The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02
Conyrighted, 1888.

copyrighted, lAis.
TN these days. when almost everybody
goes in for some sort OF athletic ex-
III etcise many novel games have been
III Invented by ingenious people. Their
II efforts have especially been directed
toward evolving forms of amusement
as Well as exercise that are available In
covered halls or buildings, so that they
can be- played in The winter. when most
outdoor sports arc necessarily suspended.
Basket bail Was ore OF these. and tn
door baseball :s another game that has
been very successful in covering the field
fer which IL was intended.
Indoor baseball was Invented in Chi-
cage In ISL and rapidly grew from ar
amateur pastime into one OF the most
scientific os winter sports. with regular
rules ana a rational organlzat lion that
plays 4 schedule OF match games for the
Championship
through d !folic among the members az
tie Fafragut club. " no In spirit Of fun
or Thanksgiving evening ot that year be-
Gan throwing an ordinary boxing glove
around the hall which was struck 1T
% che Of the members with a broom. II
vas Grade sort % amusement. bat there
was great fun. After the members had
enjoyed themselves for some time George
II, hancock. a well known board OF trade
nan gathered them about him and 0t-
lesded PLAN which had occurred 10 hIm
N33e ms game MAS in progress, 3aiS
Vas nothing less than the working Up Of
lae pasI.me Into Az Indoor sport which
saealG possess ail TIE scientific clements
After she feasibility Of the plan had
been discussed for SOME time Mr Han
cox suggested that these present should
assemble ~ s,sa hall the following Sa:Nr-
aay evening - which time he prom sed
% nave formulated ser or rules ard 70
aAfe On hani 4 BAH sad bAt winch would
SAT The purposes ot the game and 10 no
aaiEsge ~ tae surroundings
gae Faca we're al en hand. and Mr..
a2aceck ss Gken Sc present vita 4 hat
s.a aall b. had prepare Yer the oc''t-
s'ea IA8 lat Mas Zoo small {n Sfr1As
Sow A8'3 eisssuga - Do any aSmLA@-
az TIE bal AS iarge ard soft. TIE
selsS Of the game nf baseball ware Chang
80 % sat the acw surroundings and candl-
Nsss under xhtrh Il MAS IL ce played.
mus 81 was thar Nj Hancock ga'nci
tst title - Father ~ Indoor 8aseb al.
e weicS La IS very pr0a3, Ak wcb h~
s@S ee, Fov ;Ae spost i very l'Qp3lNT
" anc wee calculated - afford splendid
fsxf;sse OF q winter night.
4we niDes Vere rlaGe up from among
- n"aiitF= saSos}f'5e&. and Inc HTst reg
- - c"Dfes. tn RE new Si~ort took i1las'e.
asS 0ewne~s ~ TIE sasn" al1 ne }arN-
So - TIE p}2FcTs c2NsE} "a" ~,
.sS gan 20 ls.s rather uascjeat4Hc. out
sss sun fhst entered tnto TIE efToF;s "a
sac Tlgt.~T easily uepers-&teS F4g t1r
absence e sstfs The seexe - the .sT-*t
ssae Wss Sc ta 10 Tae players, hnw%xef,
800 s1tret Il $r.csee of prouSarnf,y t.sat
.seaeea the HSs.ce~ - I@asng that gave
re Say s. 1s4re professional aspect
t5Sre Ne large audience present
SseFS t-se tna Sa-1c ats p}sSeAs. a21 al
40 aT Ets..s @tts the rex Ac-sSii@sSi'ssa
@ fee l.1a..es5 rstnseT = Indoor ater
aIAles5r s'-a.ts- Tse &aelP saoa esf-,sSIe so
s@8s0t2r ffsr s-5fs Sers t5~s'sfSf n ftFt-
ess ELITES ar} Is gained growth newer
Gs2srss - rs SIS uFi StEasufs-
Many os f+a Chicago clubs ~1seA took
p th~ %aese -1s3e rips tercs2s foNt TIE
seskkhertr< -a~ex ans PLAYED inssSer Ha1
e7sofe BE- .~erss. Mo ~rrc ta1S infTN-
s3cei - t~- ~te~t and s75ost 1&eZtly De-
esrs2 - re.ut 81 laf2rxS I'd.
Iae rsrn~ seev he p.ayst ~ AIRY hAA
49, is sitc{en:}y asat ard r1,fySy ioT
&c dgaz}cat sna tee f.ei3fng. Iae ccr1i-
lsssftsea ar ea naaf = aszsaterlsl. ~ tae
sasser sole3 sA5e> wosu D. the players
Tsse ave tet ~4xe8 34ac aT a c@Esc-@S
a3 sestzf
Aeoas sas smallest ss<nS ro1sa n Nhtca
Sss sSs14 ~@a - gi@yS.. 5 aae I-i@s iseAs-