The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-10
PREPARING TO PLAY.
Meeting of Pacific Northwest
Baseball League.
LUCAS PUT ON THE BLACKLIST.
aeatsle and Portland Get Fourth Of INV
Games- Tho Schedule Not Yet
Completed.

PORTLAND, March Especial. THE an
nnal meeting of the Pacific Northwest
baseball League was held in this CITY to-
DAY. Two sessions were held, but even
vifh this time for considering the business
/. a the league, it became necessary to leave
fhe arrangement of the schedule of games
s. the hands of committee. The most
important action taken was the blacklist
tx Of ex-manager Lucas, of the Tacoma
dub.
8 The first meeting was called at II O'Clock.
ut owing to the fact that the Spokane
Allegation had not arrived, only necessary
preliminary matters were disposed of. The
minutes Of the last meeting were read and
approved, and the rest of the time wa,
devoted to discussing the action Of Lucas
81 belying the management of the league.
md other matters connected with the
I bolting Of reserved players.
4 The second meeting was called at 7:l5
o'clock tonight.
There were present President w. B.
Du1hnell, of Tacoma; Secretary w. r.
Rockwell, of Seattle; C. B. Zabriskie and
8 &. g. Chandler, Of the Tacoma club: VIII
lam Hardy, of the Seattle club; II. F.
s Hudson and D. d. Vanderbeck. of the
Portland club, and T. e. Jefferson, Of the
Spokane club. Business commenced in
earnest.
a. motion, officers of the league were
acted to notify Secretary Young. of
t1ord of control, to notify all PLAYERS
- by the league to return or suffer
nsequences. A dispatch was re-
from Young and read, to the effect
~ poo =
Hetght in this matter and will receive
~ Wotection of the board Of control.
+ Nas also decided to send all contracts
aensd by reserved players to Secretary
Young, for his benefit in giving then
distinctions.
The Spalding ball was adopted for the
coming seasons playing, and the matter
It arranging schedule was left in the
hands Of . committee consisting of Hardy
for Seattle, Zabriskie for Tacoma, Rock
veil for Spokane Falls and Hudson for
Portland. Portland and Seattle will get
games on the Fourth of July, and the
ihtention is to make only four trips to
Spokane. All conflicts with other sport
/ hg events will be avoided as much as DOS
dble. The committee will meet in short
time to compare notes and select the best
q four schedules that will be made.
The following resolutions were passed
= regard to the action of Lucas:
MaHnEAs, w. II. Lucas, formerly manager OF
= Tacoma Baseball Club, has publicly stated
0as certain men signed by said Tacoma Club
1ae signed BY him, without any reservation,
Nnenin reality the contracts show that said men
en signed by the president of the club, and
- they were reserved, and have SO admitted
! ktten to said Tacoma Club, and
Wh4RxAs. Said Lucas was not engaged al
4neger by the Tacoma Club for the season Of
but was much displcased on that account,
~ sss underworld to ALLEVIATE players signed
Wmid Tacoma Club
olred That said W. II. Lucas be blacklisted
me Pacific Northwest League, because Of in
9ence IN the affairs of said league, and that
- OF this resolution be sent to sporting pa
and that the board of control Of fine
Anonal League be notified of the above action
ne requested to further discipline said