The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-28
AZ PRACTICE WORK.
Pacific Northwest Players Get
ting Into Condition.
THE MAKEUP OF THE TEAMS.
Seattle and Tacoma Gun Clubs Shoot At
observation-disclosures Sporting News
Baseball in California.

season in the Pacific Northwest League
has begun. For several days past num-
Der of the Tacoma clubs players have
been engaged in practicing, and the rest
of them are expected to arrive
this week. The Spokane and Portland
players are gathering in Spokane, where
fhey open the season, and all are expected
there within the next few days. Abner
powelI's men will be the last to begin
practice, as they are not due here until
April s. They will, however, all come in
body and start to work together.
Manager Powell is resting content with
his team and evidently intends to make
no changes unless it be the addition of ex-
perienced catchers. He is particularly
well pleased with the capture of Dummy
Ryn and Danny Minnehan, both of whom
received the most fiattering press notices
for their fine work last season at Mime
apolis. The Minneapolis correspondent of
the Sporting Life paid the following tribute
to the new outfielder:
Minnehan comes pretty near leading the
Iesgue in hits. He was the first to make 100
hits, contrary to the statement that Hoover, of
Kansas City, was the first to cross the century
line Danny is the hardest hitter ever seen in
Minneapolis. He doesn't try for runs, but his
/ hits are all line drives with "whiskers" on EN-
George W. Burbridge, an old-time man
ager, under whom Minnehan played at
Jackson, Mich, furnishes this to the same
paper:
According to your Minneapolis correspondent.
Dan Minnehan has turned out to be great base
runner knew Daniel could knock the trade
mark off and play the field a la Andrews, but as
sapurloiner of bases it was a genuine surprise
that the handsome Frenchman'' was studying
aGerman"
Speaking of Ryn Kansas City writer
said:
Ryn is the first deaf and dumb player who has
been on the Kansas City grounds for long time
he has played great game while here and did
some clever hitting.
The Minneapolis correspondent to the
Life wrote of the Dummy"
Ryn's batting has been terrific of late He
4 made home run July 4, for which he was
showered with silver.
The Tacoma club, which had late start
in the gathering of players, has come to
the front splendidly during the past week
and announces strong team. The latest
men added to its list are Pitchers Borch-
ers, Cross and Griffith, and Third
Baseman Lauer. OF these Borchers
!: well known for his fine box
work for Spokane during the past
two seasons. Cross comes from Man.
chester, n. H., the club that furnished
Cunning to Seattle. Griffith was star
pitcher in Milwaukee during 1ss9-90 and
last season twirled for the st. Louis
and Boston American Association teams.
"Chuck" Lauer made a record as a catcher
IN fha Trs-S tot loo iy,1 Oft
ward went to Pittsburg Last year was
his first as third baseman and he did
good work for Evansville, Ind, in the
Northwestern League.
John s. Barnes has at last given out the
makeup Of the Portland team, and among
the men hitherto unannounced are Jack
Darrah and Billy George. Catcher Jant-
zen, second baseman Werrick and short
stop White have also been secured. There
seems, however, to be some doubt in the
case Of Jantzen, who is reported to have
signed a Western League contract.
Jantzen is Chicago player, who has
seen service in the Western Association,
and last season was with Fond du Lac, in
the Wisconsin League. Joe Werrick has
played at third base and second base for
the st. Paul, Louisville and Baltimore
teams, and last year was with Denver.
Will White became famous as the short
stop of the Washington City Eastern
League club in 1885, with which
Abner Powell was also playing.
His release was purchased by the Louis
vile club and he played with it for several
seasons. Afterward he was with the st.
Louis Browns. In 1890 and part of 1891
he was with Denver and also played in
Minneapolis last season. Barnes is also
sail to have secured another of his Spo-
kane pets in pitcher lack Huston.
1t seems quite probable that Spokane
will lose Pitcher Kennedy, the Brick
yard Phenom," as Eastern sporting papers
definitely announce that he has been
signed by Brooklyn, and has started
Tor Florida TO join Wards
men. The Sowders signed turns
out to be the kid" who was with Kansas
City last season, and is rated among the
best left-handers in the country. To guard
against accidents in case Kennedy is lost,
Manager Beard has signed Phil Rec
eius, well-known Louisville player,
who is both a pitcher and an infieider.
Reccius has played with Louisville and
other strong teams, but is generally con-
sidered a back number. Chicken" Wolf
was not secured, and Mannassau will
probably have place in the outfeld.
The makeup of the four teams as they
open the season will be not far from the
following:
seatte-Cateher, LANCE; pitchers, Gilliland,
MeGinnls and Cunning; first base, Ryn; second
base, Lsroque: third base. Irwin; shortstop,
Hatfield; Lett field, Powell; center field, Min
nehan; right field, Hernon.
Taeoma-Catchers, Cody and speer; pitchers,
Borchers, Cross and Griffith; first base, Cart
wright; second base, Sippi; third base, Lauer;
shortstop, Patton; left field Routclife; center
neid, Work; right field. Goodenough.
administrations. Baldwin and Jant1en;
pitchers, McNabb, Mains and Huston; first
case, Stencil; second base, Werrick; third base,
bafrah; shortstOp, White; left field, George;
center field, Turner; right field, Polhemus.
Spokane Catcher, Brennan; pitchers, Sow
aers. kiopf and Reccius; first base, Strauss.
second base, Rsedsr; third base, Mari; short
stop, Beard; left field Klopl; center field, Man
Nassau; right field, Cline