The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-24
SOME CHANGES NECESSARY
It Baseball Is to Be 4 Profitable
Business 10 Texas.
fU1rRI1Y IS TO Be RUN TO-DAY
Owners Of Mud Horse Want Rain.
Gossip Of the Track and Locally.
National Leawue Games.

| Parts. Texas. August o. At tho conclu-
sion of the last game OF the season here
It was asked on many hands, and with
ctmihgly not q little sol,citude, too. II
Paris would be Tn the Texas-Southern
league again next year. The tnterroga-
tory was put IN several instances 10 the
officers aud directors of tho Paris assocs-
| alton. II was a question which went I'M
answered. but it IS well TO note tho re-
plies Which We're gwen and which re-
sponses Indicate the sentiment In this en-
thusesiic baseball city. for II Is a fact
which has been commonly commented or
that there IS not poin, On the state
which displays moro interest IN this
American sport than Paris. II Is fact
| that the game here is attended by good
sized ard well paving C, owds when fast
| tall Is being played. and e. Il a no,abie
truth that tn encsences are made up or
some of the lcaoing ond most prominent
i,eople here. was ssid today that II was
| a recorded fact that there was one man
| In the city whose vocation Is along the
| professional Ines, who has not missed a
| single profess oual baseball game dustng
the season lust closed. IL may be oppor-
| tune at this time &c state what seems to
| be the preponderSnc- Of opinion, as 70 the
future of baseball In 'res as and Paris. 81
those who are is enthusiastic supporters
and who arc a. tho head OF the associa-
| tion here
From financial standpoint, the enter
| prise has been. they say, glaring faii-
| ure. for II Is no secret thnt those most in
| tercsted here have drawn from their pri-
waite funds to maintain the Paris team to
| he very end of the season. The managcrs
| here in this connection. however. say that
| thew are not SINGLE and alone as relates
TO this phase of baseball. for they realize,
they state, that none of the clubs OF the
Lone Star States this year have enjoyed
the Fat of the land They maintain.
however, that tais deplorab!e state OF at
| fairs can be renedied to no little extent
| by action from tho State association. They
contend that there are several wrongs TO
| be remedied. chef among which is that
| the season is toe long Three months, or
100 days, the overwhelming opinion Is. they
| are inclined to think. long enough for the
| season. They believe to open up In May
and run until the latter part OF July or
! the first week IN August would be most
| acceptable period and would result in bet
| ter eanrs, larger crow DIS aiid better salts
| faction all around.
| in the Associations rules, which they re-
| gard as important. pertinent and neces-
ssrv. to the welfare and maintenance Of
baseball In Tcxa.. They think 1t not only
| advisable. but absolutely essential, that
| rules be promulgated limiting the salary
list of every club In the league and max
ried ont by the National league.
| Another change which they regard OF
paramount Importance is q rule requiring
by compulsion the payment of every guar
| antee for each game which il not contest
| ed. They favor a resolution mandatory In
character and making 1t necessary TO meet
| the guarantee within a reasonable time,
| or. on demand Of the president of the
league. forfeit the franch se.
If these wrongs. which nearly oil cf the
| directors think t>ist. are temedied, the
| general op'nicn OF those in charge here
| seems 10 be t'l.,' Paris will again he In
| the league ne q snaaon. and remain. as t
has this year, TO he wind.up
McCIoslScy Glad It's Over.
Dallas, Texas. august 25-When Mas
aaer McCloskey was seen Inst night be
was IN high spirits.
well" said he, "the season Is over at
last and must say that am glad of It..
II has been 4 hard one for me. and have
not cent to show for my years work--n
| fact ! am IN debt but ! Wis determined
to stick Il out, ANA did IT, IN spite 81 the
sneers and projections OF south Iexa.
| homogeneous. Why. before l left on my
last Southern trip certain manager came
Il me and advised NE to throw up the
| sponge. YOU VIII lose money IL you make
that trip SAL, he. told HIN that pro-
| losed to fight 1t out to the bitter end.
am not a gutter, and ! think demon-
| strated that when ! held out after that
| Southern tr.l,. during which was beat
out OF $500 IN Etari-rtees. No club has
ever failed 10 reccv., It's guarantees when
due from the Da1laq management, ana
| this Is more Than any South Texas c.ub
can say.
II will be manager of the Dallas team
again next year ard j promise TO put ~
an aggregation that will win the pennant
o. know the reason why.
THE men on nv team at the close az
the season are. believe the most perfect
| rcrileipen ever saw or ball iisld. Thcy
| have stood by M gallGntly and / promise
that Will not soor forget nor neglect 10
repay their Kindness
Several Of the players left for their
homes In the North today, and before the
close of the week they Will all be gone.
| Mike Lawrence Got n Watch.
Dallas. Texas, August 2S--The hand'
some gold watch offered by the Da.as