The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-01
HOUSTON IN THE LEAGUE
EisenfeIder Says There win be Small
Trouble In Making Transfer.
THE FIRST GAME FOR NEXT MONDAY
Club Which He win Bring with Him Is
Good One and is Playing
Winning Ball.

There is now a very good prospect that
Houston will have league ball The POST
has heretofore stated that Manager Eisen.
fielder of the Paris club was seeking TO
transfer his franchise and players to this
city, Mr.. Eisenfelder was In the city yes.
terday and stated that he had perfected
the arrangements locally, the only point
remaining being TO secure the consent OF
the holders of the other franchises in tue
Texas league, which embraces Dailns, Fort
Worth and Corslcana, lie believes that
this will be accomplished without a great
deal of trouble despite the fact that some
of the other managers have stated that
they would never give their consent to the
proposed change. However, the fact re.
MAINS with Mr. Eisenfelder that the league
can not exist as three'club affair aud
that he Will not return TO Paris under
the circumstances which have prevailed
lately. He has several complaints against
that town. chief among which Is the dis
satisfaction of the players with the criti.
cism of their work, small attendance and
unfulhlled promises,
He believes that he can make money In
Houston and give satisfaction to the peo-
pie who patronlge baseball, he also believes
that II he can better his condition by the
removal that the other clubs will be
equally benefited The only thing that
win Interfere, possibly, is the fact that
the distance from Corsieana to Paris Is
only lac miles as against 2O6 to Houston;
this is Il matter that he has already laken
UP with the lulFOuu company III an euOFt
to have an equitable compromise agreed on,
and If this is secured then the other clubs
will have no ground on which TO urge
OBJECTIONS.
The alleged threat that his franchise
would be taken from him. Mr.. Eisenfelder
did not regard at all seriously The other
members Of the league understand that
such action would he a basis for damage
suit, he says, and would do nothing rash.
There VIII be q meeting Of the league
at Dallas today at which Eisenfeder Will
be present and It Is likely that the mat
ter will be fought TO a finish Elsenfel-
uer cLalms that two of the three votes 10
addition TO his own are with him and
that they viii he cast In favor Of the trans
ler of the club to Houston,
The first game Is to be played next Mon
day with Ted Sullivan's Fort Worth club;
CorsicAna will follow and then Dallas As
at present made up, the schedule provides
for about twenty-on games M Houston,
hut Mr. Elscnfelder is Of tho opinion that
the length OF the season viii be- extended
about two weeks, giving Houston nine more
games. Corsicana won the first series and
parls--thAt Is, Houston under the new ar
rnngement-ls I'm the lead for the second
series. the two winning teams to play OF
for the pennant If Corslcana doesn't take
the second series.
II is quite probable That the club Will
be glvcn good support In Houston The
players are good ones, tue town has had No
league ball for considerable time and the
enthusiasts are aching Tor a chance to sec
professional team with the namo OF ltous'
ton stamped on EN-.