The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-13
THE PLAYERs.
Professional Careers Of tho Seattle Team
Of 1890,

Professional Careers OF Tho Seattle Team
Of 1890.
Last night the Seattle ball team Of 1880
came to an end. The club disbanded, the
men were paid off and most Of them will
take their departure for the East France,
Broughton. Camp. Somers and Fender ex-
pect to leave to-day, and others will follow
shortly.
Smith, Hernon, Flaherty and Fitzgerald
are satisfied with Seattle and expect to
winter here.
Bob Pender goes to his home in New Or
leans and expects to keep his hand in play
ing ball there or at Galveston, Tex.
KATE thinks he has earned vacation and
will take things easy at his home in Bur-
lington, Ia, unless he can obtain some
position in this city.
kid" Camp will 60 home to Omaha to
spend the winter.
Matt Zlmmer will not content himself
with keeping quiet. He will put in the
time until spring in w. w. Kimballs
organ and piano works at Chicago.
Cal Broughton will entertain his fellow
townsmen at Albany, Miss, this winter
with "reminiscences of his career a. Z ball
tosser.
Snyder will take we'll earned rest At his
home in Rockford, Ill.
France, after short visit to Z broher in
Wisconsin, goes home to Akron, Ohio.
where he will take his old lucrative posi-
ton in the county treasurer's Office.
Following are brief sketches of the pro-
fessional careers of the players:
Manager w. E. Rockwell, who has
guided the Seattle team through the sea-
son, was born in Monmouth, ILL.,. in 1855.
He is an old ball player himself and long
experience in that capacity well fitted him
to handle the managerial reins His first
ball game was played in 1876, with the
team of his native town. The next wear
he was with Keithsburg, Ill. During 1878
and 10 he played with the Davenport. Ia,
team, and in 1880 with the Franklins. of
Chicago. In 1881 he did good work for Col
orado Springs, Col. For the next four sea-
sons he pitched for the famous Union Pa
cites. of Omaha, who were all en-
ployees of the great Union Pa.
ciic system and created
furore in the baseball world by their re-
markable success. At the close of thu
season of 1885 Mr.. Rockwell retired from
active service on the BATTLEFIELD and entered
the employ of the Pacific Express Com.
pany at Omaha For the next four wears
he devoted himself to business. but did
not altogether relinquish his connection
with the national game, as he was a stock
holder in the Omaha club of the Western
Association. At the beginning of the
present season Mr.. Rockwell was engaged
to take charge of the Seattle team, and dur
ing his stay here has not only given good
evidence of fine managerial ability but has
made hosts of friends by his excellent 80.
cial qualities.
Happy Cal" Broughton, who guarded
third base for the Seattles, is the veteran
of the team, having seen eight years of
active service on the professional ball field.
He was born in Albany, Wis, in 1850.
His first professional engagement. As a
catcher, was with the Cleveland League
team in 1883. In 1884 he played with Mil
waukee. and in 1888 with Chris Won der
Ahe's famous st. Louis Browns. In 1886
he was the receiving end of the crack Mem
phis battery OF knouf and Broughton
which made q great reputation in the
Southern League. In 1887 Broughton was
back with Milwaukee. The opening of the
season of 1888 found him with Minneapolis
and after the oisbanding of that team. in
the middle OF the season, he went to ST.
Paul. He made great catching record
with this cub, remaining there until
August of this year, when he came to Se-
attic. Cas- home position is behind the
bat, this being the first time he has es-
saved to play third base, but he has done
it in manner that would reflect credit on
Denny. Besides being irst-class ball
PLAYER. Cal is one of the most popular ball
tossers in the profession.
Robert f. Pendag. pitcher and "all
roundn player, is . native of New Orleans.