El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-28

THE FORCES
The "BIues" Of Chihuahua
And The "Grays"
Of Tucson
AND SILVER CITY, TOO,
Getting Ready To Contest
With All Their Skill For
The Championship
Pennant

The way outside towns are massing
their forces to compete for the HER
AID pennant emph ssiZes the renewed
interest the offer has aroused III health
!. full sports. The fact that any town
can put in a club and no one is barred,
large or small, has put everyone On
his mettle.
From the heart of the Mexican re-
public TO the mining camps of Arizona
and New Mexico and far down in the
Pecos valley, comes the knocking at
the door for admittance.
Each club seems confident and a
glance al the chihuahua Enterprise
tells the story of how the project is
taking. From the tone of the Chihua-
hua scribe the boys on this side of the
Rio Graude must start their hustling
or the HERALD penuaut may fly from
the peak of some Mexican edifice. The
article is headed "Chihuahua May
Contest" and says:
The El Paso herald has agreed 20
offer a fne cham piVnshiD peuusnt
made of silk after aa attractive and
>
in the great southwes5 II Rking the best
actual average during the coming ball
season. The HERALD gives & large
limit TO the conte-riny JInbs, allowing
all clubs in Aroma, New Mexico,
Texas TO the Pecos river and Chihua-
hua as entitled 10 compete. This is
In the nature OF = soecial invitation to
the Blues of this city to try for the
trophy.
The chihuahua clu b has not yet been
organized for this season but dou btless
will be- shortly as there is sufficient
good base bsll material among the
young Americans here TO form a strong
team.
George Br.ttingham was the captain
of the team last year ana will succeed
to the sam position this year il he de-
slres it. 9 Rice, Il member of last
years club, WIS asked this morning if
he thought the Blues would enter thu
contest for tn banner, sad he answer
ed:
Il think you may safely say for Mr.
Bri.tinghan, that our club will be re-
organized soon and we will make try
for that banner. We appreciate the
HERALD'S liberal offer and the fact Of
its Including Chihuahua among those
clubs who may contest for the prize is
taken as a special mark of favor. Count
Us in"
In view of this determination BY rhe
Blues, the Enterprise would suggest to
the HERALD that it select banner Of
the color of azul and paint 'Cnihua-
hua' on 1t in gold letters.
That means "look out or away the
pennant will go out of the country"
Remem Der two nations are included in
the race and the best bsll team will
ia a q faO hn
TO anyone. A little ginger boys land take
care of the Ameri can interests! From
Silver City comes the information that
New Mexico wants the coveted silken
banner. The special correspondent of
the HERALD at that point writes: |
The SilverCity base ball team wish |
es 10 be counted in for the HERALD |
;ham mpionship. They will get 10 q |
cam this year that will be credit to |
1ur city
Silver City will have "a good team,
or that tlourishing town has never
'een backward il supporting her
representation il any kind of an un-
lertsking.
The town that will bear consider
Ible watching is Tucson, which always
'laces crsckerjac ack base ball club in
he field. Last year the Grays were
econd to mona and since then they
ave been strengthened considerably
y the addition OF several OF last years.
i Paso team. O. II. Johnson, known
'opularly over the entire southwest as
Skinny Is a rustler from the word
20 and can be depended on to make
,ood showing. The Tucson Star says:
AFTER THE PENNANT"
The Tucson Grays held s. meeting at
he Park View hotel last night for the
'lrpose of psrmanent organization. .
Toe following officers were elecEed: ,
Manager-O. Johnson.
Assistant Ma0ager aud Treasurer
;. Ed Heaton. {
Seeretary-E F.. Beuhcing. E
Captain B. d White. s
G. w. Burk hslt.r was unanimously
lect=d honorary member of the
ir ays.
The list of me u bers are as follows: :