El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-18
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TEXAS LEAGUE GOSSIP.
(By Horace III. SbeltOn.)

Ashton pitching for Shreveport, held
Galveston to two runs, yet lost his
game. Both hits came in the same inn
ing. and scored the lone run Of the
game.
Stovau continues his heavy batting
for Fort Worth If the other members
of the team would line up with him, the
Painters would soon have a cinch on
the pennant.
Hank Gowdy still leads the Dallas
team in hitting. His average is now
31e Hargis and Harris are in the 800
class, ranking with Gowdy, but one has
been in only four games and the other
ip-only five games.
Young Cy Young of the Oklahoma
team and Rogers Of San Antonio, both
star pitchers, were recently matched in
a game Young held San Antonio to
two hits and won his game. Rogers
allowed but four hits, but Oklahoma
made that number of runs owing to
errors behind the pitcher.
Shontz. the star pitcher for Dallas,
has now pitched % games He has
won 1S, tied one and lost eight That
is a splendid record.
sam continues 10 90 ROOQ NOEh d.
first for Houston His knee is now in
good shape and he may go back to big.
ger league company next year.
The indications are that Atlanta Will
want both Hohnhurst and Rogers back
from San Antonio next year. If the
Southern league is TO get the two play
ers they viii have to get busy for some
of the big league teams are figuring on
n, Oh,
The rumors Of an all-Texas league
next year grows more persistent 1t
will be the six teams already in with
the addition OF Austin and Gainesville
or Beaumont. Shreveport and Okla
hOma City really do not fit into the
scheme Of things.
With about three weeks yet 10 play
the Texas league finds five teams pos
sible penant winners. No such condi-
ton ever prevailed in this league be-
fore.
key PendIeton, who has been with
Victoria in the Southwest Texas league,
may finish the season with one of the
Texas league teams. Ole Ikey has been
showing good form with that club and
can fill up some Of the weak spots in
get "a regular berth again next year.
Mowry, who is leading all the bat
tiers in the Texas league in hitting, has
an average of about 1925. He will
probably keep the lead for the rest of
the season although he is being crowd
ed closely by Yantz of San Antonio
who has made a remarkable squirt
lately.
The Houston fans are picking Gears
Shreveport Indians TO win the pennant.
This prediction is based on the fact
that the team will meet all of the weak
teams Of the league during the last
two weeks Of the season.
President Allen is in north Texas
in an attempt to adjust the rows be-
tween the players and his umpires.
common the last few days. Even the
president Of the league sees. that there
is something radically wrong.
Settley the umpire who started all
the trouble at Fort Worth. is also hav-
ing trouble at Oklahoma City 1t looks
like he was about due for the pink slip.
Burleson. the Taylor. Tex, pitcher,
signed by Fort Worth has reported. He
viii be given a trial The Panthers are
badlyserippled.
Houston is better supplied with
pitchers right now than any club in the
Texas league The team is carrying
Rose. Eubanks, Hornsby, Malloy,
Mitchell apS Watson. All of them are
good Fingers