The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-11
BASEBALL DOPE
FOR NEXT YEAR
t,-
ANTICIPATED BEAUMONT WILL
HAVE TEAM IN FIELD DE-
SPITE RuMoRs.
WEISS GIVES. BACK PLAYERS
Meeting of League Called for Tues.
day Evening, when affairs of
Season Will Be Wound
Up.

A meeting of the club owners OF
the South Texas League of Baseball
Clubs has been called for Tuesday
evening in Galveston. At that time
the question of baseball in South
Texas next season will be taken up
and at least partially settled. Also
the affairs of the league for the sea-
son just closed will be wound up.
One Of the most important actions
in the latter line will be the division
Of the reserve fund, which has been
quietly accommodating all the season.
1t is expected there will be between
$4,000 and $4,000 to portion out
among the managers. This will
help some," especially in Beaumont,
where Perry Wiess is supposed to
have lost money on the second SER
Ter. 1t is not known whether Wiess
will get this money or the club COM
pany, but it is probable the sum will
be divided equally between the COM
pany and Perry.
Next Season.
In Galveston and Houston there
has been considerable discussion re-
garding Beaumont's position in base
ball in the future. It has been
charged that this city will be cut out
Of the reckoning for next year, be-
cause the past season has been pro-
ductive of more or less trouble. al
legged to emanate from this place.
Charges and counter charges of jock
oying with games, buying players
and umpires. etc. have been made.
II has also been charged that fandom
ia Beaumont eXerts too great an in
hucnce in the conduct of the teams
here and that it would be better for
the interests Of the league if this
citv Wore cut out.
1t is the opinion among baseball
experts who know that all this
amounts to nothing and the predic-
ton is made that Beaumont will have
team in the league next season as
surely as there is a league. The men
who will decide whether Beaumont is
to be included in the list are the own
Crs Of the other clubs. because the
club owners decide such questions by
vote and because three votes is a
majority in this four club aggrega-
tion.
Favor Beaumont.
Richly and Johnson. owners OF the
ciuhs in Houston and Galveston re-
spcctivcly. will vote 70 have Beau
mont included. because RELY and
Johnson have both made money on
tEoir Games here. have always made
rooney here aud will always make
money here. They recognize Beau
mont as a good baseball town IS
q matter Of fact. Perry Wiess did not
buy the beaumont club at the close
Of The first series. He only leased it.
for 81 and acted as manager for The
Driving Park association, whicn sun
holds the franchise and owns the
plavsrs. wicss has turned the Grub
hact 70 the owners and these rcntle-
roan 4. p Brock. Walter \. Myricl..
n Coseett. Emmc-r Fletcher and
wvcha Greer. propose to nave a
tvar, be~o next season. INC iran
ebfsa is hold in the name Of Nyche
Greer. president Of the baseba!l cllh.
Tho Gufninn among fans on the IN
side is that the league next year
win be- about tho same as il mas '''eii
nf- johnson wants N pl7F aealh'
-, docs REILLY and so does The Sean-
-. --sr-ra-rnf. Tho 0r-T qre--
go 81 Ffm-r1v to handle Is hat 1e-
.a-ff-r san Antonio. where fhe isaIh
49, = losing proposition i@7 t'ei-
q Is r-1falIa. however. i1ai SUD-
---.. 10. san Antonio with the money
.-.r -r.-r~ ~ handle fha tram SD
80 rba franchise There is = posi-