The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
THE TEXAS BALL LEAGUE.
Ail the Clubs Signing Players fol
Next Season.
SEVERAL OLD fAyORlTES ENGAGED
Manager Reed Of Houston Expects
His Aggregation to Set the Pace
In Contest for the Pennant.

In conversation with Secretary Taub yes
tsrday In regard TO baseball for the coming
season, he had the following to say TO q
Post reporter:
1T was indeed gratifying news to every
body interested in outdoor sports to hear
that tho Reubell bill. introduced FOR the
purpose Of forbidding by law the playing
OF baseball and other outdoor games on
Sundays. was killed. Had this bill passed,
It would hardly have been probable that the
Lone Star State would have seen any base
be a losing venture for any town in this
State to keep up a team, provided Sunday
games were not allowed.
1.-The outlook for next season In the
league seems at tho present. very bright
Austin. under the able management OF
Frank weikart. the old Houston favorito,
n ready for the opening of the season; as
] understand. Frank has his whole team
signed already. According to James Nolan.
San Antonio has five or six crackcclaclts al
ready under contract for the coming sea
son. and II the players Nolan mentions
have been signed. the Bronohos will be
season. Manager Ward Of Fort Worth.
whose reputation for gathering pennant<
winning talent IL well known all over the
State, seems TO be signing his team for
next season. according to the Sporting
News. which paper had an Interview with
Mr.. Ward. wherein he stated that he has
signed several youngsters from last years
Kansas State league also Wolover and
Stanley. OF last years Fort Worth team
Manager Ward will no doubt have n first
class team next season. as he Is an cGcol-
lent Judge of young ball players.
I'm Dallas everything looks lovely and
the goose hangs high. according TO that
Napoleon OF baseball. John J. McCloskey.
He has couple Of last seasons stars In the
Texas league signed In Mike Lawrence and
George Keefe and II the balance OF his
men are NJ the same caliber as tho afore-
mentioned players. he'll have pretty hard
gang to beat out
Galveston with Manager George Der
mody and Happy Jack Huston AZ tho helm
Is In able hands and the fans OF the Island
City can rest assured that those gentlemen
will give II club next season of which
she will be proud So lar they have signed
Hoover Nance and Huston OF last years |
team. also parvin and Jemison pitchers !
and Hess. catcher
The prospects for Houston are all that !
can he desired Not wishing to pose ms o |
that the team that will beat ont Manager |
Reeds team the coming season will have |
10 Ice composed OF different material than |
that which has been signed so Tar BY the !
different clubs In the State. Manager Reed |
has been exceedingly fortunate in signing /
the men he has and keeping Within the
salary limit. Somc otithc men who are go |
Ing TO compose the Houston team next sea-
son have vet to make their initial bow to
Texas audiences, but they come recon- /
mended not by National league PLAYERS |
hut backed up with records In stronger |
minor leagues than this Of which they can !
Justly be proud They are personally /
known 10 Manager Reed. who has played
with and against their In the past. aud /
VINO feels sure that II they will show M |
as well next season as they have done IN |
the last few years they Will quickly take /
the place Of those on last years team whom
the management has not been able to ~
cure aeain for the coming season. Others
are well known throughout the state and
need no Introduction 70 Texas patrons The
is the list Of players 50 far signed
by Manager Reed Some of these players
have been signed for two or three weeks |
hut Mr. Reed dt not tecl a, liberty TO an
nouuce their names MS be did not desire To
publish same until sivRnce money was sent
out 10 an PLAYERS | sent this 10 every ono
Of them last Wednoaiay. the delay hrlug
like 10 take chances on losing all tho "A
vance money had the bill passed This Is
the team
Pitchers W L crowcn and CLAUDE
Hardy; catcher. Henry T. Cote fret base
Sham Meyers second base, Goo NJ Reed
third base, W l., 1oreney; lost field Chas
G Becker: right fcid. Tnm Turner. and
who is signed and Who has also
accepted advance but Whole name We
would not like IN announce NJ the nrestut
time. but who PLAYED In this league last
season and was ahnHt as gnol. II ROT "a n.-
tie batter than any 81 them
w !. Crowell who pitched for Paris
and Austin last scssoa. e 10 every way
FIRST class pitcher and pitched good. steady
ball during the whole season for those
clubs. and won = majority Of MS games. al
though tho SEEDING accorded hiu hy those
clubs could have hcon much better
Claude Hardy IL VOL known ln Hous-
ton, as be- ,,ayed hero IN 1898 aud last sea .
son pitched for Galveston TN Tort Worth
dropped out OF the league. when be went
TO III Psso and PLAYED With that club .ie