San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-27
BASEBALL SITUATION.
SAN ANTONIO IN THE DARK AS TO
THE OUTCOME.
Nolan Writes That Brophey's Team Will
Report in San Antonio April l-Hous-
ton Suggests Reccius "A Local
Rooter Suggests Good Idea.

| ton Suggests ReCcius "A Local
i Rooter Suggests Good Idea
| Pete Brophey has until the end
of this week to raise ST. 200 cash
and give a $1,000 bond as a guar
antee that he will place and main
tain good baseball team in San
Antonio for the season of '96,
Since Brophey left San Antonio he
has not been heard from only
through Jim Nolan. The eX-league
secretary writes very encouraging
~ of the team he expects to give
San Antonio, but does not state
what success Brophey is having in
securing financial backing for the
venture.
Said local rooter yesterday :
"It would be well to organize a
stock company at once and raise as
much money as possible, in case
Brophey flunks. Immediately
after February l, II Brophey has
not raised that money, all negotia-
lions with him will be off. We will
then wire one of the several mana
gers that want to come here and
close a deal for team. Therefore,
it would not be a bad idea to have
about $500 worth of stock paid up
by the first. In case Brophey turns
out all right, this money can be
refunded"
The following is taken from Jim
Nolan's letter in yesterdays Gal
weston News:
"The league people and the San
Antonio enthusiasts realize by this
time that Pete, Brophey means bust
ness when he accepts the Alamo city
franchise with the heavy penalties
attached. Do they imagine for a
minute that, if Ted Sullivan was
behind Brophey in the scheme he
would put up the money and bond
required? Not on your three-for-a
quarter tintype. Ted isn't built
that way. Brophey will be in San
Antonio by his lonely and is TAX
ing the chances single handed. In
regard to winning team, the San
Antonio people do not need fear a
bit. l am signing the players for
Brophey and have strings out for
forty different men-seasoned play
ers, experienced but not back
numbers'-and before ten days
have passed 1 will be able to
give the list complete. There is
only one in the lot that ever played
in Texas before, and he never wore
San Antonio uniform. The West
ern association, and New England,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ma
tional leagues have been raked
over for talent. There isn't any
jumping over the limit to do it,
either. 1t isn't hard to get good
players cheap at this season Of the
year. Brophey's team will report
in San Antonio About April l, and
between that date and the opening
day they will be drilled in good
fashion and ready to go into the
field to fight for their lives. The
new San Antonio uniforms will be
attractive in color-maroon caps,
shirts and knickerbockers, and
black sweaters, belts and stock
ings."
And here is what the Houston
POSTS baseball man says:
$50 we have escaped the afflic-
ton Of having Ted Sullivan again
this season.
CATER keeping San Antonio on
his staff all winter and flirting
with New Haven and the Lord
knows how many other places,
Ted abandoned his first love like q
lost soul, leaving the Texas-South-
ern league and the San Antonio
franchise to the tender mercies of
ex-Secretary James Nolan and
Umpire Pete Brophey. But the
good people Of San Antonio would
not have it that way.
"Phil Reccius of Louisville is
about their size, and IL they want
a winner let them back up Reccius
and he will give it to them. My
advice to them is to get capable
thorough baseball man. Such a
man as Reccius, who is well
known throughout the length and
breadth of this baseball land, could
inspire confidence and select team
in dark room with one eye shut
and both hands tied. By all means
let US have Reccius."
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