El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11
By H. H. Shelton

playing a steady game and the team is
making a good showing, although IN
the second division McGrainer Brown
ing and Rogers are twirling fit edged
yet so far OUtdistanced as not 70 be
dangerous to any Of the leaders The
team is particularly strong IN hitting
ability.
Houston is another team which is be-
ginning 10 show improved class This
team has one Of tho best pitching staffs
seen in the Texas league in two or
three years. They are holding the
best teams in the league to few hits
Two husky catchers, with plenty of eX-
psrience, form another asset 10 the
club Reynolds is an especially heavy
hitter. The infield is good. knapp
is doing brilliant work at short as is
BrittOn at third Pat Newman, the St
Louis Browns discard. is not the same
old Pat His leg is in such a bad shape
from torn llgaments that he should not
be in the game at all He is also bat
ting poorly. Fillman, at second, is max
Ing a speed record.
Fort Worth Disappointing.
Fort Worth IS the appointment
Manager Morris is working hard 10
build up a winning team, but seems IN
able to get off on the right foot. He
has been liberal in tying the can to
players, but the men he has replaced
them with do not seem any great inn
proWement. Lowe, Cole and Averett
who Morris released are with Guthrie,
Okla. and seem TO be making good IN
that company. Indy Hiett, also canned
by Fort Worth. has landed with Du-
rant, Okla, and Bunty Walden the
cathcer caught on with GreenVtlle. The
North Texas league and the Texas-Ok-
lahOma league are proving valuable
training grounds for the Texas re-
cruits. Morris is a good fighter and
Fort Worth can reckon on team If il
takes three months to round INTO form
o. T. 9 ~ In rnHnN-
ers are keepin gremarks bly, quiet
In addition to his trouble with owner
Gardner, OF Dallas. umpire Wilkinson
is having trouble all over the circuit.
He seems rather failure as an UNI
piTe and unless he improves materially
1t is probable he VIII be the first Of the
regular lineup to be separated from the
pay roll.
Beaumont is another team making
very consistent showing, the team be
ing in the first division from the first.
Next to Houston that aggregation has
the best twirlinE staff in the state. The
men are also batting at a lively rate
and the playing is Of a steadiness that
now IS viii probably be carried
through the season and the players
will probably get better all the time.
COIlegians to Meet LeaguerS.
All Of Texas is interested IN the fact
that Walter Morris has been selected
to assemble a tea moi the alumni OF
the State university 10 play the regular
team at Austin. June 10. Norris was
one Of the greatest stars the university
has ever turned out, being a law stu
dent. Big Leslie. who was the star
catcher in the old days and who played
professional ball for two years, has
promised to return and participate IN
the game. Nanny Graham, captain Of
the team in 1905 and a twirler Of abil-
ity. viii be one OF the men on the
twirling staff. Wilbur Allen, president
Of the Texas league, and an infielder
who starred while at the university,
viii also be in uniform Semp Russ. Of
san Antonio and Walter MOnteith will
also play. They are both dignifie6 law
yers now. but will lay aside their judi
cial role
The-team representing the university
this year has made a good showing. but
Morris thinks he can easily round Up a
bunch Of the alumni who can put 1t
over on them. The game will be
played during the annual commence
ment exercises when the alumni reun-
ion is always held and a large attend
ance is expected from all portions Of
the state