The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-11
MR.. DERMODY'S TEAM.
SHORT SKETCHES OF THE PLAY
ERs SIGNED ny GALVESTON.
Includes pnmmert US One of the
Probabilities ut short - The
DenisOn-shcrman Team.

Galveston. Texas. March lo.-Manaser
Dermody of the Galveston Baseball club
has completed his team for 1891 and gives
1t out as follows.
Pitchers Thomas Parvin of CarrN'ton.
Mo. who played last season with San An
tonic and did some very fine work. Par
win has excellent control Of the ball ana
rs delivery is quick and puzzling. He Is
sad to have improved materially sn,c
last season ard is now in good share 10
put up fine ball.
Charles Carl. who played last year with
Shreveport and made a good showing.
VIII also be in a Galveston uniform this
year. ana great things are expected OF
him.
John Jomison of Kansas City. Kan. Is
one of Illusions finds. Huston declares he
is a crack - jack and VIII set tire pace in
thc Texas league. He Is unknown In this
state. but has good creda 1tials
John Murray. the Galveston youngstcr,
who pitched a few game. Mt home with
the Galveston club last .esson, viii wear
u uniform as a regular player this season.
lie has improved during the winter and
has gotten more nerve and confidence in
himself than he had last year. He is re-
garAed as a promising player, hut his en-
gagc'nent is more orless OF an expei'i-
ncnt.
Catcher-Thomas Hess of Brooklyn. n.
the Eastern league. is the, only regular
catcher far signed Hess IS an old
head. is Il thorough master OF the tricks
OF the game and is regarded az a crack.a-
3lck, bo,h behind the bat and with the
stick.
Frs, observation-disclosures Jack Huston
Sapain the SSW Tam sne c IS vwssY koown 10
the GALVESTON rooters. Last year HI
played with New orleans, finishing the
season with the reorganizcd Galveston
Second baseman Robert Rothermel Of
leading Pa; has been signed as second
bSsoTdn. Rotherina while personally
unknown TO the Galveston hlseba II coni
tingcnt, is way up I'm hi.; aork. and prom
.Ses to he strong addition to the game ~
This state. He played last season with
the Pennsylvania state league and gave
Rood account of himself
Third hlecman-l.ddic Hoover, vino
played with Galveston last year, viii hold
down this bar and promises improvG.t
form. III" has taken good care OF himself
dESrnE the winter and Is in fine fetile
SnorfS. pp-Either Charles Rtecher OF
New ORLEANS, who played last season With
birmingham IN the southern league. or
Charles Rtmmert of Shreveport, who was
IN Galveston uniform Lass year will OF,
itciare in this place, famnGr' IS Wei
known here and Beecher is said 10 be able.
TO keep M with the clip set by tne ~
maInder Of the. team. If he does not do
httle pace making himself
Lett hed-Jack Hess of Whiting Ind.
hes been sieisri for this posi,ion. .art
VIII 20 IN TO eaten Wnen l noinaS Ross
needs relief The two Hesses are. no kin.
but one of them is about as good as the
other when 1t comes to PLAYING the Ma
tional. game. He IS hard hitter. never
loses his head. and IS a good, honest play
or at any point on the diamond.
Center field kt1 Nance. who started
ont last s,aSon with Fort Worth and
wound up with Galveston, will have his
cid position lock OIL the new team. He
GAYS he can play better ball than ever.
and how much there Is m this statement
Will develop pretty shortly after the game
starts.
H.ght hcld-rhere being an overplus OF
pit cheers In the team. they VIII be used
to cover right field. and no regular man
will he signed for that position.
The players have all been instructed 10
report here for service on the sd instant.
This VIII give them three, and half
wceiSs' practice before the regular season
opens here April II. Manager Dermody
SAYS the bah park VIII he put in good
shape in ample time and he thinks the
outlook for good baseball this season Is
very favorable.