El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-10
Bowling
Harbuck, the Shreveport
Scout, Wants to Be Bust
ness Manager Amateur
Sox to Organize.


Ell Paso is for organized baseball.
This was definitely decided at a meet
ing of so enthusiastic fans at the
chamber of commerce Wednesday night
to hear the plan Of organization as
proposed by Frank Harbuck and Leon
Kahn, of Shreveport The strong points
in favor of organized baseball were
brought out by these two experienced
baseball men and in the discussion
which followed the Ell Paso enthusiasts
had an opportunity TO thresh out the
various phases of the situation. At the
conclusion of the meeting, the PROPOSE
ton 10 have organized baseball in Ell
Paso this year was approved by a
unanimous vote
Stock Company Plan
Messrs. Harbuck and Kahn explained
at length the working of such a
league as is proposed for Ell Paso and
the southwest. The plan for each team
in the league is to have stock COM
pany organization in each town, with
local Officers and directors. The capt.
tai stock is to be $4,000, to be sub
scribed for in shares of $40 each. a
business manager who would also act
as secretary and handle all the bust
ness affairs of the club, he being the
only salaried official except the Off
cial scorer and the umpire. a playing
manager would have charge of the
team both on and off the field, en-
forcing the rules and assessing fines
against the players for misconduct and
failure TO fulfil their contract.
The receipts from the games played
on the home grounds would be d.
vided equally between the home club
and the visiting club, less the extra
charge for the grandstand seats which
would go to the home team and also
less 10 percent of the general admis-
sion receipts which would go into
sinking fund for paying the umpire.
The salary limit for each team in the
league would be fixed by the man
ayers of the teams composing the
league and no increase over this limit
would be allowed except by a vote OF
all the managers. The players to be
furnished from the other leagues and
would be subject TO the same rules as
the class A, B, and c league players
Daily Games.
Games would be played each day the
teams were at home. This point was
the cause of some objection because of
the lack of attendance at week day
games It was explained that as the
men would be on salary whether they
We're playing or not and the games
DlaXPU WOOlQ De the pest 1OEI1 O1 pIdC-
tice for the team, the objection to
daily games was overcome in a large
measure. Transportation facilities,
probable schedules and expenses were
discussed by the crowd and a num-
Der of strong talks in favor of the
forming of such a league as was pro-
posed were made by Edgar Kayser,
cashier of the First National Bank, z.
P Kepley, of the firm Of Loretz and
Kepley, Garnett King, assistant gen
eraI passenger agent for the South
western route, Dr.. H H Stark and
others who were interested in the
project.
Harbuck and Kahn left this morning
for Douglas, Bisbee, Morenci, Clifton,
Globe and Tucson to discuss the pro-
posed Cactus league organization with
the baseball promoters in those cities.
Before leaving they were given letters
of Introduction by number of the
leading business men of Ell Paso.
Harbuck for Manager.
At the meeting Wednesday night
Frank Harbuck, who has been acting
as scout for the Shreveport team for
the past three years and who has an
accurate knowledge of the playing
ability of every baseball man in the
south and west stated that he was