El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-10
BIC LEAGUES MAKE
PLANS To TRAIN
IN TEXAS
The Philadelphia Americans
Make Deal for Spring
Quarters at San
Antonio.

San Antonio. Texas. June 1o.-Much
interest has been created in the Texas
league by the announcement that the
Philadelphia team of the American
league has closed a de Vi Tor perma-
nent training CHARTERS at San Antonio
Connie Mack }si1 visit Texas within
a Few weeks to close up the final de-
tails The club will come to San An
tonic about March 1 and remain here
Tor month. The closing of the deal
has been officially announced bv
Morris Block. owner Of the San An
tonic team To accommodate the Ath-
letics new ball park is to be built.
me land having already been secured.
The Cleveland team trained here once
and the Detroit Tigers two seasons
Too much rain resulted in the Tigers
deciding to go elsewhere. The prob
abilities are now that at least five OF
the major league teams will train in
Texas next year.
Morris Sold to Connie Mack.
In this connection it is also an
nounced by Walter Morris Of the Fort
Worth team that Eberline, the sensa-
tional young collegiate PLAYER OF last
season. has been sold TO Connie Mack
for $4,000 He is to be coached TO
fill the place at first base now occu-
pied by the veteran Harry Davis. Eber-
line is now in school in Pennsylvania
and will go to the Athletics lust "a
soon as the school there has closed.
Detroit IS also negotiating with Fort
Worth for the sale Of "Rubev Robin
son, a southpaw pitcher, who has been
doing great stunts. Bobby Lowe, De-
troits scout, is now in Texas Jen-
nings had a chance at both Hornhorst
-
turned them down. Cleveland gobbIed
both up and they are proving the
finds that came from the minors this
year. Both were San Antonio play
ers-
Dale Gear Of the Austin team has
traded his hard hitting ouffielder,
Saveland, to Oklahoma City for Red"
Downey. It is the plan Of the Austin
manager to develop a first baseman
out of Downey. who has been playing
the outfield with the Indians Gear is
famous for his good Judgment on BAH
players. and will probably profit by
his requirement OF Downey.
Waco Strengthens.
Not satisfied with its strength. al
though the team IS well in the lead
in the Texas league. Waco continues
TO strengthen Manager Hardy has
signed pitcher Honska from the West
ETOc~
tor. an old Texas Christian university
player. whom Hardy trained while
athletic director Of that university.
Young Dood Of the Waco team IS
proving to be real find During the
past week he has been called upon.
on account of injuries to players to
replace both shOrtstop Price and third
baseman Mcmahon In both positions
he did such good work that the vet
using the stick with judgment and
ability
1t is nearly always the case that
the Texas league develops at least one
baseball player each year who IS a
star of great magnitude, as is shown
by Speaker, Wheat, Jackson Karger
and others who are now in the major
league It looks as II this year the
laurel wreath would be put on the
brow Of Charlie Mcdonald. the sensa-
tionaI shortstop and wonderful hitter
Of the Dallas team It is a safe pre-
diction that there viii be a scramble
for him by the owners OF the big
leagues just as soon as the scouts have
an opportunity to look him over
Galveston Braces Up.
Galveston is making an alter Ut to
brace up. The latest additions to the
team are a pitcher and a catcher
The plCcner Is MallOy, who was with
Houston for several seasons. and who
was drafted by Cleveland at the close
OF the 1910 season Cleveland turned
Malloy over to Nashville, in the South
ern league. and that team in turn let
Galveston have him ErlOff young
catcher. also comes from Nashville. be-
ing considered not fast enough for the
Southern league
The pennant race in the Texas league
this year finds the clubs which occupy
the first division with a lower per-
centage than those in fthe first divis-
ion last year. With the exception
Of Waco. the teams are the same as
occupied the first division last sea-
son.
Waco, which was hopeIessly lost last
season. has been hanging at or about
the top OF the percentage table dur
ing the past month. Dallas took a
good squirt. but fell back Fort Worth
Austin and Oklahoma City have been
playing hide and seek for the third
ard fourth places. Houston has been
making hard fight to stay in the
first division. but has not been able
to hold on long. San Antonio has been
having her troubles and has been a
member OF the second division almost
since the opening OF the season. Gal
weston has OF late been occupying the
cellar. The team made one squirt and
reached second place, but then began
the great tumble