El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-18
THE COLTS
PRANCING
A Challenge Goes On To the
Tucson Base Ball
Players
EXHIBITIONS TO BEGIN
Fans Will Soon See a Few
RattIing Good Mix-Ups
On the Diamond

| A challenge was hurled at Tucson
yesterday for series of three games
to be played at that city. This illus
trates the fact that the colts are not
going to sit idly by and watch the sea-
son come and 60 without a struggle for
the honors of the field. While the as
ISOLATION is to put strong team in the
| game, the colts consider that they have
the cong uerors of any club right In this
city at the present day. They think it
will be q nice little entertainment
for them, bucking against ths various
outfits of the neigh boring cities.
They will play aud from nov on Ell
Pasosns will have an opportunity to
witness some real old heart-lifting ex-
hibitions of the national sport. These
games will allow the fans to sac few
mixups on the diamond during tn csc
delightful months while the big bosses
are awaking from their revery.
Two more professions 81 tosssrs drop.
ped into town yesterday and would
like to swing their terrible wagon ton
gues for the Ell Paso aggregation.
They will be Accommodated. for the boys
mean business. The backing is at
hand for an Independent com bin alton
date games is opening. Should the as
ISOLATION come to the front, so much
the better. That would help out the
game, for the colts woul drop into line
with the parent organization.
realizing that to be antsg
onistic wolld be fatal
to the welfare of the game. The as
ISOLATION magnates, however, should
get up aud look around them. They
fail to appreciate the advantages of an
early start and have DO idea of the
strength of the talent now in the city.
Even should they not deem it au op-
perfume moment for opening the sea-
sons encounter, they could at least
announce their intentions foe the year
ahead. Such q move on their part
would relieve both fans and players
and give the movement a solid, sub
stantial appearance.
There was much business transacted
yesterday toward putting a club in the
field aud from the results OF the inter-
views had with nearly ell of our
representative business men an inde-
pendent team can secure sound Gnan-
cisl backing. Jua-ez, too, was Wis
tied and it is possibl, that the sister
city across the line MAJ be the home
of strong club. A few of those inter-
ested took a trip over the bridge yes
terday and secure1 the refusal of
q piece of property that will
be used as an amusement park. If
other arrangements can be perfected
Juarez will be the base ball centre for
this part Of the country. That is not
such bad move for the encourage
ment of the game, though Ell Faso
the field of strife. Well, whoever has
the premier org anizstion the HERALD
is with them aud if all hands stay to-
gether, the future of out ioor sports In
this section IS assured.
NATIONAL NOTES.
The popular impression that ball
players are not fit for anything but
keepers of vet gools emporiums or
jerkers of bell ropes after they leave
the diamond was knocked galley west
and crooke ed at Whining ton, Ohio, when
Hon. G. .. Hildebrant was nominated
for congress in the sixth district. 1t
has only been a few short years since
Charley Hildebrant was pitcher for
Chattanooga in the southern league. He
did not play professional ball from ne
cessity, but because he liked the sport.
After he had played q short time, how
ever, his relatives, who are people of
affiuence, induced him to give up the
game. He was Que of the most
promising young pitchers in the coun-
try and refused several offers from ma
tional league teams. Since he gave
up professional ball he has risen rap
idly 10 politics aud business circles