The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29

ninns OF Inc Iost
Manager Carson several days ngo
signed NJ, G. Whitehll of last years
Detroit club to play third base on the
Houston club Whitchiil is 6nc fielder,
heavy batter and a wclI-behayed fellow
With him the team Is complete. On
Sunday, March II or %. the Hous-
toDinDs viii line up us follows against
the club that halls from the Windy City
ut Galveston: Catcher. Henry Cote;
pitcher. John r. Roach; first base and
base George NJ. Reed; third base, NJ
&C.. Wlitchill; shortstop, elmo Jacobs;
left field, Manager w. j. Carson; center
field. John Leeson, and Pitchers W. II.
Mccormick and Henry Coolidge Scmple
on the bench. Isn't this a corkcr?
Nothing has been heard from sherman
for some time and II is surmlscd that
no steps have been taken in the way OF
placing n team in that city next year.
MIR. G. l.. Gregory, ex-president of the
Texas Southern league, and prominent
merchant of sherman, was The prime
mover in organizing the baseball assoc
citation and it was mainly through his
efforts that the club was kept in the
league throughout the entire season In
letter 10 the sporting editor of The
Post. published some time ago, he said
''i'he prospects for base ball in Shcr
man are not very bright for 1896, hut
all | think II will take will be little
working up.
II GG~N my time to base ball last sum
mer, but can't do it this season of the
year A great many here are crying ball
next season, but won't 20 down in their
pockets aud put mp, 80 can't say whit
the result will be. went down In my
pocket last season and gave my time to
it. 50 now they must get some one else. +"
The sherman Register hits tho nail
on the head" when il says: IF sherman
is going 10 be represented in the Texas
Base Ball league next season it IL time
the fms were Mt work. There Is no
use waiting until all the available plny.
crs are signed and then decide TO go
into the League"
Ted sullivan announces that he hns
signed the following players for his Snu
Antonio '9G team; Catcher, Ernie Hodge;
Frye; first baseman, Mike O'Connor;
second baseman. Jimmy Driscoll; third
hascman, o. llagnD; short stop, Pat
Hoyle, and outieldcrs, Keebe and Iii
lacky.
All Of these men. with the exception
of O'Hagan and Frye. who played with
Roanoke of the Virginia State league
tNHl Niils NtlF WIN ~ NV flpF'
Of the season.
Manager George Blackburn Of Austin
has signed the following men, who viii
compose the club that will represent the
Capital City in the Texas-sonihern
league next year: Pitchers, Blackburn.
ponnelly, Chard and Edwards: catchers.
Wolyerton and Nye first baseman, Kreh.
meyer; second bascman. kicriDan; third
hnseman. Dawkins; shortstop Bastian:
left field. kieeman: center field, WEIGH.
One Of the pitchers or catchers will al.
ternnte in right field.
Alge Mcbride IL spending the winter
near Mar,insville, Ind.
Ollie Smith, who played center field
for Houston In 1897 and who was in
the Virginia league last seasoh, has
signed with Syracuse.
Outfielder Eddie Ashenback of last
seasons Dallas team has signed with
the Newark, n. j., club In the new At
lantlc association.
Arthur Sipp, whom Work claims 10
have engaged for Galveston, denies that
be will play in the Texas league next
season. lie will manage and cover