The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-05

men 70 not sign any or the Federal
players.
IT won't be ex.Fets the minors
will get" says Seaton. "but the
National leaguers that tho old out.
laws will dispiace." We had some
mighty fine ball players In that
league. but nobody would give us
credit for them. Few people. out.
side OF thos. who saw the games.
realize what good men we had. IL
Is thought that only crack men tho
Feds had were the ones who Jump.
ed the o. n. team and one or two
OF the wcil-known men like Benny
kauff who was developed by the
outlaw circuit"
The minor leagues won't get the
Fed men because the majors won't
let them come back TO the clubs
they jumped FROM" says sca,on.
The National league was very
weak last year or else a club like
the Phillies had couldn't have won
the pennant." he added. We had
better club in 1914 than the last
year Phillies' bunch and yet We
couldn't win n pennant"
Seaton broke into professional
baseball with the Portland North.
western league team In 1909. lie
Joined the Phillies after but a brief
stay In the Northwest Two years
the apportioument. Brooklyn got
him. Later he was transferred TO
Newark when the indianapolis club
was transferred to the New Jersey
city.
Seaton Ia visiting friends In Sc
atle and Tacoma and will leave
next week for tho East 10 find out
who he will play with next year He
was good pitcher with the Phil.
lies and was one OF the best in the
Federal league. When he jumped
from Philadelphia to tho Feds he
more than doubled bis salary. The
Feds offered him $4,000 year
The best he could get from the
Phillies was $1,000.
Broadway's chances In the high
basketball race track took n drop
when the announcement was made
that Louie La Frey. crack forward,
won't be able ~ play against LIN
coin In the opening game Friday.
Louie plays for the high school
team and his brother. George,
played with the alumni when the
two teams clashed last week.
Louie mixed with one OF the alumni
and fell back To the floor. He
strained his back and tore
the tendons OF his arm. He
will be out OF the game for at least
two weeks.
The following from tho pen OF
J. p. McAlvoy. OF the staff OF the
Chicago Tribune. In friends
tribute 20 Tom Shevlln, the Yale
football hero. who died last week:
No odds could tame your fiery soul
Nor block your path in college strife,
And later thus from Eoai 10 Ecai
You fought tho sierner game Of ifsl
And rniidns.s tempered bulldog strength,
And pity for tho vanaui-hrd foe
MaGnanimous, 10 any length
For friends In need you rushed to TO.
But mortal strength may not withstand
Nor psriey with tho Final Call,
Nor cheat tho Heep~r's srisiy hand.
That sur~st taekier Of them all.
And all your friends, whose name. % roll
Would not include could not tell.
WIN sigh today God rest his soul,
hope ! piay tho game rs we'll"
I'D Pinkman at last has found n
man who can hit him and get away
with II. I'D was trying 10 learn
the game that Gully. Wilson, Eddie
Carpenter and the \ OF the Met
ropoiians are exponents OF at the
Arena out on Humphreys post
office site Mt Sixth ave s. and AZ.
lantic ri. the other day, lie was
fighting for the puck with an oppo.
nent when he thpped. His oppo-
nent made a Wild sweep for the
rubber disc and connected with
Eds Uranium instead. Ed got up
and left tho ice In a groggier con
dItion than he ever left the ring.
Boxing is tame beside that
game" he said.