El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-06

Short Stop-HiH, Houston.
Left field-Downey, Oklahoma City
Center fie1d-NOrthern, Houston.
Right field-JoHey, Fort Worth
Catcher-Noyes, Oklahoma City.
Pitchers -Hise. Ga12eston: Mckay,
Fort Worth; Shontz, Dallas; Burk and
Rogers, San Antonio
Utility man-Aowrvs Houston.
The suggestions that an all Texas
team under the management of Eli
Kaphan of Galveston be taken TO Cuba
for a ten weeks tour has set the experts
TO picking team of aIl-Texas players,
provided the entire league could be Sc
lected from
In the first place Kaphan would have
no opportunity of being manager. That
honor would certainly go TO Hill of
Houston. He is head and shoulders
above any manager in Texas With a
crippled team all the year he has done
more with it than any other manager
in the league. He may not win the pen
nant but il will not be due to lack OF
generalship. If Hill could not go Nor
ris Of Fort Worth would be second
choice
In selecting the players the first base
man would be the easiest of any Of the
players TO select GOwdy of Dallas
would probably be the unanimous choice
Of fans who study the game and the
men While other men in the league are
ahead Of him in fielding percentage
yet none of them has the best of him
on head work In addition he Is near
the top in the batting averages, hitting
nearly a .40s clip. His fielding average
is over -97S. which is as good as any
one can ask The second choice would
go to Salm, Of Houston, and the third
to Hohmhurst, Of San Antonio.
SAP0pd IA an
difficult problem. The league would
have to be looked over carefully and
many things weighed. All considered
Miller of Oklahoma City. would prob
ably be chosen. He is batting 2S5, and
fielding -919. To pick Miller> Dundon
Of Galveston Mag of Dallas and Mid
CteTon of Houston would have 20 be
cast aside. The men, should Miller not
go. would probably be chosen in the or
der named
Tullos. of Waco, Ems of Dallas and
Firestine of San Antonio would prob
ably be neck and neck for third b=se
Tullos would be the first choice on ac-
count Of his ability to connect with the
ball in tight places and that alone The
other two men are better fieIders than
he but his head work. energy in going
after balls and his batting eve would
decide in his favor
Picking a shOrtstop would be almost
as easy as picking the first baseman.
There is not a man in the Texas league
in the class with Hunter Hill of the
Houston team In case his duties as
manager pressed on him too heavily
Morris Of Fort Worth would be second
choice and Alexander of San Antonio
third choice The latter would be a
valuable man TO have along for he can
play anywhere
For left .feldman the fans would
Downey of Oklahoma City, Mowry of
Houston, Stinton of San Antonio and
Storch of Dallas. Between Downey and
Mowry of Houston there is nothing 10
choose The reason Downey is picked
in preference to Mowry Is that the lat
ter is reserved for utility player
Northen Of Houston would easily cop
the place as center fielder He is a
swat artist as we'll as fast FIELDER and
a heady player. Easy to get along with
and always on the job. Thebo or Dali
las and Stewart of Waco would be sec
ond and third choices but neither can
properly be put in Northen's class.
Nine out of ten fans would pick JolIey
of Forth Worth for right field. re - a
heavy batter and consistent fielder
He would have some close rivals, how
ever. McIver of San Antonio and Jack
son of Dallas being in his class They
would probably be chosen In the order
named
Picking pitchers would be hard
matter, for there are so many good
ones. After considering the matter
from every angle and granting that as
many as five would be carried along
they would rank in the following or
der: Hise. Galveston; Mckay. Fort
Worth: Burk, Fort Worth; Shonrs. Da1-
las and Rogers. San Antonio The lat
ter has not been showing much form
lately and by the end of the season II
might be that he would be left al home
ard Watson of Houston carried along
The pitching staff Of the Texas
league this year has been an excellent
one and five more pitchers almost as
good as the ones named could be
picked
For utility player MOwry of Houston
is selected on account of his ability 10
bat. He ought ii be in the game every
day.
A team constituted as above could
give a good account Of itself in the
major leagues 1 honestly believe that
1t would be the equal of the pennant
in the American Association.
Texas has been seeing some very
make good IN this league are begin
ming to be recognized as good bail |
players.
The latest averages OF the major !
leagues show that a Texan. Karger
leads al American league pitchers. His /!
work this year has been sensational /
The hig left handler is twirling for the /