San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-10
WANT TO PLAY HERE.
There Ought to be no Trouble to Get
Ball Players.

There Ought to be no Trouble to Get
Ball Players.
The woods are full of them" This
phrase was evidently invented by
base ball manager in search of play
ers. However, this conclusion has
been arrived at by the San Antonio
Baseball association since it has be-
come genearlly known that this city
is to be a member of the Texas asso-
citation in '97. Applications are coming
in every day. They are coming from
all parts of the United States and
even from Canada, and while many of
them are from entirely unknown play
ers, about two-thirds are from men
who have played on professional and
emi-professional teams the past three
seasons or more. Most of these men
have sent their terms, which are on
an average about SIS month. Very
few of them ask for advance money or
railroad transportation. They have
never been in Texas and write that
they would rather play in the Lone
Star state because they have never
been down this way and also on ac-
count OF the climate. From the tone
of their letters they seem to be infatu
ated with Texas, and would rather
come down here to see the country
more than anything else.
For the benefit of those who doubt
that good players can be secured at
moderate salaries, the names of a few
of the applicants for positions on the
San Antonio team, the positions they
MI nd hn hox
with are here given:
Arthur S. Boynton, pitcher; with
Marshalrs professional team the past
season. S. II. Mac Lean, second base
man; with the Murray Hills semi
professional team of New York the
past three seasons. j. A. Hannigan,
second baseman and outfielder;in New
England league last season. ]. F.
Roach, catcher and first baseman; with
the Demorest team of the Central
Pennsylvania league last season. Ed.
c. Pressler, outfielder; Fort Wayne
Professional team. Jack Wagner,
outtielder; with Atlanta, Ga, SO. John
Sheehan, outfielder; with Camden,
South New Jersey league in SO. Ed.
S. Kearns, outfielder; with Sunbury,
Central Pennsylvania league go. c.
E. Chesterfield, pitcher; Toronto, Can
ada. VIM. Roberts, catcher; with
Guelph team, Canadian league, go
Harry j. O'Neill, second baseman and
shortstop: with Reading, Central Penn
sylvania league, go VIM. Ellery,
third baseman and shortstop; with
Dayton, Ohio, Tri-state league; Fort
Wayne, Indiana state league; Akron,
Ohio, Ohio Michigan league; Findlay,
Interstate league. Roger Gorton, out
fielder:with Kalamazoo, Mich, state
league, '95: with Birmingham, South
ern league, sc. Michael ]. Delaney,
stortstop: with Torington, Naugatuck
Valley league, '96. Robert Thompson,
second baseman; with Monumentals,
of Baltimore. A. II. Kelley, catcher
and third baseman with Richmond,
va. '95: Rochester, N. Y, latter part
's6. James Chidds, infielder; with
West Port team of Baltimore, Nd;
Chas. Wagner, catcher; recommended
by VIM. A. Mcguire, of New York. j.
w. Dobbins, catcher; with Richmond
Va, and Columbus, Ga, SO. Henry
Sacrey, and VIM. Mccain, batery;with
Roanoke, Va, and Salem. n. ]. Billy
Hoffner. outfielder; with Burlington,
Ia, '95; Hamilton. Can, SO. VIM
O'Brien, third baseman; with Yorkville
professional team, of New York.
Jack O'Brien, outfielder and first base
man! with York, Pa, '95, and Connec-
ticut state league, go. Sam Kennedy,
outfielder: with Shenandoah, Pa, '95;
Reading, Pa, 80. Frank A. Cross,
pitcher; Nashville. Tenn, '9j: Cleve-
land City league, 80. Ed. Walsh, stort-
stop, Cleveland City league. Paul \.
Russell infielder; with Sunbury, Cen
trial Pennsylvania league. Maurice ].
Grail, infielder; Canadian league. John
F. Hannifan, outfielder. of New York
state league; Mcleod Garrett, pitcher,
with Virginia league. Ed. Hennecke,
outfielder! with Blue Lick Independent
team of Cincinnatio. '96; John F. Muir
ray, third baseman; with Toledo, o..
latter part of 90: John Treadway,
pitcher; with New Castle, Pa, go. P.
A. Smith. outfielder; with Salem, N. J.
'96. Edward Jess, pitcher; with Win
Ona Minnesota state LEAGUE. 'q6