Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-06
TEXAS LEAGUERS
OPTIMISTIC ON
SEASON RESULTS
MANY TEAMS HAVE BEEN REBUILT
IN PAST WINTER, NEW
FACES NUMEROUS.
THREE CITIES HAVE NEW PARKS
AND GRANDSTANDs, MADE
NECESSARY BY STORM.

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DALLAS, Texa-. April Cit will be- n
reiuvenatcd Texas League that opens I'LL
season ia the seven Texas cities and
Shreveport, La. on Wednesday, April II.
Physically speaking. the league failed to
weather The storm which swept the Texas
coast IN August. 1915. and the homes Of
three club--Beaumont. Houston and Gal
weston, were demolished III the fury Ut the
wind and rain. The 1918 season was au-
tomaticaIlv closed with this disaster. and
Waco gwen the pcuhaut for being the sea-
sons Champion.
This year. however. new park and new
erind-tand- have been huiit in each uf
those ciiic- and an abundance III new ma
ieral, under new management. has been Iu
the front ranks ln ihr early spring train
ing. These TcXa- teams. a- wei a-
shreveport. have hrcu getting mulch valu-
able practice in 'lc pre- season exhibition
game with the itc major LEAGUE tcam-
training m Tcxs-.
The urw manager vlfn wiil pilot teams.
~ the Texas League lif- year Jrr wen
known iu southern baseball c%lrrlc~. They
are. Harry Nrlrh"ncr at UaliH-. tour
wear n THE southern League IVY Atlanta.
and Mrquc Finn at Beaumont. former
Southern League star.
a glimpse vi each NY thc preliminary
training r,mr- w thc Icague viii show
WACO Tho Waro Navieator- will pre-
sent practically cow amr line up az Texas
tHudum tins yrar l- the Irunant winning
organization of 1918. Manager Hardy had
q smaller number ID men on hi- try-nut
ii-t ihi~ season than amy other team " the
circuit. He believe that 4 team winning
one penuant and tyIng Tor another Is GOOD
enough Tor another season. Hardy hc
heve9 that The TcNa League wIll bc faster
thu season than ever before and that hi-
1913 pennant winner can repeat their
performance
Outtielder Battle, drafted from the \r
flula LEAGUE wlll hold down the place IL left
field held Last Year IN Cnchiow Among
the try out for pitcher are Clo-man of
The Western Leaeuc. Iinn "a the Western
Association. Nayi"r. last year with Hons
ton; Causey from the Virginia League.
and Ball from the Western Canada League
Smith from Gainesville. TeNn-. and Jacob
from Santa Clara University are ihc Try
outs ia the catching department.
BEAUMONT Despite v late start ~
spring training. Beaumont baseball out
look J. probably brighter tins year than
ever before. The material from which the
Oilers will be- ~elcctc. D. of a higher class
than N the past few years. according ~
the general expression IN Beaumont fans.
Unique" Finn. veteran 81 many baseball
wars. will pilot the club. tie IN . former
Southern Association manager: once Y
magnate in the OHIO Pennsylvania Ledguc.
and for the past two YEAR q scout for the
Detroit American League team Because
of hl~ utilization with Manager Hugh Jcu
nlngS. h. ha~ been able to secure several
men not Nrt fast ouuulh i"r thc american
league. hut vho WIll develop with minor
league experience.
Jim nclrhantN. \ irrnrr m. inr l%oaGuer.
hut ont M hg baseball because ut wv INJURIES.
viii Vs. FINN mau-taV. ncIclautv viii
play -rrord. llc hH~ newer hi below $40.
The team reported fur dust rrarilry uu
AhitN aN. NNlf MNfh~ f"Niif AiNf fNHfAlf-
Of the season. aud several weeks after
most ot fhr oihrs iram- ny thy state sir
cunt had hrvu conditioning. \rarlN alI pt
the men. however. ore m -uod condition.
SHREVEPORT. IA While Manager
Sid Smith ~ "a, Shreveport club l. not
nrcdirtim. a pcuuaui ihi~ season. hr con-
tdentlv hrlivNc- lhr Ga--rr~ will finish
much higher m the percentage column than
last vcar. when they barely u"~od cut
Beaumont tar second place. The team has
hccu strengthened where II was weakest
and the pitching staff gives promise 81 he
ing much more effective than last year.
Manager Smith has made few changes
In the teams lineup. battery men excepted.
and SIX Veterans ot the 1918 season are
expected IL appear II thc opening game.
Only one lob IN the inticld-third hs>e-
will BE- filled by q uewconA, Ray Bernsen
HAVING been drafted from the South At
laniic League.
Mhlle smith himself Will do the bulk ~
the catching. two youngsters. Phil Wells
and Jack Diamond are contesting Tor the
Job of the local managers understudy
Smith has an abundance II pitching ma
tenal 10 select from. There were nIns
pitchers ia the training camp. four oi
whom. Duffy, Leverett and Sloan. the lat
ter bought from Dallas. are veteran cam
paigners.
SAN ANToNlo-San Antonio. accord