The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-26
ON TO CALIFORNIA.
Champion Portlands Sail for
the South Today.
THOROUGH PREPARATIONS MADE.
Pacific Coast Championship Series Be-
gins on Thanksgiving Day
Hand Ball in Seattle.

Today there starts out from Portland base
ball expedition which is in the nature OF an ex-
pertinent 1t is the invasion OF California by the
pennant- winners Of the Pacific Northwest
League. Apart from the interest which cham
pionship series between the visitors and the
winners of the California League race will
create the attention of all well-w .shers of base
bal! is directed 10 q movement which, to q con-
siderable extent, will determine the fu-
ture of baseball on the Pacific coast.
While ostensibly the trip is to bring together
two champion teams to determine their respec-
tive merits, the main object is the pushing for
ward the plan of consolidating the two leagues.
Baseball tours to distant parts OF the country,
and even to foreign lands, there have been in
abunance, but never before one with such pur-
pose as that of the one which begins today-the
forming of one league from two in the face of
natural conditions which oppose it. In conse-
quence the outcome will be closely watched.
In the way of furnishing good sport the trip
can hardly fail of success It is generally
agreed that the two leagues are well matched
in plaving strength, and the champion teams of
each will make great fight when they come
together. The financial feature is the one in
which there Is the most hazard. The players
who make the trip must be paid, although they
ali go at greatly reduced salaries, their travelling
and living expenses will be very high,
and further necessary outlay will make
the sum total considerable one
The men who are called upon to face these diff
cultics those who are apt to meet them
successfully, if IL is TO be done at all. Manager
Glenalvin, who will have the supervision OF the
men on the field, has shown by his work during
the campaign just closed in the Pacific North
west his ability to handle team. In charge OF
the business affairs of the trip and every feature
except the actual playing OF the games will be
President w. G. Rockwell, whose worth has
been amply proven. In addition there will be
Oh ~ of
the league who is really the leading spirit of
the movement While he will probably not
take part In the active direction of the tour, his
advice win be of great value. These men will
make a strong triumvirate.
That the games will be well patronized seems
assured. The contest is a novel one in this part
of the country, and is bound to be a drawing
card II is true there will be opposition in crack
teams made up OF strong Eastern talent, who
are to visit San Francisco but the people are
more apt &c appreciate hard fought battles for
blood between their own champions to
the hippodromes of any star aggregation
in the land. Everything possible to
make the games attractive and to insure that
they pass off smoothly is being done. For this
purpose articles of agreement have been drawn
up, by which each team will be allowed in adj
dition to it's regular men. two extra pitchers and
two substitute players who have played in their
respective leagues. There viii be two unpires
Northwest League and the other from the Cali
fornia League. Each club will contribute 500
for the purchase of fine silken banner to rep
resent the championship of the Coast
The champion Portlands sail for San Fran
cisco this evening on the Californis. On their
arrival there they viii proceed at once TO Mon
terey, where they will get into trim by sea
bathing, gymnasium exercise and practice work
ON the ball field. About November II the
club returns to San Francisco, where
they go into active practice on the
Haight street grounds This will be
kept up until Thanksgiving day, when
the first of the series of twenty-one games
will be played with the club that wins the pen
nant in the California League The Portlands
will probably present the following makeup:
McNabb, Wadsworth, Camp and Tanning,
pitchers: Graft and Wilson, catchers; Motz,
first base; Glenalvin, second base; Darrah,
third base; Parrot, shortstop; Patton, left field;
Abbey, center field; Lytle, right field; Phelan,
substitute.