El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-04

1.-THE publication, in this issue, of
the official fielding and batting
averages Of the teams and play
ers in the Rio Grande- association
gives the fans a chance to get a good
idea Of what the various ageregations
are doing
The Rio Grande association was
started five weeks ago and while no
CLUB has made any fortune, all have
laid the foundation for a successful
season Preliminary expenses Of any
new league are always heavy and the
Rio Grande has been no exception,
but the fans have all given the clubs
lair support and every club in the
league is on its way to a profitable
season
A mistake was made in taking in
Douglas and Las Cruces. The former
city simply could not support league
ball but the promoters were mistaken
in the promises Of a few fans as to
the manner in which the Douglas fans
would turn out and support the club.
Las Cruces was then left in the unfor-
Iunate position of a fifth wheel TO a
cart, sand being the weakest club fl
nancially in the circuit it had to be
dropped
FL PasO Runs Strong.
The Ell Paso club strengthened up by
taking two of the Las Cruces pitchers
and at once got into the race, for
McCloskey has a hard-hitting aggrega-
ton, but was weak in pitchers. only
McGlynn and Knight being able TO take
regular turns in the box with any pros
pect Of success. The two veterans
were pitching grand ball, but it was ut
Terly impossible to expect them to work
every other day. The Mackmen are
now going at a championship pace
and if they do not slump in their bat
ting they stand a good chance Of win
ming the pennant. The Mackmen are
behind Phoenix and Tucson in fielding,
hr7r 4ha7~ "a ma This
Pennant Is In the Air.
But the pennant is by no means
cinched by FL Paso or any other club
One Of the most cheerful optimists in
The whole circuit is Jim Brown, the
Tucson magnate- Jim had to contend
with all sorts Of trouble at the start
of the season, but he has now shaped
up a club that is in the race and will
be battling for the hOnors until the
last is played Brown writes The Her
aid he is sure that his team, as now
constituted. will be right in the race
with a fair break in the luck
The Phoenix aggregation is noted
particularly for its fielding Hester,
himself a good fielder. has assembled
a bunch Of players who handle the ball
Clearly and fast He started out with
the best pitching staff in the league
but Red Toner has not been showing
his best form lately and this has rather
handicapped the Solons who. with
weaker hitting club than others, must
rely largely on the pitchers Hester
however, is noted for a-pennant-grab-
bling ambition and declares he is after
another pitcher. In that case. the
Solons are right up with the other
clubs.
Tough Luck for Albuquerque.
George Reed had a tough. proposition
in Albuquerque. The fans there were
loyal financially. but when it came to
turning out to the games, the figures
for the first two weeks were rather
disappointing. despite the fact that
Reeds men were vinning-winning al
mott too steadily in fact, to please the
rest Of the clubs. The Dukes have
some Of the real sluggers Of the league;
they are leading the league in stolen
bases and sacrifices, and Reed is dem
onstrating that he can win a fair share
Of his games with a hard-hitting and
fast fielding team that is rather weak
in mound artists Trekeu, a youngster,
loo s the best of the Duke pitchers,