San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
new CLUBS IN
CITY LEAGUE
/. FILL CIRCUIT
Texas Laundry Team In;
Gulf Refiners Almost
Persuaded
SEASON OPENS IN WEEK
Three Available Parks
Eliminate Diamond
= -. Worries .z
SEASON OPENS IN WEEK

The City Baseball League will open
Its season Sunday, April 10, probably
with a full complement of eight teams
as the result of the addition of the
Texas Steam Laundry team Saturday
and the probable entrance of the Gulf
Refining company nine at the next
meeting of the loop.
Until Saturday the league had only
six teams definitely entered with va
cancies for two but it is very likely
that there will be eight teams repre-
scented next Sunday when the first ball
is thrown in the race for the cham
pionship.
The teams now in the league are
the Union Bus Lines, Sacred Heart
Parish, the Public Service Company,
Pittsburg Water Heaters, the Texas
Steam Laundry, the Pastime Club and
The San Antonio Light.
The Texas Steam Laundry boys
organized their team at recent
meeting and decided to enter the City
League. At this meeting Fred Meyer
was elected manager; Henry Dodgen,
assistant manager; Chester Carger,
captain, and Ira ID. Davis, secretary
and treasurer.
Have Big Squad Of Men.
In addition to the officers elected
the following were present: Henry
List, Eddie Lindeman. Paul Kuehne,
Burt Rees, L. Fields, Eddie LOTHIAN,
George Naylor. K. Sasser, 4. Z. Gaot-
gen. Frank Howard, ]. Vasebinder,
{. c. st. John, r. W. Taubert. r.
w. Tengler, +. S. Ellison. William
J.. Suberg, Fred Bushousen. j. &,
Pickett, John Sexton, Gus Schramm,
Mr.. Packard. Fred Gruen, Charley
Taubert. Louis Taubert. Henry Men
ard. Harry X. McBath, Herbert
Meyer and Jim Pearson.
The management has encouraged
the boys in athletics and they have
turned out creditable bowling and
basket ball teams. This same manage
ment is backing them to 60 to the top
Of the baseball loop this season.
The club plays a practice game
with the Pastime' Club. another entry
in the City League, at 4 o'clock Sun
day at Breckenridge Park.
Manager l.. Beatty of the Gulf Re-
filming company has n classy squad.
of employees getting into shape but is
undecided whether or not to enter the
league. Manager Beatty is faced with
the problem Of entering a team COM
. posed entirely of employees but with
the addition of several outside players
he figures that he will be able to
compete with any of the teams in the
loop. He is going to leave the decision
with the players ut their next meet
ing. Some members of this squad al
ready have approved the league idea
The Talent on Hand.
On the Gulf Refining company
squad are Rhodes, catcher; Brewer
Fell and Wisdom, pitchers; Dullnig
first baseman; Beatty, second base
man; Driskill. shortstop, and Forga-
son, third baseman. The outfielders
are Grimble, Crandall, Henkel, Har.
rell and Novak.
=. The City Baseball League practical.
~ will be the only one which will moi
be bothered this season by the Ques
ton Of diamonds as the result of ar
Engagements made with George Schwat
for the use Of Schwab Field for ono
sgame each Sunday. The Public Service
sand Sacred Heart diamonds will BIZ
fused also.
All money paid City League teams
by Schwab goes into the league treas
Jury to be prorated back to the team:
at the end of the season. In addition
to small amount of money the teams
get the use Of one of the best diamonds
in the city. free balls and free Off
-cials.
Last year the City League was able
to pay back the team more than they
deposited in the treasury through the
games played on Schwab Field.
= The next meeting of the league viii
ybe held at o'clock Wednesday night
at the Travellers hotel when enough
.player contracts must be in to allow
'-teams 70 play next Sunday. An cleo
etion ofsofficers probably also will b,
3held and all Of the managers are OK
rpected TO be present. The schedule
,talso will be presented for approval ant
chief of umpirns selected.