Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-21
WARD is PRESIDENT
AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE
LEAGUE ARE ELECTED FOR
THE SEASON.
Mach Other bushes. of Interest TO
Fan. L. Taken Up and pisposed
OF enthusiastically.

Austin. Tex, Jan. 2O.-tspecisi)-The
adjourned annual meeting OF the Texas
Southern baseball league was held here
today In the parlors Of the Avenue
hotel. The meeting was called to order
by President John l.. Ward and W.
.. Carson acted as secretary.
Mr.. McNealus, OF the Dallas club,
moved that the san Antonio fran
chise be returned 10 thi league. which
motion carried. An argument OF the
San Antonio situation was entered
into. Mr.. Brophey, who was present.
Bpoke for some minutes desiring the
league to turn over to him the san
Antonio franchise. Mr.. Cooley made a
statement In behalf of the San <Anio-
MO baseball association IN which ne
said that he could assure the league
that n the franchise WAS rendered
him 10 could assure the league that
the Alamo city would come TO the
front with Il nrst-class team Upon
motion OF Mr.. Vining the San Antonio
franchise wEH awarded TO Mr.. Cooley,
Dir Cooley extended his thanks 10 the
league for lts kindness.
The question Of national agreement
protection was discussed In detail and
the matter Of protection was found
TO he In satisfactory shape.
The question as To the eighth town
20 complete the league was discussed
at some length. Mr., Nandresser, Of
Sherman. raid that he had recently
visited Denison and that city was very
anxious to have n team In the league.
Mr.. Nining preferred Waco. It was q
central point and would break the
jump from South to North Texas and
vice versa and as for the objection that
Sunday bali could not be played there
ha thntorht chat ffnrai4uTfn NthINh
was an enthusiastic bell town, could
be agreed on fer Sunday games and
II would not be en- Inconvenience, us
Corslcana liz not far from Waco, Mr..
Cooley finally moved that committee
be appointed to visit the towns and the
one making the best financial showing
ba admitted al the eighth team into
the league.
President Ward appointed Messrs
Carson. Works and Taub rs a com
Inlttee TO look over the field and thcy
were granted authority to agree OF
one of the cities and report 10 the pres
tdent
Mr.. McNealus complained that thu
ex-secreiary Of the league. Nolan, had
Illegally IN his possession a book ol
record and the constitution and bv
laws belonging to the league and mo-
tion finally carried that it be demand
ed by the league that the property b,
returned.
A discussion on the national league
coming to Texas for spring practice
was participated In and motion final
ly prevailed that league clubs coming
to the ftate be not allowed to play to
gether in any OF the towns and tha
they be compelled to Iiay for half q
the gate receipts and prat tlce with 10
cal teams OF the Texas Southern
league.
Tho reach ball was adopted us tn,
ofiicial ball.
The question of the pennant for tn,
past season was brought up and Pres
hent Ward made statement of tn,
trouble between the Fort Worth ant
Dallas teams. A. r. McNealus entere,
q protest against tho Arrangement be
tween Fort Worth and Dallas club
for the special series of games as sucl
arrangement was not authorized bl
the league and was un infraction o
baseball regulations, He did no
claim the pennant and moved that 4
be awarded to Fort Worth.
On the guarantee question heated
discussion arose. The motion which
finally prevailed was that each ylsitln,
club be allowed $50 for each schedule
game or 50 per cent of the gate re
ceipts.
The chair appointed committe,
consisting Of w. II. Ward. OF For
Worth, Blackburn. OF the Austin ant
Carson Of the Houston clubs. on Rched
uls. 1t was agreed TO open the season
on the 18Th OF April and close on tn
tth of October. The committeeman
VIII not make out the schedule unit
after they return home, However, /
seems 10 be the general opinion thu
In view OF the fact that the northern
teams came south last season III
southern teams Will 90 north this sea
ron and that Sherman will come I
Fort Worth for the first game, Gal
weston to Houston, San Antonio I
Austin and whatever town comes 4
the league as the eighth club can die
tnte 10 Dallas ns Shreveport playe
the opening game there
The league agreed on q. W BIshof
Joe Frederick and JC In McLauchan n
umpIres and the salary was fixed nt 1
per day. Harry Stsinfeldt, n men
Der of the Fort Worth team was nne
$50 for Decentralization. Officers Of IN
sekse II were nominated ma folluwe:
For president and treasurer, Joan l