The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-23

ISOLATION, playing with Lincoln, from
! which club Tacoma purchased his release
| during the latter part of this season. He
| has made many friends Throughout the
! country by his honest, conscientious work
ana VIII doubtless make many more in Cali
! fornia.
| A. P. Wilson, catcher, who will aid and
abet Big Pete when the proper time comes.
was born in keithsburg, H., twenty-three
years ago, and first learned to play ball on
tine tide flats of the mighty Mssiss ippi He
blossomed out in tho Santa Fe (N Mex
club, in 1888, where his splendid backstop
work attracted, much favorable comment
from press and public. In 1889 Manager
Glenalvin secured his services for the Colo
RADIO Springs Climb. The following season
he was with the Denver Club in the West
ern Association. Here his ability as
catcher soon earned for him the nickname
of kelly" During the first part of the
present season he was with Lincoln, Nebr.,
where he caught nearly every game When
the association disbanded Wilson went to
Portland, where he rendered the team much
valuable , service l, IN the wlnd-pp In addi-
ton to his clever DackStOp work Wilson is
fine base-runner He will constitute the
receiving end Of the batteries in the coming
contests.
}. ID. Phelan. infielder, is the veteran of
them all, and has been on the turf since the
earlier days Of baseball odd Dick" as
he is Familiarity called. was born at Towan-
perience was with Elmira, N. Y, in 1875,
and his career to date is as follows: Al
tOona, Pa, 1876; Binghampton, n. Y. 1877;
Oswego. 1873; Kansas City. 1879; Topeka,
1880; COLORADO Springs, 1881; LeadviIle,
1884; Cleveland and Buffalo in 1885, and
finishing the season with the st. Louis Ma
rooms. During the seasons Of 1886 and 1887
he played with Memphis, and remained
with that club until June OF 1888, when the
league disbanded and he went to Sioux City.
His release was bought by Des Moines one
month later, and he played with this team
through 1889, and until August of 1890, when
he went to Lincoln. From the latter club
Phelan went to Seattle, and is now on the
extra list of the PorlaDds.
When Frank Matz concluded to be born
in Akron, Ohio, 90 years ago, he little
thought he would live to see the happy day
when he would be spoken of as the crack
first baseman of the Pacific Northwest
League. Yet this proud distinction was
thrust upon Mr.. Matz and the fact has been
mentioned several times in the newspapers.
He Is a good all-rOund player, fields his po-
sition with the best Of them and is a heavy
batter. 1t Is said that in his early youth
he developed a mania for home runs while
playing on the Akron sand-lots. His first
professional work was with the Fort Worth
team OF the Texas League in 1889. He as
tonished the natives with his fielding and
batting and received many offers from East
ern managers during the succeeding sea-
sons, but preferred to play in his native
town. When Akron joined the Tri-State
league MatZ held down first base till the
league disbanded. He received an offer
from the Phiadel phia league club, which
secured an option on the young man. But
he preferred minor league, and last Janu-
airy signed with Glenalvin for the Portland
team. MatZ Will play first base in the
Coast series.
c. s. Abbey halls from Omaha, and is
known to fame as the center-felder of the
Portlands. His first venture was in the
Western Association in 1889, when he played
with the Des Mones team. Next season he
went to ST. Paul and also played with that
team this season until the latter part of
May, when he retired, owing to an injury
received in Denver while sliding to second
base. Along in tie latter part of July Mr..
Abbey's charley horse got better and he
signed with Portland He is clever fielder
ana lively man on the paths.
Jack Darrah, infielder, is "a years of age
and halls from East Liverpool, Ohis; a city
famed for its earthenware, among which
may be included pitchers. For this reason,
perhaps, Jack first started out as pitcher
with the New Brighton (Pa.) Club in 1884
He at once made record for himself and
clubs. His specially was slow curve and
a popular delusiOn with the average bats
man was that he could hit it. Jack swore
off pitching in 1888 and took to the inield
where he made an enviOuS record with the
Springfield Ohio Club in the Tri-State
League During the season of 1889 he was
with the Steubenville team. While playing
second base for the Canton (Ohio) Club. in
1899, he attracted the attention OF Manager
Glenalvn, who remembered the young man
and secured his services for the Portland
team the past season. Jack did excellent
work for the pennant-winDers and will
play prominent part in the Thanksgiving
day exercises in this city.
Edgar b. Lyle, outfelder, Is a native of
Madison, Wis. and played his first profess
sional ball with Colorado Springs of the
Colorado State League in 1889, where he
officiated in the field and behind the bat,
doing good service in both positions. The
season of 1890 found him with the Wheeling
(W. Va. club OF the Tri-State League,
where be remained until July, when the
PittsbuTg League Club purchased his re-
lease. AT the beginning OF the present sea-
son Lytle signed with Portland, and was of
great assistance to that team in winning the
pennant. Lyle Is first-class backStop,
but prefers 10 play the outfed.
John l.. Wadsworth is pitcher of tender
years, but he managed to make his presence
felt in the Northwest during the season just
closed. This young man is native of Wei
lington, Ohio, and was born in 1872. In
1856 aud 1887 he played in college teams,
AMI was with the Cleveland League in 1890.
w ellsworth has a speedy delivery and good
control of the ball.