San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-09
GOODBYE BRoNCHos.
A FEW MORE DAYS WILL WITNESS
THEIR DEPARTURE.
Toe Noble Herd Was Given A Farewell
Benefit Game Yesterday That Didn't
Take Place a brief Review.

The Bronchos made their farewell
appearance at San Pedro park yester-
day afternoon, but on account of the
| multitude that wasn't there the pro-
posed game with the West End
Browns was declared off, and the
BrOnchos returned home, took off their
uniforms. which they have worn for
the last time, and spent the day with
their friends
By the time the week rolls around
there will not be enough Bronchos in
town TO whip an umpire. knau,
Kohnle and ValdOis leave for their
Ohio homes in Cincinnati, tomorrow,
and Charlie. Weber may go with them;
Stanley, OConnOr, fitzpatrick and
Keefe are yet undecided when they
will leave, or where they will go,while
Herbert and Bailey may spend the
winter here.
The Bronchos will leave San An
tonic with nothing but words of praise
for the hospitable old town. They are
unanimous in asserting that the treat
ment received here was of the best,
and that they will always remember
the old Alamo City. They dislike
leaving Santone without making a
fight for that old cup and are conf
dent that they would have won it in
a walk.
Yes, dead easy.
There's not another team in the
league that played ball as did the
Bronchos. 1t was of a different style,
quality and finish. With the old team
intact-that is, Winfred Clark on sec
ond-there is not team in the cOun-
try, outside of the Eastern and West
ern league that can touch them.
They played championship ball from
the sound of the gong and continued
until the close of the series with Dial
las.
OF course the team L.u not finish in
as good form as in the first series.
But that is hard luck in baseball and
would have occurred the same way If
there had been only one season. The
first break in the team was occasion
ed by Clark's illness, but fortunately
the team was so far in the lead that
it was impossible TO drop before the
first season closed. Then Bailey got an
attack of Charleyhorse; then Stanley
had several fingers knocked out; then
O'Connor's big frame of bones began
to ache and he had to get out of the
the game. Then Kohnle's troubles
began and then ValdOis got an attack
of lumbago over at Galveston, and a
few days ago popular little Eddie
Steinhoff broke a finger.
This is what is called a baseball
hardluck story, but every word of il
it true and not bit overdrawn.
Baseball fans do not weigh these
facts, and if the team does not always
put up the standard article they stay
away. There is only one way to sup
port ball team, and that is to go to
the games.
Where is there ball team in the
state in which so few changes have
been made as in the Bronchos' make
up? The only new man added to the
team was Fred. ValdOis.
The falling off of the attendance at
the games lately has been attributed
by some to the release of Second
Baseman Clark. There is a Ueuer
reason-a double championship season.
That's where the trouble is. No mat
ter how hard the Bronchos tried to
win the second series they were ac-
cused of throwing games. This is
wrongful accusation, and if anyone
single championship game in the Tex
as association has been thrown" the
Light will only be too glad to publish
it and its columns will forever be
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