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HOUSTON DAILY POST: MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 15. 1906.
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RACING GAME
At New Orleans Continues Without
Much Change in Policy.
SIMONS HAS MADE A HIT
Put a Pair o! Youngsters Over
with Good Results—Some
Taking Long Chances.
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(Houston Post Special.)
NEW ORLEANS. January 14.—Curloy
Brown's flirht on the City Park Jock»y
«iub proved to bp only a flush In the pnn.
Ilia ault for a reoelvrr was discontinued
thla week. and Brown haa parted with
hla holding* In the New Orleana Jockey
cluh. lie haa folded hla tent and atolen
quietly nway to Cincinnati, wher\ he says
he la folnff to remain for a while.
In the meantime, both tracka are going
merrily along, each attracting big crowds,
and evidently making money. Thla la evi-
dent from thd fact that one day thla Week
forty-two books wero doing business nt
the two tracka, about evenly divided be-
tween them, and all had about all they
could handle. The books are changing
vjry rapidly. Every now and then one
of the old atagi-ra Hilda that he Is noi
auch a siicress with the chalk ns he used
to he and decided to play them from the
"[round. The latest addition to the ground
orce la Willie Shields, the New Yorker,
who haa dropped a big round chunk In his
bookmaklng venture, lie started to sell
out his *tnhl*» and meander hack home
out changed hla mind, and only disposed
of a few which were eating their heads off.
Kansas Price la another who has given up
the alate aa a loalng venture.
A new face oti the block la Frank Tyler,
another product of the Enat. who has
been doing some sensational stunts. He
la known na the "Humming Bird." and If
ho ke.-pa at It long enough, he will find his
wluga clipped Just like poor old Riley
Orannon, whoae meteoric career la well
known. Aa an evidence of Tyler's rash-
'"kin* l»ets. the other day lie was
loser nt the fourth race, and quit
:.00n wlnuer on the day. That's running
*ome, for a short hent.
SIMONS SCORED A COUP.
Albert Simons has been the center of
attraction in racing clrclea this week.
Besides winning nearly all tho Juvenile
races at the new track, he wandered over
to the old track Wednesday and pulled
off the blggeat coup of the season. He
g<>t two winners In succession, nnd played
th mb to a fare you well. Southern Cross
was the medium of the flrat plunge. The
regul ir atahle Jockey is U Smith, but an
unknown boy named On.etie w.ia put in
the saddle and the books wore Justified
III taking liberties with him. eajieclally
as the bora* did not show any form. He
opened at to 1 and Simons nnd the few
in the know got busy right nway They
hammered It down to G. and most of the
bonks were loaded to the guards. Simons
went down the line offering all they
would take, and wns fortunate in the fact
that a killing waa carded with another
horao In the same race. Odd Ella. This
plug wns backed from to 4 to 1 despite
the Simons plunge. The race waa easy
for Southern Cmaa. Then Simons came
back to fonsuelo II. He Is reported to
have put a third of his winnings on South-
ern Cross on this horse, and the goods
Trero delivered at from 5 to 1 to 13 to ii.
Simons remarked that It was the best
two hours he ever spent In his life. Ho
hns kept his own counsel aboirt the net
profit on the day, but It must have been
a tidy sum. He la reported to have load-
ed up on Southern Crosa In New York
and Hot Sprhigs alao.
The selling raca war haa simmered
., down. Ham I-ewl* la the only one who
baa Jtxunn uutive. Mt run up- Conauelo il
$.mo over her entered price, and claimed
Lucky Charm, who ftnwhed third In the
mime race, for IIJ'JO.
The war bet wean Fred Burlew, who
trains for Newton Bennington, and Coun-
sellor Phil Brlen. who repreaents 8. l\
White, a New Yorker, has ben called off.
Hiirlew has been successful with his Juve-
niles thla year, nnd De Oro, a Don De
«»ro colt, h'ta 'slmwn up to advantage,
itrlen offered $2£00 for the colt and Bur-
1' w anld him, and then had a cold bottle
•nd decided to let bygones be bvbones.
Kansas Price claimed Marvel P for $l*»l
after he finished third to Letty and Bitter
Brown.
SENSATIONAL FINISH.
One of the moat sensational finishes of
1!ie senson wns furnished In a selling
plater dnsh as a wlndup to a good day's
sport at the Fair grounds the other day.
Kd Early, ridden by Sewell, caused all the
trouble. Tyrolean, the favorite, liecame
weary toward th»- end and Just ns they
p.issed the stand Early bumped Into her
nnd she sprawled. Walsh got her strulght-
en«nl out and she caught Fid Early within
n couple nt Jumps nt lh" wire. Jusi aa
she ranged alongside Early lunged at her
again, ami this time gave her her coup de
grace. She fell, but her head was over the
wire. Walsh waa knocked senseless, but
was mrrled to the scales and weighed In.
Early was disqualified nnd the race was
given to Tyrolean. This brought up a
discussion of lust when a horse does fin-
ish a race. That was settled by the ruling
that when the horse's nose crosses the
wire he has finished. Tyrolean'a lilnd
•juarters never did cross the wire.
Considerable comment has been caused
by the reappearance of "Spooney" Ellison
In the steeplechase saddle at City park.
The scandal of litOC. which resulted In the
Fair Orounds people demolishing the
steeplechase course, is well remembered.
Jockey Perm. In an affidavit, told how tho
steeplechasers fixed the races before
hand, and Ellison was ruled off by Cap-
tain Rees of Memphis, who was presiding
steward at the time. Monday, for the
first time since, Klllson reappeared in
the saddle, having the mount on Evander.
and he gave her a skillful ride. It Is said
that Ills reinstatement Is due to Ed Cor-
rlgan. who never would believe that he
had been guilty of any wrong doing.
The relative standing of the Jockeys
his not been changed. Nlcol Is far and
nway ahead of the others at City park,
nnd Sewell has Increased his lead slightly
at the Fair Grounds.
With the Mitt Wielders.
Willie I ,e wis and Willie Fitzgerald
have postponed their fight at Colma
from January 10 to January 12.
"Kid" McCoy will embark In the Jew-
elry business on Broadway In the near
future. He wants to be known hereafter
as Norman Selby, which Is his real name,
nnmo.
Kdiiio Snntry. who stayed the limit
twice with George Oixoti and got a draw
In another lw>nt when the colored boy
WANT AND NEED.
There's a big difference
between what a baby wants
and what he needs. Deny
him the one, give him the
other. Most babies need
Scott's Emulsion—it's the
right thing for a baby. It
contains a lot of strength-
building qualities that their
food may not contain. After
a while they get to want it.
Why? Because it makes
them comfortable. Those
dimples and round cheeks
mean health and ease. Scott's
Emulsion makes children
asy; keeps them so, too.
OTT ft JK)WttZ, 409 Jearl at., K«w Ysrk.
1 was still a good fighter, will open a
1 physical culture school In Chicago.
Jack O'Brien emphatically denies that
he is matched to fight Gus Ruhlln six
rounds at Philadelphia. Ruhlln is will-
ing to meet the champion, but Jack finds
it easy picking up liOO a week on the
stage."
Frank Erne, the former lightweight
champion, will re-enter the ring In the
three-round affairs In New York. He has
taken excellent care of himself since
losing his title, and thinks he is fit for
these short bouts, anyway.
George Bothner. lightweight champion
wrestler of the world, and Alexander
Swanson. holder of the welterweight di-
vision title, have been matched to
wrestle at 13K pounds within three weeks.
The date and place have not been select-
ed
"Young Corbett" seems to be having a
great deal of trouble getting Into condi-
tion for Ills fight with Aurella Herrern,
the Mexican. The mill has been twice
postponed on his account, and there is
some doubt whether he will he In shape
on the date last fixed, January 1", at Los
Angeles. 1
Boh Fltzsimmons has conquered some-
thing like :«I0 men and gloried in the
mastery of wild animals. And yet ho
now confesses that he Is no match for a
little ill-pound woman with fluffy yel-
low hair, blue eyes, and pink cheeks.
The hardest blow that Bob ever received
wns that one from Julia.
"Young Erne," the Philadelphia light-
weight. and Eugene Bezenah. the promis-
ing lightweight of Cincinnati, who has
won good fights in the West, have been
matched to try conclusions In a ten-round
bout at the opening show to be given by
the Blue l.Oaud Athletic club, which is
situated Just outside of Chicago, on Satur-
day night.
It would be better If some other form
of expression might he employed concern-
ing the appearance of prominent pugilists
under theatrical management. "Going on
the stage" is an aspersion against atl
honorable profession that should be
abandoned. Fighters should be character-
ized as simply "exhibiting" themselves,
like other freaks.—The Milwaukee Senti-
nel.
According to announcement from Balti-
more. Kid Sullivan has changed his mind
about retiring until he got a match with
some of the prominent boys in the light-
weight division. Now it is stated that
the Washington scrapper Is to fight fif-
teen rounds with Benny Yanger, the fast
and rugged fighter of Chicago. A1 Har-
ford made the match, and the mill will
be nulled off at Herford's club In Balti-
more about the middle of January. With
Sullivan much Improved and always In
condition he should be able to hand some-
thing to the Westerner, even though the
latter Is regarded as a clever bit of fight-
ing machine.
Marvin Hart and Tommy Ryan are on
the road with a cheap show. Both have
expressed themselves 11s willing to go on
with Jack O'Brien. Of course, several
weeks must be spent in hot-air passages
from one side to the other and back again
Several times before they finally come
together. Tom O'Rourke. manager of the
newlv organized Tuxedo Athletic cluh,
which Is located a few miles outside of
Philadelphia, and which Intends to pull
off twentv-round bouts in its clubhouse
within a few weeks, has made "Philadel-
phia Jack" O'Brien and Tommy Ryan an
offer of a S1S.000 purse to meet In a twen-
tv-round bout for the middleweight
championship of the world. Just as soon
as the men are ready to fight.
JUDGE M. N. M'FARLAN
Here Yesterday Accompanied by
Barker and Schorr.
Bob Barker of San Antonio was in the
city for the purpose of meeting Judge
M. N. Macfarlan of Memphis, who was
presiding Judge at the race meeting held
here and at San Antonio. Judge Mac-
farlan Is a "Texas enthusiast" when it
comes to racing, and says that Texas has
the brightest future of any State in the
Union. The racing laws of the State are
good nnd that the people should encour-
age tho breeding of fine stock. Mr. Bar-
ker <ias organized a fair and racing as-
sociation at Mineral Wells and proposes
to pull off a ten days' race meet there
In May or June, and to have matinee
races every week during the summer.
They are going to build a mile track anil
have all the conveniences necessary for
the horsemen and the public. The purses
will bo large enough and no entrance
fee will be charged for the horsemen.
Mineral Wells is on a boom, over $100,000
was paid for real estate there last week.
It Is proposed to make Mineral Wells
the nealth resort of the South.
Captain J. W. Schorr of Memphis, ac-
companied by Judge Macfarlan. left last
night via New Orleans for their home.
BATTLING NELSON DUCKS
Cupid's Punch and Denies Being
Engaged to Be Married.
For the 'steenth time "Bat" Nelson
comes forward and denies that he Is en-
gaged In a fairy of the footlights. The
battling Dane said Tuesday if he could
secure as many fight engagements as
he can reported embryo alliances with
actresses he would soon be a rich man.
"But what's the use of me thinking of
getting married," says Nelson. "I don't
want to get married. A prize fighter he-
gins to be a dead one when he gets tied
up. No experiences like Fltz's for mine.
"No Gertie De Milt for me. The an-
nouncement was a pipe. When I get
ready to marry I'll do the announcing.
A couple of little fairies were on the
verge of announcing engagements dowii
In New York—hut nothing like that for
me.
"When I get ready to retire from the
ring I'm going to think of getting mar-
tied. I have rny eye on a little peach.
She's the one that got in first with an
announcement. Her name Is Blanche. I
think. Say, she's the goods, and when I
find out what her last name Is and
where to find her I'm going after her for
good."
City Park Entries.
One and three-sixteenths miles, selling
—Woodlyn 108, Little Wally 101. Merrv
Acrobat SK», Small Talk, Town Moqi
Blue Flame. Rinn 9»>. Glisten, Arc Light,
Mildred L 94. Tapiola K9.
Five and one-half furlongs, selling—
Roommate 115. Planet, Bestman 112, Clif-
ton Boy, Wilkey, Marco. Henry of
Franetsmar 107, Alcantara 106, Mattie H,
Miss Shyloek 100. Brush l"p 101.
Steeplechase, short course—New Am-
sterdam 169, Golden Link lfiO, Rip 159,
Lights Out 155, Plcktinie 145, Sherod 130,
Conclave 125.
One and three-sixteenths miles, selling
—Double 109. Little Klkln 106, Handmere,
lole 104. Juba, Blgbow, Flying Charcoal
103, Grosgrnin 101. Hymettus 99. Delca-
rlna. Helgerson 96.
One and one-sixteenth miles, selling—
Klelnwood 116. Elliott 113. Attllla U3,
Yorkshire Lad 106, Adiesso 93.
Five and one-half furlongs, selling—
Emergency 107, Father Tallent 106. Cas-
clne, Robinhood 102, Quinn Brady 98,
Bazll 96. Meadowbreeze 93.
Seven-eighths of a mile, purse—Polly
Prim 110, Cambridge 101, Waterdog 9§,
Gentian, Ix>ng Bright, Lady Charade 96,
Clovernook, Anne Bryan 91.
Fair Grounds Entries.
Three-fourths of a mile. selling—4
Fancy Dress 107, Kickshaw 112, Benora
115, Shipshape 108, Glen Gallant lao, Whor-
ter 112, Sea Voyage 107. Phoebus 118,
Budwelser 112, Lortcate 125, Fair Calypso,
Mart Gentry 109.
Five-eighths of a. mile—Lady Chiswick,
Romancita 95. Cousin Kate 107, Usury 95,
Swell Girl, High Chance 100, StonerhlU
108, The Ram 100, Deux Temps 102, Bitter
Hand, Joe Colson. Billy Gannon 97, Lit-
tle T.ieresa, Haughty 95. Guiding Star 112.
Three-eighths of a mile—Rodsy. Sal-
vlsa, Nishnabotna. Duchess of Monkbello
101, Bob's Pet 107, Miss Custls 105. Saln-
zlila 107, Runmim 101. Zlttle Wanda 107,
Helen Lucas 110, May Gllmore 101, Our
Own 105, Sanscrit, Dorothy M 101.
Mile—Don't Ask Me 104. Gold Smith 109.
Dr. Heard 87. Lleber. Hollowmas 90. Peter
Paul 106, Torchello 101, Falrburg 106. Phil
Finch 128, Charlie Thompson 106, Jungle
Imp 10-1.
Three-fourths of a mile, selling—Cot-
tage Maid 110, Banwood 118, Gotowin
113. Simplicity 105, My Gem 108, Blue and
Orange 111, Ghats 110, Frank Green 106,
Mordella 11.1, Atlas 108, Ogontz, Modera-
tor 113. Bonebreak 107, Slgmund 110, St.
Bonnie 106.
Mile, selling—Raviana 98. Menokin 95,
Prince Snlm Balm 105. Arabo 113, Ponca
106, Henry O 100, Don't You Dare, Letty,
Passive JiB. Oolonlst. Nutcracker 115,
Arsenal 105. I^ady Rny 108, Joe Lesser 115,
Dollnda 110.
MEXICO CITY.—The body of a Spanish
lady. who had been Insured for 110,000
and whose sudden death excited suspicion,
has been exhumed and the Internal organs
remored for medical examination.
GREAT BOWLING
Was Done by the Magnolia Team
Yesterday.
MUNHAUSEN HIGH MAN
Turnverein Came Second, Hous-
ton Third, Brunner Teams
Next, Carlsruhe Last.
Tlhe 'Harris County Eowling league
rolled the first half of the January con-
test for the Moerlein trophy at Brunner
yesterday, and some superb work was
done on the alleys. The Magnolia team
made the high score of the day and tneir
score of 1198 pins Is perhaps the largest
that has ever been made in Houston by a
five-man team, fifty frames to a man.
The Magnolia club broke up the "Big
Five" yesterday with good results. John
Blau and Henry Neumann rolled with
the team yesterday, and the other three
members—Sam Merlina, Alex Neuthard
and Eddie Kurtz—will roll at the next
contest, January 28.
The Turnverein tea.m also spun out
a brilliant game, but the Magnolias beat
tnem out by a margin of 21 pins.
The Houston team rolled a surprisingly
good game and piled up a total of 1134
pins. Every man on the team bowled
over 200 pins. Brunner. first half, came
third, with a score of 999 pins. Brunner,
second half, was fourth with 944 pins, and
Carlsrune finished last, with a score of
933 pins to thei^ credit.
George Munhausen of the Magnolias
was the high man, with the good score
of 291 pins. Henry Pasclie was second,
with a total of 274 pins. John Blau of
the Magnolias was third, with a score
of 262. Henry Guy was fourth, with 250
pins.
Jeff Davis was high man for Brunner's
first half, with 231 pins. Goolsby was
high man for team No. 2 of the Brunner
club, amassing 203 pins, an J J. 11. Mejcr3
was the leader of the Carlsruhe. with
201 pins. The following are the scores:
MAGNOLIA.
Team No. 1— 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tot.
Blau 57 48 51 46 60—26a
C. Meyer 32 53 39 47 59—2:10
F. Heinze 33 22 36 48 43—18a
Munhausen 51 C4 ""7 r.7 42—291.
Neumann 40 35 52 39 67—23.j
Total pins H9i|
TURNVEREIN.
Team No. 1— 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tot.
Pasche 58 38 53 65 60—27-1
Carothers 36 55 52 33 40—213
Kattman 45 39 58 55 37—234
Rolle 41 43 ,ril Vt ?a~207
Smeaton 41 51 56 39 59—246
Total pins 1177
HOUSTON.
Team No. 1— 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tot.
C. Guy 37 44 45 51 40—217
H. Dietzschold 33 82 43 26 41—228
H. Guy 51 65 35 57 42—25n
Gallagher 51 58 40 30 38—217
J. Dietzschold 48 36 58 33 47—xj
Total pins 1134
BRUNNER.
Team No. 1— 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tot.
Davis 53 37 36 51 54—231
Rainwater 47 51 27 35 47—207
Roberts 49 42 42 25 43—201
Le Blanc 37 30 33 :.4 27—161
F. Stech 49 39 34 35 33—190
Total pins 999
Team No. 2— 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tot.
Goolsby . 40 32 49 39 43—303
Schoeneman 37 37 28 28 40—170
J. Floeck 32 30 39 37 43—lSt»
Charles Stech 30 52 26 36 26—170
Wendland 53 38 42 41 38—213
Total pins 944
CARLSRUHE.
Team No. 1— 1. 2. 3.' 4. 5. Tot.
J. H. Meyer 46 29 49 36 41—201
Waag 36 23 54 43 36—19J
G. W. Floeck 30 32 33 46 33—174
.Leman 41 34 42 36 42—195
Schweikart 39 21 35 43 33—171
Total pins 933
A Pneumatic Baseball.
An Akron concern has come to the
front with an idea in the making of base-
balls that looks like a good thing for
the professional leagues to consider. The
ctnter of the baseball that it makes is a
hollow rubber sphere, filled with com-
pressed air, this being wrapped and cov-
ered like a regulation ball. This pneu-
matic baseball, it is asserted, can not be-
come soft or lose its shape, the com-
pressed air keeping it always expanded
and firm. A trial of the ball already has
been made, Harry Lajoie having visited
Akron and batted the ball about. Some
of the pneumatic balls, which are of legal
size and weight, were mixed with regula-
tion baseballs, and it is asserted that the
premier batsman was unable to tell which
was which. There is frequent trouble
about, baseballs nowadays, pitchers and
batters both kicking at times, while it is
a common thing for the home manager to
sneak in soggy spheres when the game
is close and the other side is batting.
A Taylor Dog to Contest.
(Houston Post Special.)
TAYLOR, Texas, January 14.—Begin-
ning tomorrow, January 15, the United
States Field Trial association will have
Its annual meet at Grand Junction, Tenn.
This will be the final struggle for su-
premacy in the 1905-6 field trials. For
the first time in the history of the State,
Texas is to be represented in such a big
event, and by a Taylor dog, too, owned
by Editor A. A. Bogen of the Taylor
Herald. "Daisy Bloom," by Count White-
stone and Star Rodfield, is her name, and
knowing ones say she is the money. The
purse is $500. There are fifty-nine entries
in the derby, forty-four English setters
and fifteen pointers.
NEWS FROM BELLVILLE.
W. T. Eldridge in City Awaiting
Trial to Come Up.
(Houston Post Special.)
BELLVILLE, Texas, January 14.—W.
T. Eldridge, charged with the killing of
W. E. Calhoun several months ago on an
Aransas Pass train near or in Wallia,
whose case is to come up on Tuesdav,
January 16, came in on the Cane Belt
yesterday evening and is stopping at the
Gennania hotel waiting his trial.
Mr. Eldridge lias employed Attorneys
Bell, Brewer and Kruger of this city and
prominent attorneys from other cities,
while Mrs. Calhoun has Hon. W. I. Glenn
engaged to assist in the prosecution.
There are something near 175 witnesses
summoned for the State and defense, in-
cluding people from over thirty differ-
ent counties, among them being four
State Rangers, one of whom has come
into the city, Mr. Henry Ransom.
The hotels, rooming houses and restau-
rants have all made as extensive prep-
arations as was possible and the crowd
will no doubt be too large to be properly
accommodated.
There have been 125 special veniremen
summoned.
It is rumored that a special reporter
for The Post will be here, but it is not
known how true it is.
A "lady minstrel" Is billed here for
some time in February.
A switch engine at the Santa Fe
yards was derailed this morning, but >10
one was hurt or damage done, and it has
been put back on.
A switchman at the yards by the name
of James Riley had the misfortune to
have his thumb mashed off between two
box cars last Friday. The attention of a
doctor was had and he went to work
without losing any time.
"WORTH KNOWING
—that AUcock's are the original and
genuine porous plasters; all others are
imitation*
LEAGUE MET
Behind Closed Doors and Was Re-
ported as Harmonious Affair.
Adopt Spaulding Ball for Three
Ye^rs—Constitution Amend-
ed—Many Changes Made.
The South Texifs league held a meet-
ing at the Tremont hotel yesterday behind
closed doors, from which the press was
excluded. When The Post representative
applied for admission the question of ad-
mitting the press was put to a vote by
President Robbie, and Rieily and Micheals
voted in favor of allowing the reporters
to remain, the others were opposed to it
on the ground that questions might come
up that it wouldn't be good policy to let
the public kno\*. and the information ob-
tained by The Post was furnished after
the meeting had adjourned.
The bulk of information was given out
by Messrs. Moritz Kopperl, one of the
owners of the Galveston team, and W. E.
Morrow, the manager of the San Antonio
team. Both of these gentlemen were very
affable and expressed a desire to furnish
all the news they had.
There were present at the meeting
Michael and Rielly of Houston, Block and
Morrow of San . Antonio, Kopperl, Table-
man and Wade Moore of Galveston, Max-
well Morris and "Warren I. Gill of Austin,
Hill and Switzer of Lake Charles, Frank
J. Duffy of Beaumont and C. D. White,
representing the A. G. Spalding company
of Chicago.
The league went into session at 11
o'clock a. m. and didn't adjourn until 5
o'clock p. m.
Contrary to expectations, the meeting
was very harmonious. While there was
a good deal of oratory and a vast amount
of hot air expended, the affair passed off
very pleasantly and the magnates seemed
very chummy after the meeting.
The first thing the league did was to
award the pennant for the season of 1906
• to Houston. This matter should have
been attended to long ago, but it is better
late than never.
The by-laws were amended, in fact al-
most a new constitution was adopted.
The most most notable amendments were
as follows:
The section riot permitting a released
player to sign with another club without
the consent of the last club employing
him was stricken out, and now a player
is at liberty to sign with whom he
pleases. The umpires will be paid $150
per month instead of $5 for each game,
and they will be paid on the 10th and
25th of each month. Umpires will not be
allowed to remit fines. Should they do
so. the fine will be charged against them.
Unruly ball players must be removed from
the grounds promptly. A11V fines must
be remitted to the president \vithout de-
lay. The president will employ and dis-
charge umpires, but an umpire must be
"canned" upon the request of three club
owners.
All schedules games must be played.
When there is a postponed game the
clubs must play a double header on the
next trip. The visiting club will furnish
the admission tickets. This was adopted
to expedite business.
The visiting club will know how many
tickets it gives the home club and how
many Its back; the difference will be
the number of admissions. A uniform
ticket will be adopted.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Finance. Austin and San An-
toni. Railroad. Houston and Galveston.
Hotel, each city. Mike J. Finn of Little
Rock was employed to make a schedule,
for which he will be paid $50 if it is
adopted and $25 If 1t is not.
Mr. Otto Sens was elected vice pres-
ident of the league and no better selec-
tion could have been made. Mr. Sens Is a
great ball fan and is in the game for the
sport of it. Otto has the confidence of
the sporting public of Texas and every-
body will get a square deal when Otto
takes charge. Sens was in favor of ad-
mitting the press and told the league
it was making a mistake in resorting to
RiL';m shoe methods, but he was overruled.
When the purchase of the Beaumont
franchise was brought up there was some-
thing doing. Maxwell Morris wanted $750
for it, but finally agreed to take $300.
Frank J. Duffy of Beaumont refused to
pay more than $200. The matter was fi-
nally settled by the league paying the
other $100, each club giving up $16.66.
Morris made a "holler" at this proposition,
because he would be required to cough up
his share, but he was overruled. The old
diamond at the. race track will be used
in Beaumont, b*ut new bleachers will be
built and other improvements made. It
was understood that Duffy represented
the Beaumont Traction company.
The argument over the Walter Morris
case consumed about two hours. Block
of San Antonio protested vehemently
against allowing Morris to play in this
league, but he was voted down and Mor-
ris can play where he chooses. He will
probably manage Beaumont. Wade
Moore was awarded to Galveston by Sec-
retary Farrell of the National associa-
tion of minor league clubs.
The Spalding ball was adopted and C.
D. White, representing the Spaldin-
was given the cotitract for three yei<®
The Spalding company will also make
the uniforms for the different teams of
the league.
The league season will commence April
28 and will close September 3. The clubs
will be permitted to play exhibition
games between themselves prior to the
commencement of the regular season.
But one series of games will be played
and the season will not be cut in two" as
has been the custom heretofore.
Mr. Otto Sens, the proprietor of the
Tremont hotel, invited the baseball mag-
nates and the press representatives "to
partake of a delicious duck dinner, which
was accepted with many thanks. The
next meeting of the league will be held In
Austin, subject to the>call of the presi-
dent.
X.
CHAFF FROM FANMILL.
Shortstop Abbaticchio of the Boston
club says he is going to retire, in or-
der to devote himself to the hotel busi-
ness in Latrob>.
Jack Sharrott, who was with Wilkes-
barre last year, denies that he is to man-
age Wilmington next summer. He will
again play with Wilkesbarre.
Because of complaints over receipts last
season, the Southern league has decided
to employ traveling auditors to see that
there is a fair division of the cash.
The man who has a hobby for allitera-
tion points out that Ss will have exclu-
sive charge of Chicago's outfield. The
players are Schulte, Slagle, Sebrlrig and
Sheckard.
The spectacle of the outlaw Tri-State
League are trying to dictate to the Na-
tional association terms on which it will
accept protection is certainly amusing, to
say the least.
Ten American league players partici-
pated in 150 or more games last year.
They are Crawford, Stone, Murphy, Da-
vis, Wallace, Turner, Fielder, Jones,
Schasfer, Parent, and Gleason.
Michigan is to have an outlaw league,
the clubs to be placed in the smaller
cities, with the exception of Grand Rap-
ids, which will split the patronage with
pohn Ganzel's tea.m.
Dayton and Scranton are after Dickey
and Osteen, who played last year with
the Springfield team. The latter was
with Washington a short time n 1904, and
has held several jobs since.
Hugh Tate, the Pennsylvania boy who
broke into the Washington club last fall
for a minute or two, is announced as
manager for the Winchester club, which
is to be a part of the Virginia league.
The Ohio and Pennsylvania league is
looking out for a president. Henry P.
Edwards of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
has been mentioned for the place. He
would mi ke a good man for the job it he
is lookii g for trouble.
Tim Murnane says that the Chicago
club got the worst of the deal with Bos-
ton. Frank Selee copfes back with the
.515 Main Street.
SENS IS VICE PRESIDENT
$
Building.
TheT ailor's
2 Order Price
The tailor's price was fair or the customer would
not have ordered. For some reason, or tor no
reason, the garments were not delivered. The
tailors can not dispose of them and must take a
substantial loss. That doesn't affect their value.
We contract with the best tailors in America to
take ALL their undelivered garments at prices
which enable us to sell at HALF THE TAI-
LOR'S PRICE with profit to ourselves,
show a great variety of
We
Suits and
Overcoats
$12
and
Up
of the very newest cut and pattern, in all sizes and
possible shapes. The new form-tracing garments
are much in evidence, and all the artistic turns of
correct tailoring distinguish OUR garments from
the ready-made offered at about the same prices.
Minor Co
R. L. MORRIS, a Manager
prediction that time will show that the
cubs were greatly benefited by the step.
Wise money will back the Selee view.
Manager Lajoie, who was almost count-
ed out last year by blood poisoning, says
that his foot is in first class condition
and that he never felt better or more able
to go the route than at present, which
will be pleasant news to the admirers of
the king of the batsmen.
Kumor has it that Laporte and Moriari-
ty will be the regular second and third
basemen, respectively, for the Higtiand-
ers, which would put Wililams and Yeag-
er on the bench or on the market. It is
probable, however, that both will be in
harness before the season gets any gray
hairs.
.An effort is being made to form a syn-
dicate to purchase the Boston National
League club. The present owners of the
organization are "in bad" with the fans
because of a tight-fist policy, and it is
believed that the league will never again
have strong representation in Beantown
until more liberal owners are found.
Barney Dreyfuss is going to make a
tall bid for the flag next season. He is
overhauling his team in a way that means
trouble for some of the old-timers. Al-
ready he has fourteen new men on' his
1'et, and word comes from the Smoky
City that new faces may be seen in the
infield as well as In the daisy patches.
Charles A. Shaffer, who was with Hous-
ton in 1S96 and played with Savannah last
year, will manage and captain the Rich-
mond club of the Virginia league. Sa-
vannah finished second in the South At-
lantic league last year, and it is believed
that Shaffer will be a capable man for
the Richmond nine.
Charley Hemphill and Jack O'Neill of
the Milwaukee club are expected to play
in the outfield for the White Sox this
year. Ducky Holmes has secured a minor
league franchise, and Callahan is to man-
age an independent team in Chicago, so
the Chicago outfield must be made up
from the choice of O'Neill. Hemphill.
Green and Manager Jones. The latter is
sure of his job in center field.
Awios Rusie, who was the most-talked-
of figure in baseball a decade ago—the
Mathewson of the diamond—is out with a
denial that he intends to enter the game
again. He says it would be impossible
for him to get into shape, although his
habits now are good and he is strong and
still a young man. He seems content to
pursue his daily labors in a Vincennes
(Ind.) lumber yard.
All the American league teams have
decided tipon S^uthqj-n training quarters.
The Washingtons will go to Charlottes-
ville, New Yorks to Birmingham, Bos-
tons to Macon, St. Louis .Browns to Dal-
las, Athletics to Montgomery, Chicagos
to New Orleans, Cievelands to At anta
and Detroits to Augusta. All will start
for their camps between the 1st and 15th
of March.
Veteran George Hemming says he in-
tends to "bust" into baseball ugain this
year. He pitched for John Ward's Brook-
lyn Brotherhood team in 1S90, and was
with Baltimore in later years. His last
performance was with Springfield. Mu.is.,
in 1904, when an injured leg compelled
him to retire a year. He strucK out
Harry Stovey nine times in succession in
two games. And Stovey was a hitter.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "Ge.irge
Rohe, who finished the season with the
White Sox, will not be with Comiskev's
club next year. Waivers on him have
been secured from every American league
club except Washington. Now that Jake
Stahl has determined upon Lave Cross
for-third base and Nill for second. Wash-
ington, too, may waive claim to the Cin-
cinnati boy, in which case George will
probably go to New Orleans."
Arthur Irwin, the "Wandering Jew" In
baseball, is the only lively person in the
winter game. Recently he signed with
\ltoona of the outlaw Tri-State league,
and now he is telling the world that he
proposes to sign the four Delehanty
brothers, Bill Dineen. Buck Freeman and
other well known players. Irwin is one
of the most active boosters in the winter
months, but he usually turns 110 st the
end of the season among the "also ran.-?."
Clark Griffith has decided to place Con-
roy in center field to fill the vacancy made
by the retirement of Dave Fultz. Keeler
will again be in right, and the left field
job will be given to either Hahn or Jim
Delehanty. Both have been tried and
look promising, although Hann. is a crude
fielder and good batter. Griffith has not
decided what to do with Dougherty. He
would like to dispose of the curly-haired
fielder, but no one seems to want him.
When Umpire Tom Kelly came into the
American a year ago, It was stated that
he was the best that the Eastern League
had ever turned out, and that Pf. Powers
heart had been broken by the os-s of his
favorite arbitrator. Kelly didn't last long
in polite society. He is going back tj the
Eastern this season. That they must have
handed us marked cards a >oar ago
seems to be evidenced by the comment of
an Eastern league paper, on the return of
Kelly, which follows: "Kelly, the umpire,
has returned to his old love, the EasteJ-n
league, and will officiate next season.
And with all his faults, was not Kelly the
Greatest umpire the Eastern league ever
saw? He was NOT!"
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OLD TIME BATSMEN.
Were Mighty Swat Artists.
Dave Orr's Great Drive.
Baseball fans whose memories go back
three or four generations of ball players
always are wondering why it is that so
rew great batters are being developed.
They can not understand It. and neither
can the managers or the players them-
selves. The fact remains that hitting is
becoming a lost art. ,
Most students of the game declare tnat
the falling off in hitting is due to restric-
tive rules and to better pitching—that is,
more scientific pitching—but. as a mat-
ter of fact, that is only true.in part.
The batters howl and some fans howl,
too, for moro hitting, and overlook the
fact, that for fifteen years every move ex-
cept the foul strike rule has been to
handicap the pitchers. And yet they can
not hit.
Change of pace, spit balls, slow twist-
ers, better command and all the skill and
cunning of pitchers, however, does not
account for the weak hitting. The fact
is that the real weakness lies in the men
themselves. They would have hit some
better in the olden times—but not much—
and the old time sluggers would outhit
them if they were in the game now. The
proof of this is that the old timers who
carried over from one generation to an-
other kept right on hitting at the same
gait, and some even better under every
change of rules and every improvement
in pitching.
+ + +
Those who argue that the improvement
in pitching has caused the batting slump
and that the hitters of today are just as
good as those of years gone by. should
study the situation from this standpoint:
Why does not the improved pitching stop
Lajoie, Wagner, Chance, Seymour and
that class of batters, and are these any-
better than the old time sluggers? Would
present day pitching stop Sam Thomp-
son, Ed Delehanty, Em Gross, Dave Orr,
Anson or O'Rourke?
Delehanty held over from one generation
to another—and kept right on bitting. He
fell off a few points, but not much.
Anson held over—and he hit right
along. He, too. fell off slightly, and the
falling off in these two cases probably
marks pretty nearly all the difference in
hitting that the new rules and^thc scien-
tific pitching represent.
As a matter of fact the old-lime hitters
were up against a harder ganfc than the
na. t
I
present day ones. We wonder what some
of the youngsters would do now against
a Rusie, fifty feet away, whirling the ball
through after taking a run and jump?
Probably they wouldn't hit half as hard
as they do now, and it is a fair guess that
they would not do as well as the old-time
sluggers would do against the change of
pace and the spit ball.
Perhaps the most historic hit ever made
was the swat that big Dave Orr gave the
ball at Columbus when, with one blow, he
knocked St. Louis—the three times cham-
pions—out of their fourth pennant and
gave Brooklyn tlie flag.
Brooklyn was playing at home that day
and St. Louis was playing at Columbus.
It was the last day of the season. If both
teams won St. Louis had the pennant, if
both lost St. Louis would be victor.
Brooklyn could get the flag only by win-
ning its game arid having Columbus beat
the Browns.
It was the tenth inning. The news had
come that Brooklyn was victor in the
East. The score was tied. Two men were
out in the last half of the inning. Dave
Orr was at bat—with three balls and two
strikes called.
There was a situation for fair—o.ne to
dream about! One ball to decide a pen-
nant! The pitcher heaved up the ball and
Orr swung. There was a crack and that
ball started toward the citv. It crossed
the right center field fence, gtill *
higher. It crossed the canal, hit !«ist
above the second story window of a cot-
tage, bounded, and rolled up an alley—
and Comiskey's men yielded the pennant.
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