Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 4 | Spudders Record May Stand for Number of Years

I Record S May Stand For Por Number of Years I j DALLAS DALLAS Tex Sept 12 APt AP- Dropping of the curtain In the Texas Texas' league yesterday was applauded applauded ap- ap by club officials and sighs ot of relief from fans over the cIrcuit cIr cIr- cult for the season lust j st closed has been unsuccessful from the financial point Jf f view Jew accordIng accord accord- log Ing to Texas baseball magnates The fans failed to grieve because of the fact that the race has been over f for r several days Small crowds from tall lall oYer the lo loop p were represented at the cbs clos- In Ing contests The Wichita Fails FaUs winners of they penn pennant nt perhaps set a league record Which may stand for some years They gaIned the lead the first day day- and am remaIned In that posItion until the end ot of the Season About the mIddle ot of August the Houston Buffaloes started brushIng brushing brush brush- Ing aside nIl all other teams In a dash for th tho toP They came within three and one half gam games s of the goal and collapsed The slump COll- COll until they dropped dropp d to third place and the Waco club moved into second place from whIch they could not be jarred The I Fort rt Worth Cats sl six times Texas league champions and five times DIxie champions moved d about on the fl flOor or of the league most of th the season In August they took on new life and battled with the Dallas Steers for fIrst division berth and gained lt it when the Dallas Dallas Dal- Dal las club dropped four In a row to the Spud ers Shreveport finiShed d sIxth San AntonIo seventh and B ended the season In last place I