The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-28
LEAGUE TEAM.
orer Rockwell's Young Mem
1t Daily Practice.
1yes POINTS or PLAYERS.


y cuiot talk going On concerning the
800 q Manager Rockwsli's young
- - already the 'sefauks" have be-
e leuro out position for The team IN
Srranst Tor the psnnant Il II, Of course.
~ ~ % even hasard . prediction - TO
- s1rrdine Ct the end Of the season, and
~ thas the team ID now together for
- 1T time. the players gathered from
- leagues, and consequently FROM
7rt PARTS OF the country. would put
- - experienced and astute baseball
<S1 s . loss to intelligenfy predict
- Tor the team in the Northwestern
a The peopIe who are doing the
75 n1king in this respect are Manager
<uo1l snd his ambitious young msn.
& 1111cneh they came in struggling they
o ~ ben idle in prscticing. Yester-
- : splendid day for practice. and
~ I'm. taking the fullest advantaee Of
- weather, went early to the race
"a put in long day ct hard work.
RI tncn6ers were on hand except Scott
- i1oyd, who arrived Last night
- koys had their new uniforms on
49, - exception Of Curry and Bright
Il - dress looks well In the field. II II
- "a seryiceable and in many ways
rvove IN advantage over the white
neus worn By 90 many OF the Eastern
Bright was attired yesterday In .
Ionsrsts yellow outfit. the color OF
- - did not appear TO b afraid OF
~, judging from the abandon with
11H he plrOuetted around the diamond.
Sllrht plays in short field. He Is just
" Ioid Tor clever short stop short legs
3 - long reach. He picks up hot
ndass without making any fuss over
~ = quick throwsr 70 first
cn1ry 8 about the shortest in stature OF
~ - IN the team, but when he stands
J = ~ pitcher's box. the batsmsn who face
~. q not think OF this, but devote their
- tims 70 the task Of deciphering his
- dsliysry. Curry comss with .
- record. He throws Z swift ball, and
ko3 70 b tricky. He has IN effective
, IN. As captain Of the Waco team
h&e Texas state league, he u well known
fn1ne The ball fraternity In the South. and
j ~ most experienced player In the
0sott, the other pitcher, comes 10 Seattle
- recommended. and II hearsay and
n1Dsd count for anything, he viii prove
>1l1ahls acquisition to the team.
anydsr and Legg. the catchers. show up
- b practice. Both men took field work
y1torday, and proved 70 Be active fielders.
NJ ore good thrOwers. and appear 70 b
~ II their movements. Leeg played In
lu1llo, COL. last year and Snyder in Birnl-
trhem, Ala.
Hnagos Rockwell will use Dean for Z
su11hesonT' pitcher. Dean Is . good all
npund player. His positionia in the field.
( - h can fortunately Oil any position
oe1Itahly. He 10 . good clean hitter, end
IL 6eld. knows how 70 cover . large tor
lfoey. Dean y also former Southern
lmgue player.
b inference 70 pitchers. II Is expected
~ Scott will cause no end Of trouble to
~ hatsmen. He Is the only left hand
pltcAef % far signed In the league. and
I'm South. ct Hot Syringe, Ark. whore
y \ known. they say he throws mighty
nean ball to bit, and when IL IL hit il has
A1t peculiar faculty Of not going very far.
lnyssterdsy's all-around practicing. Il
~ sstreshing 10 see fam Smith stand on
osx hag and gather In whatever came his
NJ. He catches easily and throws well TO
! ueuad and third bag. Smith Is IN old
tnes. and has the reputation Of being .
I'D nrst bsseman.
GIMP. on second. made some good stops
- handles himself we'll In the infisld. He
; : sure thrower. fair hitter. and unless
IMPORTS are unreliable. knows how 10 run
losss % as to get there" at the right time.
The other boys, Whitley. Cooney, Her
~ and Smith were playing in the field
vAsn they were seen by the Posr-INrELIi-
ssscER reporter. They are ~ active set
4 young players rs one could well wish to
~ The most noticeable feature about
0sif practice was that they are oil good
0sovers. Some very pretty running
es>ehss and quick returns in were made.
z1ees men have the reputation OF being
epod tkrowers. and what's better and more
necessary, good hitters. Cooncy and Her.
IN came here from Massachusetts,. and
Whitsly and Smith are Western men. 8
he team. as Il was viewed yesterday
neFsly In rough practice. really shows
soms excellent material. The boys did not.
q course. appear 20 best advantage. as
M work for this year has been lacking.
~ they have not worked the stiffness
~ q their limbs rs yet In consideration
= ths race track grounds being 10 rough
shd uneven, Manager Rockwell told his In
seid men not TO take any chances when =
erncuiarly wicked grounder came along.
1his was obey ell generally. but notwith-
sending, many pretty stops were made. IL
: Manager Rock wells idea. while he in
eads 10 get In all the practice possible, 10
~ bis team on the first tour every man
= hfstclass condition and uninjured.
Ths new grounds will not be ready until
ssef the team leaves on its trip. and for
- reasons that the race track grounds arc
such poor condition, there viii be no
nnss here at all until the Madison street
grounds are in readiness. This, OF course.
VII Be disappointment 10 lovers Of the
pane. but as the directors sceuiesce in
Sanger Rockweil's ideas. the boy. will
Nay a.
Much Of the teams success depends up
- the qualifications OF its individual
nemhers 10 hit well aud run bases
0esssly. II is generally conceded.
shsch perhaps il is unnecessary 10
sese that even an ordinary fielding team
wi yin mere games il II can bat and run
.oecesssully. Just what the local team W i'll
- m this connection IL is utterly imposst.
state. That they are fully equal in
.ading 30 any other club In this league is
- Tor moment doubted. They are ali
sno'uoas, which is an excellAnt thing I:
% II they are good hitsers and receive
roprr coaching IN running bases. and
eefsover are fun Of legitimate tricks Is all
900 players should be. there
as 90 b. no reason why Seattle
sonid not hy the pennsnt next fall.
ees Manager Rockwell said yesterday that
q AfnTrf bar too a arix In fslk ah.aat the