El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-12
GILT EDGE
BASE BALL
The Aim Of The Man.
agement Of The
Colts
THE MEXICO CITY TRIP
Still An Uncertainty, But The
Mexicans Are Trying
To Work Their
Project.

Important develOpm ments are expect
ed in this city within few days that
will assure the patrons of the game of
baseball that the season is on in ear
nest. We must have club here for
the ensuing year and Manager Carl
Ennis is to make every possible effort
to satisfy the public with the genuine
unadulterated article OF gilt edge ball
playing.
The trip to Mexico appears to be
more than the baseball people of that
city can handle. Well, the boys will
stay at home and make the other clubs
hustle from the Salt River valley to
Pecos Valley. They would have liked
very much to visit the Mexican CAPT.
tai and take fall out
of their diamond representatives,
but will not worry over the future as
games will soon be arranged that will
give them a chance against the best
material of the southwest. The Mex
lean Herald received here this morn
ing says:
The question OF the coming of the
Ell Paso team to the city is still uu-
settled. While all the patrons of the
game and the players would be glad to
see the Texas team here for series of
games, nobody appears to have the
| time to devote to raising the necessary
guarantee. There is no doubt but
what the entire expense of having the
team make the trip could be paid out
IS bothering the local enthusiasts.
The Ell PssO team has some OF the best
players in the southwest, and would
| give the Mexico picked team all they
waited to do co get the best of the
series. 1t is possible that some ar
rsngements will be made today, and
that the money will be advanced by
some scheme will be perfected, and
that the series can be brought off.
The G. 81. team is organized AMI
to Las Cruces tomorrow to tackle the
college club at Mesilla, Park. They
| would like to line up their forces
| against the Ell Paso inasmuch as tn sic
game for last Sunday was postponed.
They will be given a trial as soon As
possible.
STICK WORK.
Good hard stick work is what tie
fans like aud the colts will be drilled
in it from the jump. The following
Is instructive in this connection:
"Delehanty and Lsjoie are much on
the same order at the bat,' said Billy
Earle. 81 was catching In Brooklyn
one day and 1 watched Delehanty par
sicularly. The first time he hit ball
two feet outside the plate aud made
three bagger. The next time he step
ped back and cracked out doubls Off
of one of Billy Kennedy's inshoots.
When he came up for the third time |
F.! signaled Kennedy for ball about
shoetop high. One came as low as
Bill could pitch it. Delehanty soaked
it, and L guess it went into the ocean.
II know the ball was never found.
The fourth time hebig duffer came up
I said:
"'Del, you are not feeling well today,
are you?
"'Just fair, thank you.' said Dele
hanty, with q grin.
"'Why don't you wait for one over
the plate p I asked.
"'That's all nonsense, Bill said
Del. Il can make longer ones off wild
pitches
"While l was chinning him I sig
nailed for a high one, and the ball
came 60 high that was afraid | could
not reach it without jumping. l didn't
have to reach it, though, because
Delehsnty soaked it, and think it lit
the top board of the left field fence. 1t
certainly was peach. After the
game Kennedy said to me:
Its no use to try to fool that guy.
The only way to do is to pitch the ball
and trust to luck.''
WITH THE PLAYERS.
Pardee, ,Striokle, and Pequimery have
signed with the Interstate league, and
Jack Holland with the Western Bert
Jones and Jimmy Willisms have be this
in leagues OF good standing. Way
cannot Ell Paso turn out few crack
players this year.
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