The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
BASEBALL BEGINS TODAY.
The Opening Games Of the Texas
League Season.
CUSTOM AND, GALyESTONnC
II VIII he Only for Few DAYS.
The Island City Fans Are some
what Discouraged.

Tho practice season Is over now, and to-
day the Texas baseball season Will omen
and for the next few months the fans
will be IN their glory.
The Bunalot~ Will SO down today on the
1855 Galves IN, Houston and Henderson.
and ut o'clock win begin the struggle
with their rivals, the sand Grabs. Both
teams are crippled as starter, but this
will rot continue FOR long, and when they
get together In Houston next Tuesday
they are likely TO be IN good shape aga.n.
kroN has bech ordered by his physician
to refrain from playing until he .e en-
f!iely recovered. which VIII he IN a few
days. Becker VIII not be abe TO play
before Tuesday and McGanns arm VII
ltuui.e ai..Nnu.tn Mnlcn he could not give
it ana play snort. las hitting VIII MOI be
i1sl however, as he Will pay rsht Held
SANDY McHowan viii go win uhe cinp
to lia.N es on and VIII play at short.
Hardy VIII pitch the opening game and
II mmerer will be In the box sunday.
The team IS in fine shape. barring the
sick lst, and great things may be ca
poctci OF them. Reed has got n good
team together. and bad luck wont sack
TO II long, for Houston ball players are
proverb.ahy lucky as well as piucky,
The 'rooters' special flyers were ag a
premium yesterday. and the demand
Tor them Is any indication of the crowd
going To Galveston sunday the park down
there VII be fun OF people. Ine Calves
ton, Houston and henderson has made n
have right of way over everything. make
no stops and Will land the fans IN Calves
ton in very Ettlo over an hour. The nun-
her aboard VIII he telcgraphed ahead ana
street cars viii he In waiting to rush them
TO the Jsark making a lying trip also.
Roper the local amateur. whose good
work is we'll known IN Houston, has con
scented TO 10 in tho box for Galveston
wh.lc Dcrmody's pitchers are crippled and
will go down with the Houston club ;hls
afternoon.
Reeds men carry the well wishes and
the hopes of the Houston baseball en-
thuSiasts wtth them. and that the hope Is
well founded no one doubts.
The Sand Crabs.
Galveston. Texas. April i6,-'rhc Calves
ton baseball fans viii not be surprised II
Houston wins two out of the three games
TO be played here. If Galveston comes
Out better than that Il WI DO hard TO hold
down the Pirate Island rodlers. The
Sand Crabs will not open the season very
Auspictously, US ile club Is very weak in
the pitching department. ParNln 6 really
tho only standby Of the club. Iarvin VIII
pitch sunday. Who VIII pttch on Monday
the de9lce only knows. Manager Dermody
* iishug Tor tnil Knell who pitched for
vac Washington Nationan league clup, aiti
Tor Sparks, VINO pitched for Nome IN the
Southern league last year. \ lttlo later
IN the se1Ss.n Galveston VIII he on Easy
street IA regard 10 pitchers, as the sum
mer suns win have thawed out the arms
Of Huston and klopf, both OF whom ar"
good, sery.ceab!e pitchers. 1ust now
these old players have TO nurse their
wings But, regardless OF being some
what crippled, the sand Grabs w-ll keep
the But1aloets busy and may perhaps sur
pr sc them.