The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-10
NOTES FROM THE DIAMOND.

A. G.. Spalding, the famous baseball man of
Chicago, is at the head of stock company
which has purchased 2.1o0 acres of land at Hud-
sous Hot Springs, New Mexico, and will open a
sanitarium for baseball players and other ath
letcs. A mile track will be constructed base
ball fields laid out and grounds arranged fer
every kind of outdoor sports A large gymna-
stun will be built, and everything conducive to
physical development will be provided. The
resort will be open the year round.
The Louisville team only won two out of
twenty-five games its recent Eastern trip.
This is a remarkable record, but 1t has been
beaten by the Lousviles themselves. In 1ss6,
when the season was more than wo-thirds over,
the Louisvilles were in second place. They
went East on the last trip and lest twenty-one
successive games, every one that played.
But they had already won SO many that they
finished in fourth place.
AG. A. r. post in indianapolis has denounced
ball playing on Decoration day as San insult to
patriotism and the soldiers" And the war has
been over twenty-six years and games have been
played without protest on this day for at least
ten years
Dan Harrington, a Somerville, Mass, ball
player, collided with another player in an
amateur game recently He was dazed, but WAC
able TO walk home. Next morning he was found
dead in bed with fractured skull.
Gus Klopf pitched for the Minneapolis team
several years ago. At that time his only value
was in his pitching, and be couldn't bat little
bit. Now he has developed into reliable batter
and a splendid all-round player.
Captain Joe Gerhardt is to give a medal to the
Albany player who does the best all-round field
work and shows the least evidence of an inclina-
ton to play for a record This is the sort of work
that wins games.
sonmers, of Oakland, has shown himself to
be winning pitcher, and If his team would
help him out by hitting the ball hard, the
Colonies would win games oftener.--Paeifc Field
Sports.
Jack Darrsh seems able to play any infeld
position up to the mark. During "Jiggs' Par
rot's illness he is covering third base in good
shape.
Manager Harris, of San Francisco is being
harshly criticised for his treatment of Hasa
mer at the time of the death of the latter's wife
Tom Brown, the California boy with the Bos
ton Association team, il sure TO beat all base
running and run getting records this season.
Dan Brouthers and Hardie Richardson, of the
Boston Reds, have been playing in the same
teams continuously for eleven seasons.
There seems to be no truth in the rumored
compromise between the National League and
the American Association.
Alonzo A. stagg, the famous ex- Yale pitcher,
has been made physical director in the new
Chicago university
Stencil and Polhemus are the only players in
the league that have made 100 hits up to date.
There seems no let up to Stencils smuggling.
He generally gets in two or three hits game
Portland's new pitcher, Bompus Jones, was
the star of the Illinois-Io League.
0utfelder Berger has been released by Ia
coma aud signed By Portland.
The Boston leaguers are the heaviest salaried
team that ever played ball.
Tommy Hernon is doing the best batting for
the Seattle team.
Ira Phillips fielding at short field for Oakland
10 unreliable.
Manager Msskrey is back in the Tacoma out
field again.
Jim Mcdonald may play second base for Sac
ramento.
Gus Klopf is improving in his work at short
field.
Patton is doing well at the bat for Tacoma
Pap" Lytle is picking up in his hitting.
The New York club has no ladies day.