El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-23
TEXAS BALLPLAYER5 TRAINING;
LINEUPS ARE BEING COMPLETED
San Antonio Has Secured New Shortstop and Several
Pitchers Shreveport Has 20 Men on Roster Other
Teams in League Are Signing Men and Prepar-
ingfor Busy Season, w hich Is to Open April8
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~ AN ANTONIO, Tex, Fen. 25.-The
ballplayers are loosening up out
- Mt the park Lovely. days, these.
Old soils been on the job ever since G.
Hog came out for his annual romp, and
it looks as if Tradition is going to be
handed solar-plexus. At any rate,
were hoping for the best. so that when
the Cleveland Comanches and the st.
! Louis Cardinals roll into this old town
of the festive tamale for their spring
training stunts they viii find the
climate just as represented, with no
alibis to- offer. Yea boz These. are busy
days for the baseball colony which has
been hithernatiug here, and every af-
ternOOn finds the local diamond dotted
with men in uniforms of all shades,
Colors, classes and cOnditiOn-that is,
! the uniforms-wOrking out the kinks
the men, not the uniforms-and getting
their arms and legs in shape for a
strenuous season ahead.
Frinstance, there is Louie Barbour
in a Cleveland uniform of gray, darting
around like a two year old, shaping
up into championship form for his 1878
appearance with the Salt Lake team in
the Pacific Coast league. and right be-
side him is Charlie McCafferty, Western
association umpire, likewise in base
I ball forgery, getting up speed and wind
for the coming campaign. Frank Snyder.
Cardinal backstOp, never misses
workout and Freddie Huntress, toutcd
DIS a cunning ~ 0oDDr IL SilOWAAiS up III
truly promising style, so that Flint.
Mich. to which club he will return, viii
\ have a star Outtlelder whom nothing
viii stop from getting into the big
show if present performances count
! for anything.
BnIenti Is New shortstop.
But coming to the BronchOs. They'll
be the real thing il the dope works out
all right. Cap Leidy has been one busy
man getting a line on the players
whom he will put into Santone uni
/ forms. Foremost among the deals put
through the past week was the signing
of a short stop, who, it isi believed, viii
be the fastest man in that position in
the Texas league. He is none other than
Mike Balenti, formerly with the St.
Louis Browns and later with Chatta-
noOga, for whose release president Ben
son admits having paid close to $1,000.
Balenti is an al-arOund athlete, having
been football star on the Texas A. &
NJ College team and also track man.
Several Pitchers Secured.
The position of shortstop has been
giving the local boss considerable wor-
~, and now that this hole has been
plugged up he is on the qui ViVe for
other stars. Experience is to be a big
factor in the BTonChO pitching corps.
No less than three veterans hurlers
have been signed so far. Besides Jess
Garrett, the former Dallas Giant Har-
ry Stewart who pitched for Houston
several years ago, and Ed Munsell, last
season with the BrOnchOs and who has
Deen III Lnb game several years. VIII
take turns on the slab. Two other pitch
ers under contract are Ben Davenport
and Oscar DeLOtelle the latter having
been signed by Norris Block before he
disposed of his interests, and COMES
from the Ohio State league. A new first
baseman has been signed in the person
Of Fred Snedecor, formerly Of/the st.
Louis Browns
AS the dope now stands, which. how
ever, is subject to change, the Broncho
line up includes first basemau Edwards,
catcher Francisco and Outfielder Jack
Baggan, procured from the Ohio State
league by Morris Block, besides Bill
Brammel, catcher, and Pagan Burch.
Doc Hauenstein, Mcmahon. Crabble,
KILLER EnriSht, COuntryman, Sheffield
Allen, knapp, Bailey, Ayers, Spencer.
and Farrell, the last II named being
on the Texas league reserve list as is
sued by secretary Farrell last Novem-
Der and may have been released by this
time.
Shreveport Has 20 Men.
All over the circuit the work Of shap
ing up the teams is going merrily on.
Shreveport has made remarkable head
way i'm the brief space of time the
Louisiana town has had since the
league meeting at which she was adj
mitted and is building UP a team that
is expected to give d good account of
itself. With Lee GarVin at the head the
Gassers, as the Shreveport team will
be known, now have 20 men under con
tract with others yet to be heard from
and a grandstand with a 5000 seating
capacity besides bleachers is in course
of construction, to be completed the
first week in March. The opening exhi-
bition game is booked with the Gin
ciunati Reds March H. Umpire Wilson
Matthews is assisting in training the
Shreveport players.
No regrets are expressed at Beau
mont over the loss or LefGy, which is
good news at this end, for Santone fans !
are certainly rejoicing over the land /
ing Of the old Broncho chief. The oilers |