The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-14

absence will be severe blow, but good
men will be put in to fill the gap till some
g.leal can be made whereby Pope's business
can be so arranged that he can Join the
team again. Kershaw may play, but it all
depends on what dates are arranged by
the amateur bosses.
Among the new players that will be
seen with the Dodge team are: Gates,
shortstop; Webster, fielder, and Jones
left fielder. OF these Webster is the crack
batter of the team. He is about 5 feet
inches tall and weighs 160 pounds.
Gates, who has attended college all win
ter, has been a steady man in the gym
nasium, and his fine physical condition
will insure marked ability as fielder and
base runner. At the bat he is also strong.
He stands feet 81 inches, and tips the
scales at $50 pounds.
The old Dodge players will be as fol-
lows:
Babbitt, right field III. Corey, center field.
B. Corey, second base. Egerer, lett field.
Behrens, catcher. Jacobs, third base.
Baker, pitcher. Gates, shortstop.
Mcconnell, pitcher. Webster, substitute.
The finances of the Dodge club are in
the best possible condition. Managers
Corey and Work are putting their heads
together to arrange for an open date
whereby the professionals can test their
ability with the youngsters.
A championship pennant will fly from
lofty flag pole at the Eleventh street ball
grounds, but it will not commemorate a
professional league victory. 1t will attest
the ability of last years Dodges. This
bunting has been ordered from Spalding,
of Chicago, and has been purchased by
joint assessment OF the last years four
clubs. This year each team contributes
$40 each to defray the expense of this years
'rag."
The Tacoma Puget Sound Club will con-
tain five left-Uand batsmen. They are
Jones, Baker, Behrens, Gates and Neon
nell. Mcconnell, it will be remembered,
is the gentlemanly deaf and dumb pitcher,
and uses his south paw to deceive the bat
ter.
Egerer, of the Dodgcs, is now in Denver,
Col. He states positively he will be back
at the opening of the season.
Last year the Tacoma Amateurs
played an open date with the local
'league" club, and the result was IA to
in favor of the professionals. The gate re-
ceipts were $3.50, of which the Dodges got
$45. This year they want an even 500.
The Tacoma Athletic baseball club is
now hard at work practicing, but show
rust and awkwardness.
The Tacoma Athletic baeball club will
elect Evans, a former Harvard ball player,
for its captain. He is a thorough bail
player and general athlete. As yet the
Athletics have not arranged any dates,
but the players are limiting of trip to
Portland for game with the Multnomahs,
and from there to San Francisco with the
Athletic amateurs of that city, and then
to Oakland. The proposed trip will
greatly stimulate amateur ball playing on
the Coast. The players who will probably
take the outing are: Hacker, first base;
Evans, second base; Kershaw, third base;
Rusher, left field; Carroll, pitcher; Griggs,
shortstop; Pope, catcher; Osgood, center
field, and one or two others.
1t has been limited that one of the new
players signed by Manager Work is a
clever Eastern pitcher, Rourke by name.
Work is working hard, but in some
what handicapped way, to gather team
by the opening of the season. Every
sporting paper in the East contains the
lad" of the Tacoma league team.
March is looking as fine as silk now, and
when the season opens his arm, it is
hoped, will be found to be in trim. Yes
terday afternoon he was out to the ball
park and did little twirling. His speed
was tremendous and his arm in promising
shape.
The plums in the shape of holiday dates
have fallen chiefly to Portland and Sc
attic, which teams play home games on
July and on Decoration day. On Labor
day Tacoma will be at Spokane.
There will be only forty-two league
games in each city during the first half of
the series.
The Rife, Rod and Gun Club team is in
good condition for the shoot of March 90
with the Seattle Gun Club. Incidentally
the local gunners are getting their nerve
adjusted for work at the Northwest
Sportsman's tournament which comes off
at Seattle in June