The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-14
BASEBALL NOTES.


ike business.
Quincy team.
Patton, of the Portland club was once known
at the East as the Irish Orator"
Hanley may be in the Pacific Northwest
League next year II Finn does not re-engage
him.
Flaherty, late of the Pacific Northwest League,
is catching exhibition games for the sacramento
club.
"Kid" Camps work in the San se-Portland
championship games has been exceptionally
good If reports be true
The story published about the asphy xiation of
McIIale aud Tom Parrot at san Jose was started
as joke by member of the team.
Bierbauer, the great second basemsn, ex-
presses himself believing that . 12club
league would be a benefit to baseball.
Manager Barnes, of Spokane, has returned to
the north. He is opposed TO the consolidation,
as Spokane would be forced out by the new
rangement.
McPhee has signed with Cincinnati for 80 At
one time President W. E. Rockwell of the Pa
cfc Northwest League and McPhes were very
intimate friends.
Harris does not have much to say these days
about baseball He is quietly working out his
plans for next year. 1t is said that he has al
ready signed pitcher.
1t is said that Work, the ex- Sacramento player.
who is now playing with the Portlands, may be
chosen by W. b. Bushnell to manage the Ia
coma team next season.
Charles thinner, the Cleveland catcher, has
invented and patented an indoor game of base
ball that ooght 20 make him a foEtune.-C7epe-
land World But will it?
The Los Angeles crauKs do not look upon the
northern consolidation scheme with favor.
The utilization would leave the southern city
out in the coid.-Pdeifc Fled Sports.
Ahner Powell has some stars his list and
is only waiting for the salary limit to be fixed
before getting their names TO Seattle contracts
Pitcher Blauvelt is now the "king pin" among
the California twirlers-SpOrtiHg Life. On the
Pacific coast Harper, or san Jose, is considered a
very efficient twirler, and Camp is as good as
any of them.
Gleuaivin has done some remarkably brilliant
fielding In the Coast championship games, and
had the other members of the infeld to his
right followed his example san Jose would not
have been in the lead.
Frank Ward, the second baseman who jumped
from the Spokane club to Sacramento last
son and was ordered pack by President Young,
has been all over the country, aud finally gone
back to Sacramento, only to be dismissed for
"rowdyish conduct
California schedule makers state that the
Pacific Northwest League could be run on
cheaper basis il the consolidation with Cali
fornia is effected. The increased travelling ex-
penses would be offset by the larger attendance
In the California cities.
Manager Powers, of the New York club, is
really Il model manager II Is so common for
managers 70 be positive about winning the pen
nant that it IS truly refreshing TO hear of one
who realizes the rocky path before him.
"Jiggs" PARROT made his appearance in sat
urdAys game between Portland ana sam Jose,
and contributed his share towards the defeat OF
the Pacific Northwest champions As "Jisgs'
is remembered in Seattle ne never made mis-
takes but perhaps the climate OF California
does not agree with him.
The Washington club has not signed "Billy'
Earle and he is open to negotiations. Earle
has cause 10 complain OF bad treatment by both
Boston aud Washington clubs sporting Lgs.
If Earle's terms we've in the Pacific Northwest
class he would hil ious -ielt want IN Seattle.
Chicago's League club has accented the terms
OF "JiggS' PARROT the noted third hasenan OF
The Pacific Northwest league Sporting Lifc.
The Chicago people viii now have the oPpor-
;uultv Of seeing ss1Irgs'' make three haggers out
az wild pitches aud strike out on balls " nich
cut the plate
Won Der Abe the -. Louis American Associs-
ton muguate. Is evidently afraid that the league
powers have some deep laid scheme behind their
oren declaration of n desire Tor peace and con
sotlaation Of the two big leagues, because no
states that he VIII hAye nothing 20 DO with
those who have bcen his enemies IN ZINE past.
/, may be thst der boss manager Is bind to
his own interests in the present case.