The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02

around OF players. which demoralized the
team to a certain extent, they can have
no excuse for the miserable games played
by them on the road. The following clip
ping taken from the St. Louis Republic,
may explain the losing streak of the local
team:
There is much ill-feeling in the Texas
league at the conduct of some of. the San
Antonio players in the games played In
the second section OF the championship
season. The club has won only one game
of eleven played. II Is asserted that a
faction of the San Antonio club wish to
break up the Texas league before the
championship schedule is played out in
order to escape sale or reservation for
next year. There are only four clubs In
the league, and If one club disbands 1t
will cause the disruption of the entire
organization.
The San Antonio players justly assert
that the championship season was split
in TWO for the exclusive benefit of CAL
weston and Houston. Galveston to VIII
the pennant first section OF the season
and Houston to win the second: then the
two clubs to play a series OF games, osten-
sbly for the league pennant. but In reality
as a money making scheme for the owners
OF the clubs.
THE San Antonio players claim that
had the schedule been played out as one
good chance to win the pennant."
That some OF the members on the local
ball team are trying to secure their re-
lease seems TO many glaringly apparent.
An instance OF this was shown In the
games that were played here during the
recent rainy spell Galveston and Hous-
ton were the opponents of the local team.
The visitors won the games without the
least effort. At that time the Bronchos
shouted hard luck and assigned va
rious other causes for their defeats In
those games the visiting teams had no
better showing than the Bronchos. In
fact, 1t seems that the Bionchos had the
favorable end of It. by being on home
grounds After leaving home the reports
from other towns on the circuit are COM
ing II 10 the effect that the Bronchos
are paying ball like high school cadets.
A great many rooters have expressed
themselves as believing that the players
are trying to secure their release or else
attempting TO break up the league, go that
they may not be reserved for next season
II the league breaks 1t will mean the
killing of baseball In Texas next season.
The local management has labored very
hard this season TO keep the league going
throughout the season. Up 70 the present
time the management OF the team have
supplied funds 10 keep the team going,
and as In previous years they are again
pehind, this year IL the extent or SbOV.
The daily expenses OF games here
amount to $50. s4s OF which goes TO visit
ing teams as a guarantee; $50 ia required
TO pay salaries OF the home team, and
besides this there are groundkeeper.
gateman and ticket sellers 10 be paid.
The Bronchos have only nine more
games to play, and while they are here
the rooters should patronize the games
literally, so that the league may run the
full schedule. By patronizing the game
In goodly numbers notwithstanding the
indifferent work OF the players. the root
ers will help the management pull through
the season and at the same time insure the
reservation Of the best players the season
of 1900.
The San Antonio management wired
President Dermondy yesterday morning
asking that a vote be taken among the
league magnates for the purpose OF rails
ing the general admission to 80 cents. The
local management are also In favor OF
each team halving on the receipts Mt every
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sloan Captured TWO Races.
London. July LAT the first day OF the
Hearst park summer meeting today, Lord
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