The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-16
BASEBALL NOTES.

Indoor baseball has proven . failure in New
York city.
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts,, ID pat
ron OF baseball.
"a reliable Hiiputian" is what "shorty" Full
Ter 10 called in 81. Louis
Father Phelsn, of the Western Fdtchmdn, 10 in
favor OF sunday baseball.
Billy Earle received $3.50 advance money from
the Boston Association club.
san Jose has not defeated San Francisco in
single Sunday game at San jose this season.
Frank Ward has been compelled TO Out, ball
playing for the season on account OF Ill health.
There Is going to te a whole lot of money won
and los. the result of the Coast champion
ship series.
Only thirty spectators witnessed a recent
game at sacramento, In which the homo team
shut out San jose
Jake Stencil is In Cincinnati, telling his
friends how he came to lead the Pacific North
west League In batting.
The Boston League team is the highest salar-
led aggregation that ever played ball Their
salary list footed up 500. 900 last season.
Mrs John NJ. Ward, known 10 the theatrical
stage as Helen Dauvray, has sailed for England
with two nieces, who are to be educated abroad.
The standing of the clubs in the California
League to date Is as follows: San Jose, $3.50: San
Francisco, .5es; Sacramento. .52s; Oakland. .3i2
There is talk of a new Western Association
circuit with Denver left out The other clubs
think the jump TO the Colorado city is too great.
Patsy Flaherty is playing center field for Sac
ramentc, in place o! Goodenough, who is laid
up with broken nose The ex Spokane man
has started of at a rafting clip.
Eastern papers announce that Comiskey gave
MP his trip 10 California because he could not
get satisfactory terms. The coming OF the Port
lands killed the trip Poetic Field Sports
joe she's, who stood very low in the batting
averages of the Pacific Northwest League, IL
tied with Fred Carroll for fra. place in the
California League. with an average of .Sls
KID Baldwin made n hit In the Northwestern
Pacific League.~sporifag Times. We believe
Clarence did make base hit or two during hi,
stay with John ;. Barnes, but he did not set the
world sdre with his backstopplng
In the Wisconsin League no pcnnaut was
awarded, owing TO tho utter ignoring of the
salary limit and other unfair methods used nv
different clubs II order TO win games Mari.
nette had the biggest percentage Of victories.
Amos Rusie, the famous pitcher late Of the
New forks is said 10 have signed with tha
Chicago Association team ut salsry of s6ono
Rusie is not yet OF age and less than three wears
ago was working in an upholstering factory AZ
elso day.
Jake Stencil, who led the Pacific Northwns.
League in batting, I'm newspaper interview
had the following 10 say OF the company he was
in: "when I went on, 20 the North pscifc
League expected TO find the class picnic one.
but had 10 play ball 20 keep my end IN"
An Eastern sporting paper in recent i.sra
places head reading "work on Horse Car,
Now" over paragraph % the effect that Ropt-
ehne aud Work, OF the Tsoomss, were 20 la
street car conductors during the winter in Ia.
coma The writer had evidently never been
West, or he would have known that horse ear.
are relics OF antiquity known only To the East,
TIE Vallejo correspondent OF Parie, Fra
ports has this to say Of Willie sIsnge who is
ksylns with the Merrcws Of San Francisco:
~ Large, long, lanky, lean fellow, stood oat
Ne center pasture for the city folks and
vscN as much grace as Mrs Lanstry. He was
sppsaded when he came 10 bat. aud ran the
Isand stole bases with as much facility as
ssefey stealing from Frisco's Golfers"
VILE LANCE, the popular young catcher of
zee seatsles. has written from san Francisco 70
Trend IN this city expressing DESIRE To return
seN next season. He is keeping his hand in hy
ksssas center field for the Morrows OF san
ssnaeiseo. lie had chance 20 cstch for the
s@slands, but had o. refuse on account Of a sore
ssaa He Is booked tc catch Tor the Bohemia
s'ae IN game % De played for charlty's sake
1sea the PLAYERS in the Pacific Northwest
~ssns seem Ia Re following the example OF the
.1rs IA the big leagues who ere after hiC sails
Tie Sporting Lifr's correspondent At New
aiord' AssS., writes the following ahout
siues OF The Seattle team Tommy Heraou
"a arrived home from SeSltle. Wash wbare ~
- oeeh PLAYING for the past two seasons. He
~ Is GREAT country out there Tom :.
eokihs as Are silk, and is ont for .ba s,rs
innate" wa % 10Y