The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-21
re BASEBALL TEAMS
- Managers Talk Of Their
Talents as Players.
Upsc UP THE GROUNDS.
- seaftte Athletic Club TO Give .
s.ss~sp smoker, without Athletics
An s.Amateur Night"

..4xent Leadley. OF the Seattle Base-
u ryub returned yesterday afternoon
- rsromA He went over Sunday night
e. ~,send the meeting Of tho new Pacific
s-~z~ called for yesterday. Nes4rs
<s~sfvin and Roche arrived from Port
! ~ or the morning train, bur the Vic
- REPRESENTATIVE failed TO put In an
s--earance Soon after the meeting had
~ cafIed to order BY President Roche
ss,exram was received from Victoria
1870 thar IL was impossible for Press-
- Chapman or Secretary Schultz 20 at
~ ard requesting that the meeting De
,sstr.rped 70 meet in Victoria today. The
s,tessh Columbians being strangers to
s.e1baIl, the league magnates concluded
~ such action would be 20 the interests
= - league and acted ACCORDINGLY.
~ L<adiey. accompanied by Messrs-
o,rshei. Gienalvin and Roche, came to Sc
- On the Flyer and later visited tho
M C, A. grounds, where they watched
- pracfice work OF Leadley's colts"
Srorlfe the fact that the local men had
n h fully I'VE hours at work. the visiting
ruaxes were much impressed with the
~ they handled themselves. Early In
- day the visitors had seen strobei's
-v.kbats' al work. and were consequently
! POSITION 10 make some comparisons.
a course, practice work Is different from
- done In a game. yet TO such critical
- II was possible 10. In a measure. size
= ~ two teams. They ali spoke wall of
"A the rabbits" and the colts" and
srr8ofed an Interesting series OF games
= The supEs-nacy OF the Sound.
President Lea6ley subsequently was
xesrd 10 say that Mfr. GIanalvln was not
csnfdent of the pennant. but this the
centjeman In question would not admit
nm asked II his confidence ia the glad
h.ors" had weakened. On the contrary,
a. Portland manager is particularly well
sieased with his team. He said:
-As . matter Of fact. will start out
Nh ! team stronger than that with
vhich opened the season in 1891. ! am
saaseularly strong in pitchers. Ia Balsz
"a Eorchers | have two old-timers who
- sseady and reliable. and able 20 go in
a. hox every other day IL necessary. Then
have Van Giesen, who has all sorts OF
ruryee. good speed and excellent control.
n fourth pitcher Is Fennimore. He IL
~ Young Oregon City lad who shut out
~ 8. A. C.'s last season without hit or
run
Il think my men will show particularly
strong IN team work and In base running.
snd tha. Il what counts in baseball now
sdayz, even more than hitting"
Mr. 8trobel was n quiet listener to all
NJ, Glenaivin said. Once In a while
mile passed over his face. but he said
nothing. When asked about his team he
I'D:
Il an satisfied with the rabbits as Glen
has dubbed them. and you can put IL down
rieht nov that Leadleys colts or 'gani-
Rans' whatever YOU are pleased TO call
them, will know the evening OF May that
they hsSe been In a bali game. / am a
stranger 70 this country. almost as much
90 as my men. and think II best to do my
talking on the ball field. at least until
I am better acquainted and know more
about what am talking Of"
Mr.. Lexdley said he was on his own
ground and II was not his place to blow
his own horn. for the people OF Seattle
were In . position to judge as knowingly
Of HIS players ~ he was himself.
Mr.. Roche expressed himself az being
highly pleased with the interest he had
seen shown In the several cities OF the
league and was convinced that the season
would be a successful one in every way.
Mr. Leadley said last evening that II
arrangements could be made a handicap
zane would be played on the Madison
nreet grounds Sunday next with the
hath Seattle Athletic Clubs team. The
hrtland club has played two of thu
unes. Saturday and Sunday last. and
md they took exceedingly we'll Port
~ won both games. the first by the
~ Of Is 10 and the second II to l. Mr..
enfefs team played the r. a. c. boys
enday and beat them q TO 1.