San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-03-22
"BRoPHEY's BRONCHos.u
That's the Name Selected for San Antonios
New Ball Team.

New Ball Team.
There has been considerable deIav I'm
getting players to report, but the greatest
bunch OF them will be in this morning
kilograms from Clark and Parvin an
nounce their coming today, and Neyin.
Crotty, McKeever and Gull are due on the
same train. Mackey was permitted TO
remain In alveston today TO play against
Chicago. and will be in Tuesday after
noon. Transportation was forwarded to
everyone week ago, but failure to de-
liver tickets promptly at the different
points has caused delay. Jones and Grif-
| fin report that their tickets were three
days reaching them, though the orders
for them were telegraphed direct
Jones, Griffin, Miller and EIsey were
out yesterday afternoon at the park work.
| ing hard. The new men show up very
satisfactorily and handle themselves like
the good ball players they are claimed to
| be- Griffin is as active as a cat on his
| feet and covers great territory. He han
dies thrown or batted balls well and gets
them away from him fast, and he has an
eagle eye for fly balls.
! Ed. Mackey was looked for yesterday,
! but instead came a request from Captain
| Arson TO allow the big fielder TO remain
over Sunday in Galveston to captain the
| professional team that plays the "Colts'
there today. The request was acceded to.
Mackey will be in Tuesday morning.
Claude Jones on his trip down from Des
Moines. was unfortunate enough 10 lose
grip containing, besides some clothes, his
| playing shoes and catcher's. nitt. in
| the eight years have been out, says he,
this is the first time such a thing hap
pened to me. The next time go away
I'll hsndcuff my grip TO my arm"
| Had the schedule-makers been wise
enough" said Manager Brophey last
night, ito give San Antonio and Austin
more Sunday games together, 1t would
have been more satisfactory to us. Out
side of that we have no kick. We get a
majority of Sunday games at home
with the strongest clubs, too-aDd most
Of the Sunday dates away from home
are in the best drawing cities. We have
Austin here for two games on July 4, aud
play in Dallas on Labor Day" The
league will have meeting at Dallas, on
April 6, TO adjust the kick over the
schedule, and Manager Brophey will at
tend.
It isn't any fault of Manager Brophey
or the local railroad men that ali the
players are not on hand now. The delay
in giving out transportation seems 10 be
from the outside ticket agents.
Cars will run direct to the gates of
Riverside park this afternoon to accom-
modate ali who desire TO go out.
The contest for supplying new team
name for Manager Brophey's men was
practically settled last Sunday morning.
when the first letter was mailed at 9
o'clock. The name suggested was "Bro-
phey's Bronchos." and that satisfied
Manager Pete. The lucky guesser was
Adolph Marks, of 230 Obraje street, and
he can get his complimentary book, which
is good for all games, whenever he calls
for 1t. The winning title explains itself.
The total number of guesses received was
56S. The titles offered ran all the way
from the sublime to the ridiculous, and
many displayed a great deal of wit, but
all were practically unanimous against
using missionaries" any more. Over
$50 names were sent in. Among them
were such as Pioneers" Saints" "Eu-
chillades,n Boiled Cigarettes" Black
stOckipgs" "H Historians, Alamo In
SSRa evoIutiop,sts "aPasriots "..bescODs,"
Comets" Alamo Braves Rangers"
"Crackerjacks," etc. "Enchillades" was
suggested, because the writer believed
the team would be ''hot stuff" Boiled
Cigarettes is slang apellation for San
Antonio's noted fruit, tamales. The
name, "Revolutionists," came from
witty type manipulation of the LIGHT,
who believes the fact of San Antonio
having a good team at last will revolu-
tionize baseball in Texas.
Riverside park is in perfect shape, and
ready for game right now. The dia-
mond was laid off by Surveyor Franklin,
on Friday afternoon, and the home plate
put in place with great ceremony. The
wire is uD along the front of the grand
stand, The. intield has been thoroughly
skinned and leveled to a space OF 500
yards, and will be rolled again several
times to put it in perfect shape. The
coming week, work on the outfield will
clear it of weeds and bushes and leave it
as level as the diamond. The bleachers
will also be put up, on an angle with the
grand stand, back of the third base line.
Ticket offices will also be built,
Practice this afternoon will be from 800
to 5 o'clock, and every enthusiast and
"rooter" Is invited out. All the players
on hand, besides Riyas and Garcia. will
take part in the work, which will be
mainly confined to in and out field prac-
tice and ''fungo" batting. Practice every
afternoon will be free to those who wish
to go out.
The new uniforms will arrive this
week.