El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-12
TEXAS LEAGUE HIS
TROUBLES Of
It's OWN
Only Three Teams Making
Expenses and Several
Up Against 1t.


San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 12.-with a
little more than three weeks yet to
play, the Texas Baseball league Is
groggy and may have TO take the
count before that period passes. The
year has been the worst financially
the league has known since it was
organized. This is true, despite the
fact the race has been the closest
most interesting and hardest fought in
the leagues history.
The league is carrying Galveston and
Oklahoma City is playing in open de-
fiance of the president of the league
and Boosting that the franchise will
not be forfeited. Austin is not max
ing expenses and had the team not
sold several star players at fancy
prices. would be in arrears with play
er's salaries. The Dallas management
is having to dig into the profits of
last year to keep the team going.
Waco is only getting along by gem
erous donations of business men.
Houston. Fort Worth and San Antonio
are probably paying expenses. but no
profit is forthcoming for the owners
OF the franchise
Galveston Minus Manager.
The Galveston team is without q
manager Unable to pay Jiggs Dona-
hue's salary. he has been permitted to
look elsewhere for profitable employ
ment, although Galveston retains a
string on his services. 1t has been
necessary to take $4,000 from the sink
ing fund of the league to keep Gal
weston going. President Devers, of the
club, has been trying to dispose Of
the franchise, but without result In
order not to disrupt the league. the
other franchise owners will carry the
team until Labor Day, when the sea-
son ends It is very probable the
franchise OF the team will then revert
to the league.
Davis Has Troubles.
Abner Davis, the Oklahoma City
owner. who recently refused to play a
game against Houston, withdrew his
team from the field and declared he
did so to show his contempt for the
league mana cement. He has demand
ed $4,000 rom the leag sinking fund
and got it Davis, 1t is said, now de-
clares he will sue the franchise own
ers and attempt to collect from the
sinking fund the entire amount Of his
losses. which. ii is claimed. this year
amount to more than $4,000. The
franchise cost Davis $4,000
May Drop Two.
The solution Of the question in or
der to avoid disrupting the league per-
manently. seems to be to narrow the
ieague down to six clubs. dropping
Galveston and Oklahoma City. There
seems to be little doubt that is what
will be done at the close of the pres
ent season 1t is claimed that by draw
ing on the sinking fund, that both the
franchises Of Galveston and Oklahoma
City become the property of the
league and they can do as they see
fit about it.
The race for the pennant continues
interesting Houston has made a
wonderful squirt fighting from low
down in the second division to first
place The team won II straight games
and the winning streak is continuing
most regularly The team defeatez
San Antonio four straight games Sd
that time San Antonio was leading the
league. This put a great crimp in the
pennant hopes Of San Antonio.
Race Between Austin and Houston.
The race seems now to lie between
Austin and Houston with the chances
decidedly IN favor of Houston 1t is
rare that team ever shows such re-
versal Of form as has Houston. Hill
has brought harmony out of chaos and
his men are playing as fine bali as
was ever seen in this league The
team has the best material, but it is
only now that the work is being got
oft OF them
As Houston practically DESTROYED
the pennant ambitions OF San Antonio.
just so did San Antonio destroy the
chances of Fort Worth That team
looked likely winner until a series
of defeats by San Antonio sent 1t on |
the toboggan towards the bottom.
Waco continues to play consistent ball |