The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
THE LEAGUE MEETING.
pm Antonio Dropped and six Clnbs
To Finish

San Antonio, Texas. August 6.-At tho
Pecial league meeting held today. San
ntonio was dropped from the league and
frangements made for playing out tn /,
ason with s.N-club circuit This a.
on was only taken by the .naena.es af-
Pr a three hours session. FUN Of vigorous
eba'e and episodes of more or les /,
yrotechnic nature. II was prababIy the
Pnsest and most spirited session the
af,pc magnatcs ever he'd
Tie meeting was cal,cI to order NV
resident Heuormann at II O'Clock In <
Forming IN u amor of the s.. James ho;e..
very city in The league was personally
presented except Fort Worth. who q
rc%y was held by Manager McCIoskev OF
pal!as. Managers Baker OF Pal.s, DRAG
Waco. Dermody of Galveston and Taub
houston were The o her visiting dele
ates. There were TWO representative ar
ne san Antonio club-Managars O'Connor
ld Weber. ~ lCSsees or the club and
~ oeorRe lines. as onv of the board of
lreclois of the san Antonio Baseball as
ucla Ion. which owns thr local fran.,i;s 10
immediately after Mr. Heuermann ha
IaliHd Ter order and stated the object OF
ne meeting. the Question of how 10 reu-
dV me break III the circuit caused by the
cropping ous of austin ana 10 Ieurrlrse
he schedule came UP.
| M ptrmody suggested that the only
oiuNon was TO continue Wi h a siA-cIup
$Heut' and said he understood that the
pan Antonio mana gems mt was In hiri
nancial straits anc unable TO pia, OF:
| ne season. Messrs. O'Connor and Neia
FAD they could not stand The nine t3ie
|i.avs which had been given them by the
Fropping out of Austin. They were VIII
kns 20 say II out howe. err If some ~
(allgsment could be made for giving thsm
Sames every day Several sugg stlons
CWtre oherea. bu: none of them were feusi-
ph. as this schedule could not be rear-
banged with seven clubs
Mr. Dermody suggested that Paris b,
dropped and said 1t was a drawback 4,
assage between mm and Mr. Baker
1t was finally decided that the best way.
tonic. ~ '''''' All
Mr.. George Hines represented the fran.
chlse owners of the local association ana
inadc stubborn iigM 10 retain san An
,oH'o IN the league. He showed that the
i1eai ASSOCIATION was responsible Tor thu
ciuo ana INA; San Antonio has met its
opil%aHons toward the Texas association
ana on tnat ground made strenuous obiee-
Ion lon 10 Icing ouste6 from The league. Mr..
Ilthes iontei out that he League had no
y Ssaus To drop San Antonio, and Pres dent
stated that his only recourse
WAS 10 refer the matt - to the Nation II
will do.
Messrs, O'Cpnnoi ana Weber. lessecs of
me franchise, stated that The team Is no.
inahing expenses ard could not see how
sun antonio could finish the season with
out AIsNin In The circuit ard sand tho
responsibility fol guarantees and sallr es.
ne uropping OF San Antonio becomes
eHeotNe after the close of the present
sshes With the Dallas club tomorrow af-
iernocn
Ihis releases the Bronchos, and Haus-
ton: having finished second in the first
ssres VII. play the saN-off sepes FOR the
anp Win Galveston, the prospective WIZ
her OF the ssccnc series.
ne magnaies met again at o'clock to-
night, Manager Dermody's prCtCst over
ne forfeited game Paris had played win
oalNtston Wednesday was IN FIRST bust
. us appointed arbitrator. dee dcd in Man
n n Bakers favor, the latter having
pvNuleu ON that n storm came up viii h
inhue 4 imposs!t'e to play the game out
i, IN Ihe complaint of Mr.. Baker aRairSt
a Mr, ianb for failing 70 pay him the guar
shd iIous,on, PIesideu. Heuermaan ruled
.hat Paris was entitled TO this guarantcs
!, I, ne team was a. the park ready to play,
nut SAID the league coSld not insure It
The ways and means comm ttse con-
nosed of Messrs. McCioskey ana Derm9dy.
Anhcnnced that the original schedule WI.
n n plsYed out nv the remaining SIX clubs
s xhe Paris and Waco clubs VIII return to
.>orln Texas after finishing NJ II ,us on
A. .,alVes ton and play out tha remain
osr or the sea son between them elyes
night.
Galveston IL Waco l.
galveston. Texas, Angus: 6.-Galyestou
won toeay's same In one of the most Tn.