The morning call., 1891-03-26
THE BALL FIELD.
A Change of Front Made by the
Northern League.

President Bushnell of the Tacoma Base
ball Club paid visit to Manager Harris
yesterday afternoon and instead of bringing
up the subject of Van Zants return to the
Northwest opened up negotiations for a
consolidation of the Pacific Northwest and
the California leagues Bushnell was very
enthusiastic over the matter. lie attended
the game in this city last Sun day and has
possibly been greatly impressed with the
amount of money taken at the gates. Harris
thinks very favorably Of the consolidation
scheme.
Mr.. Bushnell admitted that the Tacoma
management did not desire to retain Pitcher
Stevens, who was reserved, but who was
signed with the Oakland Club.
1t would now seem that the hue and cry
raised by the Northwestern people has been
no hing more or less than an effort on the
part of the northern people to force the
California managers to pay for the
release of the disputed players. The
Seattle Post Intelligencer last Monday
said concerning the conflict between the two
leagues: Unless something unforeseen
turns up the result promises to be walk
over for the clubs of the Northwest If the
men to the south are wise, however, they
should, if they want to keep these men, ray
a reasonable sum for their release, ana have
peace declared. Otherwise they are almost
certain TO have the men taken from them
and their teams broken up in the very be-
ginning Of the season."
The Seattle paper says, however, that the
Tacoma people are making a strong fight for
Van Zant and expect to get him. AT the
same time all the clubs are signing men to
fill the places of the DESERVING players The
probable makeup of the teams is given as
follows:
Spokane Falls-Twineham. catcher; Auder.
nm .ussn m nd IlnAy min SutIfh itCt
base; Forster second base; Elaherty, third base;
Mutton, shortstop; Turner center field.
Portland-IuIly aud Lyle, catchers; Wads-
worth, Tom Parrott and Beiz, pitchers; Moiz,
FIRST base; Glenavn, second base; "Jggs' Par
rolt, thiId base; DarIagh, shortstOp; Westlake
left field; Lyle or BeIz center field; George,
TacomI-Cody and Fuller catchers; March,
flaming and CrowelI, pitchers; Ardner, second
Sc; Van Zandt or Hagan, third base; RUut-
clilIe. left field; Berger, center field Cody or
Fuller, right field.
Seattle9Snyder and Newman, catchers; Camp.
pitcher; Sehoeneck, first base; thinner, second
base; Irwin, thiId base; SHEA, sh0rtst0p; Pow
ell, left field; Newman or pitcher, center field;
HernOn, right field.
cles that Tom Power had signed contract
to play this season with the Rochester Club
OF the American Association.
There Will not be game at the Oakland
grounds tomorrow. Next Wednesday
afternoon the season across the bay will be
opened by game between the San Fran
cisco and Oakland clubs.
Next Sunday afternoon the new grounds
at San Jose will be opened by game be-
tween the San Francisco and San Jose
teams, and an excursion has been arranged
by Manager Harris to give local patrons an
opportunity to visit the ball grounds of that
town. The excursion will be over the mar
rOw-gauge route and the boat will leave the
ferry at 9:15 o'clock Sunday morning, thus
giving the visitors ample time to see the
town. The return trip will be made early
the same night. A band of music will ac-
company the excursionists. Special rates
have been secured.
This afternoon the San Jose and San Fran
cisco teams will play at the Haight-street
grounds. McGucken has left Kansas City
for the Coast, and will be here by Sunday.
The makeup for this afternoon is as follows: