El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-06
Some Texas Sporting Gossip.

"HERE is warm argument on
now in the Texas league baseball
Il circles as to whether the Dutch
can beat the Irish That IS an old queS-
ton but always an interesting one
Two full teams. one OF each nationality,
could he selected from the men who
nlaved in the Texas league this season.
II is suggested that Heinie Mag OF
Dallas captain the Dutch and Jimmie
Maloaey. also of Dallas, be in charge
Of the destinies Of the -Micks-
The lineup of the Dutch club would
be as follows: Catcher, Moves; pltch-
ers- Heinricksen and Shontz; first base.
Hornborst: second base, Mag; third
base. TuIIos; shortstop, Ems; left field
EberIein; center field, Stinson; right
field. Thielman.
The lineup Of the Irish would be as
follows: Catcher GribbenS; pitchers,
Mckay and Burk; first base, GoWdy'
second base. Casey; third base, NcOon-
aid. shortstop. Nagle; left field, Riley;
center field. Coyle; right field, Maloney.
AS the two teams stack up in view
of mast performances i looks as II the
Irish ought to have little the best OF
the argument
Dallas Boy Stars in Football.
Fred 2. Davis, of Dallas, is one OF
the most promising men OF the A d NJ
football squad for the coming season.
coach of the team. as one of the most
promising half backs in the south.
Davis weighed $50 pounds and can run
100 yards in 10 40 seconds He Is ~
wears old and showed well last year IN
the games he played with the Long
horns.
Ball Players Are Going Home.
Nearly all the Texas ball players. ex-
cept the few who report to big league
company this year. are on their way
home. A number Of them are so Inuch
delighted with Texas they will spend
the winter in the state, taking part In
games with independent clubs TO keep
in form. 1t has become a habit Tot
the managers to be paid salary all
the wear round. The winter Is spent
by them in scouting around and plah-
ming for the next year. All OF them
will have to be busy for much new ms
+erial is needed. There is considerable
competition on as to who VIII Iand
number of fast men,
Texas Players with st. Louis.
The season has sufficiently advanced
for critics to pass final judgment on
the merits of the Texas players with
the St. Louis Browns Of the American
league. AS that team has been very
appropriately designated as the
Texas" team of the American league
account -
Texas players in the organization.
much interest attached to its success.
Pat Newman is fixture. There seems
l:ttIe chance of any one replacing MN
at first base during the next year. His
record has been good from the first
game and he has been improving since
he got used to the radiance OF the other
s+ars with whom he is associated The
showing made by Bill Bailey, the port
side twirler. has been so poor his Texas
friends hate to look over the averages.
Just why St. Louis has hung on TO
linn is a question He is young and
there may be hope. TTuesdale, who
was to have come 10 Houston, has done
SO we'll he seems q fixture on second
base. Griggs has shaken off his Iazl-
ness and has recently been doing much
better work If he will do his best
there is no reason why he should be
sent back to the brush. ''Dode" Crisis
the pinch hitter, has had his chance
at the flag end of the season at pltch-
ing. 1t looks as if he would get his