San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-23
BASEBALL BUDGET.
MANAGER BR0PHEY PREPARING
FOR THE SEASON.
San Pedro Park secured-something About
Farms-A Foolish Idea Exploded
Other Interesting News and Gossip.

ioOh lOI UdStudll bulS ScdoOu CUu-
tinues cheerful, and seems to
grow brighter as the days go by.
The crauks are growing restless
for the opening day. They are
more hopeful for winning team
this season than ever, for they
have seen some of the players
that manager Brophey is signing,
and know just what they can do.
The others, Brophey says, are
equally as good. In that case San
Antonio has already won the pen
nant, and will only have to play
out the schedule to show the peo-
pie how it's done.
Manager Brophey has decided on
San Pedro park for ball ground.
The street car company has agreed
to repair the present grandstand
and enlarge it. A forty-foot wing
will be erected on the north end,
with a seating capacity of 800 peo-
pie. The larger portion will be re-
served exclusively for ladies and
their escorts. There will also be q
separate entrance for ladies.
The ladies provided for, the rooters
will not be overlooked. Mr..
Brophey says he will have room
for everybody, and will have bleach.
ers built out toward left field.
The entire seating capacity of the
park will be 1000, and 1t is safe
to say that every seat will be
taken. The park Is to be complet-
ed by the middle of next month.
The list OF players of San An
tonio's first amateur teams Of
twenty or more years ago, which
appeared in last Sundays LIGHT
has brought back old recollections
to the players Of those days. The
game was not as fast then as now.
The pitcher was not as predomi-
nant as now and the batting was
heavier. The fielders" had more
work, but the base running was
on comparison to that of the
present day. Neither did the catch
ers have as much protection. The
national game. like everything
else in the United States, has
improved wonderfully since that
time.
1t is astonishing to know that
there are still few in San Anto.
MO who believe that ball games
are "fixed." Only a few days ago
a gentleman foolishly asked how
it was that San Antonio won two
games in succession last season
and lost the third. He firmly be-
lieves that the first two games
were "hxed" in order to draw a
crowd for the third game. The
best thing this gentleman can do
to dispel such a belief is to con-
suit some OF our thirty.third de.
gree rooters. The newspaper boys
will be only too glad to expose any
baseball game that has been sold
or "fixed," and anyone reporting
such occurrence will confer favor
on the press. Betting or pool
selling is strictly prohibited by
the "national agreement" under
which the Texas league is organ.
lied, and II San Antonio violates
this agreement, this city will for
ever be banished from the or
ganization.
What is this farming" system
we hear so much about? What
does minor league expect to gain
by it? Louisville has EARNED
out" several players to Houston.
Fortunately there are no other
baseball farms in this league, and
it is hoped there will be none.
What If Louisville calls on her
players from Houston? Carson
will have to let them go, regard
less of the result. 1t is hoped that
the EARNING" system will not live
another year.
One Of Manager Brophey's latest
catches is Archie Cole, center field
er. This lad has playedlin fast COM
pany, is good batter and excel
lent fielder. Jim Nolan has receiv-
ed a signed contract from Short.
stop Percy Griffin to play in San
Antonio and deal with Emmett
Rogers Is expected to be consum-
mated within the next few days.
A professional team Of New Or
leans is to tour Texas next month.
"Dad" Phelan Is with the team,
and IL Manager Brophey is ready
by that time a game will be play
ed in this city.
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Manager Diddlebock of the st.
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