The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-07
TEAM is AT HOME AGAIN,
Every One Of tho Ball Players Ia
Excellent Form.
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SAVANNAH CLAIMS YOUNG SPENCER
Very ,r'attcring Notice or the rhird
Bnscmnn's Playing MT Mobile.
Sporting Notes. III

Manager George NJ. Reed ana the members
Of the Houston baseball team, accompanied
1 rs President W. II. Bailey aud Mr.. 4, II
Bailey. returned yesterday morning from a
| two Weeks practice trip to New Orleans and
Mchic. Al both OF these places they played
Winning bail aud the result OF thu hard work
don0 is shown by the fact that every msmrer
ot tho team ia IN excellent condition. Tic
lmeltcc they viii ne given between now and
Saturday. when The FIRST garae OF the season
viii be ripved, VIII put them IN shape to do
ptanaut Winning work from the start on.
in conversation w,ih a reporter Tor The
post. Manager Reed stated that hp was more
than pleased with tho results of the TIP.
I'VE did lot get MS mueh practice as We would
have gotten had the weather been hotter hut
wlat We did got WAS ysry beneficial, Tho
boys ara al IN excellent condition. and II
tioio Is o weak tpot In the team We have yet
Ia uiSCoNtr IT
The team Is qunrtcrod nj the liatcll,ns
house. ftoIn whieh place y iun was made 10
the park yostorday afternoon,
The Mobile Register OF last Monday had
the following in IT'S report OF the game on the
previous day:
Spencer the third bassman OF Tie visitors,
WAS again the star attraction OF the game. fic
made some beautiful stnbs, iirst with one
hand and then with tho other. scemiug to
the dMmiN 0f the Mobile hntters, 10 be anihi.
doArouE whenever the bail came his way.
ono Of his assiSts failed through fault OF the
ftsi hascInun. but Spencer did ms part nh
rlglit Aud thcu his aticiI work was the equal
OF his work at the Third eorrer of the ola
moud.
Anl Houston is 10 lose this player, for 1t I.
writ that lac goes TO savannah. 80 that hts
woti, will be oftou seen here during tho sca-
8pn, There is no doubt that Spencer is tho
most promising young player who has APP
nehcl on tho diamond ~ Monroc park. ana
h plays the third bag equally well ms did
Jerry Denny when he WIS member of Stai-
l'ngs champion Augusta team. There Is ITO
doptt that barring accidents. this young
player will not remain long Ia minor league
con rDBy, lie plays u steady, reliable game.
ana seems TO always have his wits about him,
knowing Just exactly what to do with the ball
the moment no gets HIS hand on II.
Manager Reed whom his attention was cali
cd 10 this item said that the matter OF Spon-
Ger T. berth for the summer was now In the
hn9d OF President Young OF the bg league.
Sntp,or wag originally aligned by Savannah,
but tho manager of tho team did not 1.-Two ZIP
to his promises, 80 tho contract VITA Houston
WAS made,
The manner in which the members OF tho
team conducted themselves while away from
hcmc is shown ny tho following extracts nom
the Mobile item,
Vie Ia contrast to othcr teams IL the com
lGlt on the ball hpid u the Houston players
A more geptlomnnly act was never seCh Oh
Tho Monroe PARK diamond. They play ball
and leave tho Kicking out oT the game. Mi.p'
ngW Reed OF the Houston toan * a ypung
man. aud clever one AT thul He is prapd
Of his boys" and has reason TO be, for they
are ccrDinly a clever lot.
Tho opening game Saturday, and the Mon
day saIno viii begin at 4.li; the Sunday
game viii DO started at 1 o'clock
Ladies' viii be charged ~ tho Grand stand
Saturday, ai gate and grand stand Sunday
Monday they VIII be admitted free at game
ana grand stand.
Tho b9ys wcro told Mt both New orIcans
aud Mobile that they stacked M far above
tho sand Grabs; which statement Is borne
out by the scores.
Lohbcck, who Is now catching for. Mobile
sends regards to all his fricnds In Houston !
The othor member of that famous battery,
Flood ard Lobbeck Is now working Ia a
boiler factory In ST. Louis.
At Saturdays game there win be con-
cert by Herbs hnud