El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-28
Ell PAso TEXAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 1900

Lsmkin, Dunn, Davis, Nose Kelly,
Boland, White, HogwOod, Perry.
Elan agan. Kyler, Morse, Dick Kelly,
Drachmap, F. B. Armstrong.
The Tucson Grays assume al debts
OF the old club. The Yuma team ex-
poets TO come here and play, a com
munication having been received from
them asking for date. The Grays are
ready for all corners.
After the Benson games of early '99
Lew B. Hayes was chosen m snager of
the Tucson Base Ball club, and during
bis management they established
record. Subsequently G. NJ Burkhal-
ter s1cce eded to the management. The
record OF the Gravs for the past season
was something Tucson is proud of.
They are now after the Ell Paso HER
AID pennant.
CARLSBAD IN IT
Calsbad comes to the front with re-
preventative in the pennsnt race ac-
cording to letter from a prominent
merchant of that place reading as fol-
lows:
Manager. HERALD Championship
Base Ball Tournament:
Dear Sir, Replying to yours of th g
| 2lst. inst, will say that Carlsbad ex
poets to have a strong ball team in the
| field this season and We would like
you to give US full pa -ticulars regard
| ing the HERALD tournament. Wish
| ing you success in your efforts | am
Yours truly
M. J. MURRAY.
ROSWELL READY.
Then we have auother evidence Of
the boom the national game is receiv-
Ing, which comes from Roswell. The
manager Of the military academy team
writing in reference to the HERALD
pennant, says:
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, March % 1900.
Dear Sir:-I have before me an in
vitation from the 'HERALD" TO enter
our base ball team ia the "HERALD
Championship Base Base Tourna
ment."
In reply would state that our team Is
in the field to contest for championship
honors during the coming season.
We have excellent material, which is |
fast developing into good strong |
team.
Please furnish me with full parttcul- |
ars in regard to the tournament. Kind |
ly LEI me hear from you at once. as ar
rangemeuts foc games are now in pro- |
gress and We would like to know your |
plans before our own are completed
Thanking you for the invitation, l am
Yours truly,
w. E. DAVIS,
Manager Baseball Club.
BENSON MAKES ITS BOW
Another ball player and eothus.ast |
writes from the little town OF Benson |
in which he shows much interest in !
the movement. His letter is given be-
low.
BENSON, March 2S, 1900.
Mgr. HERALD tournament,
Ell Paso, Tex.
Dear sir:-Am in receipt of your
favor OF 2lst inst. also papers.
While much en- Unused over your
very commemorate plan [ know that it
will be i'm possib BILE, or nearly 80, to en-
ter team here.
The place is small, and contains
hardly enough young men to make q
ball team. VIII look into the matter
farther, and advise you later the re-
suit.
Yours, for boom!pg the game always,
+. r. a ARMSTRONG.
TUCSON A THUMPER.
Another letter from Tucson arrived
this morning which SHOWS the enshus-
iasm awakened for the season OF 1900.
re ads:
TUCSON, March 81, 1900.
Manager HERALD Championship Base
ball Tournament.
Dear Sir: | received your letter aud
papers few days ago and acting at
your suggestions, have brought the
baseball players together aud We held ,
3 meeting last night, and organized a
team.
They will start in and practice at
once. aud they mean TO give their
neig hbOrs hard battle for that ban
ner.
II you will please send me more
clear understanding so that [ can I
explain it to the boys, l am sure that I
they will be pleased to fall in line with
the rest of the teams. We think we
have the talent and all are going to
work with will and play ball
Yours Respectfully. 8
0. II. JOHNSON,
Manager of the Tucson Grays.
THE LOCALCLUB
The bail players of Ell Psso may !.
udge for themselves the chances tha.
will be presented them to estab-
ish regulations on the ball field The
citizens of this city should also reflect =
N the ma magnifcent opportunity af- :,
orded them this year for reapiug an
invaluable adver.isem ens through the ;.
Medium of base ball club in Ell Paso. i.
Will they do it? That is the question :.
hat is now up TO them.
GAY ARDMORE g
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