The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-28
NOTES FROM THE DIAMOND.

Captain Comiskcy. of the ST. Louis Browns,
says he will bring two teams to the Pacific coast
this fall and winter. They will visit Spokane,
seattle, Tacoma and Portland, reaching San
Francisco about November %, which is Thanks
giving day. The probable makeup of the teams
viii be- Catehers, Jack BOYLE and Morgan MUIR
ply; pitchers, weighing and Stivetts; first base
men, Comskey and Brouthers; second basemen,
Crooks and Stricken; third basemen, Lyons and
Tebeau; shortstops, Fuller and Corcoran; left
felders, ONein and Farrell; center felders,
Hoy and Johnston; right fielders, Mccarthy and
Duffy.
The Philadelphia Athletics were recently de-
semi-professional club Pottstown secured the
only run of the game in the tenth inning. The
Athletics could get but two bits OF Rhoades,
the Pottstown pitcher.
costing that the Pacific coast and the North
west should combine for an eight-club league in
1892 should get out their biographies. The
travel on such a circuit would run into the
thousands OF miles.
There are now no less than three Fitzgeralds
in active service in baseball-one with Boston,
one with Louisville and one with Lebanon. Sin
gularly enough they are all pitchers, ana there
is no professional player OF the same name NIL
ing any other position.
Frank Ward must hold the record this season
for playing in the greatest number of leagues.
On the way to Spokane, after his release by
Pittsburg, he played two games at Oshkosh with
the oconto club, of the Wisconsin State League.
Charlie Newman does most OF his hitting on
trips as he does at home he would come very
near leading the league.
First baseman Breckenridge, of Oshkosh, was
the first man TO put the ball over the fence at
Oshkosh. This is the man who played with
Portland last year.
When Frank Ward played his first game with
Pittsburg, Rusie, the New York pitcher, struck
him out four times. He doesn't bat that way in
this league.
In the seven games he has played with Spokane
Frank Ward has filed four different positions
first base, second base, short stop and right
field.
Owney Patton is putting up very lively game
at Tacomas short field. He blocks many a
grounder that is cut out for a clean hit
The Denny school nine beat the South school
nine yesterday afternoon at the Lenora street
grounds by score OF is 10 IL.
"Kid" Baldwin has rejoined the Spokanes
after visit TO his home in Illinois on account
of the death OF a child.
Dick Phelan has taken to wearing glove in
fielding. He says the weather Is getting too
cold to go bare-handed.
Osborn. e heavy hitting outhelder late with
the Portlands, has signed with Oakland, Cal.
kid" Peoples is playing a fine game for San
Francisco, both in the field and at the bat.
Boston is pushing Chicago hard for the lead In
the race for the National League pennant
Frank Wards play was well liked at Pitts
burg, but he didn't take care of himself.
Jack Darrah plays a much better game at
second than he did at short stop.
Newmans fielding has been universally bril-
liant throughout the season.
Abuer Powell has played eighteen games in
left field without an error.
Willie LANCE promises to develop into slug.
ger of the first rank
McNabb is decided acquisition to Portland's
pitching staff
Nike Cody is doing some fine throwing to
bases.
The baseball season will be over in another
week.
Motz is getting a great many long distance
hits.
Billy George is pushing to the front in batting.
Sunday is a fine throMer from the outfield.