The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01

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this lick with HIS gtick his value as
third baseman will be increased so pc
Ictnt.
Billy Barnic has located California
ieft-hander Who, according to Billy. hai
the speed OF Cy Seymour and fine control
Billy rays that another year in mlnoi
league will III his Occidental discovery roi
trial N the major league.
! The majority OF the players believe that
Doheny has more years OF valuable pitch
Ing service up his arm than Cy Seymour.
poheny's motion is cleaner than Cys.whose
movement is rather stingy and jcrky, and a
strain to the tendons.
Hughes, the tranquil. nonchalant blonde
who is reckcncd as the twlrling discovery
saddler by trade. During the California
trip of the Baltimore-All American com
monweacrs last winter, Hughes asked for
a trial. and Teboau sampled the youngster,
who held the Orioles down TO four measy
singles. jennings was the most appreoia-
tive audience OF the merits of the twirl-
ing Californian. and he Immediately wired
Ed Ilanon to sign the Occidental phenom
% any llhtss HdL HhEHeh pihpldytu sUOu
control and used his noodle in his decker
with iIanon is evidenced by his contract
which calls for $1,000 salary. lIanlon
SPARED for wind" on receipt OF the young
Rter's terms. but with his customary good
judgment he instructed Jennings to sign
Hughes at his own terms. Hughes how
ever Us scarcely In tho wednling class MS
a twirler, as he has campaigned il In vari-
ous semi professional teams on the coast
for tho past six years end is q years old
Quality, not quantity. is the thing in
organizing team. says Jack Doyle.
when oliver Tchcau went to Cleveland be
set TO house cleaning by wedding out the
Holsters who were being toted around the
coGntry by divers theoretical and cloud
pushing predecessor. who had more false
alarm theories mixed MP in his gray mat
ter than n patron Of the dreamy pill This
idea of hitching your hopes 10 a long shot
from tho minor leagues has been The death
of many manager Fifteen or sixteen
regular players who have a right TO believe
their position is assured them for the sea-
son, viii win more games than couple
of dozen players who arc casting dice with
their thoughts 10 determine whether they
VIII he handed exit papers"
Jimmie Ryan In the only member 81 the
Chicago team who has signed the Brush
resolution. Clark Griffith wanted to know
If the fact that most OF the Chicago play
crs had refused 10 sign the resolution had
created any comment. II don't believe in
giving any body Of men the right TO take
a man q living away from him said Clarh.
y don't care what the player may be
" - F fs.la Vl.nF
the resolution provided for suspension or
for fine would agree 10 it. But III
lold ont against the expulsion clause"
ITO sign that resolution is equivalent 10
'aying that You had been guilty Of the
conduct that WIS described in that circu-
ar said Callahan. Now. I never used
uch language on the hall field and nevey
,eard any one else use enything quit, as
trone as was contained in that circular.
That Ia the reason aid not sign it,"
There Is certain Houston buainess man
"A prominent contractor--who went to
Galveston last Sunday to SEQ the baseball
game. From all accounts this gentleman
bad an experience with the small boy
which he win remember for some time to
ONE. Tho aforesaid Houstonian carly in
w fNitN iNpA'h lpHh anu iNuu lui Nut
'uffaloes and when Galveston began to
orgo ahead and Houston could not make
run. the small hoy came forth and opened
ooso on the Houston rootcr, lie made
lmsell perfectly obnoxo us and Mr.. Hous.
on Man tried in vain 10 shake him, but
he Kid wouldn't have IT, Finally the
nan from Houston had TO dig up, as 1t
vero. and gave the boy Il coin. The hos
Ell then, but that did not end the troubles I
Of the unlucky rooter, Young America
nj his friends on to a good thing au1
,cesontly The man from the Bayou city
ound himself the center of attraction ot
ountlcss numbers of small boys. all OF
Nhom let him know that they were there.
lie had to hand each OF The boys Il coin
and run Tor the street ear, whch was on
IS way to town. The chances ore that
his Houst1nlan viii keep quiet away from
home unlcns the Houston team is way
head with no chance to lose
Three Of The six losers In the National
eaguo championship games PLAYED on Sat-
irday' tho Gard instant failed to land a
nan across the plac while two ~ them
I'D moi even get hit, St Louis Boston
nd pittsburg we've the three clubs who
allied to get run, and Powell, Hughes
md Broitensteln We're the three pitchers
whose ruzSlins curves they failtd to
solve.
The work of Hughes and Brcltons;eln in
shutting ont their opponents without
iihor hit or run was more Sensational. /
lhis Is tho first time In the history of tho
National game that two such exhibitions
were Performed on the same day Hughes,
The Oriole pitcher. was signed hy Huuhev
Jennings, the Baltimore short stop. al Sa
ramento, Cal. after the local team Of that
riale had defeated tho ex-cb,n,nt,,s "a