The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-06
PRACTICE.
Commences Working
His Team Today.
is WILL NOT COME.
IA Lawson Have "Funked's-
- the Pitcher-The Tscoma
Ia,n-Fieid sports-Notss.

he practice work Of the men to
Gnsttle will pin her faith in the
race Of 1891 begins at the Madison
-. Seven of the eleven players
~ for duty at 10 o'clock. They
8lseell, Snyder, Newman, keenan,,
Srek. Shea and Hernon. thinner
SIwin will probably arrive in time to
rrnctice tomorrow. Win Camp,
1;Ines his mother with him, Is also
- man who has failed to come to
fch il Pitcher Demarris. Manager
IN I'm receipt of a letter from him
lhat he cannot use his arm and
n re unable to fill his contract. He
lived neat roll of advance money,
- ni,cs to refund this. His conduct
- aonable in bnt two ways. Either he
man Of strong common sense
49, the fact that it will be bad
@S7p . come so far from home with .
-. or he is casting longing eyes at
- salary offered by some other club.
- =, Is e may, Powell has Demarris'
ne TO q Seattle contract and can
Il his services if he sees fit. He may
81 r. wanted, however, as Abner has the
Is on two or three pitchers as good or
than Demarris when he is in condi-
We loses AL Lawson, who will play
80 Spokane Falls. He accepted Powell's
q he seemed to do those of every
n and q contract was mailed him. In
fneantime Spokane slipped in one .
" hours ahead and Lawson's signature
f down on it. The local s'fans" may
M some consolation for his loss from q
"a recently received from Boston by q
- d Seattle, who is greatly interested
II national sport. The communication
ms from one of the best posted and
~ experienced baseball men in the
ountry, whose opinion is that s'if Law
~ = any good he has improved wonder
my over last season"
Lev schoeneck. while playing last sea-
- With New Haven, of the Atlantic AS
o0ciation. was in two games where Law
|E6nn pitched for Wilmington, Del, and says
~ aas batted very hard. Tie big first
( koseman, who is something of wag in q
quiet way, tells with a relish how in one
q these games he hit the ball so hard he
& Knocked It through . knotholc in the
knce.
In the place Of Lawson, Manager Powell
brought with, him young keenan,, and
thinks he has the better man of the two.
Keenan, Is native OF Jersey City, and
learned to play ball with the strong anna
teur teams in and about New York city.
He has also had some professional expert
ence in q mino- league company. In 1888
he was with Shamokin, Pa, where Frank
Ward and Jnck Huston were brought out,
and here Powell had the opportunity in
person Of judging of his work. In 1883 he
pitched for Shenandoah, Of the Pennsyl-
vania State League. Last season he
played with and against some of the
strongest amateur clubs in America, who
belong in New York and the surrounding
country, And his services were in great de-
mand by different teams. He did excel
lent work for the celebrated Hackett- Car
karts, and for the team of the Manhattan
Amsteur Athletic club. He also helped
The Jersey City club win the champion
ship Of the Amateur Athletic Association.
While work on the ball field is the only
way in which to Judge of their merits, the
ether men whom Powell has brought with
hin would seem to possess the necessary
publications of good players.
Newman, the new catcher and out
felder, is bright, intelligent young fel.
Iou, whose every movement is indicative
4 activity. From reports-and his ap.
Ypnrance corroborates them-he is one oil
ose Woodworking players who are al.
IIgs on the go. Last season while with
- Grand Rapids club of the Michigan
4 ente League, he ranked second in base
mining in that organization, and had q
lotting average of 300. In the outficld he
Nd percentage of 1000. When Grand
4spids took the place Of Buffalo in the
3 International League he was one of the
layers selected to enter faster company
and here also he gave good account o
himself.
Joe Shea, the San Francisco shortstop
has also the appearance of an athlete,
end while rather large man seems to be
elick and active.
I, Lew Shoeneck, the giant who will cover
Inst base, is six feet three inches in height
but Is 50 well proportional that his great
stature is not noticeable unless direct
eomparison is made with man of ordi.
nary size. He is in the best possible con.
dition, having lost thirty pounds in
weight during the winter. That his work
VII be par excellence goes without say
Nc as he Has given abundant proof Of his
eoility in the past.
thinner and Irwin were seen in Chicago
" Powell, and both were in good shape
md eager for the season to begin. For
- past month they have been practicine
very day indoors. If the opinion Of com.
etsnt judges is worth anything Irwin
- fair to be the premier third baseman
the Northwest Herman Long, the
enomenal shortstop of the Boston
aeue team, in letter to an official OF
e Seattle club, says that Irwin is Won
eeriul player, and gives expression to the
snh that he could throw as we'll as the
young third baseman.
snyder and Hernon are also in good con-
eiton and will no doubt do their full share
q winning games.
Manager Powell. in speaking of his team
Posr-ISrELLrGENcER reporter last
night, said: Il ana well satisfied with the
sine am to handle, and think when we
ave settled the matter of another pitcher
VIII have nothing more to wish for. |
3. confident We viii have the fastest in
asad IN the league. We begin work in the
inotning. and will practice both morning
sao afternoon. We will take it easy until
- get broken in, but expect 10 be in fine
van BY the opening of the season."