El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
By H. H. Shelton

PLAYER 20 He has been doing excep-
tiOnally fine work at first base and
has been hitting the ball Ike fiend-
No first sacker is the league has done
anything like as well
EdmundsOn. the young cOuegian
with Houston, + is developing rapidly
He pitched classy ball last season.
his fIst but this year he has more
speed and better curves and control
I lle gives fair promise now OF being
3 enc Of the top nOtchers Of the Texas
league and may have chance 10 get
3 into faster company next year.
A passing strange feature In the
/ Texas league so far is that no fight
! has developed on President Allen Last
Z season fl was usual to have meet
. ing almost once month OF the mag
mates at which time efforts would be
/ made to remove the president. Moth
ing of the kind has occurred so FAR
and harmony prevails. This is I'M
usual
more satisfactory umpires may be
responsible The men signed so far
have given exceptionally good salts
faction and the games have been free
from biCkerig and rough house tao
tics In fact the baseball played so
far, while it may not be the fastest,
has been the cleanest ever seen IN the
Texas league.
Dallas Has Hitting Catcher.
In Gibson, the new catcher for Dali
las, the team seems 10 have picked up
an exceptionally hard hitter. He is
probably leading the Texas league in
the number Of safe hits he has been
able to land out He is also fielding
his position in fine shape and is one OF
the best alIrOund players in the league
A Texas veteran, Stewart, who IS
playing outfield for Waco, is showing
fine form. He is one of the few old
heads on that team and his excellent
work in steadyine the youngsters is
probably partially responsible for the
manner in which the team is keeping
in the first division and erowding the
leaders
Despite his deterninstion to quit the
game and direct efforts from the
bench mana ger Morris OF the Fort
Worth team has been forced to get
back In the game He IS playing
shOrtstop. a position where he was
former star. His stick work so far
shows he has not lost his batting eye
and he is still able to field the hot ones
with the best OF them In view OF the
poor showing made by Fort Worth so
far in the season IL is more than prob
able that he will have to continue to
play that position
Casey Shifts Teams.
McLarry is playing first base for
Austin, Red Casey having gone back
to Beaumont under decision of the
Texas league. McLarry is probably as
good a fielder as Casey but he has not
shown. the same ability with the stick
He may yet get his batting eye and
II he does Austin viii not lose mater
tally II they never get Casey back.
Old reliable Hinninger is doing the
principle receiving for Austin and hfs
work behind the bat and with the bat
has been largely responsible for the
team keeping in the lead in the PEN
nant race he IS heady player and a
valuable addition TO any team.
Ems, Field captain, is making good
in that position with Dallas. His head
work Is helping that team to do work
that otherwise 1t might not do. he
has uttlG--m material 10 work with but
is developing. what he has in good
shape. As mS1e9s- there IS no kick
on Cavander but NEVERTHELESS Dallas |
feels the loss Of old James Maloney to /
very sadly