San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-31

about the same. There may, however,
be few changes, and if any, they
will be improvements. Manager o..
Connor has not yet decided on the
pitching staff, although he has a raft
of applicants to pick from. He has
not yet heard from Pitchers Kagey
and Sayers, but has other applications
from men equally as good under con
sideration, and may close with them
anytime.
The work of soliciting subscriptions
for the local association was dispensed
with the past week on account of the
unfavorable weather. The work will
be resumed this week, and those who
have not yet purchased any baseball
stock will be called upon TO join the
worthy cause The sale of tickets
has been entirely abandoned, as it
was deemed detrimental to the clubs
interests. Although the money is
good and helps the club along in for
warding advance money to the play
ers, the tickets will affect the gate re-
ceipts during the season, as the pur-
chasers of these tickets are regular
patrons of the game, andw hat mon
ey they give to the club now will be
missed later on, when the gate re-
ceipts are counted. There is Il little
misunderstanding regarding the ad-
vance tickets that have been sold.
There are many who were willing TO
forward fifty cents and content
themselves with only a general adj
mission, not including the grand
stand, for which they agree to pay
extra, while others purchased tickets
only after they We're assured of ad-
mission TO the grand stand. Some
even had to be promised that the
tickets would entitle them to a street
car ride to and from the ground, as
well as admission to the grounds and
grand stand Whatever promises
were made by the ticket sellers, who
offered their services merely to help
the game, were given in good faith,
and it is hoped that nobody will be dis
appointed. Everybody understands,
however, that it takes money to run
n baseball team, and a great deal
more to start one. As stated above,
there are many who are willing to
pay fifteen cents extra for the grand
stand, and they purchased the tickets
with that understanding. Whatever
action the club may take in this mat
ter, it is hoped will meet the approval
of everybody.
Wherever the ball park will be To-
se NJ 10 no
cranks, it is hoped that particular at,
tention will be given the diamond.
The infield should be as smooth as
a billiard table. Then the spectators
can look for some good ball playing.
A ball will bound true and the tielders
will know how to go for it. AS for
the location of the park the cranks
would just as soon have it at the
Jockey club grounds as at the San
Pedro springs. All they want is good
accommodations, and whatever trans
portation line makes the best offer
win get the ball park. This question
will be settled in few days. 1t is
certain that San Antonio will have a
good bali park this season.
There will be considerable improve
ment in the transportation facilities
for the baseball teams of the Texas
association this year, With the st.
Louis Limited and the Katy Flyer
running to Dallas and Fort Worth
competition between the roads run
ming to these points will be quite live
70 hn nj, IN
secure very good rates. Then there
is the proposed route between San
Antonio and Houston and Galveston
over the international and the Katy,
which is TO compete with the South
ern Pacific. which will make bid for
the baseball travel. By the way,
have you ever stopped to think Of the
large amount of patronage the rail
roads derive from the clubs of this
state? Take only the six clubs of the
Texas association. Each team car
ries at least eleven players, often
more. That will be a nice little pile
for one trip from San Antonio to Gal
weston or Fort Worth, and all the
teams make several of these jumps
during the season. Then can anyone
wonder that it takes money to run n
baseball club in Texas? In some of
the northern and eastern leagues the
Jumps are very small. often not more
than ten miles. What is saved i'll rail
road fares up there can be paid TO
players.
If the stipulations in the contracts
of the Texas association with it's
players will be lived up to the clubs
that make up the association will be
composed of gentlemen who will cas-
lily set the pace for morality for the
would-be reformers of the Lone Star
state. \ few of the stipulations set
forth in these contracts which will be
signed by every player of the Texas
association are here given: THAT he
will not without the written consent
of the party of the first part leave its
services; that he will not cOnspire or