San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-18

in the Texas league, but it is too late to
kick now. l will give the league I am
in until the fourth of July. 1 was to
report March q, but owing to the flood
1 suppose it will be about April is be-
fore | report. l see in the Sporting
News that the park at Nashville is
eight feet under water. l suppose
Grip is in his glory again, and has got
all kinds of hoodoos to do up Austin.
1 received a letter from Buck Miller
the other day; he says he is going to
Fort Worth; it looks to me like that
is the weakest team in the league"
The fact that the Sherman students
opened the season on Friday with
thirteen men last year is now said to be
the cause of Sherman's disastrous Cy
clone, which made Claude Jones go
daffy last spring. o..
The Twin City Tigers, which name
seems to have been adopted for the
Denison- Sherman team, have been
weighed and, if avordupois counts for
anything, they are a formidable lot,
their combined weight being 1898
pounds, an average of a tIifie over 166
pounds. Sherman Register. This
however includes twelve men.
In his instructions to umpires, Pres
ident Heuermann says: 81 expect you
to enforce the rules, with which you
manner, and in way that will satisfy
the public as well as the players.
You fully understand that the posi-
ton of umpire is one requiring good
judgment and quick decisions. If an
umpire is gifted with these qualities
he will satisfy the players and please
the audience, to whom we must look
for the support of baseball in Texas.
The Texas association has arrived at
a point where it is no longer an exper-
iment. 1t is today an organization
which commands the respect of the
National League and, from all indiCa-
tons, its success is assured. In or
der to protect you and to assure a full
obedience to your orders and to ena-
bic you to command the respect of the
players, l assure you that 1 will enforce
all fines that you may impose upon
players or managers or any other per-
sons connected with the game. You
are instructed to warn any plyer for
a violation of your orders or the rules
of the games for the first Offense, fine
him not to exceed So; for the second,
and put him out of the game for the
third offense. In the event you i'm
pose a fine upon any of the players
you will at once inform the scorer
to that effect and at the conclusion of
the game make a report of same to me,
together with any other irregularities
that may occur upon the ball field.
l desire also to impress upon you that
/ will be equally as strict relative to
your own behavior. I will not, under
any circumstances, tolerate your pres
ence upon the field in any condition
that would in any way unfit you to
perform your duties and will impose
fines upon you and hold you subject
to expulsion for such an Offense. You
must always appear upon the field
in uniform"
1t is estimated that there are no less
than 10000 men in the United States
who earn a livelihood at baseball.
s.
Not a bit of dissension prevails
among the Bronchos either on or off
the field. Here is a speciment of the
harmony and good-fellowship as it now
exists Last Thursday While Charley
Weber was at the bat and Tom Hays
was pitching Weber cracked one out to
center field. Before Bailey had time
to start for it Weber was running
around the bases yelling '1et me get
it,"
Following is the schedule for the UNI
pires of the Texas association: April
II, 49, 49, Jack at Austin; Clark at CAL
weston; Land at Dallas. Brennan at
Denison; April 20, 81. %, Jack at San
Antonio; CLARK at Houston; Land at
Dallas; brennan at Sherman: April
2S, "A. %. Clark at Galveston; Jack at