El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
TEXAS LEAGUE. RACE
FOR REMNANT IS
FREE FOR ALL
All Teams in the League Are
Bunched Near Top Ex-
cept Galveston.

San Antonio. Texas, June 17.-The
Texas league race at this time is the
closest and most exciting in the re-
markabIe history of the organization
along these lines. Less than 20 points
separate the first seven of the eight
! clubs. This makes it possible to shift
! the entire standing of the teams in a
weeks play. In fact the race is so
close, that with the exception of Waco
holding first place, there has been a
shift of the lineup to a great degree
every day. For instance, Oklahoma
City. Fort Worth and Austin are so
close that one game lost recently re-
duced Austin from second to third
place and brought oklahoma from
fourth to second place That is the
way it has been during the greater
portion of the season.
Every club is in the pennant race
now with the exception of Galveston
and that team is showing signs of re-
turning life Houston. which is low
| in the percentage table, is coming
strong and promises to make, some of
those in the first division hustle be-
fore another ten days are over.
Adds to Box Office Sales.
The fact that the teams are so evenly
balanced and that none has suffi-
Gent lead to make any bet more than
even money as to the pennant winning
team has greatly increased interest adj
over the circuit and the attendance is
breaking all records. The income of
the clubs being good they are making
stronger efforts to secure better men
and give the fans a better grade of
baseball
Galveston is the only team which
the efforts to strengthen are not being
rewarded with some degree of success.
Season after season Galveston has Sc
cured a good start and has entered
the race with a lineup which was as
good as any. club. The management has
not been niggardly with the club, eth
er In the purchase or the pay Of the
players. In view Of this fact 1t is hard
10 see why the team always falls down
and comes out near the bottom Jiggs
Donahue has done no better with the
club than the previous manager and
the fans of that city are ready to give
up in disgust The team has won but
one game out of II played and unless
their is a brace soon it will be hope
Iessly out of the running ever for a
place in the first division, much less
the pennant.
Hot Weather VIII Test Merits.
The. coming Of hot weather, which is
now here, tests the real merits of the
teams-s 1t is seldom that the players
who are imported from the north are
able to stand the Texas climate the
first summer. The heat is so ener-.
waiting it takes all of the ginger out
OF them. That is why some of the
teams which make such a great squirt
early in the season fan down so badly
towards the. tail end, especially during
July and August
HIPS Bad Luck.
Hunter Hill. manag ger of Houston. is
certainly having some hard-luck, but
despite this fact he and his team are
In hailing distance of the leaders and
the aggregation may at any time
ascend the hill to leadership. When 1t
comes to inside baseball he is the best
IN the league and is really above the
Texas class. Many a major league
might use him if his stills were good.
Hill Is quick to learn his opponents
line OF attack and on defensive work
he is past master. The seasons work
comparing Hill with other Texas
league managers, goes to show that he
is among the best. despite the fact his