The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

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In .g1p will without doubt" said c.
- Yardeii Of me show commit
rsS,er,say afternoon, reach total
- wien Il r. considered sha. me first
- ~ This club IN the holding Of ar.
-, sf0y Induced something Jess than
- sssrsss. i is apparent what an iueen-
g. Ear the breeding u thoroughbred AMI
- a properly conducted and honestly
e..axsd dog sho@ r. Hate me, hate my
=. Z equally true In It's converse sense.
= !, requires no little degree of tact and
ss.reuf Or. TIE par, OF the management
z .ziu the pab.lc'e confidence.
psfss club has never permitted any but
=. mos competent Judges Of national rep
~x,son to ofrscIafe in ils ring. arsasng The
So being Messrs. Roper, Mortimer and
srns As q consequence exhibitors have
ss-red ~ reEpecs shese awards ar being
$40 entirely on their merits regardless
Ssxuerxhlp and surroundings"
exs entry % foreign dogs will this year
.snse all previous patronage from this
srrre Megsre. stewart and Payne wiil
ss~eh twenty FIVE dogs from California
skaraas Howe, aa Oregon handler ali be
sresent with Big string Of Porfiand's
sssst, ard British Columbia. partly in rse-
| srriIog Of the courtesy paid her ia the
esc;Bor II q fellow-countTyrnan as judge.
= fairly Guido herre.f III the number 81
1rf-sss made. Entries close promptly or
nfgsaay next, and To avoid the sgsh and
aesfusion attendant upon the last days Of
sss eatry limit. intending exhibitors should
0nt their entry blanks ana place .iseTn
3 Tie hands cs the secretary Immediately.
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THE probability Of & professional base
ball league tn the Pacific Sorthwez,
IL summer In growing less every day
rsay OF those who would like 10 see the
nns flourish here are inclined 20 the be-
aA thai 1t would bt a losing investment
hr the promoters. Tnosa who take a more
tepeful view ~ tire situation do not appear
o Be over anxious 10 pat up money To-
leIp matters along.
u q large percentage Of the people In
as city who like Ia re. baseball could at
send the games regularly. il would be
r&aDle 10 maintain a team. provided the
saisry list was moderate. AZ matter ~
sse., however. many of those who would
IKE 10 see The games are unable u leave
busines=. except once in a while. then there
the uncertain weather 10 be figured on
during the early part of the seasou. and
hat class OF people who talk loud but call
~ tbs newspapers 10 mad out who won
today.
Attorney Frank r. TngerSoll, who has
always taken great interest Ia the national
ssnss. gives II az his candid opinion that
iae time 10 no. ripe for professional base
bail In this part of TIRE country He IL Of
he opinion that as TIE city Increases In
population and there Is more Interest In
amateur games the situation sill grada-
hly work around 20 an opening for pro-
sessonal baseball.
When | was In the East several years
ago | had a talk WIKI TIN Nurnaa tia
Asehail authority OF the Bostcr Gsot,s In
snfumentlng on the failure Of our leagues
se said that IL would he well 20 give the
amateurs "A chance la this way good local
ssayers would Be developed and bs fore .0ng
laere would be general interest in the
game. He said Il woE.d have hseu q sur
Prise IL league of hlgh-saiaried players.
sach as Ee had In the days " Billy Issnge.
Billy Earle, Clark Griffith, Jake stencil
and other now famous playera had been
a continued success. He said t,A4t IL must
Ae remembered that the country was nsw.
and lid not haxe the population to draw
tn thas is found in the East;
Win professional baseball on the shelf
Tor a year or so. there will be ar increase
IN the number of amateur or semi pfofes-
GoBs contests. Snohontasl. Everett. Port
Townsend. Whatccm and other towns wi.i
hsve their cubs and viii pay games sci IA
the teams in Seattle and Tacoma The
public school league VIII soen lee in opera
ton. and on every vacant lot the sglafi
boys viii be playing AID now and then
fghtiag
the rules for 1850 are not radically aif-
brent from those ~ isss krachs Official
Gu.de t. ollt ard gives tee latest features
N italics - there wiii uot he much trout
bic for these who are well posted Ia keep
abreast of the sgries. The catcher 81 com
pslied 10 keen within hl= lines whenever
the pitcher delivers the baf A. he lines
are seldom marked. this rule viii give am
Tres trouble In connection win decisions
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team shall conform in co0r. Vader the
rev rule a player who appears In an OF
c9iored uniform Viii rot lfe permitted 90
AXE par; In the game. This rs!e viii he
; dead letter here. because team that
has nine uniforms in good condition Is hi
grea' luck
Benches for players must be covered and
elosed at the back and ends The Idea az
thts II 10 stop spectators talking Ia play
ers Even the president 81 team cannot
sis with the players. The manager "a an
exception. The aia rale regarding u balk
has been amended "a read rs foil0was "A
bslk shah be the throwing of a ball BY
sha pitcher - any base 10 catch the ha~e
runner without first stepping directly to-
ward said haS. Immediately before throw
shg the ball" Another amendment ~ this
rule reads as follows. "A haik shall be II
re pitcher delivers the ball To the bat
shea the catcher is standing outside the
ines Of ihe eatcher's position
The batsman beceme~ a hase runner INT
nediately after a talk s. called. and Is en-
Tilted - his hase Nell as tHe player
vao occupied a base If the catcher IN
tsffefe@ with n hassnan. preventing him
nom striking me bail. the hAtSman - sf-
Tilted 80 his base Ta,s year tine roarher
Is prohibited from using words or signs
70 iRc'te spectators 80 demonstrate toa9. THIS
rale hts Louis pea. ssr ties thlrd basf-
nan ~ last year. rs he WAS n the hattie
at marshalinE hts forces near third base
II close games.
IINH scores az tho seattle bowling Cfeh
u alleys the past week were as follows
sssfe - SaalS IS Crane as Huston 81.
Hsrt0la - Fisk sa ffthasrf o. naugsts
:. Kelsey I'd, snsley Is. j i. Wilson 81
frhE salts annual ee.Neniloa oE ne
\ara Iacifsc " htSs Association ~ Ii
be held h, olympia. April s. Z and ; There
s.ll Be- siN general contests. an tell ews
hcsc aapeeiies trophy ami championship