San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-16

Pete Brophey, to whom San An
tonic is looking for winning base
ball team, is here, getting things In
shape for the season. He has most
OF his team signed, and il appear
ances will not prove deceptive, San
Antonio will be main factor in
the pennant race. At any rate, it
will be the best team that ever bore
the Alamo City's fair name, and
there's some consolation in that.
Whatever may have been said
about Mr.. Brophey, the cranks will
be ready to forgive him, oh, ask his
forgiveness, provided he gives them
a team that will hold its own. This
ought to be fair. But should San
Antonio in some manner carry of
the rag, or even be within fighting
distance of it, what will the cranks
do?
"The hardest club We will go
against will be Houston" says
Pete, "and Houston won't have any
the best OF US. AS for the rest, our
club is equal to any, IL not better"
This is saying a little much, but
then, just size up our team, and
Pete may be giving it to US straight
after all. Charley Elsey and Jack
Thornton What San Antonio
rooter is not acquainted with their
smuggling powers. On more than
one occasion Elsey has snatched
victory from defeat for the pithy
Painters of Fort Worth with his
little stick; and Pete's got him on
the list. Jack Thornton If this
lad comes to San Antonio there
won't be enough brass bands in
town to supply the music; and
Pete's after him. Then there is
Big Bill Douglass and Emmett Rog-
gers. One of these two will
likely be signed as catcher.
Neither of them need an in
PRODUCTION to the cranks, and
whoever is landed will soon make
himself known by his good work.
There are others, and they are as
good as the rest. They are: Eddie
Gull, OF Lowell, Mass, third base;
Andy Porter, Chippewa Falls, Wis,
in and outfielder; Percy Griffin,
Des Moines, Ia, short stop; Pat.
Callaghan, Philadelphia, pitcher;
Frank Lacourrage, New Orleans,
pitcher; John Flournoy and AL.
Crowley, outfielders; Harry Cauli-
flower, pitcher, and Norris O'Neill,
second base and captain. There
may be several changes in the
above list, and even IL not, these
players will compare with any in
the league.
Manager Brophey's idea in
making every day ladies' day, ex.
cepting Sundays and holidays, is a
popular one. Although San An
tonic can already show up good
sized army Of lady patrons, this
will tend to increase the popularity
of the grand game among the fair
sex. Special accommodations will
be provided for the ladies, and
wherever the park will be located,
strict attention will be paid for a
space in the grand stand set apart
only for ladies and their escorts.
1t will be the sole aim of the man
agement to make this the grandest
baseball season ever experienced
in San Antonio.
"Just before / left Galveston
Billy Work offered me one Of his
players" said Pete upon his ar
rival. snow what did he mean
by Offering me that player? am
sure il he is all right Work would
not try to shed him. Billy is not
built that way. He wants the best
he can get so do l. II this player
is not good enough for Galveston,
he surely would be OF no use to
San Antonio. We want the real
stuff. No cast-offs in ours. Carson
also offered me two of his players,
but l told him to keep them"
Brophey has a stack Of letters and
is receiving them every day from
ball players from all parts OF the
country, and from the present out
look he will not run short for some
time to come.
All the players will be here
about April |. The season COM
mences the 18th. This will allow
them over two weeks for practice.
In that time the Chicago team will
be here, and probably st. Louis.
The players will begin coming in
about the middle of next month.
San Antonio will likely open the
season at Austin. A party is to be
made up, consisting of about 200
rooters or more, to go to Austin
on Sunday, April 10, and root for
Brophey's boys. 1t is believed
that Col. Rigsby would run an ex-
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