El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-06

cided at the meeting. 1t appears to be
the general opinion OF those interested
in the matter that the Ell Paso team
would prove the stronger aggregation.
and better equipped to give the Mexi-
co picked team a hard battle. 1t is
earnestly to be hoped that one or the
other OF the teams can be seen in the
city in series of games.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
Reach's 1900 baseball guide has been
received and as usual is a complete re-
cord of the game, containing ali the
beside interesting data.
DUSTY" Rhodes. one of Boston's pro-
ducts for the ball field, has been en-
gagged by Manager johnson for his
Tucson club. What are those Santa
Cruz fellows looking for, or is is."Skinuy"
just capturing all its material in the
territory.
This time we are obliged to chron-
icle the defeat of the famous Carpet
Sweepers, and they got a sound drub-
bing too. Look out for the Pioneers,
for the score was II to in favor of the
College Pioneers in game of baseball
played on ST. Mich Ael's athletic
grounds at Santa Fe between the Car.
pet Sweepers and the Pioneers.
The st. Louis Sporting News this
week says: The west is as loyal to
base ball as it is patriotic, and if the
weather is favorable in this section on
the Fourth Of July, the eastern clubs
will be more than Satisfied with their
share of gate receipts on the national
anniversary in ST. Louis, Chicago,
Pittsburg aud Cincinnati" The south
west is not mentioned but we are
going to be in the came class.
Everyone in Ell Paso knows Harry
Weldon, the sporting editor of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, and all will be glad
to learn that the popular writer is i'm
proving steadily from the shock of
paralysis and the doctors hope for his
full restoration to health. His mental
faculties are now alert, but he is un.
able to srtlculate. He is debarred
from seeing anyone but doctors, nurses
and mem bers Oof his family. The big
hearted fellow is making q game fight
and deserves to win out.
chihuahua is looming up as can
Enterprise says: IAN effort will be
made on Tuesday evening to reorganize
the Chihuahua base ball club. Show
by your attendance at the meeting
that you approve of the effort. boys.
It's a good thing. Push" In an
other place it says: "A meeting will
be held on Tuesday evening in the Of |
fice of the Kansas City Smelling & Re-
lining company on Gale Libertad BY
those interested in establishing base |
ball club in this city. A cordial invi. |
,ation is extended to all who would |
,are to see Cnihuahua represented by
\ ball club to be present"
The El Paso colts will be selected for |
heir ability with the stick, for lis con-
,eded that batting is what wins the |
games and delights the fans. The |
Kansas City Journal says in regard to |
work with the ash:
Batting Is the delight of baseball |
Ians when the delivery of the pitcher |
Tor the opposing team ia being slam
med around the lot. For this reason |
it would be a delight If all lived in |
Philadelphia. Batting really is |
usually prolific of some queer results |
in q crowded grand stand. Every fell |
low at once becomes acquainted with |
his neighbor and rime-honored en-
mites have been forgotten for the |
nonce. Women who do not even know |
the game have been seen to break cost- |
~ parasols just to be in style and con-
tribute their mite toward the bedlam
scenes that have been enacted at the
park. Men usually reserved and dig
nified have often smashed another
fellows hat, and after the game they
would write out an order for new
"bonnet" while biting their lips.
Clerks who had feigned illness to get
out and see the game have suddenly
become we'll and contributed their
share to the scene. The public likes
to see the ball ''snubbed" in lively
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