The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-06
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spokane viii now go home ana nn..4
rofuAnd. who has been playing In Taco
ma curing the past week SPOKANE ha.
not played league game on ito oxr
erounds. and a. the city Ii reprexn.s a.
baseball hungry. the patronage ouxh, 70
De better than II has been in this Ga
- strange. indeed. that the Seattle
team, In view OF the fine bali n ha. bees
Playing, has rot received greater ene,,,r-
asement from the general public YES.
tefoay afternoon the cars thar went aa,s
to Madison park were literally hoaded
Gown 10 the rails. yet only ak or seven
hundred people entered the baseball park.
49,. 800 low wei entrenched in frst
place. having won eleven and lost three
games. Her nearest rival Ia Portland
with eight victories and five defeats 20
her credit. Out Of the six games TO be
played this week Seattle ought 10 win
three at least. and there In no reason 20
sn'nk FortAnd VIII do better on the Spo-
kane grounds The Spokane team wsi be
strengthened this week when REYNOLDS
resumes his work at short and Conners a
hard-hitting Spokane man, goes into right
neid- There IL q good deal Of luck in
baseball. and Spokane has not had her
saare OF II since the season opened. There
- one thing. however, that I feel f,,asf-
ned in saying: Spokane does not play az
good team az Seattle. There 10 room
Tor Improvement in this direction.
When City Comptroller Parry was re-
Gently In tho South and East he had an
opportunity to see some good ball playing
ana also TO renew acquaintance with
some Of tbs men who were famous here
In the days OF tho Old Pacific Northwest
league. and who have become stin more
famous In late years. Billy Lange, the
Chicago center fielder, was still at his
Old game OF spelling home runs. Mr..
Parry says that not only does he make
his sensational running catches In one
game. but he keeps IL UP day after day.
LANCE II considered 10 be the most vaiu-
able ball player In the National league to-
day. There IL not another center fielder
that can cover the ground he does, run
the bases tho way he can. or excel him at
the bat. He 10 q great fayorite IN Chi
cago and. In fact. all around the big cir
cult. Charlie Irwin. who was the idol
OF the bieachers when he played third
base for Seattle, Is holding down the third
bog for Cincvinnatf, the present leader IN
the National league race. During the first
part OF the season he batted 4 tribe below
the average of the other players, but as
the season advances he always moves up
several pegs. Mr.. Parry gave a regular
Seattle war whoop during the game. and
although there was a big crowd present
Irwin turned around an X lift with a brick
He recalled old tEes with that yell.
Mr.. Parry says that Abner Powell. who
captained and managed the Seattle team
In Its days OF get there or break the
bank" Is playing better ball than ever.
He il a rich man and has large interests
In New Orleans. He was playing left
field for New Orleans when Mr.. Parry
saw him. Glenalvin Is playing second
base for Columbus. in the Western league.
He Is batting like a fiend this year. In
six games with Minneapolis he had an av-
~ an ~
pitcher. who 10 now with Chicago, still
lacks confidence. When he gets into a
game and II hit little hA nerve goes
back on him. Griffith. the old Tacoma
pitcher. II the only reliable man on Chi
cago's pitching stan. Chicago will never
win the pennant with the kind OF team
she has at present. After the mean way
Ansou was treated. there are many base
ball cranks who are only too glad to see
the Chicago team fab down. 1t il a pecu-
Far coincidence that Arson should be cast
aside and his place filled by Burns, who
was the most erratic third baseman Chi
cago ever had. 1t was an even bet in the
old Chicago Boston games that Burns
would throw the ball into the bleachers In
a tight pinch. "At last We are rid OF
Mannassau," says the Columbus CORE
spondent Of the ST. Louis Sporting News
Columbus Ia In luck. Mannassau was
not fast enough TO hold his place In CEN
ter with the Tacoma team in the old
leauge.
James J. Corbett L. credited with knock
ing out an OK with one blow from his fist.
According to this F'itzs!mmons ought to
kin an OK. The history OF the Carson City
fight did not indicate that Mr.. Corbett pos
sessed such wonderful hitting powers. Per-
haps II Fitzsimmons were tied up with
ropes Corbett could knock him out.
The Washington state tennis champion
ship contest IL scheduled TO take place IN
Seattle under the auspices of the Seattle
Tennis Club. June Is. 1t IL probable, how
ever, that It will be postponed until July.
Those who are interested in tennis will be-
sorry 10 hear that J. r. F'oulkes. champion
of the Pacific Northwest and international
handicap champion, WEI not be able 10 de-
fend his honors this year. He has been Sc
rioslsiy H. the result. largely. OF injuries
received on the football field. The re-
moval Of Mr. Foulkes from tho candidates
for honors at the state tournament In this
city and the Pacific Northwest tournament
In Tacoma Will be hard blow n the game.
He has been one Of the great factors in
maintaining interest and increasing the
standard OF play year after year. II was
Mr. Foulkes' intention TO make visit 10
California this season and play against the
men who are supposed TO be the best on
the Coast. His record against these play
ers would have been OF great assistance 81