El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-27
Ell PASo. TEXAS. TUESDAY, MARCH 27 1900.

they are positive they can wallop them
without undue exertion.
The enthusiasm is growing all
through this section aud across the
border. Sonora has come to life with
a jump. according to the Border vi
dette, which. with it's other eye on the
HERALD pennant, says:
The base ball fever has struck So
nora, and in nearly every city there Is
great enthusiasm for that sport. The
Hermosillo nine will cross bats with
the Grand Central nine tomorrow at
La Colorado. A large purse has been
offered to the winner.
The Arizona Daily Orb, published at
Bisbee. Arizona, wants the ball players
of that city to get in the race. That
is good town for base ball and will
make a hard fight for the pennant, as
they always support their team. Good
players are always welcomed
there aud stray hammers are
buried under the ground. The Orb
says:
The Ell Paso HERALD offers Q cham
pionship silk pennsnt to the base ball
club making the best actual average
for the season. This offer is to the
southwest clubs, including Arizona.
= The baseball players of Tue
son. Phoenix and Ell Paso are at work
organizing their clubs for the present
season. Bisbee shall not be behind
the rest. We have plenty of material
for good team. Get to work, boys. and
organize.
The ball crsnks of Albuquerque are
arousing themselves q bit aud the
Journsl-Democrat has an anxious feel
ing. They know where the cham :
pionship went to last year and now
they fear Ell Paso covets the honor.
That paper says:
The base ball players of FL Paso are
agitattng the equalization of south
western league, and the HERALD of that
city has offered to present fine cham
plon ship pennant, made Of silk after
a most attractive and original design,
to the base ball club in the great south
west making the best actual average
for the season. The HERALD also states
that If base ball tournament Is held
at the territorial fair at Albuquerque
the coming fall Ell Paso will surely be
These pointers from Ell
Paso are given out to the local players.
with the request that they get a move
on themselves.
Advices from all along the line show
the feeling that is being worked up in
regard to the popular sport. No
town in the southwest can afford TO be
backward in the movement. The Tue
son Star prints q notice of the HERALD
offer which shows they are moving in
that city. 1t reads.
The Ell Paso HERALD offers q cham
pionship silk pennant to the base ball
club making the best actual average
for the season. This offer is to the
southwest clubs, including Arizona.
1t also rays in another column
wake up, Greys. Ell Paso is out for
the championship of the tall field. Get
at them
The Tombstone Prospector knows
what is going on and repeats
the words of the Tucson Star.
Sheriff Scott White, Of Tom bstone.
is an A. No. l, base ball fan and is
especially DESTROYS of putting a club in
the field. He said. why, OF course
we want a ball club. 1 think it the
grsndest sport 10 existence and find no
such pleasure as in witnessing good
game"
The season is sure to be hot one
replete with some interesting ex-
hibitions and it fs desired that every
town, big or little, with club no mat
ter how strong or weak, will send in
the name of their manager aud capssin
for publication In these columns.
All the games plsyed in the south
west will be carefully watched and all
scores should be cent in at once after
conclusion of game for publication.
All scores will be published aud re-
cords will be kept on all tournament
games.
w. E. Davis, manager of the Roswell
base club, writes that be was surprised
to learn that his club was expected to
pass through Ell Paso last week en-
route to Las Cruces. His team has al
ways borne magnificent record on the
ball field and has never failed to ap-
pear at any place promised. The rumor
reached the local ball team that they
were to play Las Cruces, and it was
not known until Saturday evening
that there was nothing in it, when the
members met the train. 1t ia
we'll to learn the truth of the mat.
ter, for the boys of that academy are
very popular In this CITY