El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-27

"HE opening game Of the Rio
Grande Baseball association at
Il Tucson was scheduled to take
place this afternoon while the other
four teams will get busy on Saturday.
Tucson and Phoenix were both ready
for the opening Of the season and OBJ
jected TO laying off until Saturday for
the benefit of the Douglas team. Tt was
finally decided that the two western
clubs could open the season on Tuesday,
but they viii have TO lay off three games
in one o. their series later on IN the
season Harry Kane. the only FL Paso
man on the umpirinE staff, was as
signed to the Tucson contest
A half holiday was declared IN Iuc-
son last week and this had a big effect
upon the permission TO play earlier
than the other clubs A wire from Tue
son Tuesday morning stated that there
was big interest in the opening game
and a record crowd was looked for \
band had been engaged and big
test
chief Gage was the likely choice for
mound duty for the Tucson team while
McCreery was deemed likely TO be the
choice OF Hester for the pitching duty
The annual meeting Of the league will
be held at the Sheldon hotel. here. on
Wednesday. II the delegates arrive on
time, the meeting viii likely get down
10 business about 10 a m. 1t is likely
that the session viii last several hours.
enc OF the most important matters to
come up VIII be the individual salary
limit The western clubs are against an
individual limit which IS required by
the rules of the national association
Tho Tucson and Phoenix clubs favor.
however, the salary limit for the clubs
OF $1,000 II is believed that Hester has
some high priced men with his Phoenix
GiL-n and has been successful lining
ID the balance Of his team at very low
salaries
Bell is being tried out at first base
with the Maclmen and the Princeton
man IS showing Up nicely. He may land
the job at the first bag.
A-cCloskey is getting worried about
Arr SChimpf. His transportation was
wired over week ago and Mack has
been keeping the wires busy ever since
IN an effort to get an answer from the
lHfielCer but he hasn't even whispered
back NlE Perrine is now in Seattle and
is looking for a berth There is a
chance that he may be brought here in {
place Of Schimpf-
Besides the seven players announce
by manager George Reed. of the Al {
buQuerque team a couple Of days ago,
lie now has catcher RaedeI, who, &C
with Ogden in the Union. association !
last year. The official records show 4
Raedel 10 have led the catchers in 4
fielding with 1874 for % games. He 4
batted 1873. The Albuquerque papers !
are spelling the name -'EaCeu," while 4
the records give il as "Raedel."
The following item from the Albu- /
Querque Journal shows the way the (
northern club is being supported; "Col. I
r T. Twitchell, Of Santa Fe. yester-
day gave voluntary contribution Of 4
SIS to the association His was the
first donation from a fan outside Of !
Albuquerque. The committees had 4
not 'braced' any nonresident fans and 4
Col Iwitchells offer came as some 4
what OF surprise. but not as a shock,
since the colonel is known as a lover 4
of clean sport besides being his
Diego exposition and one Of the lead
ing attorneys Of New Mexico. He not
only gave the committee the s25 but
told the members TO come back for
more If they needed it,
Las Cruces is getting the baseball I
fever in real earnest The fans up
there are going TO tender a banquet
10 the players and manager Bill Hur-
ley on wednesday evening at o'clock,
and IL is likely that several Of the
other magnates will take a trip I'd to
Las Cruces after the meeting here on
Wednesday
Everything is lovely up here" tele-
phoned n c. Frenger. Of the Las
Cruces club, on Monday night.
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