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

ana often, ~ last on the Ddse8 Ior ~
man and catches many base runners by hi
that could be desired, aud 1t Is dbubtfu
whether he has bis equal In the Tcxa
league. But with all these qualification
| tho real dyed-In- the wool cranks miss tn
| man he succeeded, Henry Cote. and fay
| orablo comments concerning the brillian
| player are heard at every game. who Is un
doubtedly the,most popular man who owe
| donncd Houston uniform. Cote, who !
| with the Grand Rapids Interstate leagui
club this season, is a model ball player. o.
the field he Is quiet and watches ever,
point OF the game for his team. though n,
umpire Is forced to call him down. He ere
ated much amusement here at times whef
no went on the coaching lines, though h,
was seldom seen there. AT all times h,
was gentleman. and he was admired ard
liked by his fellow players and the public
generally, who much regret that he Is moi
with the Buffaloes this season Wherever
he may go he will have the best wishes OF
all.
Another oh time favorlte is Jimmie sla-
gle. who is playing center field for the Kan
sas City Western league team this season
TO whom he was released by Boston. Slagle
isundouptedly the fastest man mat ever
played in the outd,ll in Texas. AMI is fully
capable TO hold his own in ary league. The
.>ansas city Journal of a recent issue says:
TIE feature OF the game was sense tlUnai
running catch OF fly In short center BY
Jimmie Siagls. Letcher had sent up TIE
bail and it looked for all the world like q
safe hit, but Jimmie had started wnen thY
ball left the bat and, covering large space
OF territory rs fast as his bantam legs
could carry him, threw out his hands and
az, hra Ip a.to f.,,
sod.
The Kansas City Times said that he made
one long running catch which alone was
worth the price OF admission. Slagle. too
has the well wishes OF the Houston public.
The most severe blow to the penuant as
piraiions OF Houston is the los, of young
Spencer. who 1t seems must so TO Savannah
There is no justice at all In Huston claim
and Spencer does not want TO play with
him. and IT is another case OF the heads
Twin talE you lose policy Of the National
league. Spencer's place will be hard to
IN, though Mckenzie IS doing fairly WE'LL
Though he is only a boy "Dit" plays the
bag like veteran, goes after everything
that comes his way. and though he makes
an error sometimes, no one ever saw him
shtrk ball. He was hitting the ball rec.
ularly and was destined to be one of the
most valuable members on the team. In a
few Years Spencer will be fast enough for
the National League and viii be the best of
The many Texas leagucrs who have entered
the National league. II he plays with
Savannah we viii admit that Jack Huston
has the best shortstop in the Southern
league.
Some people are never satisfied When
hn
San Antonio Light was compimenting the
team representing that city on their ele-
giant behavior and even went so lar as TO
dub them the Gentlemen" Now it wants
some man with "aggressiveness" to lead
the team and cites Tor example suoh play
ers rs O'Connor and Shatfer. two OF the
biggest kickers In minor league circles The
Light says.
san Antonio baseball circles are not a bit
upset as a result OF the Gentlemen's trlbu-
lations, as some would imagine. The Gents
are having "A vast assortment o. trouble
but it was looked for. san Antonio started
out with handicap. and the effect Will be
marked throughout the season \ team 10
be successful must have a leader y team
u stars with an incompetent man nj me
head would never be able TO cope with one
in charge OF It bnttle-scarred has been like
lslr Old Uncle Mike OConuor. Mike has
the right Idea of baseball. He Is In to Win,
and there Is nothing TO prevent him He Is
scrappy to the core the moment he sets
loot on the diamond. He fights for every
Inch Of ground He watches The game
closely. He kicks often, but he always mas
a roint. ana lie usually makes it. There is |
not play that he does no. see. There are |
mary points that come up that me average |
spectator does not see. ut least does not con- |
slider OF any Importance Mike. however. |
sees them, and when he roars on the field |
wo-thirds OF the people don't know what |
I Is all about In fact. Il Is none OF their |
business. But Mike must Win the game, |
'nd he usually wins IL. Results--not os-
ails-iS what interests the spectators
Another baseball man OF the Nike O'Con- |
Tor stripe Is Charley Shaffer, who was with |
ious on last year. or course Shaffer was |
lcver popular In San Antonio. but that !
lever worried him With this same Sharrer |
{ The head OF local team his popularity |
'ould increase at a rate that would elect |
lin mayor of San Antonio II he was polt- |
ally inclined, These are baseball man
gers that are always successful. They |
iay he hoodlums and rowdies In the eyes
{ away from home crowds, but they are
lois az home, This may sound inconsist-
nt but il is human nature nevertheless.
!. 1. MCClo key OF Dallas is the greatest !
aseball hustler that has ever been in
cNas. He IL tho father OF the Texas |
oaguc which he organized in the spring
{ tssS, lie has done great deal for the
amc In Texas. nut McCloskey is not the
ed general as either O'Connor or Shaffer
he is not 40 skilled In handling players
s these men.
The feature Of every game the Ruffaoes
ave played at home so far is the hitting
( "nill' Kemmer. "Pretzel," as he was
allied in Galveston. has proven a terror 10
very opposition pitcher he has faced this
rasou, and it would seem that he IA agian
I HIS old 1926 form, when he was with
shreveport. Kemmer's work AZ tnat time
ttraotcd the notice of National league
managers, and he was sigr cd by Louisville
q play third base. He played twelve !
amos In all and returned 10 Shreveport.
9Th the additional experience he has had
ince then, II he keeps up the lick he IL
ding nj now. with the additional experi-
nee he has had, II he gets another chance
y the National league he'll stay there,
lemmer played In Galveston last season
nd has many friends there. He was pre-
ented with handsome bouquet al the
.ame In that city last sunday, wee tot
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