The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
gIIL JOYCE IS CALLED ON
Il Take Charge Of the New York
Giants; lie VIII Say Nothing.
|atsctus DISAPPOINTED ADMIRERS
r.,A..ias,s at Pouohkeepsie Expected
:. ~ the Trottina Champion Low
1, Hls Record on Bad Track.

|edeDemocrat.
eserappy Biz Joyce got away for New
SOD o'clock last night and as he
~ Inc trip on the solicitation Of Mag
Andrew Freedman. 1t Is believed that
n, Nh be asked to succeed George DAVIS
,asuaeer aud captain OF the Giants.
|r,aryh II is three years now since Joyce
la for Freeman, the Gothamite has
M ken, the hefty st. Louisian's name on
.sserye list. and thus was he compelled
/. ,yn down the many offers made TO man
N, aud play with the different National
,,,pe teams, as well as those OF the
KIN oreanizalions Joyce entered Freed
Pc employ In the inter part OF 1870
~ "a ne Giants III 1896, 1891 and 1oilS.
~ nnrtaied with govd success under
fesedhun and farcd better tnan FRED
II .s .Buck' Ewing, Pop" Arson,
ki.ssle Davis and the other baseball nDta
y. uhgn "Andy" mad after Joyce Dide
A " adleu In the fall Of 1898. Tnat was
W ,sne disastrous season that Joyce ex-
ua,i.Sred In Gotham, and his best was TO
,irs his charges IN ut the top OF tue
4 sssd division In the field OF twelve,
Rblrh then constituted the big league.
Jffedman aud Joyce were az oggerneads
.5s, winter. and II was Wholly icci.ure
fgillYa retrained from doing business With
iudsH that he didn't return "a New SGfs
4, lsiN There was n difference or SlJUU
tstwten them, and "ince then Joyce has
Iefa,ed tine and time again and IN ost
sjul when Freedman waited to renew his
scntfact With him he would have TO come
Ia tIme with the thou or course, Joyce S
Having days are over. rs lie ~ as big and
4at a. q retired brewer now. But the vet
+tsn ehieftain has always tcen the pos
. - all. ttgn ~ haanl.nl1 l.tc ms a M
4hen be was winning higl positions N he
4eIropolis With little else iran two crack
4ah nlea Amos husle ami JOuett Meek IN,
&rNas cansidtrc 10 ne Just AZ able lead
u as Ned ll"n or Frank Selee, then in
BE zenith Of ;ncir fame.
luyce had bCch IN correspondence with
az New iork club for a week past, and
3hmgh Freedman X CO. nave sept the
thes hot with requests for him to come
b Immediately, It WAS not until yesterday
4hit he made mp his mind to make the
&p Yesterday afternoon brought a mess
Al from Freedman, the contents of which
'7usl have suited Joyce to nicely, as he
N open house for several hours and
Den packed up his yalise and bought
{hsway ticket to New York. Before eav-
'tg the hero Of many Il diamond battle
$d 10 a Globe-Democrat representative:
IN Isn't for me to say what takes me 10
tFa York. other han Freedman, my old
ta, tells me to 90 at his expense. and
"A glad OF the opportunity to renew ac-
.fthltances with my Eastern friends. Am
II Succeed Davis? Well, It isn't for me TO
6I II the offer is made me. that 'thon'
~ Interest produced, guess / would
Fing back IN line. Baseball pays pretty
'spt and I'm not old enough to 60 10 the
.fable get"
&Geerge Davis the sMllful lnfieder. had
|fnafkabe success with the Giants this
fnmer up TO the time of coming West the
ola time. Then his crew blew" com
Nicely aud In less than fortnight
v pred from the place position down lie
IN Boston. Nav Cincinnati and Chicago
IA lhe only teams that separate the Giants
4 m the bottom. and, the way things are
8lE the New Workers lo'b; destined to
Enies his forces