The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-15

| mark. while his fielding was 1924. Reed Is
| a nervy, aggressive player, and in the
game all the time.
| Jacobs and Short have never played "a
! professionals before. hut come highly rec
| commended the former by Mr. McClostey
ana the latter by Tom Parrot. Both
havo showed up we'll in their preliminary
! practice. Roach says Jacobs is a wonder
and Is in class by himself
| Jacobs Is another find OF Tom PARROTS
and IN practice nelded and batted like an
| old le0guer
Jimmy Slagle, who will cover the middle
garden, Is the bright particular star of
| the aggregation. so say all who have seen
| him play. He fields like Roberts who
! was hore in 1892, bats like Mcbride and
! runs bases like Johnnie Cedar Next year
| Jimmy will most likely be iu the bg
league Taet year his batting average was
| as, fielding 1854.
| Henry cute, who will do the catching, Is
a man Of National reputation aud will he
| tho leading catcher of the Texas league.
| He played last senson with Louisville and
| Lynchhurg. Va. Vie had offers from every
| club IN the Virginia leagne, hut preferred
| to come to Houston. Batting average last
year. 1892; fielding, 1888.
| The team, taken altogether Is probably
| tho fastest that has ever represented
| Houston. The club that beats Houston
| this year Will win the pennant. The boys
are all gcntlemanly young fellows and
| strictly sober not L usher among them.
| Manager Carson has played professional
, ball ana understands his business. lie
| Intends to NAV Winning har fron, tho
! OUTSET Last vear he was ~, unn,ra md
! gave satisfaction even in /, vear when NM.
/ pires were changed so often 1t diff
cult to keep posted from one series to
another.
President Bailey and Secretary Taub
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