Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-10-09

| with the Chicago team. He was born
Jan. IL. 1868. at Indianapolis, Ind, and
/ began playing bali professionally with
4 the st. Joseph team of the Western
league in 1887; but after that club dis
banded he finished the season with the
4 Wichita team, which replaced the st.
Josephs. In 1883 he was member Of
4 the professional team at Dubuque, la.
In 1890, after the Brotherhood revolt,
| from which the Players league
emerged. he was given trial by the
Chicago club OF the National league,
I participating in sixty-six champion
| ship games that season, and ranking
high both as batsman and fielder.
In 1891 he was a member OF tie Port
land club of the Pacific Northwest
league. participating in eig,-ty-four
championship contests. and ranking
first as second baseman and twelfth
as batsman, according TO tie aver
ages OF that league. He also took part
In the after series. for the COMPTON
ship OF the Pacific coast. be cen the
Portlands, champions Of the Pacific
Northwest league, and the Saa Joses,
winners OF the California leagae PEN
nant, in which he led in battias. with
percentage of 1928, leading such
noted batsmen as LANCE and Everitt
OF the Chicagos and Reitz of thu Balti-
mores, etc. In 1892 he was with the
Los Angeles team OF the California
league, and was re-engaged by the
same club for the season OF 1898. and
py-b hoE al 49,
season he came east and signed with
the Chicago club OF the major league
In 1894 he was with the Detroit team
Of the Western league. participating in
one hundred and twenty-nine cham
pionship games that season After the
close OF the campaign he hai some
trouble about a portion of his salary,
which was awarded him BY the d.
rectors Of the Western league. IN 1895
he was connected with the indianapolis
and Grand Rapids teams Of tk- West
ern league, being engaged BY me for.
mer club to play second base during
the temporary absence OF Caravan,
who had been injured Glenalyfn APP
peared on the indianapolis team On
May n. and remained with Il Until the
latter part OF july. when he uas re-
leased TO the Grand Rapids Cub. ap-
pearing on the latter's team cn July
80. and he remained with ii to The end
Of the season. he participating IN
lightweight championship games wi.h
the two teams. and made sonse vesy
creditable batting and fielding per.
fOrmances. Twice during tho season
he made four safe hits to a ga,ae. and
ten times he made three safe fts. in
Guiding doubles, triples and hosie runs.
In the two games played on May so.
al indianapolis, against the Ut. paul.
he made six safe hits. including a home
run, two triples. and two doubles. His
best fielding feat In any one same that
season was the accepting Of fourteen
out OF fifteen chances; twice ne accent
ed all Of thirteen. and once all az
twelve chances. three times ter chancer.
seven times nine chances. eleven times
eight chances, ten times seven chances.
and eleven times six chances. In three
games at Indianapolis. on Arg. 10. 20
II. he accepted all OF thirty chances al
second base. In 1896 he was one Of
the organizers Of the Pacific Northwest
league, and had the franchise OF tho
Portland club, he being captain. man
ager and second baseman or It's team