The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-25

Tomorrow the fans will have chance to again wit
professional baseball for the Northwestern League
opens here with series between Spokane and Vancouver
The local team arrived in town yesterday and after get
ting settled went out for little practice The Vancouver
buncvh is also here but it is taking things easy Old John
don't think it necessary to practice much perhaps he
still likes to sit and brood that defeat of his cherished
plan which marked the ending Of the first half
The circumstances attending the present condition of
the Spokane team somewhat peculiar at least for
team at this stage of the game AS far the playing of
each other is concerned the of the Spokane team
almost total strangers Even Manager Mcintyre has been
playing little than few games counting practice and
league games.
Spokane is up against sitter proposition than was
Seattle in the P c. L. during the early part of the
There the team played such bad ball that fans became dis
gused It is to be hoped that the progress of the Indians
Of the Inland Empire will be marked than that
of the Siwashes.
However, Manager Mcintyre is doing the best he can
and has already signed some wpayers George Ferris
who is well known to the Spokane fans signed yeser
day. He is at Wichita, Kan, but will leave immedi-
aely for Spokane He is expected to arrive here about
Friday.
Spokane is pretty we'll fixed far the outfed is
cened The that to take of that territory
hand out the goods at all stages of the game There is rby
who cuvates the center field farm. This ycatcher
certainly go when it to chasing and getting
under them He has wing and batting eye too which
are some of the things Spokane needs badly.
Martinke will hold down the left field Martinke, it will
be remembered played in Spokane in the p N. L. during
the fore part of the
Hewlett the slab artist, who ofciated as utility man
for Spokane last year still in the game and there with the
goods too.
Suess will ply between the right garden and backstop
This fixes the oueld but the neld needs patching
|up yet
Eastwood and Franklin, both of whom played with Sc
attic this year. will hold down the positions of catcher and
pitcher respectively. Cutter, is another pitcher who will
hand out the twsers on improved STYLE once he gets
down to business. =.
Swas also signed yesterday which will help some
Very likely Swain and Cutter will hold down inied jobs
tomorrow.
McCloskey chershes hope that with the coming of
next year, there will be eight club league holding full
sway in this section of the country and that there will be
no California leagues to take northern clubs away.
McCoskey has the right idea all right but will it prove
la paying proposition. The California league would
mind dropping the northern clubs very much for the
attendance at the northern cities, with the possible excep
ton of Portland when the team winnings is good
The past tow have proven that the California
cities have practically supported the whole league, and
very likely the magnates would prefer getting team
at home and thus coming of the ''mazume"
1t remains to be whether the eight league club will
play not and good deal of it depends upon the loyalty
of the fan this year.
The fight fans Of the city glad to hear that there
chance see Rufe Turner fight again AS told in the