El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-23

tho AInleTlf D1Ih VII hAAL
promises TO attract a large crowd OF
ions who are anxious that FL Paso De
raDreseuted this year with a winning
team. AS announced in these columns
recently there are more candidates lot
nrsitious on the team this year IMAM
over before and from present inolca-
tions on the team this year tina ever
before and from present indications the
FL Paso team will be a winner from the
start. Ahorn and Rogers are still mere
but both have peer sick and as soon
&c thew recover they will leave tor
Corsicana where they Will play tnls
wear. Starkey will remain in FL Paso
throughout the season however and
will do much to make the team a WIN
nor Starkey is one of the best all
round base ball players ever seen IN
this mart OF the country. He Is a good
nftcher. a fast infielder and a heavy
hatter and would strengthen many a
minor league team did he choose 10
pIav base ball for q living He is a
Carpenter by trade and as there is SO
mucb biuIding going on in Ell Paso this
wear he will stay here and work at his
trade and play ball on Sunday. The
team is at present without a mag
Int a movement is said to be on foot
among the members of the Athletic as
sociation to elect a man to look after
b1se ball and assist the team in any
way he can and it is said that the team
will likely elect him as their manager
so as that there viii be perfect har-
mony again between the players and
the association. Red Sullivan is now
acting as manager and has written to
Jim Long the old FL Paso left handed
pitcher who is manager n captain OF
the Morenci. Arizona, team for a game
early in the seaSon and a game Will
likely be played in FL Paso in about
four weeks. The game Sunday will be
called at $50 and any new players who
would like to try for the team or VINO
want some good exercise will be well
coined and given a place on one of the
teams for these practice games. Every
body is invited and no admission Will
he charged. If you cannot play ball
YOU can at least go down and encour-
age the boys by your presence
The Ell Paso Tennis club held its an
nuaI business meeting this week when
they elected the following officers for
the ensuing year. President, Joe
Williams. vice president. Stafford
Campbell: treasurer. Eugene f. Mem;
secretary. Ted Cooley. court keeper,
Tom Beall.
The club owns two fine courts at the
corner of Magofin avenue and Flor
ence street which will be placed in con-
dition at once and play will begin at
once. There are at present about twen-
ty-fve members to the club and there
is room for several more There are
some expert tennis players in FL Paso
and the prospects are bright for some
interesting games to be played here
this season.
William Lange. alias Big Bill" alias
Little Eva" the renowned base ball
pIaver who severed his connection with
the Chicago National League team two
years ago and went into the real es-
tate business in San Francisco has had
the distinction of receiving the offer or
. the highest salary ever paid to a pro-
fessiona1 base ball player. Word comes
from Frisco to the effect that the Bos-
ton triumvirate Messrs. Soden. Billings
and Conart. are bound to strengthen
the Beaneaters at any cost. These gen.
tlemen feel the loss of their stars n
have signed with the American League
and are tying to secure Bill LANCE
According to a dispatch from Frisco
Big Bill received a telegram from the
manager of the Boston club which read
something like this. Name your terms
to play with Boston this season" Bill
Il lie II dPiiC wv -
the following reply:
Il will play with Boston for $4,000"
There I guess that will hold them for
awhile" said Bill as the Ste~nOgrapher
left the office to send the message.
THAT will stagger them and 1 will not
be bothered any more about playing
base ball" Bill went out to lunch and
when he returned he found the follow
ing telegram waiting him: will give
e-nhh - -, 49, 0-nn g.. A-~r-@1
ing expenses" Bill again called his
stenographer and had him wire the
Boston that he already had
his lowest terms. By two o'clock in the
afternoon he received another telegram
from Boston which read. will give
you $4,000 and allow you expense mon
ey." This offer nearly staggered him
but before he could reply he received
a message from Ned Hanlon of the
Brooklyn club which ran. Twill give
YOU $1,000 if you will sign with Brook
lyn."
LANCE had his s~tenographer send the
message to Hanlon that he had sent to
Boston saying that he would play for
$4,000 but he hopes that they will not
offer him that amount for as he has
given his word he says that should
they offer him that amount he would
have to again don his uniform n
join the ranks. LANCE is one of the
best outfielders who ever played pro-
fessional base ball and the salary of
fered him by Foxy Ned Han1on is un-
doubtedly the largest ever offered a
player. LANCE is also one of the larg-
est men who ever stepped to the bat.
He stands six feet four inches and
weighs about two hundred and fifty
pounds hence his nickname big BILL
He is a handsome man and a great fav-