The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-16

,a,,s baseball club has taken place
s,,eI deed OF trust. given by tn,
.an.s park and club. securing
!. .reregating considerably owe
has been placed on record. Chri
!. Ahe is made trustee. He is ais
,,or for about $4,000. There ar,
,n,rtv other creditors to whom ar,
,,ounts ranging from s100 to s39e5
after amount is due the Anheuser.
Brewing company.
indebtedness to Chris COMPRISES thlr-
notes OF $500 each and twent,
:, 800 each. One big note OF s1S..
another OF $4,000 and one for ss95t
executed yesterday. oil three being
period of six months. The other
e5pess TO Chris comprises over thirt,
running from $50 UP.
Union bank of st. Paul has claim
754.46. and the Northwestern Savings
claim for $500. David Nicholson is
,tor to the amount of 5000 and the
IA Gas Light company to the extent
B. The other claims aggregate about
making the outside Indebtedness
$4,000.
NJ two weeks ago Secretary Mucken-
n Sportsman's park and club gave
parties in this city a statement
liabilities of the concern. The total
ties as set forth in the statement
out by Mr.. Muckenfuss amounted to
F54.
his statement no mention was made
lat the club owed Mr.. Won der Abe.
,atement made in fling the deed OF
shows that the liabilities OF the cor
on amount to about S127.0O0. a diff
se of about $4,000.
der Abe is authorized to take charge
) assets, which consist of the entire
Eman's park outfit. and sell the prop
bit private sale. in six months. Such
as remain unsold at the end of six
BIS are to be sold at public sale at
psf front door of the court house.
stockholders and directors Of the
bny held a meeting and elected B.
uckenfuss president and John w.
ngton secretary.
many reported sales of the Browns
pit to nothing and the club remains
bn der Ahe's hands.
10 will succeed the late Mr.. Byrne as a
Der OF the National board? That is the
ion that several league magnates are
less thinking about pretty hard these
although they probably will not dis
the subject much in public. Elections
y National board have produced more
In the big league in recent years than
her subjects together. and there is no
q for thinking that it may not stir up
bly, time at the ST. Louis meeting next
b, when the vacancy on the board is to
led There is not u magnate in the big |
Q who would not be glad to get a |
on the board that is supposed to be |
Ugh court of baseball.
b first assumption is that Mr.. Byrne's
lssor will be elected from the East, as |
Vest now has three members on the
while the East has only two. In |
leaving out President Young. who is |
psed not 10 represent either section.
East has but one, Mr.. Soden, to Offset |
RS. Brush. Hart and Robson, of the |
!. 1t appears certain. therefore, that
facant place Will fall to representa-
from one Of five Eastern clubs-New
+ Philadelphia, Baltimore. Washington
hpoklyn.
r two men who probably consider they
host entitled 10 the honor. and be-
whom the fight is likely to be hard
Mil be Freedman of New York and
RS of Philadelphia, Both of these are
tlous and Jealous of their reputation
pauence in the baseball world.
eedman has insisted for years that New
was entitled TO place on the power
|oard, or. rather. that 1t was prepos-
Y for New York not to be represented.
as always been turned down. but it is
dered certain he will appear at St.
lighting for the coveted place. Just
tonight for it AT Baltimore last spring
y Chicago the preceding fall
hough Freedman is not as unpopular
was during the first years of his CON
On with the big league. it is believed
lntagonism To him is vet sufficient TO
MIN OFF the board.
2hel Rogers has long thought his legal
ies made him desirable man for
aifs supreme court. TO say nothing OF
act that he was the president OF
IN tho supposedly best baseball city
world. and of a corporation that had
nost extensive baseball plant in the
!; BUT Colonel Rogers also has an
,sH among the magnates. and It is
,nl whether these will consent to his
ION on the board.
appy Bill Joyce must he bent on
ing the New York players how TO play
'aii as well as baseball. According
!, ,.esiern exchange, he has ordered the
'ork players TO report at Lake Wood
'aetee February /. Usually Lake
~ up TO It's eyes in SHOW and ice at
t OF the year. Either there is
:" ~ IN the types or Scrappy Bill Is
~ SWING the Giants an awful desc
, '' Sny work. Teams that practice
svuth, where the climate is mild,
Mink OF starting before March J.. .
uau VIII noE start for San Anten.o
e"u, March B. and that will be about
=, OF Inc other teams to get Together
p'lng practice. Maybe Joyce likes |
,nore than he used TO when he played
, ~, houston some years ago, but he
ana many to agree with him.
y vaughn believes that the great !
a. game would be injured by reduc
pitching distance and benefited by
o'snment of the bunt hit. Il want ,
.ae pitching distance remain as II I
~ Tue Reds big catcher. Batting J