El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17

team is not making its usual good
showing. He can take hold of a bunch
of youngsters and in a very short time
develop them into team of wideawake
scrappers and if they have the stuff in
them they will go up the ladder under
his tutorship. Also he can get more
out of castoffs than any manager
pennant in 1909 was with bunch that
could not possibly have gotten out Of
the second division under anyone else.
Dale Gear, of Austin, and Waiter
Norris, Of Fort Worth. are also good
managers, but do pot compare with
Hill. Norris is young at the game
and it looks like he will be a good
one in time He has improved, upto-
date ideas and only such managers as
Hill can slip one over on him.
Hardy's Opportunity.
Ellis Hardy, of Waco, is entering
his first year, as manager and if he
takes the Waco bunch and wins the
pennant, as it looks like he would now,
he will not remain in the Texas league
longer, for some bigger organization
viii call for his services. His success
with his school boy team may be acct
dental, but it looks more like superior
management He handles his men
well, they like him personally and he
gets the best playing out of them that
is possible. He is by far the headiest
manager Texas has seen in years and
many of his admirers are predict
ing that he will be handling a major
league team before many years. Be
fore this season Hardy has been
known only as a successful baseball
coach. winning the championship Of
Texas during two seasons with a col
lege team which was merely boys.
Outside of the four men mentioned
the other managers of the Texas league
are only ordinary. Maloney, who mas
been at the head of the Dallas teame
for years, has never been a brilliant
manager. He has had a facility for
picking good men and paying them
good salaries, but when his team goes
to pieces he does not seem able to get
them back into shape as rapidly rs ~,
efficient manager should. Jiggs Dora-
hue, the major league star, who came
to Galveston, has so far failed IN
miserable manner.
Ormar Firestine, the veteran player
released by San Antonio, shas been
signed by Galveston. There is prob
ably not a player in Texas more popu-
lar with the fans. The loss Of mis-
hitting eye is all that kept Fi,estine
out Of the big leagues Since joining
Galveston he has been putting up
good exhibition and looks as if he
had succeeded in landing a job for the
rest of this season at least.
Malloy, who came from st. Louis
Americans via the Southern league TO
the Galveston club, has Joined that
team and won the first game he
pitched. Last season MaJloy WAS with
Houston and his record as pitcher
was Of the best. He is fine hot
weather artist and upon his ability IS
Galveston depending to pull itself cut
Of the cellar
Rick Adams. who did splendid work
for Dallas last year, has been uncondi-
tionally released by that team. Illness
during the winter Weakened him so
that he has been unable to get back
into shape this year. It is very prob
able that ne viii not attempt to play
any more this year. resting and try
ing to get into shape for next year.
Jean Dale, formerly with ST Louis, /
and who was sent by that team to
Providence in the Eastern league, has
been purchased by Dallas and has
joined that team. He originally went
to st. Louis from Dallas. He has not
made good in faster company, bEt is
welcomed back to the Texas league,
where he has always delivered the
goods. Nearly all the Texas players
who went to st. Louis at the close of
asst season have found their way back
to their olj~- places in the Texas
eague. Many of the men who went to
other major league teams are also
back