The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-31

D1s1A-e. who went 10 ta5l1of11a
some time ago 10 talk over the preIimi-
narles OF the big Pacific Coast League OF
professional baseball players. Mr.. Doyle
VIII get his team together during the last
Of November and reach San Francisco in
time 20 allow the men a few days pre-
Ern.nary practice before playing regular
games.
The team will be made up nearly as
follows: Pitchers, Tim Parrot. Seattle,
Clark, Tacoma, Andrews, Tacoma, Aiater-
son, Seattle: frs, base. Parrott or Clark;
second base. Anderson. Parrot or Clark:
short stop. Bapbitt. Tacoma; third base.
Dea. Seattle; oui.isf3ers. Dalrymp4e. IL
coma, Rand, Seattle, and probably Gates.
Al present there is considerable doubt as
Is who will De secured TO do the catching.
The team which Mr.. Doyle proposes 70
take 10 California would, under ordinary
circumstances, give rsne our OF teH iht.ioa
league clubs hot race They VIII pay
in California this winter under difficua-
ties. however. Stree the close or the seal
tie-Taeoma championship series the men
have not played at all On the other hand'
,ne California men have been IN the aaI-
ness every day No matter how ine
player enc may be. he must have pracliSe
10 10 himself justiee 1t woaia TO- 1. De
few games in the beginning. Is Ger,
tain. however, that they Will give sooa
account of themselves 4 enough games AZ are
played They are good batters. me hehd-
erz, and have been through the MIL enough
to play a strong uphill game.
Win all due respect TO California players
I feel positive that there is not one OF
them that can surpass Andy Ande Fsoti;
! doubt Il any can equal MIN. ne - an
ics berg for GOODNESS TO begin Win, pa.
what il more ne covers arg a" r,,s..n
of ground uses good Judgmen. on mean
ground balls ] ever saw IN Inc nalloilai
minor leagues, and when Il = -
sary can hand the ball 70 mrs, oase a.
nuick as any OF them. He handlss thrown
balls well At the bat ne usjaliy Hdhes
a splendid record. His principal fau. N
this department is that he Nfts The Dali
/ have always considered Babhitt great
natural player and his work last season
confirmed my opinion. Clark Is a l'e<aiial
plsyer. He is not great second baseI nan,
expected At first he Is woia nyI.h . ms
reach is something phenomenal. Win " I,
stick he Is a bad man Tor the PiscIei' 60 ~
IL almost equal TO Anderson as an - 20
berg" parrot IS too well known Tor
comment Rand made great advanceFhehl
toward q high class ball PLAYER during 'ils
he bsst men shat ever PLAYED IN the IA
cIfc Northwest. He is a ball payer no
matter from what point you LOOK az hiin
Dea was the king pm 3h arI ,ba ,ima and
- a plaver OF value 10 any team on me
Coast. Andrews is fine pitcher "he'' nc
has his speed.
/
Washington State Sportsman Asso-
cfar.on. when closed Saturday AFTERNOON
Will 20 down In the history OF thal oGsdH-
ization as a pionoaneed 81, sueev ,,ss. M. as
large as expected. owing 10 TIE fa.lure OF
,hs, British Columbia. Idaho and Montana
contingents to put in appearance. 49,
were enough 10 make every event inter 60
Ing l'a.. contests were fought OUT IN true
craftsmanship style. There was nor one
dlsagree4sble incident arising from disputes
The Seattle Rod and Gun Club under
whose auspices the shoot was conducled'
through is committee, In which :: ~
Hardy and f. f. Ellis were prominent.
certainly planned well and left no stone
unsurned 10 see that the details
connected with the great shoot were
Of the best known of the Old time sports
men handled all the money IN the purses
both paying and receiving: His TASK VAS
"a hard one, but ae Went through " mr. re
DAYS in succession without even losing MS
temper
The, sportsmen insisted that the captain
try his hand at the traps tie hno.Asu
seven out OF ten and yet he insists that ne
is a has BEEN IL any criticism is TO ne
made Il is the location Of the tournament
The grounds are all right out the uis
lance and tho unsatisfactory means or
crossing the bay combine TO make one de-
sire that thu location were more accessipie'
The weather was favorable at All ZINES
No one could complain that ne host p4rus
owing 10 strong wind or bad hght
cay pigeons dropped quickly after reach,
ing the highest point in their Hight ana
on this account many overShot- TINS Is
natural. however where the ground slopes
do W. Generally speaking, the electric
traps worked well The live birds were q
very fair lot Some OF them We're scream
rrs II seerned TO me that fate gave Or.
Smith Of Tacoma. about The hardest iot
OF birds They went in all directions and.
rs the saving is got UP and dusfed
Some ~ he ioctor's kills were fine. Fred
Charles also got few fast ones; be-
,tevo neglected - give nm fnl ofe'ilt
Sunday for the good work he al.
No man in this part of the country gets
more sY~grf out II tye bird shooting than
col W. = Mckee. president or the St-it@e
Rod and Gun Club ls eyesisnt has pstn
troubling him lately. bat II there r. any
I've bird shooting in sight he can De de-
pended upon IN bs on hard. What = more,
he ksils ths birds Denham, OF Tacoma.
has got the ''smotheriug'' system in i've
bird shooting down - science During
he last events SATURDAY he dill not allow
~ bird - steal 81 him once in the air the
bird wnut down Young, ~ Tacoma. IS
one 80 Qy.r best live bivi shots He centers
ia birds - = shown by his sore 81 fifteen
straight with the first barrel.
Speaking ~ Seattle shots as a wht>1e they
3id not come III % expectations. Sfpo-
kan,, rather wip-~f the floor with them.
Ellis did some excellent general shooting.
b,lI sd fsot land ans of the big eveuls I
30 not SEE as thsrs "a any chance 10 offer
EXCUSES. ]. books - ne ~ n Ware ard
Mrtlrtza1l. - Spokane. on the first and
ssstaTfa ttfS and w .ttldYnsSN ~ SPOKANE.
on tfr third Simply shot too last Stevens
40 Some fire work Thursday. but at that
ne Nas uneven.
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THE trustees ~ The Seattle Atheists Club
/ have fully decided 10 make *sls bill
}atul rail- inc 1est m the coast north OF
san t>sfsse>sNo. Win this intention In view
they NH pttrc tlASe three - the latest and
rooSt improved bllAUd tables. ana 1870 az
tne finest pool taoeS. View equipments FOR
fhe tahies y Il hc purchased ana only the
v,rv s4est W5I - accepted
Ia takng this STEP. which IS not an
ordinary o0e by any means. the trustees
telisvc tl1at th,. members If the club viii
-. fat~sogls enough - make the billiard hail
= v{9<e - llfe and social en bcy fnen;. For
+oHs f.-yr here has t-ecD ugucn talk a}trut
},ru~ raal,-s ys2or halSs. etc These c<.rn-
;,-ssu's hara aiwavs been Accompanied ~
tn.s ,'x alarSat'ou that 4 the tal,l.r werv n
fine condition sheT wcrlt receive liberal
vairsEssxa -Et@ outcome of .l{e action az
he 5r+stss-s WI p" watches Mn interest
Y v y
TT1tfIs SaaftlA Ath1~t}o club A5f&afi nav
i ers are carry tue el.r~s around or Their
shoulders s,nee the news was given out
thsr ntw tAbsrs wage - - Is.rs-asss.si
THeF haVe tb,sr - cu fse @,s3sss 4 the
k".~+ts S. taa Gee Hho i~.oas 80 tbs