San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
FOOD FOR
THE FANS.

George Fitzpatrick, who is endeavor-
ing to obtain his release from the San
Antonio Baseball association, has had
statement prepared by local attor
ney, which has been forwarded to
President Young, of the National
league. In this statement he sets
forth his claim that he is not reserved
by San Antonio for the reason that he
has not received his salary TO the end
of the season. President Welton is in
receipt of letter from Mr. Young, no
tifying him of the receipt of Gilpa-
tricks statement. An answer thereto
has been mailed Mr. Yorng. He is
now in possession of statements from
both sides. the player and the associa-
ton, and the matter will be decided
at the meeting of the board of arbi-
tration in February. Upon the result
of this case hangs the fate of the other
members of the Bronchos.
President Welton has had tickets
printed, which are now on sale. These
tickets are good for ten games and will
be sold for So each. They are in book
1OTlH stuu tllt
er to admission to the grandstand.
These tickets are not issued as n means
of obtaining contributions, as every
purchaser receives the worth of his
money. 1t will be seen that every
body who buys one of these books will
be the gamer of ten cents on every
game, or 81 on the ten games. This
is offered as an inducement for
speedy disposal of the books. These
tickets are limited and will be ON sale
only for limited time. What tickets
are not sold after that time will be de-
stroyed. This method has been adopt
ed in order to relieve the association
partly of the burden of the prelimin-
airy expenses required in starting the
club off. Tickets will be placed on
sale at Jungkind & Fishers, Allen
Swearingen, Tom b. JohnsOn's, Silver
thorn & Wagner's and Frank b.
Marsh's. There ought to be no trouble
in disposing of these tickets, for the
cranks while helping the association
will make a good investment; which
they will realize when the season will
have opened.
Tom Farley, who will be the chief of
the Bronchos of '9S, writes from Chi
cago that he is running an indoor base
ball game in that city. He is playing
on the team himself, and is therefore
keeping in condition. In a previous
letter he says he turned down offers
from the Interstate league, the West
ern association and the Southern
league. He says he prefers San An
tonic because he has heard many pro-
fessionals, who have played in the
south, refer to this city as the only ball
town in Texas.
Another league is to be in the field |
next season to consist of Denison. |
sherman, Gainesville, Bonham, and
Paris, Tex, and Ardmore, !. T., with a |
salary limit of 5000.
Manager Bancroft, of the Cincinnati
Reds, is at present busy picking route
which the team will take on its trip to
San Antonio. There are twenty diff
ferent routes between the two cities,
and all the railroads connecting with
this city have put in bids for the Reds
to travel over their lines. 1t will be /
quite good sum for the line that hauls
the team to and from San Antonio.
The route has not vet been decided up
on. 1t is expected that the team will
leave Cincinnati about March 2. so that
it will arrive here in-time to play the
first game ON Sunday, March J. Man
ager Bancroft viii be here in February
10 see that the grounds and hotel ac-
commOdations are satisfactory.
Theo. Breitenstein. one of the fore