San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-02
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Until May 16 the Bronchos will be
at home and will have met every team
in the league. In that time there will
be three Sunday games, including to-
days game with Galveston. One week
from today the Texas Midlanders of
Paris will be here and on the 10th we
will have the Fort Worth Panthers. OF
the number of games to be played at
home the Bronchos ought to win
twelve without any trouble. After
they finish the home series the Bron-
chos take the road for the big trip.
They open at Sherman on the17th for
three games, and then play three games
at Paris, Fort Worth and Dallas, re-
turning home May 20 for nine games
with Houston, Galveston and Austin.
The rooters have had hard time of
it the past week. They were almost
driven to distraction by the daily re-
ports of defeat at the hands of Hous-
ton and Galveston, and returned to
hope that the morrow may bring glad
tidings. But it only came to bring the
news of another insuffeTable defeat.
1t was hard luck in its true sense.
whats the trouble with them, any
way?" was the query to which there
was no response, and the only cOnso-
lation was to go home and hope again.
Do
vim held the Bronchos down to six hits
last Tuesday. What snap odd Miz-
zoura' used to be for the Denison In
dams and the fact that most of the
tribe, including Chief O'COnnor, have
been converted into BronchOs, stood
so helpless before the eX-Broncho
twirler makes it all the more wonder
ful.
Just keep your batting eye on the
Fort Worth Panthers. They are the
Wonders" of the league. The people
of Sherman did not think much of
Wards youngsters until they gave the
Tigers garrison finish after Week
becker's men had the game I to up
Register says of them:
when we said the other day that
Wards Tom Cats We're not up to the
league standard and that they would
have to strengthen, we were evident
ly talking through our head gear.
We take it all back and are sorry we
said it. In fact if there ever was a
team that could play an uphill game
win mi in "a nil he
people. The great and only 81 Mulky,
ex-mayor of the city of Tom Bean was
largely responsible for it. When sent
in to bat in Goodelrs place, he picked
out the first one and drove it clean
over Cooley in center for two bags,
tying the score after two men We're
out Then Reynolds hit safely to
short and was followed by Gettman,
the fleet footed guardian of left field
who didn't do a ting to it but send a
hot one just inside of the initial bag
: and the agony was over"
Dallas is anxious for a go with the
Tigers and Bronchos, as they are con-
sidered the only formidable antagO-
nists the Defenders have. When they
have returned from their first trip
around the circuit they will probably
consider that there are ct least three
other teams that are formidable an
tagonists. "-Denison Herald.
The Cleveland ball team, which has
hitherto been known as the Spiders"
is now referred to as the Indians
This name was given them when it be-
came known that Sockalexis, full
Hooded Indian would be one of the
fielders of the Cleveland team this
season. That recalls the question of
race and nationality now represented
ON the diamond. 1t is remarkable that
there are no MeXicans or Spaniards
in the game, who have attained prom
inence as ball players. Ford DiX's tour
of the limited States, however may re-
suit in the development of Mexican
hall PLAYER or two, and in that event
he could undoubtedly dispose of him
at a good sum. 1t is said that the old
Providence club of twenty years ago
had a Spaniard named NaVa, on the
team. as catcher The Italians have
never furnished player of morethar
local note. The French have recently
been coming into prominence on the
diamond through Pappalau, La Chance
Lajoie, and Demontreville. But th'
Irish and Germans VIII always III
nish the bulk of material for our ma
tional game. 1t is also noteWorlhS
fact that the Jewish race is not rep
resented on the diamond. Men of tha
race. however, have been prominent a:
mapnates and hackers of baseball
clubs. In A. S. Stern the Cincinnati
club one time had shrewd owner ant
Andrew Freedman is the present own
er of the New York club. The Jew
are also the greatest baseball lovers o
the country, and the success of tn
national game is largely due to thei
support.
OF Ted Sullivan's '95 Dallas team
Jimmie Gilman, Paddy Boyle, Sammi
McNIackin win be found in the Allan
tic league this season.
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