DESTROYS Of managing the San An
tonic team, and has written a
friend OF his in this city to that
effect. Weckbecker is good
manager, which he showed him
self to be at Shreveport. He
showed his business principle
when the Shreveport players
went on a strike last year. He
stuck to the town and secured new
players, when some of his best men
quit him because they were fined
for insubordination. Weckbecker
gained the admiration OF the local
cranks when he played here. He
made several vigorous kicks on
the ball field and was roasted by
the rooters, but he was fright. But
it is the nature OF the rooters to
roast visiting players, whether in
the right or wrong. Weckbecker
has with him Shortstop Bammert,
Pitcher Keefe, Third Baseman
Kemmer and First Baseman N.Y.
ers.
George Bristow, pitcher of the
Galveston team, would also like to
come to San Antonio. George B.
Dermody, Galveston enthusiast,
recommends Bristow as a first
class captain. Bristow won twenty
three straight games in which he
pitched last season.
The cities favored as a circuit
are Galveston, Houston, San An
tonic, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Sherman, and either Waco or
Paris.
A local gentleman remarked the
other day: "Ted Sullivan is a good
baseball man, but Pm afraid he
would throw a game" Ted GER
tainly had opportunities to throw
games in San Antonio, aud this
would have meant bigger receipts
the following day. II the Mission
aries would have defeated the
Steers, the people that would turn
out the following day to see how it
was done could not be accom- mo.
dated. And how the Steers did
kick when they got the worst of a
decision Ted was after the pen.
nant, and he will be after IL
again next year. What inspired
the gentleman to make the above
remark was the post-cham.
pionship series between Fort
Worth and Dallas, consisting of a
series OF fifteen games. 1t is as
plain as the nose on ones face that
these fifteen games would not be
played on their merits. A cham.
pionship between two teams is
better decided in no more than five
games. When two clubs play fit
teen games and one club wins one
day and the other the next, in 2