El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-15

q AIN gait the race tOr lne
AA Remnant is now most
-C IN interesting, W II
D(G[1 Houston and Dallas
Us n ~ Dfcksd as the BEST
III ~ bets For more than
( F a month now Houston
1S1 has been going gait
- which has set the pace
I= for the other teams
and the only rival has Deen Dallas;
which has been showing lhcIeaseu
strength in every department
The Injuries to Rennaru and BECK
have practically put Waco out OF the
running. at least temporarily -
that time Waco has Deen AaflIl7 d 49,
time holding down the fouFJn pace
Beck's loss has been particularly as
astrous This yOungster was one OF the
classiest infielders ever seen on
Texas diamond Tanner has replaced
him at short and while he is classy
man. he is far below what Beck was
In the latter Waco believed she had
man who would command 1ancy price
at the end of the season from the ma
iors but his injuries may even prevent
this. Rennard has been replaced IN the
Butfield by Stewart. who is only an or
binary ball player although something
of a StiCker- With a pitching starr NOT
going as it should and lineup Iraysd
10 the point where only battery men
can be sent in as pinch hitters, " ACC
Is up against it.
The fan Of Waco is going to leave
room for Galveston and Beaumont and
possibly Austin TO climb into the first
division Win, place and show are go
Ing to be fought out by Houston, Dali
las and san Antonio The other fight Is
going TO be for fourth place, putting
this team in the first division.
With the season only seven weeks
old. the hospital list OF the Texas league
has assumed serious proportions There
Is hardly a club that has not exclusive
Of minor injuries. had at least one
player out for a prOtracted period
HomEr0n Antonio and waco have
been the heavy sufferers, but the 9TH
ers have had their misfOrtunes to con-
tend with.
Galveston. his been singularly for
iunate in the matter OF having unin-
Iured players, though, for that matter
Dallas. Beaumont or EL Worth have
not been very hard hS- Casey Joined
Beaumont in bad shOpe on account OF
his eyes. while the FL Worth team lost
Snapp for several days and Dallas lost
Tullos- COrbin is another setback TO
Dallas. that player being unable to par
icipate in but few games since ne mas
been with the team.
Houston heads the list. with Riggs.
Fillman and Reynolds out for a long
period. There have Deen other HOus-
ton setbacks. such as Newman's injury,
which told heavily on his hitting
san Antonio lost Meehan and at va
riOus times Wallace, DarlBger and
Breitenstein- ~ AGO has Beck and Rem
nard out now and Carson for a time
Vic Miller was injured and is not yet
IN true form Austin lost Hill at
lime when he was needed worst
Is It BALLAST
The flag in the Texas league this
season is going 10 be won by the best
of the pitching talent, the club with the
Fingers that day in and day out, can
stand TO the task. Is il DallasE Cav
ender is working RUDE Evans and Z
ShOntZ like the scales of justice. This
grueIing pace is bound TO tell Evans,
used every four days, might be the !
leading pitcher Of the league, but he {
has had too much to do and has lost
games. ShOntz with the bitter mem I
DRY Of 1910 stiu in view, is kicking on {
too much toll Seweu is not being I
overwOrked and in consequence, is {
showing class. But Dallas cannot line ]
up four pitchers in turn and win
Is lt Beaumont Brandt, Martina,
Peaster. COrbett- and Larson fair J
staff with one star and an irG.--armed /
wonder. BeaumOnts. men are seldom /
beaten hard and. on the whole, the I
Fingers are pretty well able TO 20 the I
route Their faults seem to be sus-
eCptibilty to one bad inning. But the :
staff is not the best in the league.
Galveston might put in q bid with I
Moore, Helm, Morton and McAdams, but ]
only Morton and Moore are going good !
now The Pirate battery is limping /
along Ike a lame duck.
Waco has Miller. Taft Jost and I
Oglcs. Miller and Ogles viii go through /
safely and Taft should win this year.
gost is gOod. but needs development.
Waco has staff that requires more
seasoning and better luck all around
Austin and TT Worth can be dis
counted for the moment as the one
pitcher each has winning now clnnOt
make a whole staff
san Antonio does not depend on its /
pltchers- Where would Goodwin and