San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-15
BASEBALL BREVITIES.

pionShlp Tor Dallas last year, has
been corralled by Manager Brophey
and added to San Antonio's pitch
ing staff, making the fourth.
Clarke won % out of SO games for
Ted Sullivan. He isn't much OF
batter, but as he will only pitch he
will more than do.
Brophey has been for some time
after ex. Umpire Ed. Mackey, who
played for long while with Fort
Worth last year, but couldn't get
him, as he was after an umpire's
berth liz the Eastern league or
Atlantic association. He slipped
up on either job, SO he has signed
a contract to play left field for
San Antonio. Mackey and Clarke
are expected here tonight.
All is in readiness at Riverside
park for practice. Elsey, Miller,
Clarke andMackey will begin active
work tomorrow. Everything is
in ship-shape and the big grounds
will be a treat to the eye when the
first bell is tapped. Ground-keeper
Foster and his assistant, Grip"
will spare no effort to keep it neat.
A good nickname is wanted for
the team, and Manager Brophey
will give free season pass to any
one who will send in a suitable
name. Letters can be addressed to
box 906. Where the best name is
chosen by more than one, prefer
ence will be given to the one which
has the earliest time mark or date
thereon. Therefore mark your slip
with the exact time Of mailing,
The inside snd winner will be All.
nounced III tlBSt Sundays LIGHT.
! Manager Brophey would like all
enthusiasts who have a liking to
take players around might owl
ing" to let up on any such inten-
tions, il they have them, and con-
fine their courtesies to other ways,
as he and the men will appreciate
them all the more. Being "good
fellow" with ball players is apt to
demoraliZe them and injure their
work. He doesn't want anyone TO
offer prizes for home runs either,
as the players will not be allowed
to accept them. Home run hit
ting isn't conducive either to good
team work or winning games.
The uniforms are being made
in st. Louis and will be here
in a week. The shirts and pants
are dark green, and white caps,
belts, lettering and sweaters to
match. The stockings are black.
The railroads are inclined to
help the game along this year, and
cheap excursion rates to bring
crowds from surrounding towns
will be given.
Charley Elsey's wife Is expected
to arrive here from Kansas City
tonight. He will Immediately go
to housekeeping and may board
all the team at his house, which
will be in the heart of the city and
away from the "tenderloin" dis
trict whore the players stopped
last year.
a local team, composed Of Jack
Phelan, Tony Garcia, Rivas and
other capable players, aided by
one of Brophey's battery, will
tackle San Antonio on Sunday,
April II, the last game before the
regular season,
According to a letter from Presi-
dent Mumby, OF the Michigan
state league, Tim. Nevin won "a
OUT OF 70 games he pitched Cor
-Adr!eu last summer, and was 1872
in batting and 1858 in fielding.
In case any weakness develops |
in the pitching statf-and that is
not looked for-Manager Brophey
can draw on three big clubs for
talent. Good pitchers will gener-
ally. pull the weakest kind of
team through, and any kind OF
pitcher ought to win with Bro
phey's team behind them.
Photos OF all the men are here
now but Griffin and Nevin, neither
having any. After they are all
lere large group picture OF Une
entire team will be taken for road
purposes.
After all his hard work there, a
'umor comes from Houston that
lack Garson's days manager are
numbered. That's tough deal to
ret after picking out such good
cam for those people.
Big Mike O'Connor has just been
eleased by Ted Sullivan. Had it
occurred several weeks ago Mich
.els autograph would have been
N the bottom Of a San Antonio
ontract by this time. Denison
nay get him.
Billie Hughes, who caught for
he San Antonio team last year,
nd Shortstop Leonhardt, of the
'ort Sam Houston team, have
one to Denison, and are trying to
atch on up there.