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

together, and have them well cared for and
fairly treated.
Inc selecting of field captain of the
team was left to vote of the club, and
Uwney Patton was chosen by reclamation.
ne was captain during the closing weeks
Oh last season. He is well up on the rules
OF play, and apainstaklng player. Owney
plays his position we'll, and is Just the
man for captain. Work held
that the captain must play in the
inheiG, and he, Routcliffe and Goodenough
were not Sin it'' at the election for cap
tam. After his selection Patton was given
entire charge of the team when on the
field. Work, in confirming the choice of
the boys, said that if their captain called
any member OF the club down during play
IL goes. If Owney makes a mistake, as
al men DO now and then, Work cautioned
the boys to put up with it in the same
spirit as II they had made the break.
Inc "kittens'-''Work's Kittens"-are
now i've weeks old Five weeks ago
work was not yet in charge, and yet in
less than two weeks he had team on the
way to Tacoma. All were secured by tele-
graph, and the wires were kept hot from
morning till night. Work did not know
until the eleventh hour that he would take
charge OF the team, and, of course, had
not during the winter opened up cores
pondence with men he might expect to
sign. And then when he did take hold
RAINING and France pulled out, leaving
MIN without pitchers to start the building
up of his team
Tacoma has a great outfeld as well as
infield. Goodenough is a wonder and
plays the game for all there is in it. No
man knows the points better than he.
Work is as reliable as any fielder in the
league.
Routcliffe over in left field is a run
getter. He is one of the fastest, if not the
fastest runner in the league. 1t will be
pleasure to watch Chicken" scratch the
gravel, in good company. Sippi AN
other of the run-getters, and, besides, he
he Is "a joy forever" on second this year.
Sip takes all the chances and never lays
down until the last man is out.
But the base runners of the league will
all have to get up decidedly early and keep
running to lead Ned Cartwright. Of all
the "kittens" he is the most agile for a big
fellow. He weighs something more than
two hundred and quarter and everybody
wonders how he gets around so like creased
lightning. His leg at the calf is nearly as
big as five-gallon beer keg. Over at
third Lauer completes the diamond, with
Patton at short and Cody behind
the bat. Cody throws to bases
with nothing less than "grace and
ease" this spring, and with Speer
as change catcher, Mike is sure to bring
out Jumps of fat on his batting average.
Speer handles himself like well-devel-
oped feline, and is at home with the kit
tens. Lauer is the best third baseman
Tacoma has had yet. He picks up the
hottest kind OF liners, and shoots them to
first before they have chance to burn his
fingers. His work is quick and very &C.
curate.
Work will hardly keep all of the present
team throughout the season. With him
self as playing manager. the team COM
prises thirteen men. With Parrot as an
extra and holding his position in the
band, Work might be able to go through
the season with all of the men now in the
team. Parrot may not pitch except in
home games.
Nearly every man on the team can sacri-
fee nicely.
The grounds have been rolled and are in
first-class condition. New DRESSING rooms,
provided with closets, have been built and
everybody seems well pleased. Secretary
Rusher and the directors are confident the
club will be great success this season.