El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-25
MAGNATEs Of TEXAS
LEAGUE CALL 4
MEETING.
Lineup of League and Play
ing Schedule to Be Ar
ranged March IA.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 25-A meet
ing of the Texas league baseball mag
mates will be held in Houston March II
at which time the clubs which will form
the league will be definitely decided
upon and the schedule for the coming
season announced. This will be the most
important meeting of the year.
There now seems a possible solution
of the Oklahoma CITY mix-up In the
proposition which comes from NJ. J. Finn
OF Little Rock. Finn has been irving to
break into the Texas league for a num-
Der OF years, having made several
propositions looking TO the entrance Of
Little Rock into this league. He now
offers to purchase a share In the Okla
homa City team, assume the manage
ment of the Indians and put winning
team in the field.
Finn last season Won the pennant for
the Waterbury club IN the Connecticut
league and has ten men en- the reserve
list OF that club which he proposes TO
transfer to Oklahoma City The Texas
league magnates are anxious to get Finn
into the league and his proposition Is
looked upon with favor.
At the March meeting Austin or
Shreveport will be admitted. It looks
now as If the South Texas league would
be ordered to keep its hands off Austin
and let that city come into the Texas
league.
Spring Practice Starts Monday.
Regular spring practice was begun at
Dallas Monday and the Fort Worth
team will report for duty next Tuesday.
On the Dallas sand lots are 80 promising
recruits and they are being whipped into
shape for games with the New York
Giants Sunday and Monday. Feb. &c and
p. A number of the new Dallas men
who are on the yroqrnd look good. One
of the most promising is McAdams, big
finger, who is picked as the star of the
twirling staff this season He Is from
Benton, Ark, but played last year with
Waco. He was, always a hard man 10
beat. While with MuskOgee, Okla, he
was purchased by the st. Louis Browns,
but was never given chance
Another recruit is Gill Pittman, who
was purchased from the Newton club of
the Kansas State league. Last season
he hit .2S0- His home is in Los
Angeles, he IS 20 years old and weighs,
when IN training, 10 pounds
Michael J. Jeske from Milwaukee,
Wis, has also dOnned a Dallas uniform.
He is pitcher and last season won IT
games and lost nine. He allowed only
40 hits in the &c games and struck out
236 men,
shortstCp for Dallas, has also signed his
contract. His home is in Vernon. Last
year was his first professional experience
hut he more than made good.
The only hitch in the Dallas line I'D is
the demand of Mag, the star second
Daseman, for substantial increase in
pay As Dallas has a good man in Ems
1t may be rather hard for Mag to en-
force his demands and there is pos
sS6ility that he may be lost to the Texas
league.
Fort Worth will line up the following
youngsters when the team reports for
duty: Catcher Ritter, first baseman
Miller, third baseman Curtis, pitcher
RUDE Robinson, catcher FRANKIE, pitcher
Watson and Pitcher ADDleton.
Appleton was secured from the Long
view Cannibals. where he pitched most
excellent baseball last year FRANKIE
comes from the Sit. Louis City league.
Morris saw his work there last fall and
is much impressed with his possibilities
Watson is q brother of CIV Watson. who
has been delivering the goods for Hous-
ton. Ritter and Robinson come from the
Western association and Miller from
the Arkansas State league
Houston is also rounding into shape.
Doak Roberts, one of the owners, an
nOunces two valuable acquisitions TO the
team. One is Tom Browne of Spring
field. Mo-, who was purchased from
Burlington in the Central association.
With that club last season he not only
fielded sensationally but hit 2S6 and
stole 81 bases.
Dan Stewart, WHO, used to umpire IN
the old North Texas league when
Roberts perambulated around that ter
ritory, recommended Jack Theiry. the
other addition to the Houston team
Thiery has been playing outfield for
Jimmy Galatians famous Logan Square
team in Chicago. In that league Thiery
batted over 800 and it must be conceded
he is q good one for the team had a ma
tional reputation.
Roberts will also 90 to St. Louis
early during the coming week to confer
with president Hedges and manager
Wallace Of the st. Louis Browns There
is q deal on for several of the Houston
players who were purchased last year
by st. Louis to be returned to Texas.
Roberts is anxious for Pat Newman back
As he sulked in the st. Louis camp it is
probable that the deal can be arranged
in a satisfactory manner Newman has
the best record of any first baSeman
that ever played in Texas and Roberts
seems able to handle him to advantage.
Denver Team Coming
Much interest is being manifested in