The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-06

fit UtbHli Inv ttHNofis III tfHt 'f'3'
II ri shorts,op. Then hczwent TO Joplin, Mo-
| with majority OF the team, where they play
oil the teams of surrounding towns until ~
scasrr WIS oyer. Hall then vent to his HON
In Kentucky aud soon nftrt signed with Man
Il igor Dooiry Of the Montreal tCanadat Tclub
He Induced DooIcy 30 send HIM 4 contract
Il McClopkcy ALLEGED, hy claiming that the. ilat
lag cfnt did not finish The eeaaon In Texai
an'. that hG could not, therefore. be reserved
I McClnskcy appealed 10 President MEX Yount
for projection and Young decided ~ his favor
THEN Chris Won der Abe or ST Louis tried c
get iiall ~ making tho egnic claim Tht
board OF arbitration, nhirlf has juat closed ~
spring session IN IT Louis. awarded Hall %
Chris. on condition that he pny MeCioskey Tho
i 500 draft money which. II Is provided IN tito
National agreement shall De paid 70 minor
MANAGERS BY tho National league managers
| for every player drafted
IL e said that lInll VIII represent der
| Prnwbts" at short t.is seaeon.- lu Texas last
4 year he demonstrated that he was fair Held
4! er and Il swift and accurate thrower. JIG Is a
| poor hitter, however, and unless lie improves
in ihis respect II Is doubtful ii lie can hold
his own In the big league
! Some Interesting news comes from Chicago
! Warren Beckwith. the handsome young mem
| Der of Mccloskey's pitching staff OF last year.
has announced that he Is going to don a uni.
form Hgain
l,cclwth. II will he remembered shocked
Chicago society and startled tho baseball
world by clipping with the daughter of Robert
Y. Lincoln of the Windy city. Papa Lincoln
strenuously objected to the match, 1t is said,
becausc OF bis proposed son-in laws occupa-
tfon and It was current item in the news
papers Tor many days after the marriage OF
the couple IN Detroit that c refused to re-
cetye BeCkwith either MS n relation or as a
social equal. Tho grandson OF the famous
rnll.splitter' however, was soon forced to re
consider bis action. After this II was an
nounccd that Btckw!th had lott the diamond
nevcr to return. 4 lotter received from Beck
WIN the other day controdicts this, 1t seems.
~ Is sdaressed TO MeCloskoy and contains
the following passage:
'if YOU can not pay me s., the sum which
J want TOR nest seasons work, please send me
National league club
Beck%th will be given his roloasc. 1t ia
believed that tho certain National leagilo
club referred 70 is Chicago, Ii that Is the
case, he is among hin friends and being !,
young fellow OF great energy. nc viii M
doubt be nblc to arqult himself credltably
under Anaon successor Dallas News.
Manager o'Conuor yesterday received the
following letter from his side partner, Mr.
Weber, under date of February ". from Gin
oinuatl;
Il havo signed Latimcr, catcher. here last
night and from all accounts he Ia q crscs a.
JaGk, good thrower and hard hitter; ne is a
Eiution TOR work, and wants To catch every
dny. lie Ia o big raw honed follow and III,
AEht circus crowd for his rights lie win
qlnt ms JOB az $500 per day To play bail fnr
tSO per month. That rs what I pot him Ia,
30 VIII bring him with mo We VIM laave
nero Thursday or Friday.--Auatin Statesman
W. o. Footc was Houstons renrcsont,,t,o
at tho Dallas meeting. lie is working hard
for the success of the proposed meeting here
aud should receive every encouragoment
which no no doubt viii. AS has been fro
1uently pointed out in Tho Post. MIR. Foote
Is IN position to give Houston a lot OF Of
iective advertising throughout the country.
but to be really effective it should be backed
up here Papers devoted TO racing and nows
papers which only pay attention TO /. Incl
aentally Keep up with the movements of the
mnn who has done so much on the track ma
Mr.. Foote, and who controls and owns such
horses AS Rilma. Kansas, Governor Strong
aud dozen other noted performers The
plan Under which the meeting Is to DO held
has already been outlined aud has been COM
mended by those most interested There will |
be meeting held and a strong effort should |
be made to see THAI 1t is successful.
Mnttie BIIrOy has been engaged to play /
right field Tor the Chicago team. He won
m ehViable reputation as a Southpaw pitcher
u the Association League. lie was with |
Boston in the brotherhood organization In |
hose days lliroy was considered 60 be tho
Teaicst left handed twirer IN the business.
le mas not played professional bail since |
epo, When he WAS an Important factor In
andihg the championship OF the Eastern
eAguo for syracuse Since his retirement
rom the diamond Matte" has been engaged
u business IN philadelphia. Kiroy writes
nat he don't want to pitch, but IT Is pos
'ibla he viii be used in case OF emergency
Captain rebeau of Cleveland has announced
hat McAiecr. the well known oontor fielder.
iad decided 10 re-ontcr baseball and had az
l%ed his signature TO a Cleveland contract
OF the coming season nj salary OF $3iO0.
Tho towns in the Texas racing circuit this
ear and their dates are; Denton, September
I TO ~ Fort Worth, September II to "a; Dad
as, October TO 90: Corsicana, October 2s TO
y, Houston. October 81 TO November s;
ifoeshooek, November To II; Palestine No
'ember 10 to ~,
me North Texas Gun Club league viii
ave shoot at Fort Worth on March %
nd 70 About 100 shooters will be In at
enhance representing twenty gun clubs
this section of the State. The tourna
lent viii be held at the Fort Worth Gun
tubs grounds In the northern part OF the
IVY good list of purses and merchan-
use prizes viii be offered.
The probability OF match between
harles T. patterson's colt. Ornament. ana
! II. Morris great 4-year-ola, The Friar.
not at all remote, The Mcssrs. Morris
nd Mi. Patterson are anxious for Tn,
ace. and It will doubtless be run on one
the metropolitan tracks, either AT
aeepshead Bay or Brighton Beach, some
me during the summer Mr.. Patterson
,lked OF having the race at Memphis dur
az the spring meeting AT Montgomery
ARK, but the Messrs. Morris dcmurred al
lat proposition.
ihey do not care to run the chances of
TURNS Tho Friar, always incident 10
'us trip in the cars. In the frs. place,
no. again. they preferred to have the race
I me kiSt where fhaip ,.a,,f,.,