Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-03
Bluffs READY
FOR UNIFORMS
Cats Will Warm Up Under
Snyder at Mineral
Wells

! DALLAS, March 3-P- The
smack OF bat on horsehide has
started in the 1880 spring training
camps Of the Texas League.
Shreveport, only entry from out
Of the state, got the jump on the
other seven teams in the way OF
actual playing. A corps OF % bat
terymen, including four receivers,
chose up. scattered themselves in
to unaccustomed positions and gen
Grated preseason interest in a
real game. The group has been boil
ing out creaky joints and lame
wings since Feb. "a. The main con-
tingent was to hit sportville today
and tomorrow.
Houston celebrated the return Of
Carey Selph, brilliant infielder Of
the league topping Bluffs Of 1928
after a bad year in the big show.
Joe Schultz, new manager, expect
ed about rs aSpirants out today for
the first workouts. John Blackburn
Of San Antonio, former Georgetown
University player, was among them,
as was Selph.
Selph's return might be heralded
In Wichita Falls with a grin and
a whistle, FOR the Northwest Texas
entry today was in command OF one
Howard Fitzgerald. outfielder.
FitZ is the only one Of the 1923
Spudder regulars back this year.
and coupled with Selph's return
recalled an i%mpromptu engage
ment in 1923. Selph and Fitz mix
ed during a game early in the sea-
son at Houston with the result the
S~pudders were shy the services of
a star outfielder for many weeks
because OF injuries received.
Hal WiltSe. hurler. Is the only
veteran nov in the Spud camp be-
sides Fitzgerald. who Is in charge
until manager Carl Williams ar
rives Friday for the formal open
ing. Half a dozen rockies complete
the party.
Frank Snyder. ruler OF the roos.
az Cowtown this season, today was
engaged in installing the main
contingent OF the Fort Worth
Partners in Mineral Wells. The
Atzless cats comprise one Of TIE
\ few units which will train away
from home this season.
Jake Atz. the colorful- has moved
from Catville TO the Dallas Steerpit
on the banks Of the Trinity. re-
placing the successful. but colorless
Milton. Stock, who has moved or
southwark.
Like the Cats, the Steers arc
suffering from holdouts. 2anchc
SNYDER at Fort Worth isn't worry
ing. saying they soon will be In
the fold. Atz likewise has purgec
himself of worry by the simple
process OF saying In effect. That
the lockout OF the business office.
All but six or the al Steers have
signed. B~atterymen alone Will 3;
working out this week at the Steer
park.
The Beaumont exporters this
year are under the leadership o.
Del Baker and today were headed
for Orange, near Beaumont, fol
conditioning. Ten athletes were ~
hand with the prospects Of thu
balance or the % ordered 20 rcpOr.
this week showing up quickly.
Del Pratt's Waco Cubs trail thu
league in getting down 70 work
the opening gun of the training
camp being set to go of later thiI
week.
The San Antonio Indians have {
start III their new manager. GeorEI
Burns. who Is working out at thu
Santone lot with the New Yorl
Giants. Burns is an old time Giant
schooled in the McCraw way o.
baseball. Dick Moudy. hurler OBJ
tanned last season from the Pacific
Coast League also Is working out
Frank Myers. catcher, has wintereC
in San Antonio.