The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-11
TACOMA BASEBALL NEWS.
Manager Work Talks About His Team
Gossip of the Players.

TACOMA, April 10.-TSpecial. I'VE are
going to play ball from the start to the
finish" Manager Billy Work, of the
Tacoma League team, said today, land if
we do not capture the pennant it will be
because there will be other better and
faster teams in the League. / will not
brag about my men. / have played with
or against all of them except Cross, and
from what have seen of Cross, 1 Judge
him to be a conner Those who kept q
record by the games won and lost during
the closing week of last season know that
Tacoma took the lead when its club was
strengthened. Tacoma finished with a
good team, and still Tacoma will open the
season this year with team that is 20 per
cent stronger than the team with which
it closed the season of 1891.
''If the weather had been decent, we
should have been in still better trim. But
as it is, we have worked hard on pleasant
days, walking six miles in the forenoon
and practicing three hours in the after
noon As for the individual players in
our team, they will show what they can
do when the time comes. We have not a
company of stars. l did not want
all stars. With stars there is too
much effort as usual thing to build up in
dividual star records at the expense of the
team as a whole. We have what is better
than stars; We have men who take an in
terest in their work and want to play good
ball. If we do not get the pennant We
will make the other teams fight very hard
for it, and they know it.
81 would touch upon the records of some
of my men, but | prefer to let them show
off for themselves. You say too much
about man and he has an unlucky streak
for day or two, perhaps for q
week. Every man has his off days,
and the crowd will very likely begin TO
roast him on his record. This thing, if
kept up, is apt to interfere with the work
of the average player. On the other hand,
if too much is not expected. really good
man who has bad day will escape the
ieers and will do better average work as a
result.
I'VE have sacrifice hitters and run
getters, and we expect to make good
showing. We know we can play ball. and
better ball than was played, as rule, last
season by all the teams. knowing that we
have a better average team, we of course
know that the other teams must
be above last years average, or We will
down them. / will not crlticise the other
teams of the league. In general way,
we of the Tacoma team know that there
will be no walkover for us. and that if we
get the honors we will have TO work hard,
and that We expect and are prepared TO do.
About pitchers, will say that l con-
slider Borchers in better shape than ever
He is temperate, and has not touched a
drop of liquor for months. He has
the encouragement of all who know
what he is capable of doing. 1t
looks as if Borchers is about to
make record for himself. We were for
tunate in securing Parrot. He retains
his position in the Comique band, and Is
enabled 10 make good thing out OF the
two positions. Parrot is another conner.
He has speed, like Borchers. aad with
more training will be great pitcher. We
are ready 10 open the season with Borch-
ers and Parrot. They are used 10 the
climate, and will be able to take charge of
the box should Griffiths and Cross not be
IN condition. Cross and Griifiihs are young
men who have done good work, and are
ready TO do more of it.
All in all, Manager Work seems well
pleased with his men. lie has absolute
control of the team. and the responsibility
OF making good showing rests with him.
He realizes the situation, and his conf
dence in mis- men renders has responsibility
an easy burden. The headquarters of the
club are at the Palmer house. where all OF
the men, except the married ones, board
and lodge. Work likes to keep his men