El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-16
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MAGNATES MEET
IN B0RDER TOWN
Rio Grande Association Of
ficials to Decide About
Entry of Nogales.


No word has come from Nogales
sithin the past "a hours regarding the
prospect Of transferring the Silver City
franchise in the Rio Grande association
10 the Arizona city. However, a meet
ing Of the league directors was to be
held at Nogales Friday afternoon to
take definite action President Z. P.
Hughes. John J. McCloskey, Herb Hes
ter, Jim Brown and others were to at
tend the meeting with Las Cruces rep
resented by proxy
A new schedule has been drawn for
the league TO take in Nogales instead
of Silver City Should NOgales get the
franchise, it is likely that the schedule
viii be adopted. There are no impor-
tant changes from the first schedule
except that the home visits Of the diff
ferent clubs will average three weeks
at a time instead Of two and will be
followed by three weeks on the road.
Nogales viii take Silver City's place
in opening at Albuquerque and come
here to play Las Cruces the second
week. The Nogales opening will not
take place until May II.
There is some uneasiness here over
the failure Of Kitty Knight to- put in
an appearance. Kitty accepted terms
with the FL PasO club week ago and
his transportation was wired him at
New Orleans on Monday, together with
some advance money Since then no
word has been received from the pitcher.
Moore, one of McCloskey's new in
fielders. was due here Friday, as was
Dudy. the new third sacker, and Jack
AIcClos1ey. the managers son, who will
get a tryout for an infield position.
Young Jack will get no favors from his
dad and will have TO make good Just
the same as the other candidates or
be let out
ID 18th 1nra1
baseball. has Joined the booster brigade
and will hustle the sale OF tickets Tor
the local opening game At the meet
ing Of the Cactus club bowlers Thurs
day night Mr.. WOODS made a suong
talk on baseball and urged that the
bowIers now get busy and help make
the new Rio Grande league a success
The bleachers at McCloskey new
ball park will be finished by Friday
night and work on the grandstand will
start either on Saturday or MONDAY
Good progress is being made with the
clubhouse and it viii be completed be-
fore the men knock off work on sat
THE infield is being put in good con-
dition and by this time next week. Fl
Paso will have one Of the finest base
ball plants in the southwest Inere
viii be seating accommodation for
about $500 fans; the finest clubhouse
in the southwest, bar none. with hot
and cold water showers. rubbing tables,
lockers. etc
Sign painters are expected TO be busy
early in the week decorating the
huge fences and when the FL Paso
pros. play their first exhibition game
next Friday everything will be in fine
condition
George Reed still maintains his /
policy Of secrecy about the lineup OF /
the Albuquerque club and the fans are /
beginning 10 get uneasy for George evl- l
IDENTIFY has an ace in the hole and viii /
spring IL a few days before the season !
opens Reports from Albuquerque are
that some Of the players have been there /
for several days but Reed isn't letting
out a whisper as to who they are or i
what positions they will play Right i
now, the Duke city team is the dark i
horse" Of the league and VIII bear !
lot Of watching.
Southpaw Stanley, just released by the 1
san Francisco club Of the Coast league, /
has been highly recommended to sever
al managers in this circuit by a couple I
of the Coast league umpires.
McCIoskey will not have to do an /
awful lot Of pairing" TO get down TO 4
the salary limit Despite the fine 4
array Of baseball talent which he has /
1920 a month Mack VIII have to
slice off the $40 within Is days after
the season opens and he has no doubt
that he viii be able to keep well with
in the limit and still have a team that
VIII be fighting for the top all season.
With the opening games II days off,
four Of the six clubs have started their
workouts George Reed unquestiOn- I
ably has his men lined up and getting ,
into shape and is saying nothing while Z
Bill Quigley has his men ready and I
they VIII be in this district by Monday I