The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-16
BASEBALL LEAGUE BROKEN.


n lHfoW Up Ills fAHaiG-s
Owing to the unexpected disarmament
/ n the Portland baseball club the new
psclfe leaaue of professional baseball
elayers gave up the fight yesterday morn
lnr The sudden turn I'm affairs was q
narprlss 10 the owners OF the Seattle and
Tacoma clubs. as things had been straight
sneA out AT Victoria. and il was expected
d 20 the season out
esatfIe's new first baseman, Pop Mo
czaiey. arrived yesterday morning from
Detroit. and the first thing hs heard
sas.
aGlenaivin lost every cent he had In the
serld trying 20 make baseball go at Port
and and finally had 20 give up the
Saost.
Pretty tough" said Pop" ITO come
wy out here and then not get chance
10 play one game.
When the news became known In Seat
IL W. u. Lawrence. who with Robert III.
Leaaley and Ben sasnln F. Quincy. owns
re Seattle club, tslegraphed 10 Pitcher
sexton and Catcher Holmes at Sf. Paul.
astructing them to come no further.
IN discussing the situation Mr.. Law
Evnce said: II regret that GlenalVIn had
y give up. lie went down. but through
% fault OF his. He did all In his power
70 make the Portland club success. He
put every dollar he had into tha game
and lost ! don't blame him one bit but
ca the other hand l am sorry. because
Tacoma. while not out or the hole. Was
making a little money. Victoria, / think.
aould have pulled through, and as for sc-
tstle. feel convinced the people viii real
ne that we had no intention Of giving up.
IL Indicative OF good faith. cniy have 10
mention the fact that we went 10 the cx-
pense Of bringing Pop Mccauiey here
from Detroit TO cever FIRST. and had start
I'd Sexton and Holmes on tho way. Every
Seattle player shall receive the money
ana him Victoria and Tacoma. l believe,
are all RICH. with the players on the SAL
ar question.
Il am not yet satisfied that Seattle Will
tcs support bah team. I believe that IL
the people get the kind OF bali they want
that they viii 60 TO see the games. The
zAmes saw In Portland were poor, bur.
sn the ether hand. | am satisfied the de-
feess could have been overcome. In Two
weeks more SEATTLE would have had a
afst-ciass team"
Speaking Of losses. II may be said that
The FIRST month OF the schedule. May, was
~ bad that each Of the four clubs was
est expenses Ill around. That broke
essnaivin's back. because he was behind
ne Portland team alone As for Ntcto-
"a. Proprietor Chapman - very wealthy.
Manager Strobsl, 81 Tacoma. was work
i1g toward velvet. and Seattle was stlil
behind the board. hut might have pulled
eur even. Leadfey, Quincy and Law
renee have money and are the sort of
asn that stand punishment like majors,
There Is already a hustle IN the East
after the best PLAYERS In the league. Man
sgsr Manning Of Kansas CITY. kept the
El-vs hot yesterday In an effart 80 secure
Toant" Camnau and Glenaivin, There
= 20 reason why many other players of
ne ieague should not be in demand as
seoa as the disba nduent becomes Hener-
Az known. Catcher Ralph Frary MI b
ind for any minor league club that IS
2 nerd Of & first-cia&s catcher. pheueme~
"a shrewer and fair hatsnaa second
sAseman Egan is So well knowa that ne
III he IN demand Center Fielder Jimmy
A0hlason s. worth bis weight ~ god 10
w minor league team. ana II Rlsnfard
ever gets fair show he win he im sac
lfnni ranks. Pitcher Butter VIII certainly
= Heard frcfa IN the future ANY c}uh
NAT gets Hartman. ~ the Tacoma toaSs,
: N buck. II the Eastern club managers
New Whaling. of Victoria. trey would
= meaklne their necks 20 set him Bahia
: Portland. - another coming star. Too
asxh praise cannot ~ given George Befch-
~ Porfiands sre8t pitcher. He "a Z
asw rnan ia every way. and to-day Is ere
y she great pitchers % the country