The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-08

tional League In 1890 the league team
was sold TO Philadelphia, Boston. Cleve-
laid and Pittshurg. Campau was slated
for Cleveland. but Manager Leadley per-
suaded him to sign with the International
club. which won the championship with
Detroit the same year. He played with
them the following year. and II was
through Mr.. Leadley that Chris Won Der
Ahe of the St. Louis Browns. signed him
TO captain the Browns for 1891. Previous
TO this Campau had always played left
field. and was reckoned one of the best
players In that position in the country.
His captaincy of the Browns was in
every way a success, and in the following
year he was given the same position with
the Columbus team. Western League.
then managed by Gus Schmelz, now man.
sger of the Washingtons. The Columbus
team won the championship that year.
which makes three teams with which
Campau played that carried OF this hon.
or. In his next engagement the team had
the highest record at the time IL dishand-
ed This was the New Orleans team OF
the. Southern League. of which he was
botS captain and manager. From July.
1884. when this team tisbanded until Octo-
her. he was with the Detroits. and signed
with them for last season The Detrolts
had a good team and stood second for
while. but failed TO better this position be-
fore the season closed
Campau is a handsome man OF 20. who
although he has spent ten years on the
diamond. looks like anything but n pro-
fessional ball player. When asked IL Sc
attle was going TO get good team he
said
why. of course. ] think 1t first-class
team. Mr., Leadley will leave Chicago on
Friday, bringing the four teams for the
circuit in a private car. Al Tacoma the
teams viii separate. the Tacoma team
staying there. Portlands team being sent
on that way and the Victoria and Seattle
teams coming this way.
~oUr team IS made up IS follows: I. F
Blandford. of Pert Gamhle. catcher and
ouifeider. and Ralph Trary. OF Ohio
catcher. These two will be the principal
catchers and are fine men. c. J. Black
pitcher comes from the Eastern league
and l. II. Butler. pitcher. comes from the
Michigan league but was for time with
the D~troi's. ana know his work VIII
lam Brown. first base. comes from Cali
fornis. and has played with the Louisville
Philadelphia and Washington city lea<1s
teams Ed EaEan is the only man from
Detroit. lie played in New Orleans last
s-~asoa and afterward Joined the Western
Association
Henry Davis. short stop and W. +
Clark. pitcher. both come from Kaiama-
700 and Ann Artnr college. and are highly
recommended by Jim Mcclure. of the
Washington City cl1h. He thought so
highly OF Clark that he had him pitching
for him all winter. and says Clark has as
much speed a. any man he ever caught
Ho wanted she Washington CITY club to
take him. bat the manager had sevea or
eight pitchers already signed thought
thar what was good enough for Mcclure
was good enough for me.
Ben Ireland, who was With the West
ern league. Ntil ne our third tSaSe. and. for
myself I shall he either left or right asf1
James Robinson. who has a batting aver
age Of ~. PLAYED Sith the M.chigan league
last year tie Viii he center aeld. ana
George Late. O! the Eastern league. right
field Thcwas rowies. of this city Il
hiShly recommended 10 me as short stop
and SIN going 10 give him al the show
raSs3h
= think ! have as good a team as any
81 the l~ague Tor fielding and base rtlsui,,.-
and hope 20 be faF ahead Of any Tor h5Y.
tinE That ! make ms main point. i.ssx
Robinson. Brown and Blanafor3 ar. Nh