El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-13
TEXAS LEAGUE IS
GETTING IN SHAPE
Houston Drafts Ell Pasoan
as Recruit; Salary
Limit Signed.


Ing themselves very rapidly in tn
Texas league. Many snags have beel
cleared away and the outlook for al
auspcious opening for the spring train
Ing camps is good. Dallas OklahOm'
City and Galveston have paid tn,
amounts due from them into the Texas
league treasury and there is no longer
any talk Of the forfeiture OF these
franchises. The Galveston team was in
debted S2700. That amount was forth
coming by new financial hackers OF the
Z team.
Galveston ended the season in the
Z worst financial shape of any team in
the league and there was some doubt
{ about the city caring for the franchise
against this year. New money and
/ new blood has been injected into the
! ownership and the outlook there for
/ good baseball IS the best in years.
New Galveston Manager.
Eddie Wheeler Of South Bend. Ind,
/ mas been secured as manager for Cal
weston next season. President Dover
I team personally. Wheeler, the new
( manager, has been connected with the
I Central league for several seasons. In
/ 1910 he managed the pennant winning
I team Of South Bend and last season
ne was manager and part owner of the
: Ierre Haute team. He sold his interest
/ in July and went to the Grand Rapids
team as third baseman- Just before
I the close of the season he became man
ager Of the Evansville team. He is p
years old and is highly recommended
as manager.
Ems Is Field Captain.
While no manager has yet been nam
ed for the Dallas club. owner Gard
ner has appointed Jewel Ems. one Of
the malnstays of the team during the
laSt two seasons TO be field captain
during 1912 Ems has played in about
all the positions on the team He
starred at third base played first in
an acceptable manner and did duty in
the ouuield. He is full Of ginger ana
has a good head.
There is talk of Ben Shelton man
aging Dallas. He managed COrsicana
and Temple in an acceptable manner
and was advisory manager of Dallas
for one season. Being a successful cot
ton broker he left the game to give his
time to his business 1t is possible
Ne may be induced to stay with Dallas
early in the season until the team gets
well on its feet.
The IuskOEee Team.
Jimmy Maioney, who was manager OF
the Dallas team last season and who ii
was reported would become a scout for
the New York Giants, will probably be
manager Of and interested in the own
ershlp Of the Muskogee team Of the
Oklahoma lea que during the coming
player and well known to baseball fans
In Texas, owns the MuskOgee franchise
ana he has been dickering with Ma
loneg Tor some weeksA The berth Of
attractive one and 1t is said he has
agreed to accept the terms
Houston Adds Trainer.
The Houston team has added a train
er to its list Of officials The veteran
ball player. Con Lucid. has been given
the job Con formerly cavorted in big
company with Louisville where he
pitched for the club on which Hughie
) Jennings played short. He is no stranger
70 the IeNas league having played
with several clubs in this state He
was ce-With the Houston team as a /
pitcher Several years ago he coached
the university Of Texas team, prOduc-
Ing champion organization. His work
will principally be TO develop the eight I
recruit pitchers which Houston has /
signed.
All Sign Salary Limit.
All Of the managers in the Texas /
league have now signed the $4,000 sal I
airy limit San Antonio. Dallas and I
Houston were a little backward about I
IT, but were forced 10 accept IL by the I
other teams in tire league. President (
Allen has issued a notice that every I
game played by a team which is violat- I
ing the salary limit viii be forfeited I
to their rival and that repeated Of 4
fences viii result in a forfeiture Of the
franchise.
The auditing committee, which went 4
over the league books, found that pres I
dent Allen has exceeded the allowance /
toL umplres during the past season BY /
slo5S- This was one Of the prime fac
Tors which resulted in the lea que .decfd-
Ing 10 employ college coaches as UNI
pres at a much smaller figure than 4
Wh&S has been paid in the past.
san AntOniO's New Plant.
work IS making good progress on I
NE HNrrfr r--Tn
which, when completed will be one of /
me finest in Texas. The grounds were
ala of by the ground keeper of the
81 Louis Browns and he will act in
an advisory capacity during the con-
slrucJlOn Of the park in order that IT D
nay include all Of the modern features.
u VIII cost about $4,000 when COM
oleted
Houston Makes Trades.
Houston has traded Blair Kerr and a
'ecruit pitcher, Edens, to Galveston for
y Lanureth and a recruit, Benne. Ian
ireth' hefty Kansas farmer, was
star with the stick for Galveston dur
ng the early part of last season He
vas hitting over the 800 mark when
rouDle in the Galveston camp caused
I'M TO jump the team. He was put on
ne suspended list and did not return to
ne team during the season. Kerr. who
5 collegian. was with Houston last
eason and did pretty good work. He
'layed first base for some time, but
Vhen Newman was secured from St
-ouls Kerr was sold to Brownsville, I
tut was later recalled.
Fl PasO Player Recruit,
houston also has the names Of two /
more recruits attached to contracts
me IS Clyde Spear, a young pitcher I
rom II Paso. who has made a brilliant !
ecord In the semi-professi onal games
] west Texas. The other is Henry
Noroen, St. Louis Trolley Lacquer,
yho was recommended by Joe Mowry.
'orden IS a sOuthpaw pitcher and is ,
aIe oy Mowry to be a conner. He
naoe good record with the St. Louis
II the old men reserved nv Iouston
MY the names OF Newman, SaIm. Al
IN, Busters Horribly, Watson, Rose, Ed
lunoson, Etllman, Britton Whiteman.
-Eeeeny and PEBBLES appear on the list.
~ nave to be built up around the
eteranS mentioned r 49, Z