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hat. be was hit first With The ball. tAea =
SGT haseer, followed By a thfee-
pagEc-. ana The fourth une Eot as Use
90 balls. After the raw s1ge Is ol- Ae y ~
be fo-ni TO lie : s9ie13.d man io' Sc = 2.
Collifower WAS wrlcore si-ai % W
diamond. For Tie first h4lf q. ne sA-ae
lie played umpire. and ife ias; hall = %
sscond base. where he sccrotca VITA ease
The oniy Chance offered h.G- lie seems 70
Re IL good form TIE ;e-ln g 1ow
plete. end Viii quietly eei i1to soo1 vi
ing order And richt here e Woia g. "a
vice 70 the b1Ss Lee team NaTk p .Lf o.
der ot the year'sn5 rot in3iy.5rG! aver
ages. II yea VIII ell pull Together N'a
wiii win tia; peanant t1t Z. 51n i1i
against each other the whole layout N'i4
get left And another HcTt. Gel sai-e
system icto your coachl1E AusIl iEs
been lame rtzbiy weak n tr's resrect- 2T
meu on the lines Co NOT uut ca9asa lTe
into their wors. nor Go ;he coache9s f4l
into their positions promptly eno-Sa 3 ne
captain should SEE to this very important
matter. and. hold the coschers Responsible
for he work done In running bases WY,
yesterday the coachers even allowed hat
old gag Of holding the hall 70 be worked
On Badger al thifi Manager Wcksrf, ex-
eTciss your boys ia tbs use C. their lungs
ard get hustlers along your coach lines
from start to finish
A. P. Bailey. who was an umpire 81 the
TeTas league circuit during the season. q
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1t~ lie BalssTzorsHn's turn 70 laugh. as
ssAEls Is tar below NA;luaAl seAEaA terra
= rs ysEctins this sTriaE-
i-ts reNsr1 fo- rerf1nttnc Il ..cn Al
Assie;-a sSsor;e-E rzSer X ;ha FRS; tlsce
Is 10 e}SSSt1t. bui wAy Re shy1ia repeat
= Ns-44r Seck Is st.il mote E1usely
't'les. SdzEie IS certainly Z good fielder
& shlS AttEsr. able % p.sce lis hts safely
-lii-uy times, ard E ilns base rn1ner. The
lroH1s q - Louis have bad ard lave
a7F tlslaHrs rho CAT not Se NAMED In the
si-ias class With slae'e II either fielding
tli7l1E O base -lntlnE. x J.E No.zu 81
s&a AuFoato were 50 ullucky as 70 get tie
= 2tsEtrze1t c. e team there Is 70 souht
aH S.aEls voai3 be bis arst choiee for
Ie.5sT.
Al p-esea. We hare twelve men u-ie-
e'1t-zkt, troa which 70 ssec, our team
for 1871. Beiow will give their coire-t
names We thlnk Il. outlook fa- ths com
iag saasaa i wy bright ss from al iha,
We tai hsar the enthuslaSrn u 81 ,avrr
1:4i al ovsr cur STATE tad as o-is sase-
aAtl e1forsizst here remt fl.ed few csys
G -. re Wa 30 h-rgsy Tor game That
!. z1a's tins Grzr heavy o. lis bands
We believe taa, tie lAsgee is 81. better
ot.1ition ard ia better hands today all n
al, than l. has over Heen before. and ve
TANK That crr peogle are more willing 70
-tpo-i club than ever Our club 4.
~ I'ossl OF as se1tlemaaly 10; o. hall
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ar-!yes leoAl.rE So rogzd sua smooth there
pns general ssslre % give aim a little
Rask
T'1A q cvurse exgo-iea 10 take It easy Tor
dey " two Ea1 s.. ia shape On The IN
sal sae1i giEa IS il were. but he dld not
c1u-t o1 MAX ihe gfst would ininA about
81 Asa- Tub had su-.ltea nladly all over
.as s.ea4 AFTER Wild i5rows and high flies
AKA Rad !sst s streak q respiration after
h.ul tkar zf2de tAe ground Iook IKE a
water carr bsa sAsse4 4iong. he vas grow
izE ve4ry GI4 ls1z1 10 iaqaire sbon' the
street car facilities 81 the fair grounds
"0h. yes. los o.! cars. Just wait a min
rte SO ll 80 ui;a y7c, said Mlke Hob
rirht
T1o waitel. ara when they had gone out
IT, street ca hsl gone.
Tub AcIiousir inquired when another
would be- along aut Hohr.sht said oh.
lis oair 4 hille waYs % ;orn; lets walk
'Euliv s. ps;rics.' mnrmured Tub
after iAsy had gone about ten blocks. How
much further is IL"
Atoat 5 clock very large and a very
tired man came down Main street. With
him VAS a short. thick set man with
curious smile o. bis face.
The big man made bee lire for his room
aud the sho7; man told the boys.-Dallas
News.
The Parts Midland, are all In and are
Doing hard practice work. The team is
couposed Of:
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1884: IN 1885 he waa win Nashville. 1856,
Alip9ua, Pa. 1881 aud 1883 with Cleveland:
lts3. - iosoph. NO. aud Sioux cry, Iowa;
it'S. Huntington ls9l, Seattle, Wash; 1892.
afW Orleans; 1873. %aiehr2, Miss; 1884,
rimden 1895, 7iih Austin AID Paris. for
bNA Of which cinba ho dld exceedingly
good work
Pending pitcher Peppers arrival Phn
HiHes has been signed for the Defenders
Regarding ihls player. Manager McCloskey
fai1; Hines rs ms man who wan recently
feieaAed 81 Fort worth hold him until
F7pt.Ta arrival lie claims ho was not
fiftn prnpfr Kind OF CHANCE BY the Fort
worth management. ana ! have taken him
Oh nial he msio a splendid record ia the
ksneaA league last year. Ii a big, strong
ieil9H. beina about tho same size and
neifht M blackburn. and Is II very fair
inter. iie hah terrific speed. and believe
Urn careful coaching aud with WEIGH as
hsrkstDp | can make good man out Of
hln|Ni am awaiting newA from Pepper and
ffpeft % hear from Him Ia the near flu
tufo."
Tho members o. the DenIgoa- Sherman
tram haze been weighed and their syordu-
D0is tolls the following tale: Manager
Weckb4ckor. lt3 poundt Pitchers Gus Me
binnib lf. George Briatow 100 Frank
quiRs iC7. 4. G. Burris 1907 InneldeTs John
bsfnmrn tahoF,etopD 40 pounds, Pierce
chilsn iiirst basel $50. Joe Dowle tsecond
base ls2 William Bemmer tthlrd besal
200. 0utHeldors George Page CloIt
heldb is2. Melville Coliey tcentcr heidi iiS.
~. Alexander fright hsld) l4s.
On two separate occasions recently 'hc
81. Louis Republics baseball man has
fung IN tho following paragraph;
Hanlon tried 10 ged slaeie Of the Hous-
ton, Iezaa. league last season, but re-
fused to pay tho $500 demanded for ths
piayeF'B reisaHe. Boston came forward
with tho necessary cash. seoured the play
pr ard gave lianlon the merry ha, la. It's
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Iantzen, the long man. who will bo,d
uoMh ilfst and captain as well as MANAGE
ro DaGhy boland. catcher. weight l5o
,,,,tit rect ) inches high: with Rich
and ,;oit d., IN 1895 ana was the best hitter
ana iieider III the Virginia league
y. NJ. Rose. second base, wei,b, ,eo
FUNDS i'on feet inches high; with Lead.
tIle, Colo, In 1896, and comes In Tnxas
highly recommended. ioAas
hopDy Burns at short needs no intro,,,.
''oti 10 mo Texas fans.
meaa Thielman. third base: weight ,es
pounas' feet q inches high: with
Mars Iowa. 1896: hit .32s and verv ' ta.. Le
his feet anu very iast on
Charlie Stems, left field; weight ~,
i"unsas; . feet inches high; with Ilsr i'u
IN is'o, Independent team in lsos. ,',
sims ll@ Smith; center field; played with N.
soiaiers at San Antonio; il CO., - me
and the fastest man an " sooa hitter
state; this is his first season ~, III me
made 'eooEd Is yet 10 be
me Midlands will have ouar,o.
AVA ouS W wps In Ed Dillon Al Kerns Noa u.
n ,nnnd IN VI beekwiih Dillon was with Rim
feet inches - bi lS'' weight Weight ieo pounds;
Mlchlshn league in 1895 nnS d'eu ,, IN me
NAM nrps .. me Chicago city league in ,sa ne
, f'an nlh Aspen. Colo. in 1Sac. n io,o.
tor p ana Feet 3 inches high; good e, III
n oa snu speed to throw away B ecp nn1,
panv his his l yn appearance in league conn
In game against the Movie.
his credit. 'u'ou's 10
u.s.. several members of the Topo Chico ,o
players. NV sooo amateur
Pitcher. Knau of San Anton,o -
by hurting his hand. started out
Something must be aono a. a.,
at San Pedro park or clse !" tne outileld
VIII be laid UP with broken lao. Insiders
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1896 told a Dallas News reporter that ,ho
baseball rules for 1897 were going To prouo
ehlhenily satisfactory. The rules for tb,s
soasoh' he said, ARE very near perfect
my are vastly superior to those which
nave been III force heretofore. In another
year mink they will be made absolutely
perfect The great trouble heretofore has
been that tho rules 'kntradicted them
serves on so many points that umpires were
az a loss as TO the proper Interpretation.
hls year mere is but one contradiction IN
me entire book, | can not now call 10
mlnd Just what that contradiction is but
next year think even It will be elm
mated"
John j. McCloskey manager of the Dali
las team, has the following to say regardln,
tho Fort Worth team: Mr.. Ward has got
together as promising a team OF young
sters as l have seen in some time. There
are some very good players In the lot and
| think they are going 10 make n first
class showing during the coming seaaon
or one hing the patrons OF the game may
be assured: Mr. Ward is going to have
Fort Worth represented and we'll reDrs-
sented, at that. on the Texas circuit this
year ! understand his policy to be TO drop
an weak men after giving them fair trial.
IN carrying out this plan he should Gun -,
good team from the players he now has in
Fort Worth" 40 "
When Tub welch got in from the bah
park yesterday afternoon he poured a pint
or so OF dewy perspIration from each of his
No IL shoes and fell across his bed like
roll of CARPET.
This was tubs first day OF practice this
season and he was tired. Oh. so tired,
Tub says eonfidentiaily that the boys put
up Job on him and kept him on the Jump
during every second of the three hours AZ
ttornoon practice. The others OF the club
the worst Of their soreness. and when Tub
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players az over wore uniform. and II they
perform nearly so Well on the field as they
conduct themselves off OF 1t Austin viii
nave Just cause 20 be proud of them. The
several Clubs VIII start off tho race with
nothing nut the kindest OF feelings to-
ward each otter. there being no differ
eneeH nor discussions between them. md
when the flag falls the cry Will be. Let
tho best team win The trophy In the shape
OF handsome cup. valued at S391. so gem
erousiy donated by Hernsheim Bros. Of
Now Orleans. VIII add an additional in
teIest to the games. as It will stimulate
bOth the players and tho officers of each
club TO do their Utmost to grasp the laurel.
We are not making any predictions. but
o,Npe't TO be in the race from start to fin
season as the banner year in the baseball
history Of Texas.
ne names Of our players are: Frank
Welkart. manager and first baseman; James
sullivan, catcher; V. G. Drinkwater
pitcher James shepherd, pitcher; j H.
ooii,iloWer, pitcher; James Partridge,
pitcher Thomas a. Ellis. second baseman;
Leo Mesmer. third baseman; y. V. spen-
Ger, shortstop; Thomas j. Pettijohn left
fielder; James Martin, center fielder;
Frank Barger, right fielder and catcher.
Frank d, Weikart.
Manager Austin Club.
Here's what the Statesman had 10 saw
about tho Senators In Austin's first game
with the Mexican team
Tho Austin ball team for 1897 Is all
right. 1t is truo there is a good deal OF
rawness to be worked off. but as whole
we have an excellent team. Yesterday was
the first game Ellis. tho new second
baseman, had played In this year. He
came TO Austin Sunday with Colliflower
and went through hard practice on Mon
day Yesterday he was verv sore and
retired from the game after the fifth In
ming. Colliflower taking his place lie
shows UP finely built man. He will make
q winner. sure. In his four times at the
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/ "NefsbetTe. joAestDTn and ianrasier re-
t+tff} Dr. ls'4 Ae Reat ~ i.sH8slile
go e'iFrNaras Wifl }fofnik fytyiuy Ia
Houston a ittg Csle D. Acsdy ai,d siea.iy I.
h@ peJe ia3i N wia keefs bee cye on tlsi,
~s's 20 i-ah F91d tHfpalaf arm 10
49, " tspfH E4ute lsot snaHgG tnan Ety
yt'f taNl" IN ihe Teas league ana a.
~ ON y 40 ,'e.a9a had ~ beet ie,0rd
% ,NFm gu only in9 players ia tta ltsmia
10! Mptn stolen bs pc eteftA7tl u ia4a.
VINE his RUS apHDoiee ~ syea il9
CHARLES e ElscREg osily bezan pisy-
Inv professional tail IN fss5 30 ms oAio
ahd kepiaesy Ieskae sbd lat yasr In ,sas
VITA Houston. Ilo II lie "youaazies II
'i's team, hot - wAteh hiR r,Ay that fact
would aeyer ~ known. Hs ~ coming
bNH gsY~ aili h arhls,tn1 q reputation n
besl hlGa AtafSt end unapsAnipg On as,a
on no lisa, be Diays tho Raus N8h Lis
'fA+' "a ~ NS{t, nNsff slafkshk his Lsns
bAi piAss fieaaii5 iecser hatls from Gin.
NnpsNs il rs yeaIs oid ktanas Q lee. Ti1
iNeAfs ard ~owbs iGs po,nlqe, Isat .ea.
~ pin bhtNiuE nsH we'll Gsef ths 5g9
marx, "h'ie bis stolen base feeosd Wa
hiponH ne highest "a tie iengue Tho
bf""blr' u q prime faY0sItc IN TGaas.
asa be deserves " 10.
CLAUDE HARDY is Tersn. having
been born ia Galveston. with Bhlth olub
he slatled professional piayiug IA Ilfa. Ia
lsss he aas al Lawrence, Kan, Lgt eeund
W tbs ssaspn al Yiekslprx. Aiss3 ia isgi
~ played SIN a sssai professional team fn
,ioasDn ana DAk VIII ihs ieasue team ,o
1880 kolpR u Paris YAsA lIDeal.n 4tdt
iAs' SEASON he saA With ne SAND crabs
ana ga ysy eifertiss work tcf them no
NO bo4 Ia h1laHs ssnTases he Nsz giyat,
eighth PLACES with tnir,S -9as pitchers in
,he league h9 Ia ~ years of ags. ia
iest ~ Inches y height ana Weighs IDi
poundk IN eVn5ltien
A. A'1hhA weighs 40 pounds sad IL
ieSt y inches IN hslgias Ills Sstiys town
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OF SPORT

Hi--,'nEht-. Ala y 1se-, r7s ig sns %Ir-
80 RAJ u zbs team EuG uuN.e- tis lsZlsza
d IRE f.1s.us s1lpa-is. ~ ss4ss uns l1ica
"a vess-t- .H 80 "a vas r ~ Fi- sBsa-r
II lSps Ere 1sst snl VIII Fn-I Es L
lsSi Ea F1RTa@d las Etnsar u -sS r.tt
shTs7Tgia-Z Enl vGau BAL 1szz vsE- 10
nstrH@t CIiTes1nI teruTee Asrn bar iis
Nclro II RE sses1I va F0-- q IT,
Re Fsa s5sr 9 AZ -. aaEs ksl 80. Aud
one n n tas7 msI un Us i1-fla- taE
shgt erer Ihss 81 y 1CaEH. Msre-'s hsi-,.
eTEolAt iu 90 s2Ea everything 4 -as ~.
bri ~ il Kiss EuGEls enough Il meke
Ilcl.upF re. aio-s
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HENRY :. c1-E j, ---- ---v x. =
Re stazGs :@@; T.. inches L-t vair1f 1T
TrouaaE Tse E-s~e1 L 1sst WI M-Es-=s-
pr "a 1lavsc = -iai WIZ Ia vvu
Svvn. Troy & lsa. $3.50 Ez1 1875 Il "a
aEain Is 7osas,l1i1lL 1,.ev.az v.A
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WILLIAM L. DEYENET started HE "a.
reer as Drpirss!ot.ai ~iib tie I,,i,.rot
Pa, club In 1872 an played ia tie eight.
o"n Inning game refsrreA " slime a.
rhorisiop for tis l4Lanoas. op,o,lng N.
Altoona tssm: 1879 ANY him with nsst.
gomery, a. The sohihefn league 70 iggs ne
went TO Indianapolis aud 80 1855 d, 1oet.
aonsilie Lot gesson he war ,r,tt nm.
buquo and Cedar itapidy. playing ~ ssor,
He had tho magnificent total NJ 100 nut.
outs and 200 assists IN sIxty.pisht ya.,.s
ne ~ hlsI rbngeiisr, Etrntnhiny oyer
oo pef cent OF bis Lasehiis AlftcsFltly "a
.aliy MN over Tue plat lis wa born
.~ehtY nlIe yo5rk pFp md "a native ~,
Philadelphia, He Weights ~ ttg,luds s,,a
~ hye fsst I'VE and , bar inches ia leigi't
ThohAS TURNER was also 10 The ylf,
glnis league iast Beaaon. playing w,is
Norfolk and Lrschburg. Ho IL 20 ,.sru a.
age, iso pounds. sell distributed over b,s
i've iool eIgnt aud a hall inches II h.lebi
Iie began with Peoria. III, ana Tie e.a.
cafo maroons Ia 1853 aud hsa been sought
since then by many clubs ioF la hssvv
hitting ability. Ia 1859 he pieye1 nfb
Minneapolis; went 10 The coast IN 1850 ana
1891, playing With spokape, Wash ooi
IN 1879 aud 1893 no wAa with Dsaiagd. oei ,
1894 Boiee city, idaho. had ..uii 10 ISss
by went neatly 10 tho Other coast ana
played with Petersburg, Va, Ha ia noted
for terrific drives made at opporsuBe tines,
but Ia moi erratio batting steadily Tor sln.
giles wlien hs igasn'i see hla way clear i,
Tfi ,i,' it9ll over tbe fence
CHARLES o'HHAM MEYER started lilo
= Cincinnati Ia 1868 aud bslI playing Il
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. ssAS.iun~s Es ss-se ss-ssssssarsi 80
t.t'ssl1szs r'hs WI elAas.aotNsA. -ssas. II
- 4te ne, .A-ss rsGrs Ae ri. Il h .he
sirElsA .sAgne. v1th S.5t1rr.n-A -ynae-
burg L-,s Esa-.sIasutl 3. 1855 - ~ts " ~
--''aif'-iils a. III beginning q. tie A4asc,
ART lhs1 Nc-s ~ &r-stls lxss seAssr was
tt-A 'lcNuoEs- R2ss = ste q .--azsA los rrs.
fsssstos seon21 SGss H1.e revs-~.-r Il. .aa.
"a, IL t-s-rnusAEs way ~. AS - A---
.lis .Soos>- biz Il Sa3-i g,ahee & 1sE w.sA
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soon. All the rrp,ns :.
au.l ., ho'es that make II a,,.ou n !
runner.--san Antonio ,Srsassfa
nsyes great heighth NAB.
,awkWerd. but 1t does no, ,a. hin =
ms beiding, for he gets eve- ,s,selien u,
kAocked down anywhere na.. .los ID
th!ng that the pitchers couls nlti-sc -
scar, says the Express ''u not d, \
In appearance Lett F,e,so, -.
Dalias closely resembles Mine ihOorist.
Was q member Of the Dallas svuaa. u
ne Is as strong as an OK. ana Ns'a u
an IDEAL fielder. ""9 Is bull. n
Tub" WEIGH has bso, 49,,
bail IN heevywelrbt MIA. paying q
Ea'lons IN different sections - sa v NJ
or; Last year he caught for K,s ae =,
ana carried out an enviable rec mau y
ing ana stood second on the batti r Y \
The Dallas team will be esr.s y, ~
las Defenders this season ~, us
mas been trying 10 think Of Mes
for week or more and hss Wa ~
given up the job 10 disgust xs,. IVY h(
a. Men rae suggested that he give ~. !.
aoo'e title. This struck his FAM,
at once adopted the suggestion "
Chlles, who is to play first ba.. !. !,
ison- sherman. had contract ~.
college nine. He was slatsa
Independence, Kan. on the might - y
or the morning OF the 9th. and ~.
Denison the following day. '
Manager Weckhecker has rece,vs /,
ter from Pitcher McGinnis writ,S
Barbersyille, Ohio, stating tina, he In
under the weather FOR some time, as,
thought he had slight cold. hui, i :.
out to be case of the grin and \ }
been close undea the doctors carr,
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Gnce et the gaInes Wal gco1 End iut3rate
that the enthusiasm aroused last ss.aeg
has incTessea and thas ehs fans o. its
VIII all he on bseE vi.h additions "a the
uUrnbern 10 new converts.
The mal are ali aDluF hs-s wo-E. Ese
The hardest % them ala Tnzts 4 zoo
Kign. 4 lean that tt-vxr ~ n ;g-ne.Af.
work is Terry like.y 10 th-uw nG Il ~
garpes- SDas o. tbe7n Rave oons ri
Sinking. but have ggtis- is1t2 Ia gan
VIII en1hualsE-n.
Tbs men hsvn shuwea NJ vel e; Ia.
Grg, fielding Eud running. r5usl3s-1-g -.
tine they hare haa 70 u-pcr!ne -ea.-.
work has been the ms.1 feature u ass,s
enos'is, and Be ia retr4ng Z. dgwr slne
TIE ga1uloes ere Ell ines-ctEneez-ri. tez-1
And are not IN E1y danger ., 5A.ng erl.,-
pied ny ths Hlck-lesE o. Injury q airy ryrs
pihFer. Ife-g nre .-uc7icallT fou- fau-1-
Stops, Two catcher. esght uu-tls6anrs Ere
lke DE-11psg o. hr!slderH !. shown
Es-ds long bead IL getting rrsa vhys.e
esnre useiulIasss IS isp1 eUufsnsc 10 Ous
roe!tsoa-
a picture o. ths i4gr1 IL PRESENTED CHS
znornt12E, and A'rlB; @5r las done roae
wo-f Il drAwing G:ts- ,he 1..l.;or-a,h ,aEe1
= - - ~-S+faF Ssfa'i-Ist+lF ~ : y
t1oHi- aeg Ars sg9e-lpgk.nr ~ 1sav.iy
ta1t sa4 u Dr.sa4 e5a1.-.au u ply most
's--- DA4'- S'sfi a-''iiSs- LIsi--ss u
$1,000, i1'.2N
A'Sl- Il f-1AO' ne RiA-'',=f AZ:
captain u LIS tser1. VIA boz 4. -satr.lis
Pa. ises,.s1at,s. II. IsTl. lit n q L-lle..c
t1lsla. t,s.nstrs : ,..,. !, ,,........ 49,
-. -s- - 49,
.s -'s 's-A@h' E4s -f9r- tui'eTtiapas
.shnA t@4A 10 2fS-esfi -'--s- s'1E@s - "a.
- - s.'--'''.t i--a@ 81 lie F%-;-l-
1865 .s-Als -sskps &c aeL4aF Il LIS
S1h4-4-;- q Ssiisf '-s'@ef sn2 sr-aAs bEss-
.SHA' N~sis u mage = c'sl4ill-t ;seera
- S'sAs eufsAs'i'sl@i 49, "ia sls s-t
80 :. " ''--inN fSt'4sl'l 9 -ea-t- q - t@ias
lssEse = ~ rA-a-..y q aalaEsf a.
s@s't-n. als2 ilsitNs i-s ~ La y Hel9-1
o~se.isla' i-s ear1e Eez-r 3ea2laE liz
s.'o1A4 - '-- 2, ~ haED- j. ts.sA-r
-ll4 1iii+esi- ~ iii Is ,a@ t9rsaE "
:2Ss = e'A.ae9 -ae 5asa 1a ,sssa o. -
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11

The four games during ths rsFs vss.s.
materially aided the BufElDzr * getting
an excellent team, OLE tba; u-uralsss Eoo1
ball playing this SEASON. and they certainly
deserve the beEt 0; ruppgr+- It's Et-H.a-
ance at the games wal gco1 gnd Indicates
that the enthusiasm aroused last Sszsgs.
has incTessea ana tina, IRE fans o. isst
VIII all he on 1seE v'l.h a21llioaE 20 thar
uCrrbert In new unrveTTs.
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The hardest % th.-D al. TaSts EB0s
sign. a team that throws ~ II FI-nsslr&
work Is very Likely 20 th-yyw n1 Il gus
Earoes- EDas o. tbe7n Rave Done rrr
ehirking. sgi have ggtis- isat2 Ia game
with en.hualaE-n.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-11

A. P Bailey. who was an urnflre 81 TIE
Terss league circuit during the Eesson q
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-11-04
MESSENGERS NOTICE.
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK
'l'hIo = IL give notice that on the 18th
1 day OF oCtn~rr. =. d 1897, war
rant in Insolvency was issued ont Of the court
u Insolvency. Tor said county of Hancock
against the estate Of tiIeudon Is TFedWell nd
Lyndon +. IredwciI, both OF Ellsworth. ~
said county, A. individuals. also as partners.
of Ellsworth. IA said county Of Hancock
aud state ut Nslus. al Judged 70 be iusoI-
vent debtors, or petition - said de btors. which
petition " A. u4ed on THE I3th dan OF October.
a. d l'3., 10 which last named date interest
on claims J.. 10 be computed, that the pay
meui OF any debts and the delivery and trans
Ter Of any property urIouglng TO said deBturs
10 ihs ~ OF ter their aSe. and The delivery ana
transfer Of any PIE pe.tY ~ them are
forbidden bS law. JhAN meeting OF thr
c'tf't"fS - said debtors ta prove their debts
and choose one OF more asstgnees OF IhtIr e.
lAty, va. la A@tG a. court q insolvency 70
De holden Al THE probate court room IN HIS
worth, IN SAID county, on the tenth dag OF
November, =. q ls55, Al eleven O'Clock Ia thr
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date drst above
written. l. r. HoorlE.
sheriff as Messenger ~ the co1:, ~ iusgi-
Eeucy for said county O! Hancock