El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-29
TEXAS LEAGUE Has
COMMENCED To
WEED OUT
San Antonio Releases Two
Left Handers-Other
Clubs Drop Men.

San Antonio, Tex, April 29.-The
wedding out process is now OF In the
Texas baseball league and dead tim
Der is being rapidly Topped off, Within
five or six days the teams viii be down
to the league limit. None OF the Teams
are satisfied with the strength shown
so far and all have scouts out 10 pick
up the discards from the major league.
the Southern league and other organi-
cations of a higher rank which are put
ting men in the discard. Houston is
greatly disappointed at the showing
made by the team so far, and IS oIIer-
ing fancy prices for men who might
fill up the weak spots. 1t hurts the
fans of that city to be- making Ilghl
for the cellar championship, and II
considerable expenditure of money can
do it some men of merit Will be Sc
cured.
Clayton, erstwhile third sacker for
Houston and who had good record
last season, has been uncondltlonaIly
released. Fillman, who formerly prayed
with Fort Worth, has been signed 10
fill the vacancy. The management does
not seem to believe he SIS strong enough
to go through the season. and is look
ing out for stronger man.
San Antonio Weeds Some.
San Antonio has also got busy
with the can During the present week
both left hand pitchers were separated
from the team pay roll One goes back
to Atlanta and the Other Is released
Internationally The Bronchos have
also taken on a new fielder in the per
son of J. T. (Jack Johnson. last sea
son with Waco, but with the New YORK
Giants during the spring practice
johnson looked so good last season
1,of Ma(IraW DlIr
chased him outright. He did not show
UP as strong as McGraw thought he
ought and he was sold TO San Antonio
He is an exceptionally heavy sticker
and will relieve manager Leidy in CEN
terfield.
Over the Texas circuit the Galveston
team is being touted as one OF the
strongest organizations So far the
players have been making it hot for
the pitchers of every team they have
come in contact, landing on the ball at
times when hits count for runs The
only drawback to the team IS the fac
its twirIers. who seem to be good men.
are slow in rounding into form. When
the pitchers are delivering the goods
in the same manner as the batters and
the fielders, the Galveston bunch will
give any team in the league run for
its money in every game contested
Two Pioneers in League.
In the Texas league this season are
only two of the real pioneers of base
ball in this state, Doak Roberts, Of
Houston, and Joe Gardner, of Dallas.
They were present in Fort Worth In
1902, when the league was organized
out OF which grew the present Texas
league. They did not make much money
for many years, but held on and their
franchises are worth now great deal
OF money.
Gardner got the Dallas franchise then
for mere song, SIS, and last season
refused to sell 1t for $4,000.
Romerts was at the head of a stock
company owning the Corsicana fran
chise and when Houston came in he
secured that franchise. 1t has been
truthfully told of the two men that on
several occasions they did not have
sufficient cash on hand to bring their
players to Texas for spring practice.
but loyaP fans stood by them, advanced
the money and saved the day. Both
are now wealthy men,
OF the original Texas league players
there are in Texas, the following: Wal
ter Morris, Reeves Mckay. Jimmie Ma
loney, Bert Hise and Alexander. Norris
and Hise fingered in this company only
a short time being sold to higher rated
consistently played in Texas ever
since and are personally known to
hundreds of fans in every city in the
league.
The First Ali Texas League.
The first All-Texas league was COM
posed of Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco
Houston, Galveston, Temple, Austin
and San Antonio. Austin and Temple
dropped out and in came Oklahoma
City and Shreveport. Now Austin
again replaces Shreveport and there
is talk of Beaumont taking the place
! of Oklahoma and again making an all
Texas league of the organization
Sledd Allen. one OF the fastest little
catchers purchasable in the south, has
been acquired by the management OF
the Houston team and has reported
for duty. Allen comes from class A,
direct from Louisville, American asso-
citation. Playing in 80 games last year
he batted .227, and his fielding record
was 1914. The Houston team has been
particularly weak behind the bat.
Alexander has fallen down hard and
Kelser has. not come up TO expecta-
tions. Much of the slump of the Buff
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