The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-15
Pacific Northwest League Not
Yet Made Up.
SALEM NOW WANTS TO COME IN.
Outlook Of the Different Clubs-Gossip
Of the Seattle Teams Makeup
Baseball Small Talk.

sixth club is as vet undecided. Up TO
few DAYS ago Wardner. Idaho, had the
call, but q new candidate sprung into
view during the past week in Salem, Or.
Last season the town had taste OF pro-
fessional ball and liked it. 1t supported
a strong semi-professional team, and on
several occasions had games with league
clubs, which drew large crowds. The
grounds there are owned by J. Z.
Smith, wealthy citizen, with
passion for baseball. He is anxious
to place club in the league. and has for
some time been dickering with we'll
known Pacific Northwest League player
to handle the team in case he secures
franchise President Rockwell has been
notified of the desire of Salem to come In,
and will probably go to that city TINS week
to look over the field. The people OF
0regon's capital city are enthusiastic over
the prospect of professional baseball and
claim that they can be relied on for hetter
support than either Walla Walla or Ward
ner. Geographically Salem is desirable,
as il is but fifty miles from Portland. In
case il should be chosen IN preference to
Wardner there would still be two clubs,
Spokane and Walla Walla, east of the
mountains. With four clubs in the west
and two in the east the schedule can be
arranged as WELL or better, as with three in
each section.
In the making up of teams and the sign
ing of players but little or nothing has
been done except by Seattle. Manager
Powell was given full power by the club
and has been in the East all winter, work
ing by himself He announces that he has
already signed eleven players, but in view
OF the fact that he is working entirely on
his own responsibility, he refuses to re-
veal their names at present. This state of
affairs leaves everything to conjecture,
based on what reports may from time
to time appear through the sporting
press. So far as known the only old player
to receive his release is Matt Zimmer. 1t
is certain that Petty, Schoeneck and
pheian will be let go. and perhaps also
Shea and Newman. There is even posi-
bility that Irwin and Tommy Hernon will
not stay. Lange is the only player of last
season that is known to have signed, and
he will receive liberal increase in salary.
Powell thinks well of the youngster, es-
pecially as hitter. and may decide to
ay him regularly in the outrield in place
of Newman or Hernon. California pa
by Glenalvin for the Los Angeles Club,
but this may be as inaccurate as many
other reports from the same source. 1t is
certain, however, that Newman was never
quite satisfied last season and did not
like the climate in the Northwest. Joe
Shea, too, had the same feeling and it is
not unlikely that these two men will not
return. The cases of Irwin and Hernon
L - 1Il d. .ho% h.~Ah 81
them will be on the team again. A man
ager would have to search a long while
before finding more valuable young third
baseman than Irwin. His work last year,
especially at the bat, improved steadily
throughout the season, and at its close he
was one of the most valuable members of
the team. Hernon's record for the past
two seasons has been q splendid one, and
the ball pubic would, probably without
exception, like TO see MIN back in right
field for the third year. The little fielder
had rather high notions about salary not
long since. but it may be that he has come
down to a reasonable level before now.
The case of kid" Camp is an enig-
NAUTICAL one. He is on Seattle's reserve
list, but has signed with Pitts
burg If baseball law is ad-
ministered justly he cannot go
TO Pittsburg unless that club pays for
his release. Even if ne is not held there
he is too fine pitcher, and has been her.
aided too much in the East to stay in
Seattle. Some club, either in the National
League or the Western League, is almost
certain to secure his services. and it would
not be safe to count on him in the make
up of the team.
There IS no certainty of the identity of
but one new player signed and that is W.
W. Andrus. His signing Is definitely an
nounced through the Sporting Life, and
is probably so. Andrus can play
either the infield or the outfield, but is
probably booked for second base. He IS
fair batter . fas; fielder and splendid
baserunner and ought to prove winner
in this league. In 1887 he was with the
Portland, Ne, club, which won the cham
pionship OF the New England League. In
lsSs he played with Hamilton, Ont, and
in 1859 with Buffalo. both seasons in the
international League. In 1880 he opened
with Grand Rapids. Mich. but, after the
international League went under. finished
the season with Minneapolis. Last year
he was with Manchester, in the New Eng
land, and jamestown. in the New York
and Pennsylvania League.
Other players talked of are First Baseman
Dummy" Ryn. Pitcher GIhIani and
Catcher Mcmahon. Ryn is the giant deaf
and dumb player, who has covered first
base for Minneapolis for the past two sea-
sons. Mcmahon caught for 81. Paul last
season and made fine record both IS \
bsckstop ana batter. GilIiland did good
work in the box for New Haven and the
/ Eastern Association. and Denver in the
Western Association. Powell Is evidently
not figuring on Camp At all, as
/ he has sjgnri three other pitch
ers. \ guess CT the makeup
Of the team. suhie TO several changes,
would be: Catcher. Mcmahon: pitcher;
G.l.jlard and two Others: Erst base. Ryn;
second base. kntrus; third base, Irwin;
sho-.ssop, shea; left ueld Pawell; center
ned, LANCE; right ae.d. Hernon.
The Tacoma club has Is vet no manager,
although Billy Work, Of last seasons
team, is pretty apt to get the berth. The
financial prospects of the club. which for 4
tine looked gloomy on account Of the
withdrawal from active service Of Presi-
dent ". B. Bushnell, have. frightened de-
oi5esily.
The company controlling all Of the
street railways OF Tacoma has entered into
an agreement by which the club viii re-
ee.ve share OF She transportation receipts
to and from the grounds. There Is 4 move
on foot 10 give Jue presidency OF the CLUB
- Philip hershaw. : responsible and pop
C!a- young business man. Kershaw Is an
".t college plsyer, and has been p-omi-
nent.y iGeutiseB NTH amateur sport in
Tacoma lie = well posted on the game