The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04
THE DEAL HAS BEEN MADE.
MOBILE CLUB TRANSFERRED TO
HOUSTON AS A WHOLE.
Three of the Present Team 10 he Re-
tnined-First Game to Be Played
mt Galveston Today.

the Warwick OF the National League isn't
in It with Gorgeous Dermody, the Pooh Bah
OF the Texas League. when It comes to spring
ing surprises Gorgeous had 1t all fixed
up some time ago to get New Orleans and
Mobile tackled on the Texas League, but
little misunderstanding upset the plan. Yes.
terday afternoon Dermody calmly announced
that arrangements had been perfected where
by the Mobile club. the crack team of the
Southern League. would be transferred to
Houston and would be here Sunday to play
the first game with the Galvestons
deal like the buying out or the transfer
! OF whole baseball team is a big thing in
any league and II such thing happened up
North there would be lots of gossip in the
papers about it, but Dermody engineered the
affair without letting anybody but those in
| terested know what ne was up to.
There Is little or no dinerence in the play
ing strength OF any OF the clubs and some
oil the nnest games Texas has ever seen
ought to be served up from now on. Calves
ton has deep interest in the Houston club
1 now, FOR 1t Is made UP OF some OF Calves
veston's favorite players. Bones good old
Bones-Parvin is one of the MOBILE pltcners.
so Is Old Reliable Jack Huston, VINO plays
ball with his mead as well as with his hands.
And Badger-who caught for Galveston and
now and then knocked the cover on the ball
or turned the trade mark upside down be-
, hos with Mobile And SO is Weikart-big
Bill--who has as much of grudge against
} pitchers as Houtz has ana does about the
, Brownie Chamberlain. who pitches pretty
; we'll, but Will pitch better later on when his
hat Ats him, he's with that lively, hard
4 hitting Mobile crowd.
1t is understood that Houston will retain
three of the present Houston team-Crowell,
\ Nipper and Hurlburt.
y The men from the Southern League are now
Z m ha IN
4 night OF tomorrow morning They'll be kept
a b. sly for some hours after their arrival re-
= ceiying greetings of their friends-for Huston.
7 Old Bones and Badger have lots of loyal fol-
lowers here. Herr Eisenfeder will be al
n the depot with a fishing pole and a keg OF
( bait and there will be a special car In
readiness TO take Old Bones out to O'Keefe' s.
SO that no will lose no time In getting into
communication with mis- old friends of the
hnny tribe. II there's anything Parvin love'
> 1t is to bold the butt end OF fishing poll
and feel the fishes nibble at the bait At sucl
, a time a heavenly ecstacy seizcs the old mai
and he loses interest in inshoots, drops anc
other receptions.
They do say that Old Bones is pitching
this year as good II not better than he di
when he was here If that's the case, Gal
Houston will put it ali over them.
Dermody announces that Sparger will pitcl
n for Galveston tomorrow and old Bones 70
= Houston.
o There will be two big excursions-one owe
n the Katy and the other over the Contra
, from Waco and other soints up the State
The Mobile boys some of them. at least, ono
/ PLAYED in Waco and It is expected that
l. large proportion of the excursionists Will b
l. out to the game. Dermody believes that IN
u greatest crowd that has been at, ball gam
IL hereabouts in several years Will witness to
= morrow's contest. 1t will begin at 43O D.. N
N There will be two umpires. Phelan and Mat
y thews. -.
e as Judge of base plays in the game betwee
a Houston and Galveston yesterday. 1t wa
0 Wilson NJ Matthews. graduate of fale col
i ege, noted as an athlete and lover OF homes
q sports and now lieutenant in the coros c
q engineers of the United States army,
81 Manager Derntody considers Matthews on
n OF the best umpires in America. The soldl9
n is acting umpire simply as an accommodating
a to Mr.. Dermody and some other friends II
- was in the whole Cuban campaign. fought
the trenches at SANTIAGO ana Is now enjoy
~ ing a three months vacation.
n 1t doesn't take Lieutenant Matthews wee
7 TO make up his mind In REGARD to plai
q He is quick as fash and sives his deelso
n the moment the play is made A t9oroug
n gentleman, keenly alive to every point in Il
y game. his work as an umpire is quite re'
n elatiou. Commanding the respect of playel
u and public not only by reason of his hie
y personal character but By reason OF h
u knowledge of the game and the accuracy
=, his judgment. Lieutenant Matthews is aui
an attraction himself.
Mr. Phelan was Judge of balls and strik
! Yesterday With the double umpire sysle
= the game was rapid and without the slighte
Matthews and Phelan will be. here tod
and tomorrow At the game tomorrow
&, is likely that Matthews will be behind the b
a' president Bailey of The Houston club is
srs Galveston today comforting with Preside
t. Dermody Mr.. Bailey confirmed the rep'
8 OF the transfer OF the Mobile aggregation
"We've got a great team now and we .
goinl: to be hard to catch. Just keep yo
eyes on us. We're going TO win the pennan