The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-20

things to moving serencly all OF then
were enthusiastic over the prospects for I
good season 80 Texas this year--one thai
will make money for the men behind thu
various clubs. will add to the prestige OF
the sport and satisfy the patrons Of the
game.
The season will start April 0 with Gal
n weston at Houston Austin at San Antonio
ana Dallas at Fort Worth. Dallas then
comes. TO Houston and the Buffaloes viii
10 to San Antonio for three games. rethrn-
inx homo to play Fort Worth and Calves
ton; goes to Galveston. thence to Austin
and then back home, playing Austin here;
and then goes north to Fort Worth and
h Dallas and then back home. Under this
hind Of an arrangement there viii not be
enough games on a stretch to make 1t
tiresome and there ought to be good at
tenGance at every game played in Hous-
ton.
In the matter Of holidays, the San ia
cinto day game will be played here with
Galveston and the Fourth of July game
Dallas VIII be here. There are seven Sum
day games given us. three with Galveston,
two with San Antonio, one each with Aus-
tin and Dallas.
Austin gets seven Sunday games aud the
Fourth of July; San Antonio gets seven
Sunday games and San Jacinto day; Cal
weston has nine Sunday games and the
Fourth OF July, Houston being at Calves
ton four Sundays; Dallas gets seven Sunday
gnmas; Fort Worth gets eight Sunday
games aud San Jacinto day. One of the
strong points in the schedule is tho fact
that there are only few games at home
before trip and the clubs are again at
homo before the interest has had time to
die out That will do much To give the
hackers a chance to make their money
back and a few dollars additional than
the old style of q lot OF games at homo and
then long absence.
Taking it all in all and considering the
tnaDy difficulties of making Zip six
club schedule, Mr.. Dermody has done his
work well.
\ One of the hest things that was done
by the managers was the adoption OF the
Brush anti-rowdy rule. All OF the repre-
sentatiyes of the clubs gave their word
that It would be enforced. so 1t is likely
to be done. What difference it viii make
win be seen in few games and that il
VIII bo appreciated there is no sort of
doubt. II Is one step In baseball that puts
the game SO far in advance that the whole
can't DO told.
Another good thing was the substitute
should be two substitute umpires in each
city, both OF whom would be offered to the
captain OF the visiting team with the op-
iion given him TO select the man to Off
eiate during the game, That poor old rule
OF two players trying to umpire was thus
Dane away with, which is blessing In
deed.
McCloshcy, who one time won the pen
nant for Houston, hopes TO land his team
Of Colts wearing the colors OF Dallas some |
where near the rag; he has moved his park !
into the city of DailaE. abandoning the |
rural resort which has heretofore boon the |
mecca OF few faithful and thinks that |
the change Will add considerably to the |
gate receipts. He has started in fitting
It up In good shape.
McCloskey thought he had kick coming
on the schedule. but changed his mind AZ
Ter MS colleagues had talked TO him for |
aWnlie and accepted the result of Der
mndy's work.
Alex Easton and George B. Dermoiy
We're here representing Galveston. Both
OF them have been connected with every
move In professional ball in Texas and are
Well known as patrons of the sport who
arc willing to place their money in II to
keep 1t alive and their strength in hard
work to back UP their money.
Mr. Easton is the baseball seer az Cal
weston; what he says is believed implicit
" for he has been right so many times
that his people have the utmost confidence
in his Judgment.
Mr. Dermody was tho maker OF the
schedule which is printed this morning
schedule making is a most difficult nnoh.
lem az all times. but 1t is especially N tbls
eesaon, as there are only six clubs. punched
~ Three groups OF two. He has DISCHARGED
~ TASK Well, az evidenced by the fsrt thn,
mere was very little dissatisfaction es.
preesea with II by the other representatives
end that this was easily overcome and In
short time.
Austin was represented by Charles J.
Weber, who Is a Joint manager with Mike
o's,cnnor for his partner. Weber was in
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