The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-12
FH0USTON FRANCHISE
| ,.,lysn Announces that He Has Ills
Team Signed.
|,,,IyG OUTLOOK FOR BALL IN TEXAS
Eager for Houston Given a
send or on HIS Team
of Cubans.

sullivan writes President baiiey tha'
a, arrive here tomorrow; that he
s..m already picked out and is in
|, .roueh shape to start the season.
Nave been any number of applica-
ar the Houston franchise, but Mr..
4, has been in no haste to decide and
me given it into good hands. Sui
,.x reputation all over the country.
...n example of this the following is
I. ron, thu st. Louis Sporting News:
Sullivan is one of the shrcwdest
mat resourccful of men. Finding
.,,,rs had for baseball in Havana, he
"a team Of Cubans to tour the prin-
I, .,t,es OF this country this spring.
I. a Havana he engaged grounds for
.Inter and will take one or moro
A prominent professionals there
al, Mr.. Sulliyanis experience and
ans manager will be IA sufficient
s..,sa that his Cuban team can play
rorthy of good patronage. He has
y, selected the cary spring months Tor
.a,r as this will enable the profess
u 'teams with which they win play,
81 GOOD practice. 1t is his purpose.
.S,aeient encouragement is extended to
sntorprlse. to play the crack amateur
- u tho Southern, Western and East
titles. Surely, Sullivan's career
M him as one of the most entcrpris-
4 hangers and promoters.
,l,r,,s what the New Orleans Picayune
4 10 say concerning him:
gHou." Ted Sullivan. the baseball mag
Is ry-manager of the Dallas team and
.nund promoter of the game in the
uihern States, who was at the Gruuewald
,hort time since on his way TO Havana,
\ mem heard from When the Hon. Ted
kta to a group Of his friends in tho
vnewald lobby about three weeks ago he
A an enthusiast over baseball prospects
Cuh, He said the introduction of tho
ktioual game down there would be the
4 vay to Americanize Cuba and the Gu
Il His scheme was to teach them to
q and to appreciate the game, and in
n way their lives would be brought
te,rer accord with those of the Ameri-
y across the Florida straits, who are
loyers OF the diamond sport.
Hcn. Ted has returned. but he has re-
'yred with some very different views from
'use he carried away with him from the
'uuewald. He does not think nearly SO
hsh OF the Cubans and the prospect OF
hericanizing them with the introduction
baseball in their midst.
Fl have had enough of the faithful
~ declared this baseball champion,
|ter two weeks in Havana seeing what
'uld be done. "No more of 1t for me.
tween the pompous air of the non Eng
u speaking people and the arrogance Of
brown Americans who have little gold
)sid on their shoulders, you can. perhaps.
bzgne what comfortable time visitors
tsr,there are having. In darkest Africa
IA can find more English speaking people
Dan you can find In Havana today. AMI
= for the Interpreters, why, they can only
YAK one part of our language fluently,
n that Is TO bleed you on prices. An
lhrpreter In Havana is a social highway
h. But II the interpreters are bad, then
/ hotels are worse. The menu would
|sgust Mississippi river roustabout. Tho
tttcr Is SO strong tha. ii would have
pred quito valuable ally TO the Spanish
kny had the idea occurred to them. 1t
Nd resist an attack of the Rough Riders
n defy tho proiectiles from SIMPSONS
kms
Ia the opinion of Ted Sullivan, baseball
Fscaba must wait awhiIe--it's too early
y the Arsricanizing OF tho Spanish city
that way.
|Ar Sullivan thinks there are excellent
|ospects for baseball this season Ia the
nllsd States, and in Texas in particular.
As Sullivan announc s he has his club
sned, his coming is awaited with much
lnosity to find out its makeup. From
= past record 1t is safe to predict that a
Of them are speedy youngsters
% not used TO was on the roster.
as the other three cities have been sign
Z players for some time. it is certain that
Z Texas league will be n sure thing; and
|, Signs point to 1t being success ia
J particulars.