El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-25
HUNTER HILL IS
SMILING BROADLY
Houston s Success Puts the
Soft Pedal on Many
KICKING Fans. d
KICKING Z ans

San Antonio, Texas, May zo-1TI1
Hill is much delighted now. On Ihe
road trip in north Texas Houston ma, nas
heen showing up in fine shape. Inc
+as,n node q clean sweep of the series
with the Dallas team, the league ieau-
ers. and have jumped into the flrst III
vision Less than a W eek ago Houston
was in the cellar and the knockers
were predicting the team would never
ea- out The coming of Newman anu
a few switches in the line up mas
suited in wonders being accomplished.
Houston is in a position TO Jump OF
worth into third place at any time. Hill
;s smiling broadly at the fans who said
he and Houston could not come BACK.
Forsythe is suffering with dlsIo-
Gated shoulder which will keep him out
of the game for sometime Newman
coliided with him. His loss is a serious
one to the Dallas team which is needing
all of its men to keep in first place
Austin Runs Behind.
Austin has been steadily loslns
ground, now being next to last IN the
league race. But still that is not as
had as il seems. The team has Won 10
and lost only Is games while the league
leaders have won only p while they
have lost l5 With the teams as evenly
punched as this the relative STANDING
can be changed very quickly
The double system of umpiring is
succeeding exceAently in Texas WINE
it may be expensive it is money saver
in the long run for the fans are 80
much better satisfied that the -aI1eiiu
ance is always greater.
Young C,y Young. who twirls for
Oklahoma City, is not doing justice TO
his namesake, as he has not proved
puzzle this year to the league patlers.
He has been losing regularly.
Ems has been placed at third for sDal-
las and 'Tullos sent TO the outfieId. The
combination seems TO be working in
manner which has benefited the team
considerably.
six Recruits Sent Back.
New York has sent six recruits oack
to the brush. among whom is Tesreau'
last year with Shreveport. and Shonts'
last year with Dallas. Tesreau goes
To Toronto and Shonts goes to Newark
Gowdy. last year with Dallas on first
base. is being retained as utl1ty
pitcher. McGraw seems to think he mas
the making OF a better catcher thah
first baseman. The discarding OF Shonls
to the Newark team does not come as
a surprise to the Texas league ne
has not been showing at all good for
several weeks
Pitcher Loudel. last year in the Texas
league. has been purchased by Cincin-
natl. He was purchased from the TeXaS
league by Detroit but was sent by that
team TO Minneapolis. President Navln
of the Detroit team has this to say OF
Ioudel: II would never have parted
claim to Loudel had not our other
young pitchers developed in such re-
5markabIe way. Griffith may make an
other Suggs out of the lad. look 1of
him to make good"
Gibson of Dallas is back in the game
after serious illness. He seems fully
recovered and is playing an excellent
game.
Speaker, the great Texas outfielder
with Boston, will be at his Texas home
for some weeks. His ankle is in a bad
way and it is possible that 1t Will De
the middle of June before he lifts an
other bat He was in the best shape
in his career when the accident hap
Dened