The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-03-24
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BASEBALL
With All Things Told Seattle
Should Win Pennant

That seattle i 20 hass an excellent
BASEBALL team nsxt rear Il nos a mat.
ter OF fart. MsasE~F nugafis IL The
busiest nan In tSWn Al presrnt. sud n
bis txsm doez DOT uln The psnnsnt this
year is will not ~ h0eausn he has not
done all that be can for the sport. At
prrsrnt the team line up appears to -
WANING ons notwithstanding ths fact
that several u TIC piaysrx hare lumpsa
iheig confraets
The latest virtary 81 ,he team IL over
Gus klopf. whp tried 20 secure bis ~.
tease frum ths Seattle aggregation ia
order that he mtxbt play wlth the NTH.
neap9lis club nest seNg. klopf appsa led
bis case 20 the National ArbftFntl8
Beard and lost. kiopf sill naw PLAY
wifh Seattle for ira nsrf semaoa and
Dugdais has hla signature to that II
feet Thsr. q no dsarth - players this
year. and out ~ the big hnnrh Seattle
uill have fair share % The psnnant
wiaasfs-
ne SALARY ossstisa
The salary question wtIi Etvs shs
team mansgsrs : little tfoubls during
the coming season. but tails difarulty, Il
10 believed. viii be sufnoanted. Al
present the sAiary limit for each t~am
j. $500 q month. Equally balanced
teans Ia the matter OF salaries f. the
life % base hah. IL Is = wsii kaswn
faft that whrD the teams begin 60 par
e1erhitAnt prices 10 q few stars Il soon
causes diascnsidn, or breaks q. the
whole league. Jealousiea are created
and poor playing aiways results from
mat u has always been the advice ~
Old players that Il Il not this stars
who via the games but the good all
round team work Players say that no
matter hoW good the individual msn
are u the team work IL not there the
game wiu not - coed @uniess the
boys ct IN and pnt their shoulders 10
ne pillow all together they are sure Of
dsfeat" said an old fan.
FiftreH Players
Manager Duxdals has about fifteen
players who will report for duty wlth
this Seattle club next month. All arc
excellent men. bat there will only be
survival Of the httsst. Those who show
~ well will b. given positions. The
rest VIII rest The loss Of Hickey from
the ranks ~ the Seattle team vas a
great surprise 20 the fans. lie vas a
young follow With a great proapee tive
career before him and seattle people
waited 20 see the boy pitching In trim,
but he jumped out and left seattle min.
rs one good mAa. However, DuKdAIa
says ihefe are other pitchers. and be Il
IN position 70 ksow. Seattle atiil has
lease Stovsi and his brother. who are
both excellent twlriers. Little Ira liar.
mon Il also here and In better form
than ever. During the early part of
last year this little fellow often lost
his head and grew Rild. lis improve.
ment during the season was marked.
however and ~ the last he was among
the best Donneily. another pitcher, II
a new man here. but Dugdais prom.
iscs great things for him In addition
10 these men, another pitcher will BE-
secured. Behind the hat Seattle will not
b. exceiIed By any team 10 the league.
Mat Stanley. formerly 81 the fast san
francisco aggregation, VIII gather In
the Blenders. lie comes here with an
excellent reputation and Is believed 70
be fully able TO live up TO H.
Charley Schwartz
Probably the greatest addition TO tbs
team this year will be that Of Charles
Schwartz who Is 70 play second base
and captain the team. lie comes from
the California league with q fna record.
He Is a young man with all the qual.
tiles Of leader aud IA believed to ba
the right man In the right place. "Old
Warhnrne Bll'' Hurley viii cover the
initial bag aud hla work needs little
comment He played In that position
last year and covered himself with
glory. Rabbit. new man from the
California league. will he on short. and
klopf Will cover third. The outneId
IL yet TO be selected from the heavy hit
tara