El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-02
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Among the old standbys in the city
may be mentioned "ausky" King
| ''Snapper'' Bale, ''Tany'' Ortiz. Harry
McCue, Roy Mcdonald, Ross Merritt
Johnson of the Ind ian school, Garfield
| Hughes, and. no doubt, there are 9th
err available players in the city.
THE Ell PASO BOYS.
The members of the Ell Paso base
ball club for the season of 1900, are
onfident that they will have a great
record at the seasons conclusion.
Yesterday afternoon they devoted
three hours to practice and lined up
for q six inning game with strong
picked nine. The colts won handily
by the score of 81. Markley pitched
and has salary wing that is rot to be
laughed it. Jim Long, the big south
paddle wizard, and Young Harry
Jacoby, were on the slab for the losers
and each pitched winning ball. Irwin
was absent, being on the clubs hospital
list for the day.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
Sullivan played a star game on fret
yesterdays
Jim Long has bushels of speed and a
few funny benders.
Harry Jacobv is a conner. He show
ed great control at practice.
Frank Morey, q Globe ball tosser,
wants TO join Ell Paso's tournament club.
Hackett, Shauers and Weber can
take care of the suburban works in
good shape.
Weidmsn was out for practice yes
terday and did we'll. He or Markley
will guard the keystone sack.
Some OF the local storekeepers who
deal in sporting goods could boom the
national game by Offering q baseball
to the players.
Charley Meyers is at work on a vest
pocket schedule which will contain
the dates of the American and Nation
al Leagues and over twenty half-tones.
Every city the size of Ell Psso has
fr ON one to five good clubs. The stores
and shops have their clubs and it is q
good advertisement. Who said wake
up:
In 1890 Gus weighing pitched for the
Brooklyn team, of the Players League.
Ten years later he is engaged to pitch
for the Brooklyn team, of the National
League.
Eighty loads of dirt were used in
raising the diamond of the ST. Louis
grounds. We could give them that
amount of sand from the local grounds
and not miss 1t.
Jimmy Slagle must needs inject
many volts into his bat in order to
match the dynamo stick welded by the
mighty Delehanty. whom he replaces
in the Quaker outdeld.
Ben Johnst Is talking big, but he
can show cause. He says the Ameri-
can League is the strongest baseball
organization in the country, and will
be the foremost within one year.
Henry Chadwi mentions the fact
in Sporting News that it cost the Ma
tional League 1856, 600 to change from
eight to twelve clubs, and now it has
cost S104, 600 to correct the error and
get back to eight.
The first serious accident of the sea-
son occurred March IA, at Knoxville,
Pa. While Frank Green, aged twenty
one, was playing behind the bat, foul
tip struck him with terrific force,
knocking out one of his eyes and rend-
ering him unconscious.
Says Manager Tebeau: Baseball
players are we'll paid. We have
fourteen or sixteen men who will be
with the ST. Louis team the coming
earn from 50, 400 a year.
impression, to the compensation. We
may pay man 800 or s., 900, just
according to his value. The recruit
starts at about 81, 900, sometimes
MORE"
The wonderful playing that las been
done at first base by Fred Tenney, who
Was engaged as catcher, and yet put
up the greatest imaginable game in
,he former position, Is one example of
many where player has been shifted
into permanent position with sd
to himself and to the team.
The old belief that q man is greatest
n the position that he originally Sc
ects, and that he cannot do as well in
here are plenty of other cases. Some
here in Ell Psso.
ALL SORTS.
This Is the year for Ell Paso to wake
Up In all sorts of sports. Golfers,
,yclers, and cricketers should not be
eft behind.
Why can not this city experience q
Doom In all kind of honest sport /? |
o surely is q benefit to the city and to
hose who indulge in such exercise |
The colleges are livelier than ever and |
Independent organizations have an
equal chance.