The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-25
NOTES FROM THE DIAMOND.

Pitcher Oscar France, of Tacoma, who was
with Seattle last season, has been appointed
| deputy treasurer OF summit county, Ohio
When the baseball season closes he viii return
TO his home at Akron and enter on his duties
Metz, OF Portland, and Berger, late OF Tacoma,
are also from the same town.
Nine players in the Pacific Northwest League
have batting averages to date of 300 Or better.
Seattle has Hernon, Powell and Newman; Spo-
kane Stencil, Polhemus and Turner; and Port
land George, Lytle and MotZ. Tacoma has none
at all, although Routclide is short but few
points.
Willie LANCE is probably the only professional
in the country who has been called upon to play
the position of both pitcher and catcher this
season. The Port Townsend boy has also taken
turn in the outfield.
Tommy Hernon and Lew Schoeneck are the
only two mon in the Seattle team that have
played through every game of the season.
Charlie Irwin lost part of one game by being
compelled to retire on account OF illness.
The.New Haven baseball club disbanded on
August IA, its hackers, the New Haven Amuse
ment Company, having lost about $4,000 since
1889. A considerable amount is due the players,
including Manager Burnham.
Pittsburg was said to be after Treadway, the
outtelder signed by Portland, who is reported
to have jumped his contract Treadway is one
of the hardest hitters in the business, although
not q reliable batsman.
Graf, of the Por,lands, is quite an inventive
genius. He manufactured the immense catch.
ing nit which he uses. All the catchers in this
league pronounce it the best glove they have
ever seen.
Joe KATE, who finished last season with Seat
tie, is playing center field for Kansas City. He
opened this season with Grand Rapids, of the
Northwestern League, now defunct.
San Francisco and Sacramento have snapped
fS nj ha for
the first named and Hassamer for the last named
Jake Stencil is pretty sure TO lead the league
in batting at the end of the season. Polhemus
is the only man who is anywhere near him.
Hutchinson, Tacoma's new infelder, was
given trial at second base last year by Arson.
He is originally from the Texas League
Charlie Newman has improved greatly of late
in every department except fielding. There
was no chance for improvement III that
thinner, of the Clevelands, has thus far this
season caught seventy-ive games. Clements, OF
Philadelphia, has caught seventy-four.
Joe Shea is playing his position better than
any other shoytstop in the league. He is HIT
ting the ball pretty regularly, too.
Jim Sharp, of the San Franciscos, had twenty
two chances in a recent game with san Jose,
and accepted all but one OF them.
Tacomas new man, Sunday. led the California
League in batting at the time he lett that or
ganlZatlOn. NOrk StOOG seNeuIn
For man with no more speed Huston is a
wonderful pitcher. He hes, however, excellent
control and uses fine headwork,
There was report from the East that the
National League aud American Association will
effect Il reconciliation.
Joe Ardner. late of Tacoma. is playing with
jamestown, OF the New York and Pennsylvania
League
The New Englnnd League has joined the al
ready large number of collapsed minor leagues.
Patsy Flaherty says Seattle is his "hoodoo"
town, and that he can never play good bali here.
Frank March gives promise of developing into
a clever first haseman. lie is also batting we'll
Charlie Irwin is hitting the bali with greater
regularity than any man in the Seattle team.
Powell is improving in his hitting. and lines
the ball out pretty regularly every game.
The signing OF Dick Van Zandt by Spokane
probably means Patsy Flahertys release.
Manager Berryhll, OF the Fond du Lac team,
fines his players Tor smoking cigarettes.
osborne's fielding in Portland's right field
wouldn't do credit to cigar sign.
Frank Ward crawled into popular favor st
Minneapolis before the team disbanded.
Charlie Petty never grows ratified in the box,
even NJ the most critical points.
The Louisville club has had thirty-one players
under contract this season.
Although klopf is improving, he is still rather
unreliable az short field.
Mo;z. of Portland, is fast enough for any
league IN the country.
The Kansas City club has tried sixteen pitch
ers this season.
Jake Stencil is undoubtedly the star hitter of
the league.
-. Louis is reported to have signed Frank
Ward.
Dick Phelan keeps up his fire work at second
base.
Owney Patton IS improving in his fielding
slppl Is playing strong game for Tacoma
Mannassau is picking up in his hitting.
WISDONS ROBERTINF
Ismeetiug with great success eyervxba-a ard
IS rapidly supplaAiiag every other preoArsrion
OF = ike nature.