The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-07
TIE AMATEUR LEAGUE.
strictly Non-ProfessionaI Players T.
Have Their Inninrs


While there have been no DEVELOPMENTS
In the plans of those who are forming the
Amateur Baseball League of the Pacific
coast, yet the matter has assumed more
tangible form since the meeting of the
delegates at Portland on November II.
ana II Is now an assured fact that the
league will be formed.
Inc next meeting will be held at Ia
coma, January /, the following delegates
having been chosen: j. r. Savage A. b.
McAlpine and d. J. Fan, representing
Portland; A. z. Mackey, Walter d. Rusher.
Seymour l.. Rue and Leavenworth Ker-
shaw, representing Tacoma; w. B. Good
win and Frank B. Wrestling, representing
seattle. at this meeting the committee
on forming constitution, consisting of
+. b. Wrestling, Seymour L. Rue and ].
X. Savage, will make its report.
John b. Wrestling, secretary of the
league, in speaking yesterday of the plans
Ior the coming season, said that the league
would wait for the professionals to select
tneir schedule before arranging dates.
The plan is to play two games with each
Grub In each city or what would be eduivo-
lent to series of four games between any
two clubs. Speaking of the point which
:
ball arrangements, namely, Can the
scheme be carried out without loss of
money to those concerned? he said that
IN Tacoma the affair was in the hands of
those who took great interest in such
matters, and consequently gave
good promise. In Portland public
spirit never failed, and if it
would support losing professional team
~ Al
1t should not help home amateurs Where
the games would be played in Seattle was
indefinite, because they might be played on
the grounds of the Seattle Field Club and
then again it might be necessary to use the
Madison street grounds. The visiting club
on all occasions will receive guarantee
sufficient to pay expenses.
On general principles the clubs will be
run as local amateur organizations and
the employment Of those who are pro-
fesslonals in the sense of the word earning
a living thereby, discouraged.
In looking at the matter in the light
that amateur ball, fairly well played, sand
wiched IN between professional games sell
dom draws, especially when there is lack
ing strong partisan feeling, the project
might look doubtful, but it has other sides
"hiSA iudhe III appear IaFOraDie. BOtn
Tacoma and Seattle athletic clubs have
men who are good ball players with little
practice, and equal to many professionals
should they carry their efforts farther
For instance, Kershaw, of Tacoma, would
make remarkably fine ball player should
he so choose. Pope is a man who has the
ability to play in fast company, and when
In Amherst college was the man most
feared by Dartmouth college, and in fact,
defeated the team of the latter place by
fine pitching, thus giving the Williams
college team, which was neck and
neck with Dartmouth. the pennant.
There are others who were in the Ia
coma amateur team last season that need
not fear to face crowd in the baseball
arena. AT home the material is excellent,
and strong representative amateur team
may be formed. +. +. Wrestling was for
several seasons the regular shortstop on
the Harvard Varsity team. Philip Stew
art, Yale man, and one who was fore
most on the ball field in his college DAYS,
will no doubt play. b. Burwell is sure to
take interest in the matter, and when il
comes to backstopping. throwing to sec
ond and making base hits he is sure to be
heard from. Benjamine Wood may also
return from the East in time to join in
the sport What material Portland can
put in the field is unknown to Seattle
players, but it is fair to suppose that a
city with an athletic club of the Multno-
nah sort can maintain her reputation.