The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-09
CLEVER ABNER POWELL.
now scsttle's Player Manager Was
Liked Down South.

Az the days go by the directors ofthe Sc
attle baseball club are more and more inn
pressed with the fact that in Abner Powell
they have secured a jewel of the first
water. Nothing derogatory to him as a
player and gentleman has as yet been adj
vanced, while from all parts of the country
come fiattering press notices of his ability.
In the South he is an especial favorite,
having scored his greatest success with the
New Orleans club, of which he was captain
In 1887 and manager in 1888 and 1889. In
the Crescent City he is looked up to as the
ideal player and manager. Among the
noted players brought out under his di-
recting hand while at the head of the New
Orleans team are: John Ewing and Harry
Vaughan, the crack battery of the New
Yorks; "Shorty" Fuller, the brilliant
shortstop of the st. Louis Browns; Second
Baseman Ward, of the Spokanes; First
Baseman Ed Cartwright, late of the st.
Louis team, now with San Francisco, and
''Count" Canipau, the clever Detroit out
fielder.
During Abner's career with the club of
that city the New Orleans Times Democrat
had the following to say of his merit:
The best general player in the New Orleans
team and, in TACT. the entire Southern League.
- ADEer fOWclts captain ana r1gnt 0eiuef OF the
local club. Powell can play every position but
catcher, and II an emergency arose he could
doubtless go behind the bat, too. aud do we'll
He 10 an invaluable man in the nine, and
though his captaincy has not been as aggressive
~ Il might have been he has conducted the club
well. and has made the boys play excellent ball
syivania. stands 5 feet inches, weighs l6O
pounds and II % years of age His first profess
eional engagement was with the Pottsville, Pa,
Club In lssa, with which he played left field.
At the end of the season he was picked up as a
promising player by Harry Wright and placed
on the Providence team Of the National League,
pitching for them during April and playing
good ball. The Chicago mons were organized
about this time, and Powell joined that club
and pitched great bali for it. His good work
was observed by the management of the Peoria.
jill. club and his release purchased from the
Unions in August. He finished the season with
the peorias who won the championship of the
northwestern league, and played with them in
1854 until they disbanded in July, when he WAS
engaged by the Nationals, of Washington
ednr the ne sh and ss
3nd was considered the best base-runner in the
pam. lilo continued with the washingtons in
;9s5, and his club won the Eastern League
tcnnant. The Baltimores signed him at the
Wind up OF the season and he played with them
pntil July, OF 1876. when he was released to
eariy part OF this season he was signed by New
Orleans. Powell is good hitter, a careful and
very last base runner, and gentleman on and
on the diamond.
4.
recognition of his services the manage
ment OF the club presented Abner with a
gold watch and chain. Following is the
New Orleans States account of the presen-
tation
Before the game was commenced Yesterday
evening, Captain Ward, OF the New Yorks. and
she players OF the two mines escorted Powell to
ehc home plate and surrounded him. Then Mr.
Ward opened plush box. and drawing forth a
handsome gold watch and chain. presented it in
r ks n "A asxtfs
the management Powell bowed his thanks aud
the crowd ehcered. On the inside case of the
watch is the following Inscription: Presented
% Abncr Powell, Captain of the Champion
Southern League Team, by the New Orleans
Baseball Park Association, October is, 1887" Al
tached to the chain is pretty locket on which
- engraved the monogram "a. T"
Another evidence of the new managers
high standing among the Southerners is
seemin this clipping from a New Orleans
paper:
As Captain Ahncr Powell stepped to the bat in
lhc first inning yesterday, he was approached by
Mr. r. l.. Levy, weiiknown young merchant
oil this city, who handed him handsome gold
headed umbrella the present of Messrs Terry
a Mack, OF the popular furnishing goods house.
Captain Abner that Mess-s. Terry & Mack de-
sired to assure him of the appreciation they
with the community, generally, entertained OF
his merits as a bail piayer, and the excellent
manner in which he captained the New Or
leans team during the past season. giving this
city the proud title OF champions OF the south
1his little incident was genuine surprise, and
20 say TIA; Powell was pleased would be put.
ing II mildly.
Other notices of praise from the New Or
leans press read rs follows:
Powell owns right garden. and he takes care
OF everything that comes in that direction in
style that. like Captain Cattie's watch, ..is
eQuaied by few and surpassed by none. - Press.
Powefls slide home while the bali was passing
from catcher to pitcher. was great. New orleans
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