The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-13
eIllSEBALL THIS YEAR.
|rsting of Pacific Northwest
Managers at Tacoma.
.<vrRAL NEW RULES ADOPTED.
IN Cannot Manage for Seattle
cspsrscts Limited to Six Months
Banquet in the Evening.

xesi2sfic ana ndItuouiOus t"o-1ouT SeS-
,b,s afternoon at the Tacoma hotel and
,s.re raany other things of prime inter-
- levers of the national game, decided
at consent that Abe Powell will not
es.re the destinies of the Seattle team
80 the second season of the new
kwue
e,s.ident w. B. Bushnell presided over
3 deliberations of the four clubs repre-
: .,sd and Secretary W. E. Rockwell kept
Z. u;nutes. The Tacoma club was repre-
.,sa nv G.. G. Chandler; Seattle, by r.
U.shburn and W. r. Thornell; Spo-
9. Falls. by John S. Barnes, and Port
IA BY II. 7. Hudson.
lhort the first thing to be done was
s',;s;ou in favor of using the form of con-
"a in use during the past season, and
|s,n the following rules were adopted, the
.rds in italic showing where the rules
offered were changed:
sr,<si,ate for section 10 of article 6.l--No
ks<r soctA0sdeS, manager or other entpJ0ye OF any
G Isssr clubs belonging 20 this league shall in
- rsy or at any time engage players for their
tsasefy clubs in such way as TO provide for
~ ryment 70 any player for his services OF any
- II excess of the salary for which he is
&r1ea under DIS league contIdcI- II any cruz
!. x&rr member, manager or other eaptoye shall
4 Es,rt apy player signed for the club 10 receive
- hnnus or emolument for his services other
- he salary provided to be paid TO him under
4 contract with the club. the club 10 which
81 offending officer, member, manager or
O. employe belongs, shall be fined $1,000,
EAirh amount shall be deducted from its guar
20 on deposit in the hands OF the league
kpxsures and the player receiving said bonus or
nglnraent, ,eho fails 20 report such payment TO
~ b h1 udteaient as TO salary recclUed, shall be
Exuslifed from playing until final action shall
ETs been taken by the league
fsobstitute for section of article o.l-When-
~ hy reason OF forfeits or fines, the guarantee
Nd deposited with the league treasurer shall
IN been reduced below the amount provided
LIN article Q. the deficiency shall be made up
he club whose guarantee fund has been re-
I'd within. fifteen days after receipt of notice
? <ash deficiency from the treasurer of the
9ne
Nxt Manager Barnes, of the Spokanes,
rfrward motion, to clearly define the
ay limit. II provides:
h lznng the coming ball season, no player,
sassef or PLAYING manager, shall be signed or
"a bs auy club belonging 10 the Pacific North
E League for q period longer than six
m:hs
Ibis motion, which was adopted, is de-
med to keep down expenses, and pre-
ni clubs with long purse catching the
zhest-priced talent, by signing them for
ven months, when in fact the season will
NJ last six months. The National
ngue signs players for seven months,
Eifthe Pacific Northwest clubs were al
! ped TO do as they pleased in this matter,
kohvious that the man signed for seven
caihs would be given bonus of one
Ansh's work which he would not be
lied upon to perform.
Another motion put by Mr.. Barnes, and
Epted, is intended to prevent clubs bid
BIC against each other for players. 1t
Insides
league club shall engage any player held
! n uy club 10 the Pacific Northwest League,
bout first obtaining the consent of the club
which such player belongs.
= lhen Mr.. Barnes followed this motion
silh an array of checks and receipts
eKingiha Abe Powell, Spokane's out
der, bad been paid his salary in full and
he was not eligible to sign with any
per club save the Spokanes, for the
Fpls reason that he had not been re-
ssd by the Spokanes. And Mr.. Barnes
rfs and receipts being accepted as con-
ave evidence, no action was taken
slive to Powell drawing the ribbons
ffihe Seattle team. So il was tacitly
Pred that Abner was not in it, SO far as
paging the Seattle boys was concerned.
nliorms were discussed, with the result
Seaste will continue in black and
e The same as last year, Spokane to
ler the pennant in blue and white and
ped shirts, just as she did during the
asen o. 1850, but Tacoma must adhere to
gray and red donned early in the open.
season. while Portland is given till the
Sn opens to decide what sort of finery
Mll trick out her artists in, the only
auhon to the selection being that she
not pick out eolors that have already
appropriated by her little sisters and
ihsrs.
ash balls, that is left with Secretary
sssel TO decide, and the manufacturers
paaialng or Reach-offering the biggest
Islll have his sphere twirled by the
~ players. Last year the bonus
t1kupy spaulding was something like
ea dozen balls.
'efal umpires with good pedigrees,
" %siedged through Secretary Rock
.neE Willingness 10 come out TO the
ases' and be cussed by the tail-end-
among the umpires who would like
! WI the Northwest are Schuppe. of
Agaeid, H.; Mclaughlin. of New
" apshire; and McDermott, of Chicago.
seago second baseman of last season,
Avgan. who viii manage the Port
e. ana Barnes, who will direct the
Hs ANTS are the only managers thus far
sa' now that Seattle has slipped
oa fowell. Still it is pretty gener-
- sauerstooo that aside from Spokane
~ manager, win have charge ofall of
49, s-as Tacoma has her eve on a man
uu VIII probably sign in few days.
M 0as adding Port Townsend and Vic
IN wine League, the proposition was
gaSiaeFed favorably inasmuch as
townsend, while taking lively in
; 80 naseeAH matters. viii this season
go as enthusiasm only by the organ
!" q semi-professional club. To
'&'oria into the League without Port
sehu would deprive that portion OF
Agae clubs Of the rivalry between
ru .iAneaiiy heighboring cities. which
VIII generous support OF the
~ s y ABOUT the only thing that re-
oe done before the season opens
ssas te Saturday in April--is the Tx
~ ol schedule, in which. contrary TO
~ as J. Portland and Spokane will
- I'm s ne opening dates and the Fourth
SAME October the season will
~ ssoeosaing 10 the arrangements.
rs evening at the Tacoma hotel.
~. oaghau's Spanish Students picked
y .ss irom dozen stringed instru-
jun, s;la blew mclodious notes from
80 ana devices, President Bushnell
ne hFst annual banquet Of the
sn,S1shWest League 10 its officers
s.ssentatives. Manager Presbrey,
= ahyaI1 o S of men who can play ball,
- =. ialt AZ the head OF a corps of
f'''idea Tor the inner man thus:
IE.n DINNER
~ y pos,,. Sherry and Bitters
=. nal