The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-13

says that he vas scrced 20 gsve up she
ci9b because tss members would n0- pay
tsesr dues. Barnes exrerssEcs n this Ene
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TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that President Freed
.aan. % the New York baseball team, s4S
signed Adrian g. Arson for manager. Is
the sensation Of The saos2- IN the baseball
world Fer years Ansos's name has been
a hoasehald word al over shs United
States. and whsa the Chicago baseball
teams president caxf him aside this spring
10 little indignation wax expressed In 4
strict sense OF the word < Szs DO one
business. bet ~ the same time tire pubic
took the View that Arson services In the
past nerttsd more consideration than they
received when his ten-year eontrac; erd-
ed. Anson refused beneis from the pe-o-
pie O. Chicago. and SO far this season ass
not attended a game On the chicago
grounds. Less than n week ago the New
York newSps p@rs were talking about tAs
disappearance OF Arson from the baseball
horizon. In this connection George Deck
or. OF the S.. Louis team, who played I'M
der Arson for about five years. said:
friend q mins who saw AnSo- on the
street in Chicago last ws~k tells me that
he Is a changed man that the Arson OF
baseball, the Arson who was pointed out
20 him with pride for tae way II whscn
Arson having \ fen-year contract, ne
would have been turned down long ago.
II he catches on in the big league again
as manager he WITH not last more than
one season. His style OF playing is that
Of twenty years ago. and would never %
successful today or in the SEASONS TO come.
He was a fine man 20 work for. and MS
one great fault was his kindness TO play
ers. kindness that Was much abused"
Judging by remarks in the grand stand
or several occasions. when the umpire mas
called a 'agnted'' ball that went foul q
strike the rule in this matter Is not uni-
veTssliy understood. Rule a. section ),
gays "a strike Is any Intentional effort
TO hit the ball - foul ground. also in the
case OF hunted hlt.' which sends the bah
To foul ground, either directly or by bound
ing or rolling from fair ground to foul
ground, and which settles on foul ground.
This rule plainly stated means that II the
baianan in attempting To bunt. equivalent
TO a sacrifice hit. except IN rare cases.
drives the bal. outside the first and third
base lines he suffers the penalty OF hav-
ing a strike called on him Before this rule
was adopted a clever ''bunter" ike Abner
Powell could tire out a pitcher by contin-
ually tapping the bali on foul ground. II
the pitcher did not tire physically he be-
came neT.ous The same applied 10 the
taird baseman- II a hatsman "bunts'' now
he makes an attempt 10 place the BAH
on fair ground, or inside the diamond.
People VINO have not been following the
rules closely are puzzled when the umpire
calls foul tip a strike. The rule is that IL
the catcher. while playing up behind the
bat. holds foul tip it counts as a strike.
4 man who Is thoroughly posted on
baseball. and who has witnessed numerous
games in all the leading cities of the
Fast Middle West and South. has the fol-
lowing 10 say OF the new Pacific league:
Considering the games played in Seat
lie during the past week. they compare
favorahiy with those seen in the Western
league. / must say that ] was surprised
10 find such fast bali playing in the Pa
c!fic Northwest. / cannot understand why
the average attendance Is not at least Jao.'
The Portland baseball team. headed by
the redoubtable George Borchers, viii be
here this week. Commencing Wednesday
afternoon. five games viii be played. Next
week Seattle will take d trip to Spokane.
II IL has the same luck as the first team
that ever made the trip from this city 10
Spokane, 1t viii be lucky Il it wins one
game. Players say that they have great
difficulty in becoming accustomed 10 the
sky at Spokane. In baseball language, 1t
is termed u high sky. In other words,
there is no background or object by which
ny balls can be gauged.
A. l. Hotchkin. Of Seabeck, who was
the original manager of the famous Hay
makers OF Troy. y. Y, was present at
one Of the games between Seattle and Ia
coma last week. lie is tn cone who first
discovered Dan Brouthers. Brouthers was
Playing With the Hop Bitters team, and
Mr.. Hotchkin thought he had the making
OF il great first haseman and hatsman.
Bronthers was brought 10 Troy. but some
how or other he did not come up 10 the
expeciat tons Of the two men VITO were
associated with MT Hoichkip ~ directors
OF the Troy team. They thought Dan was
too slow AID awkward 10 e5er make a
great bail player. The upshot ot the mat
ter was that HotchINn had 10 let the big
first baseman 80. After this Br0uthers
went 70 Buffalo. The first time he APP
peared in Troy he caught the first ball
pitched on the end OF his bat, and Il went
far over the center fielder for a clean home
run Hotchkin Was tickled 20 death. and,
turning 10 his colleagues, said in his terse.
emphatic way; There, you. 40 You