The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-23
BLACKsToNIANs TO THE BAT.
Port Townsend Challenges the seattle
Champions-A Game for Glory.

Port Townsend Challenges the seattle
ChaInpions-A Game for Glory.
The fame Of Seattle's Blackstonian base
ball nine mas gone FORTH and II Is not
improbable that several teams from ada
cent cities will make efforts to wrest the
championship laurels from the home ag-
gregatiOn. The first 10 throw down the
gauntlet is Port Townsend who claims 10
have team OF players not only versed in
law but versed in the usages. Of the sphere
and wagon tongue
Last Friday a complaint, verified by e
y. Llverm0re, attorney for the Port
Townsend team. was served on John
Wiley. legal adviser and star fielder Of the
champions. II was issued from the SPORT
Ing court Of the state Of Washington.
King county. baseball DEPARTMENT. and is
directed 10 Hon. Chance Luck Judge
Plaintiffs state that they have been re-
peatedly admitted to the various bars or
Jefferson county, and that defendants have
corporations existing as best they can un-
der and by virtue Of demonstration Of
the laws Of the state. The Port Towns
end men insist that they are the tyee base
ball nine Of jefferson county. and have
been Informed by their victims that they
are the best lawyers nine on the Sound
Notwithstanding which fact the Seattle
men have wrongfully proclaimed them
selves champions. II is alleged that the
defendants have no right title or interest
is worse than a Mount Tacoma cloud
upon plaintiffs title a. aforesaid" Plant
IFS ask the court 10 require defendants 10
cross hats with them in order 10 deter
mine the claim 10 the championship. and
further, that decree be entered establish
ing plaintiffs title; that every delivery Of
the Plaintiffs pitcher be called a strike
and every delivery Of the defendants
pitcher be called a ball; and for such
other relief as 20 the court may seem
meet and equitable.
The answer states that II by the allega-
ton that plaintiffs have been repeatedly
admitted 70 bars Il is meant bars orna-
mented with glasses containing liquors
then the defendants admit the same: but
II II is meant that plaintiffs have been ad-
mitted IA practice law. then the defend
ants have no information or knowledge
sufficient 10 form belief and therefore
deny the allegation. The Seattle mon
claim 10 be rightfully in possession Of the
title 20 the championship and aver their
ability 20 defend H. stating that their
strength rests not in the weakness Of their
adversaries. but in their own superiority.
Answering paragraph I'VE. wherein plant
IFS allege that the defendants claims are
''worse than A Mount Tacoma cloud upon
plaintms' title" the defendants waving
tho onensiveneSs Of the term Mount Taco
ma. aver that the plaintiffs never had n
title upon which 4 cloud could rest De
it+iiltfHe pray iNFi sEtt'if itttt Nt ah3iuAFl
superior 20 any claim or the plaintiffs, and
oulcfed IN the defendants.
Tho verihcations bear the legends ~
Waiting for a Boom. County OF Jeffer-
son" and state OF S!washia. County OF
Chinook" The complaiut is sworn 10 be-
fore r. W Grover. and the answer before
John T. BERNARD. The uleadinEs are con
cludea with A notice ~ trial ~ issue or
fact before Hon Chance Luck, al the Y.
" e \ grounds September =, az
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Following is the probable makeup OF the