El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-02
CACTUS LEAGUE DOPE

Danny Deever O'Dmovan and his
Dons Will be over Saturday morning
for the Labor day series of games here
Saturday, Sunday and Monday The
team is strengthened by the presence
of Powell and Belante. a catcher and
third basemsn from the South Allan
tic league, WHO Will finish the season
with the Arizonians. Eddie Ward Will
play second in place OF Carlson, who
has been transferred to the field, max
ing one Of the strongest outfelds in
the league with MaEhewson and Bill
Harper for running mates.
Another change has been made in
the Douglas club by the release Of
Humphries. He is the young collegian
who was the cause of so much gum
shoe work on the part of O'DonovaD
at the time he was brought on. ODon-
ovan makes very few mistakes, bur
he missed fire on this youngster, as he
already had old Harry Kane and Pitts
in his camp. who could take the
youngsters candy away from him the
best day the easterner ever saw.
Douglas viii save the best pitcher
for Labor day. So viii Ell Paso, and
the result viii be the premier game
of the series. A record crowd should
attend this game, If not the TWO other
games OF the series. The Mavericks
are hitting the ball as they have never
hit il before in FL Paso which guar
a1tees q sensational batting game.
Umpire Toman will officiate during
the series, which assures a clean, rag
less trio of games. Labor day has
become as much of an event in FL
Paso as July and the ball game is
one of the feature attractions Of the
day Evenly matched and scrapping
for first place, the Douglas and FL
PasO clubs viii be the most interest
. ing with the single exception of the
final tournament championship game
Cananea IS coming like a mud run
ner in rain storm and is making
desperate effort TO Overtake the two
top liners in theS Cactus standing. The
copper diggers will play Bisbee three
games this week and upon the out
come OF this series will depend the
lineup Of the standing column. FL
Pas0 is getting anxious TO see the
Cananea club in action again. 1t has
been more than a month since the
club was here for a series and ii has
been getting stronger with each week
The appearance of the Cananeans viii
mean a big gate here, for there is /
always something sure TO be doing !
when they come out of the hills for /.
game on American soil.
By a switch in the dates. Morenci /
will play in FL Paso on September 16 !
Il and IS instead of on its own Stag !
dump diamond as per the schedule. !
This viii bring the Morenci club here
for two straight series. as they are
booked 20 appear here on September!
% p and %. 1t is probable that they :
will remain over in FL Paso during
the Intervening week in order to save
car fare TO and from the hillside camp.
In this case the local club will have
the pleasure of entertaining fine
bunch Of ball players Ben Fehrman.
of the Kansas State league. has Joined
Morenci to finish the season in a drab
uniform and viii be in FL Paso with
them as one of the team Of pitchers.
plays its farewell game at
home before the double header Ell Paso
series on Saturday. The Saturday
game viii be with Clifton on the Mo-
renci grounds and the Sunday and
Monday games at Clifton
1t is beginning to look as II
bower to baseball magnate. Charles
P Taft. is TO have his wayi
In organized baseball. Murphey
insisted upon long term schedule
for this season and got it in the Ma
-ional league This makes the Ma
ionaI league season run two weeks
onger than the American league year.
The result is that with the pennant
flinched Murphey will put his Cubs in
he worlds championship series warm
Epr the fray, while the Athletics, who
Re picked to win the American league
nnant. VIII have to lay two
eeks or stall with some other club
til the championship series is due.
e formation of the ali star National
Id American league teams looked
Cd to put crlmp in Murphey's am
ion to corral all Of the coin in the
verse-
Now comes The national commission
md rules such a collection of stars
s out of order and orders president
lynch, OF the National league to ar
ange for the championship series as
arly as possible The feeling toward r
furphey and his neutenants in the f
major PLANTATIONS is none too friend (
Y. It is openly charged that he has q
INDICATED baseball in the major
eague by annexingr the Philadelphia
nationals through the medium Of
,harles P Taft, brother of the presI- F