The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09

r0E2tosT remarks about 4 nsayer bu.
venture the remark that not one out Of 4
hundred that do such things could nick
UP the easiest grounder to short and retire
his man al nrxf in the presence OF
crowd.
! admire the managers OF the Seattle
baseball team for the Independence they
have shown In organizing their team and
going ahead with all preliminary arrange
mefiss They have not asked any hep
from the people Of Seattle They have
put their own money into the venture and
promised TO give good baseball They de-
serve the patronage OF the public 30 long
as they shcw an homes, effort to stand
by what they have promised. Recently
the Post-Inteiiigencer published q list or
the players that have been selected Tor
The Seattle team. At this time I do not
feel that IL is proper TO make any pre-
aicsions as 70 what the individual pIayers
WIZ do. i know, however that Manager
Dugdale and Proprietor Murphy have
used their best Judgment in selecting a
team that viii be credit 10 the CITY.
Their Judgment lis to be relied on until ii
IL shown that they have made mistake,
They VIII be on the lookout for such an
outcome ard viii undoubtedly do their
best to remedy it.
4ursng the past month have made II
baseball. They are OF the opinion thar
the new league will have q hard time to
live the season out. but at the same time
they say that they are in hearty accord
with the promoters Of the league and will
do what they can to help 1t along. 1t is
very plain talk to say that old baseball
men are afraid the league win not be q
success. but IL Is better to tel the facts
as they come out. Every one hopes that
success viii crown the efforts OF Billy
Work. George Borchers and Thomas
Murphy In giving the people of the Pacific
Northwest professional baseball
Dne trouble with the people OF Seattle 10
that they judge every team by the stand
ard set by the Old Pacific Northwest
League when 1t Included such players az
Billy LANCE and GfifYfth, now OF the Chi
cago team. 1t must be remembered that
in those days Tacoma, Seattle, Portland
and Spokane were trying TO Guido each
other without regard TO the amount OF
money spent. 1t was a hot league. as fast
. league az ever existed outside the
National Association. but the salaries
paid we're SO high that the crash came
The new league Is planned on the theory
OF good baseball at moderate salaries.
Salaries have decreased since the old days
and good men can he secured at reason
able figures. Good aud fast bal may be
expected. hut do not run away with the
idea that the league is 10 be repeated.
The Moth-Lewis wrestling match, which
is billed 10 take place In Germania hall
May ig In the subject of animated dis
cussion In sporting circles here. The
match Is for 500 side the stakes being
put up by the contestants some time ago.
Both men have been training hard and are
already IN fine fettle. This match Is GER
tainiy the genuine article, and judging
from the regulations of both men, and the
hard preparatory work they are doing, II
promises TO be the greatest exhibition OF
strength. science and endurance ever wit
messed In Seattle.
Alfred s. Goldsmith has organized a
track team among the legitimate members
of the Seattle Athletic Club. and he says
that while Il may not be the fastest on the
Coast, IL will certainly be purely amateur.
A meeting of all members OF the .. a. c.