San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-07
TODAY'S GAMES.
Dallas at San Antonio.
Waco at Galveston.
Paris at Houston.

Yesterdays baseball meeting was
about as exciting as a championship
game. There was trouble from all
quarters and President Heuermann
umpired the game in a strict and i'm
partial manner. Everybody played
ball from the jump and there was
sparring for an opening
The various clubs were represented
as follows: San Antonio, George R.
Hines, Michael O'Connor and Charles
P. Weber; Galveston, George B. Der
mody; Houston, Sam Taub; Dallas, J.
]. McCloskey, who also represented
Fort Worth as proxy for John l..
Ward; Waco, James F. Drake; Paris
E. B. Baker.
The gentlemen assembled for the
purpose of devising ways and means
for the best interests of the Texas
Baseball association. The schedule ex-
pires August %, and it is the general
desire that the league finish the sched-
ule The sole purpose of the meeting
therefore was to reduce the circuit to
six clubs on account of the withdrawal
of Austin. AS the remaining seven
clubs were represented and each de-
sired to stay, it became the duty of
the league to act in this matter, as a
schedule could not be arranged for
seven clubs. Messrs Dermody and Nc
Closkey were appointed committee
and recommended that for the best in
terests of the league San Antonio be
requested to resign.
Mr.. Hines spoke up and said that
San Antonio is not prepared to resign.
This caused a genral discussion. Mr..
OConnor said that 1t would cost the
club $500 or 5000 to finish the schedule.
He said the club is not making expens-
es, and couldn't see how they would
| pay $50 guarantees with $50 gate re-
| ceipts. The schedule shows that San
Antonio has nine more games with
Austin, which would give San Antonio
that many idle days, while the other
clubs in the league would be playing
ball.
A vote was finally taken and 1t was
decided to drop San Antonio, reducing
the circuit to six clubs-Galveston,
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Paris
and Waco.-and new schedule will be
arranged.
General regret was expressed that
San Antonio had to be dropped, but 1t
was deemed for the best interests of
the league on account of her geograph-
ical situation, since Austin is out.
peculiar feature of the meeting
was the representation of San Antonio.
Mr.. Hines was there as representative
of the franchise owners, while Messrs.
OConnor and Weber represented the
club. The former objected to San An
tonic being dropped from the circuit,
while the latter left the matter with
the league. The meeting appeared at
a loss to understand how San Antonio
wanted to continue, when the club is
losing money. OConnor said they have
paid all their debts and to continue
would only be digging their own grave.
The only matter of regret that San
Antonio cannot continue in the league
is the fact that the Bronchos chances
for the SAVIOR for the Hernsheim cup
are forfeited. This series will un-
doubtedly be played by Houston and
Galveston, unless Fort Worth can beat
out Galveston, which is hardly posi-
BILE The contracts of local players ex-
pire tonight.
McCloskey has not had the guarantee
at Dallas in fourteen games, but he al
ways managed to pay the visiting club !
their share.
A question that may create discus
sion is WHETHER the league has a right
to deprive San Antonio of franchise
so long as this club has met its obi
cations which it has.
President Heuerman stated at the
meeting that when the local associa-
ton referred him to O'Connor & We
Der for league dues he was told to call
on the association if O'Connor & We
Der refused to pay them. President !
Heuermann said that the association
was also responsible for the players
salaries in the event that O'Connor & |
Weber failed to pay them. This o.
Common said, was news to him. The
president further stated that the play
ers were under contract with the asso-
citation, and that these contracts would
hold good with National League Presi-
dent Nick Young.
The double championship season is
considered a failure. 1t proved so at
least in San Antonio, for after the
Bronchos won the first series the at
tendance at the gamess began to de-
crease and the impression prevailed |
that the team was not trying to win