El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-27

Hugh Stringer, of the Galveston Sand
Crabs, has been sold to the Corpus
Christi team of the Southwest Texas
league He Is a catcher, but has not
been in the best of health since joining
Galveston.
Bill baltimore played a few games at
first base recently for Fort Worth
When he was playing with South Nc
Alester and Webb City in 1906 and 1907,
he frequently played that position
Gordon, catcher and manager of the
Waco team belongs to Houston Inc
Buffaloes are badly crippled and there
by the Sand Crabs He is expected TO
would men almost the end of the waco
team.
jackson is the newest player signed
by the San Crabs. He is expected TO
join the team shortly He plays Dotn
the infield and the outfield and mas
a good record.
Jack Jarvis, better known as Red'
who graduated from the Texas league
to the Southern and made a sensation
Is back in Texas. He is not playing
ball but is enjoying watching the game
from the grand stand. After he got
too slow for the Southern league ne
came back TO San Antonio and went
from that team to Fort Worth ana
Waco He has now grown to old for
usefulness.
Lawson, late of the Bronchos, has
been added to the Waco team. He Is
playing second base
Pitcher Shontz. of the Dallas Giants
has been loaned to the Waco team AL
though Gardner denies that he owns
that franchise there seems to be little
doubt but that he does
Barry Mccormick, one time one of
the most famous outfieIders who ever
played with the Dallas Giants, is in
Texas making a trip over the circuit
He has left the exciting pastime OF
baseball to become a travelling sales
man.
Umpire Kanzler, the newest umpire
in the Texas league, is being handed
few bouquets for his good work. Good
ness knows it was time good one or
two was being landed for the league.
Tommy Carlin, third baseman Of
Houston, has returned to his home IN
Indiana TO recuperate from an attack
of malaria. 1t is probable that Hous-
ton will lose his services for the re-
mainder of the season
WetzeI. of the Galveston team is still
out of the game on account of illness
and he is being badly missed.
Hill, manager of the Houston team.
was recently spiked by runner and
painfully injured. It will keep him out
of the game for several days
When Bid McPhee, of the Cincinnati
Reds paid $1,000 for RUDE Benton, a
southpaw pitcher, of the Macon team.
he established a new record for the
price for class c players. Benton is
less than 90 years old and is said to be
a wonder.
The spiking of players is becoming so
common in the Texas league that it is
being view ed with suspicion. The Ty
Cobb methods will not go in this
league.
The recall by Atlanta of Pitcher Crit
fin and the temporary retention of
pitcher Rogers has badly crippled the
Bronchos as their pitching staff was
not going any too fast One redeem
ing feature is the fact that Ables is
back He celebrated his return by lam
basting his old teammates. Dallas.
Dallas is coming out of the hole with
a rush that is marvellous. The team will
play three or four games in regular big
league style and then all go to pieces.
That is what is so hard to understand.
Pendry, the new shortstop, of the
Bronchos, is in the game and is doing
good work The new infielder halls
from the Central league and has played
with Evansville.
Hornhurst has now become the per-
manent property of the Bronchos and
Is no longer subject to recall by At
lanta- He has been a tower of strength
to the San Antonio team and they are
fo1 tunate in the combination Of cir
cumstances which resulted in his re-
naming with the team.
Foley White, after pitching all