El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-05
From Home Of Montezuma
To Salt River
Valley
We ARE ON THE MAP
A Hurricane Of Genuine,
Scientific Base Ball For
Base Ball Lovers Of.
El PasO

| The southwest corner OF this great
| country of ours Is on the baseball map
for 1900 with big ON. We are to
have baseball and of the sort that
turns the crowds loose with more
racket than Buffalo Bill's followers
ever thought possible. There is al
| ways q Iull before the storm and from
present indications the hurricane OF
genuine old base ball playing will be
here in all its force before many
days.
Grandstands from Phoenix to the
City of Mexico will be packed with
good old leather'lunged enthusiasts who
are preparing to yell themselves
hoarse over the work of their favor
itee. The preparations are going on
from each corner of Uncle Ssmuel's
territory and when the finish of the
season is seen this favored 9orner will
not be forgotten but the records of it's
stars will be heralded through the
country.
The battle cry is being sounded from
the home of Montezuma to the
Salt River Valley and from the stamp
ing ground OF the Yaquis to the staked
plain. They will soon be off in q
bunch and no one should bs left at the
post. Arouse yourselves, both fans and
players, and with one gigantic, united
effort place the honest and skilful
sport where Ii rightfully belongs. FL
Psso against ten all" a-d let the hest
aggreg alton win the race.
gEsEksf OFF FOR MEXICO.
Unless present expectations fail fat
the colts will soon be on their jourbey
into the very center of the Mexican re-
public, taking with them all their
equipments of battle and prepared to
wage desperate warfare with the best
diamond artists the Mexican metropo-
lis can produce. It will be hard old
skirmish and the victors must com bine
the ingenuity of Roberts with the
heroic stubbornness of Cronje to expect
the tide of battle to turn in their favor.
All the supporters of the team may 60
along and may Ell Psso carry the day.
WHAT A BOOM MEANS.
California was dead to base ball in
1897. The Examiner offered a prize
and started series of games for the
championship. Since that time they
have turned out NO less than eight
national 'leaguers, over q hundred
minor league players aud paved the
way for q permanent lelgue that is
composed OF the fastest minor league
stars in the country. In the ranks of
that league there are now great
many old timers who have been men,
bers of the greatest teams in tie east.
Who says we have not the same op-
portunity?
LINE DRIVES.
A base runner does not ad vance on
the delivery of a "ball" by the pitcher
The base running rules have not been
changed for this season.
At San Francisco the first league
game ended in victory for Oakland,
Score Ga. Frisco played an errorless
game but was outba tied.
Syke Young, who is expected to twirl
for the colts this season, held Brownie
Chamberlain Rambler club down to
four scattered hits Sunday at Mexico
City.
The San Joaquin Valley Base Ball
league of California opened its season
Sunday with game at Fresno
Visalia was the opponent and lost BY
III score.
Two hundred rooters accompanied
Stockton to Sacramento to see the base
ball game. What is the matter with
Ell Paso? This city is larger and
should support team.
The California League has opened
it's season. At Sacramento, George
Harper's Stockton team played in the
rain, making monkeys out of the home
team by the score of II 6.
"Bsrber Pole" Tyler, now doing
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