The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-11

received dispatch asking for months
4 advance money. He telegraphed
back an offer of $50. The next news he
bad Was the announcement yesterday that
Lehman had signed with Oakland. Pow
ell Is of the opinion that LANCE is able to
/ do all the catching satisfactorily and will
/ not make any addition to that department
unless he can get man of ability and ex-
perience at a reasonable salary.
The Seattle team as it now stands is q
judicious mixture of young and old blood.
Taken as whole they are set of active,
vell-proportioned athletes.
The combined weight of the team is
i,sS7 pounds. and the eleven men measure
ixty-four feet two and one-half inches.
The average weight is 17l.5 pounds and
the average height five feet ten inches.
The ages average about 25.5 years.
The veteran of the team is Gil Hatfield.
who has 81 years marked against him.
Powell and Ryn come next, each being 30
years of age. The youngest man is Willie
ffange, who lacks two months of attaining
his majority. He has narrow call for
this distinction, however, as Gilliland is
but a week older.
Gilliland, with his six feet two inches, is
and Ryan falls into third place by an inch.
Three men rank as the shortest. They
ere Hernon, Minnehan and Laroque, each
Of whom measures five feet seven and one
half inches.
The heaviest man is Dummy" Ryn,
who weighs 1876 pounds, LANCE coming
second with 1888. Danny Minnehan, with
165 pounds, is the lightweight of the team,
and Tommy Hernon outweighs him by
single pound. Laroque, who has the same
number of inches as each of the two out
felders named, is third from the top in
weight with 1856 pounds.
A remarkable pair among the players
se Lew Gflliland and Willie LANCE, who
have been dubbed the 'gas pipe battery"
There is but seven days difference in their
ages. They are both very tall, with a
similarity in build. Their difference in
height is vely slight, and in weight not
great. Their hair, eyes and complexion
are very much alike. They both wear the
same number ir shoes and hats, and every
article of wearing apparel of the one is a
good fit for the other. Another common
and most commendable feature is that
both are strong batters, although Gilliland
bats left-handed and LANCE in the ordi-
nary way.
Following are sketches of the different
players:
Manager Abner Powell was born in Shenau-
doah. Pa, thirty years ago. He weighs us
pounds and measures five feet eight inches. He
Started in the profession an 1888 with Provi-
dence and the same year played with the
Chicago Unions and Peoria, ILL.,, in the
Northwestern League. In 1854 he started
out with Peoria and finished the season
WIN Washington City in the Union Associa-
uon The next year he was again with WASH
lngton City. then in the Eastern League. In
ls6 he played with Baltimore and Cincinnati.
The next two years he was in New 0rlea ans
and started his third season there, until the
southern League disbanded, in July, 1889
He then took the management OF the Ha milton,
onh, club in the international League, and
stayed there until the middle of the season of
ls9, when the league collapsed. He then came
the Coast and finished with Spokane. Last
season he managed the Seattle club.
Willie LANCE, catcher, was born in San Fran
CISCO on June g. 1871. He measures six feet, one
anu one-half inches and weighs iSs pounds. His
h'st professional engagement was with the Seat
lie club last season.
Lew Gilliland, pitcher, is a native of New
Brighton, Pa, where he was born on Decoration
Gay, ISL He is six feet two inches in height
and weighs III pounds. He first began to play
-" ioF pay with LORel, IN the New
England league, in 1889 The same
/ year he went to New Haven and finished the
season there. In 1890 he was the star twirler OF
ue same team. Last year he again started out
win New Haven, and played there until June,
when bis release was sold TO Denver tor 1000,
de finished the season there.
andrew Dunning, pitcher, was born in New
iofS city In August 1864, and was brought up
IN the metropolis. His reputation was made
Win the UHCkctt 4 Carhart's crack
team In 1889 he went TO the Pttsburg league club
IN lssO he was with Buffalo in the International
League until ii disbanded He then went to
NE Jamestown, n. Y. club and helped it win
,he pennant in the New York and Pennsylvania
League. Last season he pitched for Manchester
N The New England League.
Gus MeGinnis, pitcher, Is II years OF age and
NAIVE Of GAINESVILLE, o. He stands 5 feet 10
iuehes and weighs 100 pounds. His first profess
sionai work WAS with Muncie, in the Indiana
s'e'e League, in 1900. Last year he pitched for
M,ssfinet;e. which won the championship in the
wisconsin State League.
John Ryn, ir., is 30 years old, and g native OF
Marion, o. His height Is six feet enc half inch,
and his weight 100 pounds He ia one of the
hSo deaf mutes now playing professional ball.
he started ont in the business in
lsso with Chattanooga in the Southern
League. The following season sickness kent
him OF the diamond. In 1887 and 50 ne wa.
next year re transferred his services 20 Canton.
o., in the same league, and helped TO win ths
championship For the past two seasons he
played with Minneapolis in the Western Asso-
CATION.
Sam Laroque second baseman, was born in
Windsor Mills. Canada, in lS64 He measures
Eve feet seven and one-half inches and weigh,
is pounds. He began playing professional
ball in iss6 for Newburybort, Mass,
An the New England League. In
rlsS7 he went 10 Des Moines, in the Western. The
following yesr be played in Lynn. Mass, in the
New England League, AMI with the Detroit
League tesm. In 1859 he was with London,
IL the International League. During the
season Of 1880 be covered second
Base for Pi,tsburg. He started out there again
lnt season, but in a short time went to Duluth,
soefe he played until the Western Association
e'ew NJ the sponge. lie then finished the sea-
0n with Green Bay. in the Wisconsin League
'harles F. Irwin, third basemsn. was born in
sAemeid, Bureau county. III, in iS66 He
se'ghs leo pounds and stands feet 10 inches in
.e'gNt he played third base for five years for
~ ~ Rivals, OF the Chicago City League, before
snhs out last year as a professional with the
u.oert Hatfield was born thirty-two years ago
noeoxen, n J. lie tips the scales at les