The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20

Review

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december 10 there will be meeting
,,.se interested in baseball in Texas
III Houston. at which 1t is hoped to
s.ngze the Texas hague.
& not known Just what plan will be
Losed but 1t Is presumed that four
circuit with three months season
80 proposed, to be composed of San
"a, Austin, Houston and Galveston.
40 ,owns, san Antonio and Galveston
in such shape that organization may
,r,ceeded with at once; nothing has
done in the others and there really
!, small prospect of ANYTHING being
nm the plan suggested above; many
,,nenIts are made against 1t, the pEtnci-
ona Of which is that IL would not pay.
Bailey. president of the local as
atm. who undertook to run the club
~ last year, had large dose OF ex-
epce that was not altogether pleasant
he believes he learned lot In one
nm. He does not like the plan outlined.
va and offers several arguments
inst II.
: also has one to lay before the NEST
mt as his plan Dit as a suggestion;
would be to make 1t Il six club league
n Mobile end New Orleans a part there
ami arrangements for playing at Beau
Lane Charles und New Iberia In order
,reak the long jump. In order 10 do this
oo1 rate from the Southern Pacific will
necessary, but as nearly all the travelling
be done on the roads of that system 1t
bejsyed this can be secured.
sked what steps he Will take, Mr.. Bal
said he would wait until after the
10 meeting before taking UP the local
ID In cf6er that he mlght know definite
what he was working on.
regard to the same matter, the Sau
ohio Express says;
exas will have four club baseball
rue next year. The Express announced
eral weeks ago that the South Texas
gpa.es were discussing the idea of form
league OF San Antonio, Austin, Gall
ton and Houston, and the plan has been
ntely decided on The club owners OF
four of these cities are decidedly In
br OF the project, and believe that by
lllt It2tSuS q roiiptSt t!Iu
ucing the distance to be travelled by the
ts tneg will have q better chance than
the past to finish the season on the
Side of the Financial hole.
Is has also been announced in the Ex
is, a meeting oil the ma gnate5 will be
On Houston on December 10. 4 new
sidea. for the league Will be elected, and
eugenents made for next season. The
eting will be presided over by Louis
hermann of this city, arbitrator of the
kes league. Fred Dewey, president Of
local club, will be in attendance.
an Antonio will not have the pleasure
eotertain5ng the Cincinnati Reds again
It spring. A. letter has been received
fe from Manager Bancroft, who is now In
~ Orleans. stating that it has been de-
ed not 10 bring the team back 10 Texas.
Reds will have their spring training
nawhere In Louisiana.
President Dewey OF the San Antonio
Fehal club has already begun to e5s
put Dor players for next season, and Is
|ng oonsideable corresponding, but has
we. announced any engagements. IT "a
ferstcod that Mike O'Connor has his
Ply eye fixed on the Austin franchise,
will very likely be the boss of the
pstorial aggregation. Nothing has baen
lrd from Houston or Galveston in the
Of plans or specifications.
imothy Hurst, the noted pugilistic ref
y and baseball umplre returned to ST.
|as from Louisville, where he went 10
Free the Ryan Franey battle.
eSsn Is pretty good boxer, and I be.
70 that match between him ana JacA
iaa ought to furnish an excellent con-
asyan has an awful right-hand punch.
wai.pe1 one into FraneY in the fourth
nd mat settled Jbmmy's hash in
!" fne Louisville sports think pretty
ol Australia urinary, Alnu he, ury |
talking of matching him with Tommy
~, expect to be in New YORK In time
witness the Corbett -Sharkey contest at
Lenox club this month. / hear tina.
men are in the pink of condition and.
as me Unexpected, it ought to be u
oaatie. Corbett IS my pick for the
A III tnay go twenty rounds he ought |
WI On points. If Sharkey attempts to |
Uui' sorbett will get the decision In |
uf,E Sharkey is hard man to beat
ls allowed TO rough 1t and fight foul,
none OF that business will be allowed
- next b9ttle. 1 am prepared TO back |
opinlon with cash and have bunch Of |
se green TO bet on Corbett at odds of $lOO |
- new orleans winter race meeting |
open Thanksgiving. next Thursday.
4Aausufal a9ndicap is the big eYant on
'ara ior opening day 1t is for 3-year-
aaa UP at six furlongs and its value
wv OF which $500 goes to the winner,
A., second and 500 to third There |
nv ,'Iy -lnree entries named. among them
retwor. winner OF the St. Patrick |
s. East year; Gath and Laureate, I
rna 1Ah ne winners; Eva Rice. frequent
Iss ,s. paNa s. and Miss Lyman a winner
,' s races East, Abuse and DR.. Shep- /
III winners: Tallahassee, Lady
bna.' kenmore Queen. Loiterer, Peat, |
~. 49, on uhe New York tracks: Dave
y, John Baker. Belle of Memphis,
s,; neaa. good colt: Macy, Tinlemaker
so al frequent winners, and O'Cru-
aaN SIMON W., good performers. II
ouach starts the talent can only guess.
VIEW York dispatch says: James J.
-. VIII claim the heavyweight cham
p IN case he wins from Tom
next Tuesday night. He an
ea this determination in the follow
ARG ISSUED Tuesday:
~ w. uouot the assertion that the twenty
contest between Thomas s,harkey
I'seil next Tuesday night is to set
heavyweight Championship will
bs,. .'a uissent in many quarters. Not
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