San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-05
BASEBALL FOR '96.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
Ted Sullivan Reported Engaging
Players For San Antonio-red
Denies That he Is to Go On the
etage-other Matters.

be q grand success. Nothing but
encouraging news is being received
from every city that is to be repre-
seuted. tits expected that Presi-
dent Ward will call meeting some
time in January, at which the cir
cult is to be formed and permanent
officers elected for the season.
Just what cities will comprise
the circuit has not yet been deter
mined, but it is thus far known
that these cities will be in it, to-
wit: Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin,
San Antonio, Houston and Calves
ton, which are the six cities that
comprised the original Texas
league of 'SS. The cities of Waco,
Corsicana, Sherman, Denison and
Paris are clamoring for admission,
and the league may be made an
eight or ten club circuit. u
The managers OF the different
clubs, as announced so far, will be:
Dallas, Henry Fabian; Fort Worth,
w. l.. Ward Austin, George Black.
burn; San Antonio, L. P. Sullivan
Houston, w. j. Carson; Galveston,
w. l.. Work.
1t has been printed that Ted Sui
livan would manage the New
Haven team of the Connecticut
league and has forfeited the San
Antonio franchise, but since then
1t has also been reported that Ted
Is in the east, signing players for
his San Antonio team and would
reach here after the holidays. This
latter report, it is hoped, is true,
for without Sullivan it is not likely
that San Antonio will have a base
ball team next summer, at least
not winner, and that's the only
kind tho people here want.
The players that Sullivan is re-
ported as having engaged for San
Antonio, are Ernie Hodge, the
faithful little backstop and hard
hitter OF last years Dallas "Steers :"
George Keefe, crack pitcher. For
third base Ted has secured big
Michael O'Connor, who will Re re-
membered as playing with Sher-
man and Dallas last year. Then we
arctic have Virgil Garyin, the crack
Sherman pitcher. Others that are
to wear a san Antonio uniform
are Paddy Boyle, Kiilackey and
Jimmie Driscoll and Gus Mackey,
the Indian pitcher. The ball
ance of the team have not
yet been announced, but they will
no doubt be equally as good. By
this 1t will be seen that San An
tonic will have sure enough win
ner, and one that will be deserving
OF support.
But what can Ted mean by his
long silence? He has not been
heard from since he left us. Pro-
badly Ted has been collecting rents
on his $4,000 worth OF property in
Washington, or can it be that he
has Joined issues with Steve Brodie
aud is enlisting recruits for the
war with England. 1t is said that
Sullivan is very patriotic when he
gets started, and being an old
chum of Brodie very likely drop
ped into his place while up that
way, when the war question came
up and Steve suggested the idea OF
forming a brigade in case OF war
and ;at the same time have a
chance to set old Ireland free,
which has been Ted's ambition all
his born days.
1t is reported that Ted. Sullivan
is to start soon in an Irish comedy.
However true this may be, he has
given out a quiet tip that because
John l. who Is no relation to Ted,
whatever, has failed to make q
success of the man from Boston, or
Uncle Anse is trying to act, is no
reason that he should go on the
stage. "Basebsll is good enough
for me-" says Ted. "When there's
no more money in the game, FL
quit, but the way things are look
ing now the game is yet good for
years to come. and is getting, more
popular every year. It's baseball
the people want, me boy, and L
tell you 1t is the only game"
Thus far three umpires have
been engaged for the Texas League
for 1916 They are G.. w. Bishop,
Jack Brennan and Joe Broderick.
Thew are old baseball men, and I'M
less their eyesight or hearing Is
at fault they will give utmost sat
isfaction.
All the cities have their teams
about complete. There will be a
number of new players in Texas
who were never down this way be-
fore. All the cities will have sew
eral new players. OF last seasons
players few, If any, will be found
In the league who played on the
Son Antonio team. From last re-
ports Billie Hughes was down in
Mexico, Sherry and Miller are in
Austin, Abbott is in Cleveland, o.,
Graney, Reese and Dolan are at
home in st. Louis and the others
have. not been heard from since
49, left San Antonio.