El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-04
HAVE sung IT TO SLEBP
Preparations Going On Daily
For a Grand Season Of
Sport On the
Diamond

| The base ball season is almost here
ia earnest. The national league plays
the first championship game April 10
| and from that date the entire country
will ring with the shouts of the en-
| thusiastic rOoters and all the clubs will
be arranged in battle with their bands
of enthusiastic followers. The clubs
of the southwest are not backward In
preparing for the years work and the
play for the HERALD pennant
promises to be most interesting.
mel PASO
The interest is becoming gref ter
every day and instead of coutiJ uai
hammer play against the game iG is
not hard to locate little bands of the
faithful fans gathered on the corners or
in the stores telling of the prospects
for promising team in the city for
1900.
Many have now come to the front
and signified their willingness to as
sist in the eamovement and with the In
teruational series now anticipated the
season will start with rush.
Terms were mailed to the Mexico
management this morning and it needs
but an acceptance and q gils edge ag
gregation OF tossers from this city will
tackle the champions OF the Mexican
republic in their own stronghold.
SHORT HITS.
The line up of the team TO GO across
the border will be determined As soon
as final arrangements are perfected.
Quite number from this city have
announced their intention of ACCOM-
psnying the Ell Paso base bal club to
Mexico City.
Don't forget Sunday efternooo, when
the practice game will be played. No
charge for admission and half days
sports for the spectator.
Christian, the outfelder who has
been in town all win ter and who played
with Ell Paso in the last Tucson series,
left today for his home in Missouri.
The Agricultural college team at
Las Cruces has written to Secretary
Park Pitman, of the Athletic associa-
tion, for game to be played here.
Henry Chriss has team in the field
from the G. 81. shops and will line up
against the Ell Paso colts Sunday after
noon. Game called at 2:3O and no
charge.
How old Syke Young will work to
lay 1t over the colts when they get on
the field of battle. Barber Pole"
Tyler is there too and he will be iu the
game from the sound of the gong.
Excursion rates may be arranged go
that all who wish to make .delig / tful
trip to the heart of Mexico can do so
at moderate cost and also see their
home talent GROSS bats on foreign soil.
The members of the local club held
a meeting last night and decided to &C.
cept the Invitation to go to Mexioo.
White and Armstrong, of Tucson,
have been invited to jDin the team on
the trip.
A well known business man of this
city says, 1--WE want base ball this
year and I'll help out to make it suc-
cess" He has written "Syka" Young,
Offering him a position if ne will re-
turn to this city and assist the colts in
their diamond contests.
One base ball has been presented the
colts to be used iu practice. The boys
are thankful to the contributor, for they
say it shows appreciation of their hon.
est efforts to put y good club 10 the
field. There is still chance for others
TO donate one of the hide bound spheres
TO be used by the boys in De rtecting
themselves in the games fine points
OUT OF TOWN HITS.
The Santa Fe New Mexican tells of
, game played there. 1t sey-
A base ball game between the Carpet
Swespers and the College Pioneers
WAS played yesterday on ST. MIchael's
college athletic oroun1s The