The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-12


Old Capin Arson was defeated in his
last little shoot" He bagged hut sixty
tour out OF 100 BIRDS while his opponent,
George Hoffman, shot seventy-seVen out
OF his lot A novel match is on, To take
place shortly. The three Ansons (Adrian's
father and Orother) are to shoot George.
AL. ard Val Hoffman for $500 side, each
match TO shoot at 100 birds.
The Worcester. Mass. league team of
1873 had salary list OF only 5000 tor the
season, manager included. In the team
was such talent as Charlie Bennett, Bush
ong, Arthur Irwin, Richmond, Arthur
Whitney and Lou Knight. Times have
changed, and with them salaries.
The sporting writers of the cities of the
Interstate League have nothing but praise
for kilpatrick, who lasted the entire sea-
son as an umpire in that organization.
This is the one-legged man who wants
place on the staff OF umpires OF the Pacific
Northwest League.
The Omaha Bee says that Lou and Win
Camp will likely be found with an amateur
club of that city the coming season. Lou
may, but it's dollars to doughnuts that
Winneld Scott will he back in Seattle in
the spring, with a full stock of curves and
shorts.
Seattle ought to have good club next
season, as it has empowered Frank Selee,
than whom there is no better judge OF
PLAYER in the country to sign all its men.
The team that Frank picks out is sure 10
be awinner.-Sporting Ners.
Wealthy Texas capitalists have on hand
scheme TO advertise that state through
the medium of baseball. 1t is their idea TO
organize twelve-club league in cities
scattered throughout the entire state.
Speaking of the way ball players exist.
the gossipy triIer of the Louisville Post
says: Some of them live on chicken
during the playing season, and eat the
feathers, garnished with snow dumpllngS,
the rest of the year"
McGuirk, Ward and Peoples. of the Spo-
kanes. will he members OF team at Gal
weston that is to play against the Cbicagos
and the Louisvilles on their coming South
ern tour.
The All-Californias who went to Homo
lulu had an easy time with the local clubs,
winning SIX straight games by one-sided
scores. They also easily defeated nine
from the United States steamer Mohican.
Not single baseball snap combination
has taken the road this winter. The MEM
ers of the perfesh have little to do but at
tend matinees and sit in" quiet games of
''hearts" and draw.
Frank Snyder, the star catcher of the
Pacii.c Northwest League, Is winterlng
with his family at his home in Rockford,
Ill. He will return TO Seattle about
March l.
Tom Esterbrook. of the New Yorks.
assisted in distribution OF dolls ana
chickens given by the World to poor chill
dren on Christmas, and made hit as
Santa Claus.
Secretary Rockwell says that he has as
vet received no notice of any contracts
signed by PLAYERS in the Paciuc Northwest
League. except those of managers
Pitcher Sam Shaw, of the San Fran
ciscos. fell into the hands of bunko men at
Salt Lake CITY, when be stopped off, en-
route to his Baltimore home.
1t is reported that crowds of 5000 and
10000 attend the games of the Southern
California League at San Diego. This
beats census padding.
On Sunday. December IS, Billy Sunday,
the Philadelphia outuelder, occupied the
pulpit of the Marshalltown, Ia, Presby-
terrain church.
Mrs. Rockwell and Tommy, wife and
son of Secretary ". L. Rockwell, have re-
turned TO the Coast from an extended visit
in the East.
Billy Works. one of seattle's might
haye-beens" led the Western Association
in batting and ranked second in the Texas
League.
KAHN Johnson. OF the NpAOIHBuc. W.
team. cleared s.. 800 on a six-day walking
match which he managed recently in ST..
Louis.
Tommy Hernon has position as extra
conductor, and sam Smith one as extra
gripman on the Front street Cable road.
The Rochester and Syracuse clubs have
! accented 81 600 each to give mp their fran
! chises in the American Association.
The Oakland, Cal. club Is after Third
! Baseman Phillips, of the Spokanes, and
/ Pitcher Steven, OF the Tacomas.
Ward. of the Spokanes, led two leagues
( in batting last season-the Texas and the
/ Pacific Northwest.
Ruck Ewing, the great New York
| catcher. celebrated his thiryieth birthday
/ on Christmas day.
| II i going the rounds in the east that
I Seattle is after Hugh Nieoi for player
! manager.
/ A female baseball club from Cincinnati
! is making show of itself through Texas.
/ The Chicago and Louisville teams start
/ on q Southern trip early in February.
Omaha is still bent on having Brecken-
ridg for Arst base
Havana, Cuba. has a baseball paper called
/ III RsrhST