El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-12


enthusiasts out at the park Sunday
afternoon and four solid hours of prac-
tice was INDUCED in. There will be
several new faces on the Ell Paso team
this year as several of the old standbys
are gone. AS yet no steps have been
taken towards organizing team and
the boys are just getting some good
spring practice. But from the num-
Der out yesterday good team should
be picked. 1t is said that there will
be about twenty-five candidates for
the team when the time comes to select
it, And the time is not far distant.
The season will likely open here about
the middle of April, just four weeks
off. Jim Long the great south-paw
who did so much to land the champion
ship of the southwest in Ell Paso last
year is now located in Morenci, Ari-
iona, where he has an excellent posi-
ton and he will captain the base ball
team there this summer. Jim has al
ready written here for an early game
and will likely be accommodated. 1t is
said that Charley Irwin and Brown of
last years team are with Jim and will
play third and first base respectively on
the Morenci team.
Hackett, the star right fielder of last
years team is at present. located at
Sierra Blanca but will come to Ell PaSo
for the games this season. He is in
the employ of the Southern Pacific at
that point and just before leaving
some time ago went to Red Sullivan
and told him that he was going to
Sierra Blanca but that if they ever
needed him to help out in game to
let him know and he would come in.
Red told him to take a bat and several
baseballs with him so that he could
in from
his ranch the other day was compelled
to lay over all day in Sierra Blanca
and he said he found Charley Hackett
out in field practicing and they spent
the day together. Hackett is a natural
base ball player and is one of the fast
est out fielders ever seen in this part
of the country. He could hold his
own in fast company for he has a
wonderful eye and is a natural batter.
He has always batted right handed
but has lately been practicing batting
from the other side of the plate and
says that he does not see how he ever
hit a ball batting right handed. Jesse
Widmann is playing in the California
League and is more than holding his
own. Jesse is cut out for a ball player
and will be in the big league before
many years. He is one of the best
batters that ever played on Ell Paso
base ball team and has all kinds of
confidence in himself. When the Tue
son base ball team came down here
two years ago with White as their star
pitcher he had most of the local boys
"buffaloed' but Jesse offered to bet
that he would not be struck out in the
three games. White said that was
good bet if he lost and he took quite
a sum on the bet. But Jesse won his
money. At Albuquerque last fall Jesse
had two strikes called on him and the
crowd began to yen fan him OUT.
Wyncoop was in the box and he seemed
to think that he had Jesse but the
sturdy little second baseman stepped
out of the box and offered to bet any
body in the crowd that he would hit
the ball. No one was game enough
to take the bet and sure enough he
did hit the ball and when it stopped
rolling Jesse was on second base. He
has been playing this winter on the
Los Angeles team with Harry Stein
feldt but has lately been sold to the
Frisco club for a good round sum.
Big Hansen "ESau' passed through
the city last week on his way to his
old home in east Texas where he will
play this year. Hansen had his off days
last year and they came frequently but
when he was good, he was very good
and no mistake. In one of the games
played here last season against Tucson
Hansen made hit every time he came
to the bat and his fielding was sensa-
tlOnal. At one time ball was knock
ed over his head and he turned around
and running back caught the ball and
shut a runner off at third win a per-
feet throw. 1t was a great play and
was loudly applauded. He played just
such a game at Albuquerque during
the tournament. 1t was the last game
on the tournament and if there had
been any one to take his place he
would have been left out of the game
for he had gone to sleep in both of the
former games and allowed men to
score from first on a single. But in
the last game he was the bright and
particular star. He cut off seemingly
safe hits time after time and then went
to bat with two men on bases and a
hit needed to score them. He landed
on the ball for keeps and sent it over
the grand stand in center field. The
longest hit ever made on the grounds
He made a hit with the Albuquerque
people and remained there until last
week. Hansen lost the first game for
Ell Paso last year against Deming. He
was playing second base and could
uSilHeE sup d SfoulueT HOT eaten a
ball that was thrown to him. He will
not be missed greatly from the team.
Red Sullivan is still in the game and
will hold first base down as of yore.
Red is one of the best batters on the
team but being SO heavy cannot get
around as fast as the other boys and
his hits were often turned into outs
On that account. Several times last I,
wear Red was the cauSo IF much Iouuh