San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28

from Galveston to DeniSOn-Sherman
379 miles; one on June 16, from Paris
to Austin, 300 miles; one on June %,
from Houston to DenisOn-Sherman
800 miles; and another on July 2S,
from DenisOn-Sherman to Houston
800 miles, Houston 3, one on May 20.
from Paris to San Antonio, 800 miles.
one on June %, from Houston to
DenisOn-Sherman, 800 miles, and one
on August II, from Houston to Deni-
sOn-Sherman, 800 miles. Fort Worth .,
one on June 16, from Dallas to Gal
weston, 315 miles, and one on August
IL, from Galveston to Fort Worth,
324 miles, Austin 2, one on May II,
from Austin to Paris, 300 miles, and
one on July 10, from Denison-Sher-
man to San Antonio, 354 miles. Dal-
las longest jump is 315 miles, which
is on May 3, from Dallas to Calves
ton, 315 miles. San AntoniO's longest
jumps will be from San Antonio to
Denison-Sherman, 354 miles, May II,
and from Paris to San Antonio, 800
miles, July 10.
Pete Weckbecker has completed his
Denison-Sherman team and believes he
has a winner There are others of the
same opinion. Just look at this: Geo.
Bristow, Gus McGinniS and Frank
Quigg, pitchers: Weckbecker, catcher:
Billy Kemmer. first base: Pierce
Chiles. second base; Joe DOwie. third
base; John Bammert, short stop; Geo.
Page, left field; J. Cooley. centre field:
and Alexander, right field and change
catcher.
One Of the star deceivers of the
league will be George F. Fitzpatrick,
whose shirt front will adOrn the
name of San Antonio. "Gir' is Mis-
souri, boy and saw the light of day
for the first time in Kansas City about
% years ago. He has always been a
pitcher. He played with Fort Smith,
Ark, in 1893 and '94 in the Southwes-
tern league. In 90 he was with Sher-
man. Last year he played with Rich
mond, Va, and he Joined Fort Worth
a short time before that team dis
banded. He has good speed and curves
and his control is getting better every
day.
Charley Weber never knew he
could play second base unit last year.
Weber has always been a pitcher and
outfielder. He came to San Antonio
last year to cover the middle cushion,
and so well did he succeed that he
has been engaged to repeat the per-
Torrance this year. While Weber was
at Hot Springs with Fitzpatrick he
played second base in number of
games with the big leaguers who put
in the winter there. They advised him
to stick to the infield and give up
pitching, and he says he will follow
the advice. Charles Z. Weber is a Gin
cinnati boy. He was born in the Queen
City October %, 1870 He first played
ball on the Mill Greek bottoms with
Mike Ryan, Joe Burke and others.
His first professional engagement was
with Terre Haute in the Northwestern
league in 1891. The following two sea-
sons he pitched and played the out
field for New Orleans. In "a he play
ed with Little Rock, Ark, 90 with
Shreveport, La, of the Texas league,
and last year with DeniSOn and San
Antonio. Weber is well up in all de-
partmentS of the game and is prime
favOrite with the ball patrons of this
city.
Houston has signed A. C. Mccain
for shortstop. He was given a trial
by Louisville in 80. The Houston
team now consists of the following
players. Harry Cote, catcher; w. S.
Crowell, Glen Kimerer and Claude
Hardy, pitchers; c. S. Meyers, first
base; George Reed, second; w. L. De-
veney, third; A. G. Mccain, shOrtStop;
r. ]. Knox, left field; Charley Beck
er, center field; Tom Turner, right
field.
Duke JantZen announces the follow
ing players for the Paris team: Danny
Boland, catcher; Ed. Dillon, ALI.
Kerns, w. W. Beckwith, pitchers;
Jantzen, first base; Paddy Lynch or
Harry Swearengen, second base; Bob
by Burns, ShortstOp; Rud Thielman,
third base; Charles Stein, left field;
Smith, center field and one of the
pitchers to alternate in right field.
Smith was fOrmely a member of the
Fort Sam Houston team.
Without Matt Stanley behind the
bat the BrOnchOs would be like a
meeting house without contribution
box. While there are other catchers,
the rOOters would not be satisfied with
anybody else but Stanley, They want
ed the little Californian and nobody
else, Just as good" would do. STAN
ley is one of the most popular players
ON the team. He is hard working
conscientious ball player and plays to
win if the other side is hundred
runs ahead. Stanley was born in San
Francisco, Cal, November 10, 1870,
and is therefore 81 years of age. Like
every ball player he learned the game
on the lots. In 'SS he caught for the
AlcaZar team of the California Anna