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

hunted the ball down towards third
base and batted out amid the cheers
of the crowd. Red is a good, heady
player and when the ball gets in his
NIT it is dollars to doughnuts that it
will stay there. Captain Krause will
again be the back-stop and that means
that no matter who the pitcher is he
will be well supported by his receiver.
Krause batted better last year than
he has for several years and gives
promise of still more improvement this
year. Little Johnny Jacoby is, if any
thing, faster this year than last. On
Sunday afternoon he would allow moth
ing to get pass him. He always hand
led himself we'll on the bases and bats
we'll. He is the best bunt hitter on
the team.
Harry Jacoby will try for place in
the outfield this season. Harry will
never make the player that his older
brother is. He seems to lack the ambi-
ton and although like Johnny was
raised on the diamond still he does
not handle himself like a ball player.
He might make good, however, and
The Herald for one hopes that he will,
for what we need is young players who
will study the game.
Next Sunday the candidates will line
up for the first game of the season and
a large crowd will be out to get the
first line on the players. There is
new man in town who will likely be
one of the pitchers. He is from the
north and has had considerable exper-
fence on the diamond. He has a terri
BILE whip and says that his control was
always his long suit" He will be well
coined by hundreds of base ball en-
thusiasts. He is a great lover of the
game and says that he can't stand to
look at game unless he can play. He
will do some pitching next Sunday.
Will Stacker will also pitch part of
the game next Sunday as will also Sike
Young the ''old reliable"
The following from the Philadelphia
Inquirer is of local interest:
pierce Chiles, who is under arrest
down in Texas, on the charge of aid
ing another man in working a conf
dence game on a soldier. has written
to Manager Shettsline, of Philadelphia:
Address me in care of the Sheriff, >"
writes Chfles, who hopes that the Phil
adelphia players will come to his as
sistance. According to the letter Chiles
and his friend offered to bet soldier
that the latter couldn't open a match
box before they could count ten. The
wager was made, the soldier lost, and
Petite and his friend we're arrested
and taken to the calaboose. "Petro"
doesn't explain in his letter the con-
struction of the match box or whether
the soldier boy had a chance to best
the game
The Hook and Ladder company of
the local fire department will shortly
cross bats with the Hose company and
both companies are already at work
getting their best players into trim.
Ray Pollard was out Sunday and
warmed up with the boys. Ray used
to play some base ball himself and
knows something about the game yet.
The game will attract a great deal of
attention as their is great deal OF
friendly rivalry between the two COM
panies.
Tom Beall will likely be found on
the second sack again this year. Tom
is a good fielder and with a little
coaching would be good batter. He
swings too much at the ball though.
But when he meets it it is good for a
hit. Tom is one of the fastest men on
bases ever seen in this part of the
country. He is a great favorite with
the fans.
Snapper Hale who went to the City
of Mexico with the local team was
signed with George Tebeau in Kansas
City and will be given a trial in the
Western League this season. Snap
per" is a good heavy ball player and
his many friends hope that he will
make good.
Charley Irwin will be missed aid
missed badly. He was probably the
best batter on the team last year and
was sure fielder. He often cut the
batter of from a hit past third.
Charley could travel in faster COM
pany if he chose.
There is always danger in using
of DaWitt'S Witch Hazel