El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
OKLAHOMA CITT To
REMAIN IN LEAGUE
Proposition to Transfer the
Franchise to COrsicana
Is Voted Down

San Antonio. Texas. Oct. Despite
the fact Abner Davis, owner OF the
Oklahoma City franchise IN the Texas
baseball league has kicked over the
traces several times. that team VIII
remain in che league during the season
of 1912. The league FRANCHISE owners
voted down proposition 20 TRANSFER
the franchise to Corsicana- The league
win also retain Galveston, which viii
make the league composed OF the same
cities as last year.
1t has been decided that Ok!ahoIna
City before each session Will In lieu
of the former double guarantee OF
800 a day required Of it. make good
the mileage difference between OEAlei-
homa CITY and Corsicana, which city
was proposed as the alternative should
rhe Indians lose their franchise
SALARY Limit Arranged.
The salary limit recognized a serious
problem, has also been disposed OF
Satisfactorily A few players may have
to go but the Texas league has been
nut on a paying basis by the cut
from $1,000 to $4,000. This new Inn {
includes the managers salary, ana
there is no limit to the number Of
players that can be carried, as long
as no more than $500 is paid out
by any club I'm any month Eacn CLUB
was placed under a cash bond Of $500
to insure observance
Roberts Gets Recruits
Doak Roberts. of the Houston team,
is back I'm Texas after making an e24-
tensive trim through both major and
minor league cities ana towns OF t--e
middle west While in st. Louis Doak
secured the signatures Of two prom
isiug young players to Houston con
tracts One Of the men is Frank IoDln,
an outfielder who bats from me ~
board side Of the plate. This sumner
he PLAYED with Ben Miller. of the ST
TOuis Trolley lea que. The other acqul-
sition IS a right hand pitcher with
the Union Giants, strong cup com
nOsed of mi-nrOfess ana mae
pendent players who make 81 LOUIS
and the surrounding country to HouS-
ton He is Joe MOwry. former Buftalo
outfieldeF
pleased with walden.
J. W. Gardner. owner of the Dali
las baseball club is also back from a
trip to the north. He IS parglculaflE
impressed with Tommy walden
catcher who has been playing on Lle
independent Jerseyville, Ill, team. wal
den signed one of Gardeners contracts
and viii report for duty next Sprlns-
ct am after Henry StOrch and may
get him for next year" said Gardner
"The chances look pretty good He
didn't have a very good season IN
the Southern league last year, not
hitting UP to his gait He is a better
hitter than he showed up to be-
viii be glad to get him back again.
My infield looks pretty good, with
Kellerman, TUllOs and Ems ! I'M e1-
pecting pretty good things or Ems. 10
my surprise I find that he is not p
years old. It's my opinion he is going
to develop into q great player.
Next year 7 believe the league Will
have more youngsters than ever be-
fore. The good players come from the
Youngsters. You know. and they have
10 be developed. And in the develop
ing they plav pretty good ball"
Giants own six.
John NIcGraw with his New York
Giants. heads the list of managers
owning eN-TeXas leaEuers. with six
men. McGraW has Louis Drucke Ar
thur Fletcher. Rube Evans Nunseu all
formerly with Dallas; TesreaU. for
merly with Shreveport, and Jack John