The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-27
"TALrEE THORNTON. former pitch
" er o. the Seattle Athletic Cub
w baseball team, vito hAs been play

" er az tie Seattle Athletic Club
w fasesAJf team WHO has been play
ing with the Chicago club In the
National League for several seasons. pAss-
"a through Seattle Saturday afternoon on
his way 10 Snohcrzsisn- He was accom-
panied by mis- wife. Thornton called on his
old friend, Frank q. InEsrsoli. an5 ia con-
versafassr suflratsd that be n1fEa. give UP
basefaii for the study Of iag.
9nosornisf was the home of Thornton
h4Sors he became known In the amateur
ard professional baseball world As the
pitcher Of the club representing the town.
h< wiped up the earth with the sesni-pro-
fesssonaI teams 81 Seattle. and, In fact.
anything that came along. His clever
work attracted attention. and be sa5se-
oueftiy bes-an1e the pitcher ~ the .. 4.
C. team He wor farther laa-els BY wifi
mag several games for tins star aggrega-
ton that represented Stanford uaivers-
Hy Jack ssiseehan, OF san Francisco, who.
In ms estimation wAs oEa~ OF the greatsst
baseball players Of the amateur ranks
ever produced Ia this country; Campbell.
now resident OF Ssattle, and Calhoun.
now a prominent attorney of San Fran
cisco, were members Of the Stanford team
II was through his great work in Seattle
that Thornton came 10 sle front. and
eventually was agrsd by Capt. AnsoE.
OF Chicago II ts q matter Of history how
the Chicago clubs officials threw
down Arson. Thornton Is having tfoa-
BILE with President Hart. az tie Chicago
tsasp. and in AL probability Will not play
this season. He Is on the Chicago reserve
list, 10 II will be impossible for him 10
sign with Any other club which rs n party
To the national agreement. IT IL lmpro0-
able that Chicago VIII give him his
lease because II holds the trump card,
and will not care 10 reIinqussh IL
Thornton believes that President Hart
has treated him unfairly especially In
The matter OF salary and under the pres
ent conditions viii not sign a contract.
The team mas already gone South TO COM
u1ence practice. while Thornton quietly
packed his trunk and came to the Pa
cifsc Northwest He likes this part OF the
country better than any other section in
which ne has lived. and would like TO
make II his home.
/ understand that he has had an offer
10 coach the stanford university baseball
team this spring. but will probably not ac-
cspf. Although his health IL fairly good.
he needs rest His physician advised
Lin 10 put In two or three months fishing
and hunting II may happen that before
he settles down 10 business President Hart
Will desire his services. II Harris new
pitchers come up 10 expectation he viii
not hc anxious to get Thornton back. but
II the big league latters explode them ear
" In thu season II Will be different mat
tar.
or course. there are two sides 10 a
Etory. and the president OF the Chicago
team may think he is right in cutting
Thornson's salary. He may believe that
Thornton is ungratefni In refusing to
abide by the imposed conditions On the
other hand. II must be remembered that
Thornton has always done the aes, he
could for the club. playing many games
when his health was poor. lie has had
hard luck In tais respect. II conscientious
work deserves consideration at the hands
Of the president Of \ club. Thornton has
certainly won that consideration.
Thornton brings the meas that Bill
Lang~. the famous center fielder o. the
old Seattle team. VIII play center again
for Chicacd. He looks upon LANCE az the
greatest player In the business. but al the
same time. realizes that there may be
other piayera who are more valuable TO a
club LANCE Is . large man. aud receives
injuries more frequently than others. This
hurts the playing strength Of the team
A VERY interesting indoor field and
IA track meet, consisting OF I'VE events.
Athletic Club Saturday morning which
was open to the Junior class only. The
hAndieagas wire close. aa1 some lively
work was INDUCED In by me yeungsteYs
w. Cameron carried OF the rrst prize
with 3 total ~ IA points. Peek smith sec
ord prize. ii points, and e. Smith third
plaes, wita 10 points. TWO prizes were
awarded. a watch ama pssknife for first
and second places f'eck Smith although
only winning seeSnd place on points was
star contestant. Winning first, a SEX
ond ana fhrve third places file was the
only contestant who won q place In every
event - the following summary will show: