The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-28

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1t will be seen that In only two Of the
SIX years previous TO 1898 did the club
win more games than 1t lost and In neither
instance was the excess rs large as in the
season just cloes3. In 1896 the same num-
Der. while in 1898 II leaped to twenty
This seeming light margin is made more
impressive 10 students OF the game when
II is considered that in 1895 Chicago took
part In only 1870 contests, and In 1895 in
only 12S, whereas in lSaS the total foots
up to a round $50.
Manager Burns Is modest as 10 any con-
nection he may personally have had 10
the regeneration of the club He gives all
the praise to his men. Chicago" he de-
clares. 'has team of which she may well
be proud and one worthy OF the best OF
public support. Man for man. Individually
or collectively. / would not exchange II
Tor apy other In the league. Look Al our
bad luck in sickness and in the laying off
OF players Had 1t not been for these band-
leaps our fight mlght--nay, probably would
have been around the top rung OF the
ladder at the finish instead of for fourth
place, This POOR furtune can not coz
t'nue. We had far more than our share.
Look out for next season
This is the nearest the new manager VIII
comc TO prophecy Of 1929. but n fight
for the next pennant by Chicago is on the
oaids---not presagel by tho management so
mitch as by the actual record of the season
Just closed, supported By the infusion OF
new blood in the last two months.
With the deal which is soon to be closed
the New York baseball team of next year
promises TO lie one of the strongest that
has ever represented the metropolis. aud 1t
will make IN earnes, effort for the PEN
nant Lovers OF the National game 10 New
York will certainly have no cause TO com
plain once they have studied the makeup,
OF the new Giants. The team will line up
in the following order: Rusie. Meekln,
Seymour, Maui and Hughes, pitchers; Rob
inson, Warner and Psrke Wilson. catch
ers; MCCAIN. first base; Jennings, second
base McGraw, third base: George DAVIS,
shoristop: Kelley, left field: Van Hsltren.
center field; Keeler, right field.
The followers Of the Nationai league
games In this city will observe at a glance
that the New York team VIII be made up OF
the cream OF the talent az the present Bal
timore aggregation, reinforced by the only
stars In the present New York nine. Ned
Hanlou will manage the new Giants, who,
with Se!ee of the champion Bostuna, sharrs
the honor of bslng the most successful
manager OF baseball teams in the league.
Should the deal be closed II viii prove
one OF the most sensational ever conxum-
mated. The deal Will probably be finally
perfected at the annual winter meeting OF
the National league.
The Giants played wretched ball the past
season. and lost thousands OF dollars. The
attendance at the games was too light to
pay expenses in many instances. Pres
dent Freedman made no public comment on
this unhappy situation He did great
deal Of thinking however. for he had much
TO learn about handling a baseball team
He realzrd tina. the Giants must undergo
a complete reorganization. His idea was
20 bolster up the present aggregation by
buying young players from minor leagues
or to bring an entire new team 10 the Polo
grounds. The only way TO secure the lat
Ter was to buy out some other club or en-
gineer deal whereby the present Giants
could be exchanged for some other team
The teams which came up 10 IN require
mems OF President Freedman were tho
BaltImorcs and Clevelanfs. Owing to some
complications regarding the latter The
only team left to be considered was Bait
more
For ths last three years Harry Wonder
horst. the owner, ans Hanlon, the manager
Of thie NJ gnificept organization. have been
dissatisfied with Baltimore. The truth Is
Baltimore Is not deserving OF such team.
THE average Bal,imoresn enthuscs over
baseball during the first mouth OF the sca-
son. and makes extravagant claims about
their team Then they stop going out 10
the games ard secure their b3seba'i news
from the newspapers. IT tbs team Is lead.
ing 10 The League race during the last month
OF tha seascr me ssfrslme enthusiasts
turn out again. II uhe oriolSs win the pen-
nant Baltimore onthuses II the Team =
beater out BY a neck Baltimore insists
that Inn PLAYERS have thrown tho cham
piorship for financial consideration,
For example this season the Orioles
made q asni f'ntsh at the ED and we're
only headed ~ the Bostons. Now half the
cranks in Baltimore ara ready TO make
affiday,.a thai the Orioles threw the pen
nant to Boston. Tho CLUB hes lost about
sIs, 900 on the season.
Knowing all these things. II Is no won
der that yonderhorst<and Hanion are DIS
eus.ed ans ready TO consider any PROPOSE
lion made by Ffeetman. So II came TO pass
that when he made his preliminary over
,nr,e youderhorst WIS more than willing
10 consider the proposition.
yondsthorst is rich man. ard. further
more. h., loves baseball Az a result be
refused to consider any cash offer for his
lam. But nc WAS more than willing TO
accev. an interest In the New York club
il eycsargs To- his team. He ana Hap-
I'm figure. AID figure rightly. that they
I'm 10 as well In Baltimore with slight
! /, interior team as they can with me high
casa Orioles Al say rate. Vonderhorst
intends ID hold en- 70 hls franchise in that
CITY urless ne gets his price for II. Han
lon believes that ne can put team 70 Nav
yo.k next var thst can finish one, two.
thren wifhnut half trying. Freedman. Won