The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-20
HOUSTON BADLY TREATED.
Schedule Promulgated by Ward Is
Not Fair One.
ONE VERY DISTINCT BAD FEATURE
Is The Arrangement OF Sunday Games
With Galveston, Which Also Has
Good Right to Protest.

The schedule of the Texas league, as
printed exclusively in The Post yester-
day morning, caused a good deal of stir
In local base ball circles. There was not
sufficient time to carefully analyze it and
ascertain just how Houston is fixed as
compared with the other teams But one
thing Is very apparent, and that is that
Houston and Galveston got very decided
Y the worst of 1t. Just one instance.
Fort Worth and Dallas have six Sunday
games with each other. three in each
town; Denison and Sherman the same
Austin and San Antonio likewise, Hous-
ton and Galveston have two Sunday
games with eacn other. one in each town
tney nave Denison and Sherman to nll
IN with neither of these teams getting
Nl any great number of Sunday games IN
either Dallas or Fort Worth Houston
aud Galveston have spit series at bal
las none of the other teams being 50
treated; Houston gets no holiday games
except the morning OF the Fourth of
july. which amounts to little a careful
analysis VIII be submitted In sunday
t0st ana everyone can See how IT Is.
President Bailey was red hot and Wig
oTonsly protests against any such treat
mont, Secretary Taub was in a like frame
Of mind; both expressed themselves as
on record that there will have to be am
amendment. As Galveston Is very nearly
bad off as Houston they will also take
vigorous action.
Neither Houston nor Galveston can
stand the, schedule as handed down by
Mr. Ward, and that it Will have to be
changed there is no doubt.
Manager Carson; who was appointed
rs member of the schedule committee,
hut who was not present. makes his pro
test as follows. and he has already pro
tested to President Ward
Houston. Texas, March l9.-Gdtor Of
The Post: Dear Sir--I wish, through the
columns OF your paper, to enter prote u
against the schedule Of the TcXas-South-
ern League promulgated by w. II, Ward.
manager of the Fort Worth team, and
published In to-day's Post, My reh-
sons for ohiecting to the schedule are
| that IT dscrimnates against Houston in
! favor of Mr. Wards club that II throws
| lIouStons sunday games with clubs that
will not draw as we'll as others and that
| our mileage is largely in excess of what
lit should be Under Mr.. Wards schedule
Houston will play only two sunday
/ games with Galveston, rival city. dur
/ Ing a season Of nearly six months, while
| his club plays six games with Dallas,
| Fort Worths rival.
But aside from these facts the schedule
/ should not receive official recognition Tor
| the following reason: on Tuesday last
! the 18th instant. | received n letter from
! Mr.. Ward stating that there would be a
meeting of the schedule committee, OF
! which ! was a member, in Fort Worth on
| March II, the day previous | immediate
! ~ wired MIR. ward that his letter had
! lust reached me and that as the papers
stated there was no meeting ned on
| the Eth, l desired to have the meeting
p5stponed to some future time. To this
! message Mr.. Ward replied that he would
not wait. on the same day. March is
he called a meeting of the committee.
| formulated "A schedule and failed to notify
me. This action on the part of Mr.. War
| contend is not only unfair. hui Illegal
and should not meet the approoa''oh OF
'''' w. ]. Carson.