The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-06
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IilnIb VIII DC u great improvements pNti -"
: Iyeur's arrangement, when tho PARK was y
. Hidc the State fair grounds and fully thir
, minutes were required IN going to and fto
the f,frk, 10 say nothing OF the ear FIRE.
I Mcciuakey has trcn 20 a notary public b
, fore whom he pinde affidavit that mig COZ
tracts were within the salary limit aEre'
I upon by the Ienguc managers; lie gays
q. eArects 60 meet MI tho requirements th
wero n,htlr nj previous league meetings. lie
Fottng ready to attend the league inoetir
4 20 be held In Houston, March 10, aud WI
Il have soiiio very pertinent suggestions 10 cf'
the other members Of the league ut chat tim
Baseball interest aud talk ate rapid
rcy,ylug In Dallas, and NIL tho indication
\ point TO n successful season. McCloskc
thinks the outlook for n flne baseball year
very factoring and IS preparing to aid In mai
i Ing II so In every possible way
4 Galveston, TcxaB, March h.--Gcorgc u, Del
modyy who Will manage the Galveston bascna
tam for 4s9S, has completed tho selection {
| his men, ordered the now uniforms and
| NOW merely waiting the cali OF time to pla
= bail. Tho following compose The Galveston
league Players John shcwbridgo of Chicago
catcher. Charles q. Mcdonald Of Lcavenwortl
KAN. John j. Jameson of ottawa, Kan, nni
lichprd Glendon of Chicago, pitchers; Ton
Turner Of Galveston FIRST bnse Frank ]. Mar
tin of Chicngp second hasa;'WiIlium II, Rich
kaober of Tefre HaAtc, Ind, ghortstop; l..
", Crane OF Chicago, right field. Thomns Be-
nan OF New Orlenns. center heidi Charles q.
Becker OF Cincinnati. lett neld,
81 these Mcdonald, Turner and Becker
played with the Sand Grabs last year and are
well known on the Texas diamond. The re-
nihiidet of the players are strong young men,
none OF them more than 81 years old and
have all had league experience. Big Tom
Turner Will captain the team this seagon,
h1 uniforms, which have already beer Or
dered Will DC light blue gray, BLACK stock
Tags. with gray and black caps.
Mhnaees Dorm0dy has ordered tho mnn to
report for practice Mhrch Il. On tho 18TH and
10Th following. the initial games of the sca-
son VIII he played with the Cincinnati team
OF tho National league,
The home grounds haze been very much
Improved this yea, MI holes being allied with
durable material. The grand stnnd anl the
inside fences have also been repaired, and
everything rs now ready Tor the begiuntpt or
tho seasons sport
Fort Worth, Toxas, March 5..--Munognr
Ward of the Fort Worth baseball league team
was sucn by Post representative today but
waa somewhat rcticont az TO tho makeup of
his team for tho present season. He says,
however, he Will have team OF young VIM
mug players by tho tiIns the season rpcns--
between April / aud 10---tho date not vet
having been Determined. This will bo decided
rpon at tho Houston meeting OF managers on
lhe llth Instant. IL Is tcrtt!r, though that
Mr. Ward has virtually seected eight of hts
mon, siA OF whom belonged to tho Colts last
Year..
Vho t~o strangers to complete the team are
said to be Roy Loman OF Gainesville to nh
the paslt'on back Of the batter aud Charles
Cole Of Atahlseu, kan, who Will hold down
me INITIAL bag. Colo was last season captain
ana hrst bnaemnn OF tho Atchi9or team ana
made for himself reputation for his nne
playing and good Judgment
inc other sis men whom II Is supposed will
lNGe up inc team are lsaacs aud Gondeli.
pitchefs; Reynolds, short stop; HIM. second
lssr, Fequinney. thlfd base; Mclivtts, right
acid lsaacs. MOllytts and pequinncy are
leW hero aud praaticing daily with Nance.
MtAilister and steinieldt. the three latter
preparing themselves to join their respective
cams In The National league. Nance goes 10
l,ouiBvslle. McAilistor 90 Cleveland and stein
.eldt 20 Cincinnati
The color Of the suits 10 be worn by the
team nero mas not been selected as yet; how
7vor. the measures have all been taken and
are now In the hands OF the tnilors
Manager Ward predicts u most successful
National game will receive their money,
worth IN the Texns league games
W - thought that the schedule to DO ne
ectod at Houston on the 18th VIII be the
shortest eyer decided on before.
An effort 10 being made BY Frank Leake
If phpts r,vy - ...t
,onno,ed At tbo tos.,,, ~ 49, -. ''"su''
rerrelI NcEtrno,. r,,' ''1N"N'''''
i'niSOp' SHERMAN,
,ullcAVile, leNbrkhna and Ardmnre. All the
WIS mentioned, with tho exception OF Tex
y N"il'si Wu Nithih IN area of 100 miles II Ia
EARNED n meeting for the purpose OF ort,ar.
HipE "a soon 10 DO held at Parls MIR Lonke
'uEkehis a salary Limit of S6oa giyinG carh
l9p I'VE professional players and an average
aiary OF Sl5 for eleven men.
AUSTIN. Texas. March 5.-'Tho Austin basc
,nll club OF 1895 will be- made NJ, a.. ,,,,,,,..
Trim. nItcbe,s ,vohan 49,, N'''' nv
AZ 1,,e,y "''V', MaioI'oy, hAppi hrst
''e'' ooohhori second base. Shustor; third
'nsc. Vnldos short stop Khan, ,ort A.,
Nohnlo; center Held, Bailey; right tlSIS Az
In Grim has asked for hls rein,sn ~, III a.,
'lace mny be lllcd by somobndv n,sa "''u Ms n's
players are expected by tho latter nnr, ~,
his week and Drapfian a., l,.,,t,,' f'' p, Va
WIN
a'spateh to the Cincinnati Enquirer from
y Louis says' II is stated hers that III.
nasno win assume control of tho st. I.ouis
'rowns and that the official announcement
~ he made ut the close of the meeting of
NJ masnatcs which beglas here Monday. |
'hrls Won der Abe says that no will have M |
with tho pama ror ,,,o ,,,,.. |
ia, ~ IN, ~ e. '"' wv years ana
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