Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
National Game Supersedes Fa-
vorite Sport in
Mexico.
GOOD SALARIES ARE PAID.
Players Escorted to the Parks by
Brass Bands--Onty Drawback
Is Fearful Heat.


nomenal growth. until now 1t threat
ems to replace the traditional bull
fights. When a baseball game is
scheduled in Il Mexican city, the play
ers are escorted TO the grounds in sur
reys. hired at the rate OF $l5o an
hour, with u brass band leading the
procession and shedding sweet strains
while the game Is in progress, AFTER
the game 1t IS a common thing Tor
enthusiastic fans to present the WIN
ners with tips" of goodly size.
Salaries In the Mexican and South
west leagues are always generous, anu
the great hospitality of the people,
coupled with their tendency to voice
their praise with gold pieces, makes
the way of the popular ball player eN-
ceedingly pleasant There is one great
drawback 10 playing in this section OF
the country, however, and mat u tne
fearful heat which frequently Is to
be found If the baseball artist can
overlook this one objection to play
ing in the southwest, he is assured
of q salary of at least 500 mohth,
clear of all expenses. 49,
Two years ago. what is now the
Moran team, made a tour OF MeAIe"
ana the southwest states, and the en-
thusiasm developed for the great
American game was very surprising
to the members of the Los Angeles
team, says the Los Angeles Ilnss'
Everywhere they were treated royalIy'
and the up-to-date American uniforms,
baseball outfits and style OF play were
the subject of much comment.
Manager Oscar Chavez plans to re-
peat this trip with local amateur nine
this wear and Will leave next FEBRUARY
with an aggregation of players, unoer
the name of Tuft-Lyon, for three
months tour The trip is made In tne
spring In order to avoid the excessive
heat of the usual baseball montns'
GAME is POPULAR.
To illustrate the hold which bf je-
hall has upon the population OF Mex
leo Manager Chavez tells a. STORY u
the last Moran invasion of that coull-
try. A game was played Win ths
Ueruosillo team on Feb. 26, 1906, ana
a ;,iiIlfght was scheduled for the same
dav in which a famous Spanish mata-
dor was to be seen. General adilis-
sion TO the bullfight was 90 cents, WINE
sor the baseball game seats in the
bleachers were worth ioc. u s,aiu
stand view cost SIPS, and cnairs
were worth sl.50. Eighty-tour Oh ,ne
oldest residents witnessed the Dull
,ipht. and 1000 fans attended tine game.
n is the same all over Mexico. when
bull6ghting and ball playing como
into competition. ,,,
A letter received from Elmer hleger
yesterday shows that the interest," Is
even stronger at Cananea this year.
Rierer is PLAYING on the Cananea
team, and writes that 5000 fans turned
out for a recent game In that city.
having an admission fee OF VI. After
me game Rieger was handed $40 by
fan who admired his pitching. cana
nea has defeated Tucson In four OUT OF
r. 1nct
by the score OF ~ 10 D. Iooay 'As
team meets El Paso.
THE games in Hermosillo We're at
tended regularly by GOV. isaiVauo Oh
Sonora, Gen. Torres, PRESIDENT Miler
of the ten Sonora banks. and other no
tables OF the capital city; Arch Gn'i,h
Tireen, Monteverdi and Harry smith,
ali bankers of Hermosillo, are the
hackers of the Sonora league. Last
season the league was set back s2,4oo
by the seasons playing, wnich sum
Smith and Monteverdi paia TO the
complaining directors, WHICH In,n,5
the brand of sportsmanship existent
there. r.c,rU
Another league exists In the City
NJ Mexico. headed by X. Knight, for
merly OF FL Paso. and is In a pros
neroils condition, having made sew
eral thousand dollars last season.
Arturo Garlic, manager OF me
Cananea team. has stated that ne wil'
win the Sonora league cup tnis yea,
even IL ne has to import a whole team
from Los Angeles. at any expense.
rivalry As very keen between TINS
team and the Las Prletas nine. Ehcn
has won the valuable trophy valueu
MT $500. once In the two years IL mas
been offered. TO win y twice means
10 retain II permanently, ana both
teams win make hard bid for 1t this
year. ,,.aa ~, r,,oye,
and his team on the next tour OF the
southwest includes all the baseoail
cities in the region. The nrst games
viii be n series OF three contests with
The Tucson Grays. After leaving
Tucson, a series Of games VIII be
nlaved I'm Nogales, and the team Will
then cross the border and play az
santa Ana, Mex. A week VIII pc
passed In Hermosillo. the capital OF
Sonora, and another seven Gays w'i
Las Prietas formerly the home OF
the late Col. Seymour. the great Eng
fish sportsman of Mexico, VIII De the
next town invaded. Here two exnl-
billion matches will be played; After
another week in Hermosillo, two
games will be pulled on IN BENSON
Ariz. ,, =.
Aibuuueruue. where series OF one
week will decide tho championship or
New Mexico. A week more VIII be
spent In Jaurez, across the border. and
another In El Paso, after which the
American players viii enter the city
OF Mexico. Here they expect 10 meet
the best talent in the City OF Mexico
dour-team league. In a series OF two
weeks,
EARLY SPRING TOUR.
When the local boys arrive at Her
mosillo and have played through their
second week, they will be Joined by
the team OF that city on the journey
on through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
and Old Mexico The city OF Hermoslllo
has raised money for Its team, and the
Los Angeles team WIN go as the guests
OF the Hermosillo players, fIermosillo
will play for tho championship OF Mex
leo when the party reaches the capital,
BY the time Chavez and his team
reach Hermosillo a $4,000 baseball
park is 10 be erected, like the ChuteS
park here. This enterprise Is backed
by Harry j. S.>ith, cashier 0f the Bank
OF Sonora, Chayezs team will present
an exceptionally stroHH battery. Hosp
and Hartman will be laken with Lti-
cero, Marshall-now with the Alameda
teain---and Tom Whalen OF local fame,
and Andrade, the promising Santa Mon
ica twirler. Tbs catchegx VIII DO bnod-