The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-06-22
BASE BALL TEAM RE.ORGANIzED
Lovers of the National Game Will Get Their Money S
Worth NOw---New Men Are
Being Signed.

Play Ball Despite the many
reports that have been afloat the
past few DAYS to the contrary, and
to the effect that base ball vas a
dead issue here, Amarillo will play
ball, and play some good ball, too,
as has been the record so far this
season. This matter has been def
initely decided, so the enthusiasts
and lovers of the national sport
may rest easY.and assured thatthey
will have plenty of chances to see
some more good games, and won't
have to 60 away from home to do
it, either. The talk that the ball
proposition here has been a losing
one may or may not be true, never
the-less there are people in ANA
rillo who have confidence in it to
the extent OF putting good money
in the venture. The report of the
disarmament of the team gainsd
currency few DAYS ago, but has
been famed and famed until but
little confidence in it doing other
wise remained. This has all been
settled now, though, and all doubts
have been removed. A meeting Of
those most interested from a finan-
cial point of view was held at head
quarters Tuesday morning and a
reorganization effected. The or
ganization isnow strictly a local one
and local capital is being put into
lit.
The business men of Amarillo
realized the status Of affairs and
came to the rescue, even, as. some
of them expressed, with the chance
of losing money" but with the de-
termination that the city of ANA
rillo should have a base ball team
This feeling on their part will nc
doubt be greatly appreciated by the
many fans, and will result in a gooc
support at their hands. The per-
sonnet Of the team are enthusiastic
over the prospects as we'll as 9th
ers, and promise to put up some
fast, clean ball. 1t is the intention
of the management to get games
with the fastest amateur teams il
the state, and in fact have a mum
Der of letters out to that end now
Not only that, but it is expected
that ere the season has been fin
ished the Amarillos will cross bats
with some of the North Texas
league teams and Oklahoma teams
This will guarantee the local en-
thusiast plenty of good wholesome
sport, and besides will bring to thu
city many people who otherwise
would not come.
After a few series of games on thu
local diamond schedule for out
side games will likely be made, theT
a return home for visits from othe
clubs.
Mr.. Wright, assistant manager
who is acting as secretary anC
treasurer, is an enthusiastic sup
porter of the sport and expects
some splendid results from the Am
arillo team. He stated that G. J
Huskey as president, himself a
secretary and treasurer and pitch
or r. A. Lewis as field captain
would probably be reelected since
the team was first organized the,
have played seventeen games and o
that number won fourteen. TIL
line up of the team is PRACTICAL,
the same as heretofore, with on,
or two exceptions, and new mel
are being signed. tits learned tina
the weak places when found woult
be strengthened at once, with tn,
=, view of having the best amatle
team in the state and territory.
Frank Ong and r. E. Bates hav'
been selected as official umpires
Bates is an ex-player and at time
now tries his hand, having been il
the last half of Sundays game here
His last season was several year
ago with the Independents at Kan
sas City, and while he does not carr
to 20 back to the game regularly
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