The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-22
OMAHAS WILL COME.
Western Association Team to
Be Here October IA.
LAST. SERIES WITH SPOKANE.
The Abominab!e Schedule Prepared for
Seattle Club-Peculiarities or Play
ers- Dust Of the Diamond.

On the l4th and 18th of October the Omaha
team, under the MANAGEMENT of Frank l..
Leonard. will cross bats with the Seattle team
al the Madison str ct park. Leonard has been
corresponding by telegraph with Manager Rock
Wen Tor week past, and although the Omaha
men insisted upon big euaras tee. the dates
were hnaliy fixed upon yesterday. The Omaha
club are enroute to sen Francisco and viii play
tnelr frst two games in tais city. They will.
then go TO Portland and Spokane Falls before
they visit the Golden Gate. The Seattle public
will have frsf-clsss opportunity of seeing
what kind OF bail 10 put up by the Western as
ISOLATION, which contains as many brilliant
players as the American association, as the
records this season show, and the further fact
that players released in the Western are
gobbied up by the American association manag-
ers. With Pete Somers and France, the two
left-handed pitchers. sestiles will keep the
Omshans hustling
The makeup of the visiting club will be a.
follows: Dad" Clark and McNabb, pitchers:
Moran and Newman. cstcners; Jack Messett,
FIRST: Red Henrehan, second; Elmer Cleveland.
third; Joe Welsh, short; Willis, center field;
Canavan, left; one OF the pitchers, right field.
Barnes men will play their last series OF ave
games with Seattle on the home 81. unds begin
ming "Wednesday next. and as the local club has
been materially strengthened and are doing
hrst-class stick work, the games will be ex-
tremely interesting anu large crowds will prob
ably be in attendance. seattle viii have a.
least two pitchers in excellent form-France
and somers-and II Is expected that the home
team will win three out OF the five games II Ia
coma does not get more than three games In the
lead when Seatt finishes with spokane, Rock
wells men will give Lucas pets hard rub for
second place, as seattle goes 70 Portland and
N a hpf or
The seattles are not the boys whose pictures
You buy in cigarettes,
but with the fema suasion
Theyr always termed the pets.
For game they're always ready
And you near the people say,
What a lot of handsome fellows
Are n the game toosy.
When the umpire says PLAY bal"
Tney are ready Tor the call;
As 10 the bal they go
The daisies down they now
heavy bat they wieid,
AS they'll tell you in the field;
For they are jolly lot
And hard, hard nine to beat.
Manager Rockwell is very much put out at
Secretary Maxfeld for arranging the sbominaple
schedule that has been in existence the latter
half of the season, and which sends Seattle
away from home every other week and proven s
the home team from getting any more accus-
toned TO their grounds than visiting teams.
The other three clubs remain at home three
weeks and are away the same length of time.
When Seattle was at home for Ave straight
weeks the club, starting from tie for last place.
crept up and got a lead OF four games for the
pennant The present schedule and stanton's
unfair umpiring have had much to do with Sc
attle's hard luck.
Fender has been put in short in place OF Fla
herty, who is now playing on the bench. In
Thursdays game at Tacoma, Pat muff.d and
fumbled seven balls, ard acted as though he
couldn't stop pumpkin. If he would keep his
eyes off the or and stand he could play better
ball and make a record. PeHder holds down
the position in firstclass shape, and during the
Tacoma games he played lie made but one error.
When Tommy Hernon went down to Portland
on the last trip lady friend told him she
would give him dollar for every run he made
to the end OF the season. The prize proved
hoodoo, for he failed to cross the plate for
fully three weeks. The lady declared sthe offer
null and void, and Tommy Immediately made
two runs in one game.
Pat Wright, in thirty six games that he stood
up before France this season in the Interstate
l. ague. did not succeed In getting a single hit
off Anson's protege. He hit the ball for two
home runs yesterday. however, and proved
there was luck in baseball.
lady has presented thinner with beautifu:
pin of sapphires. rubies and pearls for making q
timely hit in Spokane.
The members of the Seattle baseball club
have many pecularities from the manager
down, and the majority of them are as super.
sttious as gamblers. Sam Smith always gives q
nickel to blind man before he starts to the
grounds to play, but one night in Spokane, &C.
companied by Mr.. and Mrs Rockwell he ira.
versed the town over in an unavaiiing attempt
to discover q sightiess individual. Sam conse-
Quentiy passed q sleerless night.
Ii snyder sees q cross-eyed person he crosses
his first two fugers and spits ever them to re-
move the hoodoo.
If any player gets q sock or other article of
wearing apparel on wrong side-out while dress.
ing it is not changed during the day.
Bright, the released short-stop, always spat on
both ends of his bat before walking to the plate
ii after making an error.
Snyder never forgets TO smooth his pomps-
dour before adjusting his mask and cap, even
when there is a man ON q base.
Smith turns fiery red after making An error
thinner is always watching his shadow, even
when running bases.
Hernon bites OFF fresh chew of tobacco
every time he goes 20 bat.
Fender cannot pitch without arms covered
while Fitzgerald must have them bare.
Manager Rockwell whites necessarily dur
ing every game, and If his clu loses the pile of
shavings is genera ly larger than when it wins