The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-22
BASEBALL NOTES.

Manager Maskrey, of Tacoma, says that "Kid"
Camp is the luckiest man in the profession; that
he could fall from balloon and never strike the
earth. Anent the subject of luck, Manager
Powell says that he is looking for lucky players,
and would rather have one man of moderate
ability on whom the Goddess of Fortune smiles
than a dozen stars who are always in hard luck
Charles Reilly, the third baseman who jumped
his contract with the Columbus club and Is now
playing with the Pittsburg club, has been ex-
PEELED by the Columbus lodge of the Order of
Elks, because OF his breach OF faith with Messrs.
Born and Lazarus. officials of the Columbus
club. who were Reillys fellow Elks.
A large number of released Pacific Northwest
League players are playing with the new Pacific
Interstate League. La Grande has Bray and
Munday; Wallh Walla, Mullaly and Emmerke;
Pendleton, Twineham, Lawson, Buchtel, Smith
and Bright; Baker City, Crotty.
Manager Powell is practicing Willie LANCE as
pitcher and thinks he has in him the making
of "phenom." He has terrific speed, good
control and fair curves, and there seems no
reason why he should not develop into a fine
twirler.
Portland seems to be q winning name this
season. Portland, Or, leads in the Pacific
Northwest, and Portland, Me-, in the New
England League. Each team has one of the
Westlake brothers playing with 1t.
Billy Fuller. of the Tacomas, has been called
the league He has had turns behind the bat,
a: short stop and in the right field, and is now
stationed at first base.
Lew Schoeneck says he will show the rest OF
the team how to run bases as soon as ne gets
money enough laid up to pay for his bill at the
hospital. He spent 50 cents for court plaster
last evening.
Peoria has been declared the pennant-winner
of the old Northwestern League, which has lost
fxUn fNf IFS pfr nd cfor TO-
race with membership of six cities.
Polhemus is keeping up his terrific hitting
He has passed Routclffe in the race for the bat
ting premiership. George, Lytle, Motz and
Newman are also near the top.
meeting will be held in Seattle this week
for the organization of the new amateur league.
1t will have clubs in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia
and Puyallup or Chehalis.
Pete Sommers. the ''south-paw," who finished
last season with Seattle, has not come up to ex-
pectations with San Francisco, and has got his
walking papers.
In a recent game between st. Paul and Mime
apolis eight home runs were made-four by each
club. Darling, Minneapolis cttehcr, secured
three of them.
Mccormick, the famous ex-Chicago pitcher is
playing with the Cables, an amateur team of
Jersey City, from which Jack Keenan, gradu-
ated.
fat wright Is sluIIlng the crankS OF PeOria
with stories TO the effect that Tacoma only
offered him $50 month for this season.
Berger, OF Tacoma. and Motz, of Portland, are
Akron, O., boys. Both learned TO play ball with
the High School nine of that city.
sippi has made error in every game he has
played at shortstop. He Is putting up some
lively playing, however.
San Francisco is short third baseman- Nick
Smith, who succeeded Dick Van Zandt, is laid
up with a spiked foot.
George Mcvey, who has been released by Ia
coma, viii probably 60 to Oakland 10 play first
base for the Colonels.
Davis, OF Cleveland. who leads the National
League in batting, only draws s., 500 salary for
this season.
There are two baseball leagues in Australis-
the South Australian and the Victorian.
Mattimore, the new pitcher, is very fast run.
ner. Crowell is also quite sprinter.
stephens, who pitched for Tacoma last year,
aas been released by Oakland.
McGuirk leads the first basemen OF the Cali
tornia League in fielding.
The St Paul club of the Western Association,
has sold out 10 Duluth.
"Kid" Peoples is playing a great game at
short for Sacramento.
Colonel Broughson has been made captain O,
the Lowell team.
sstrike-sm out Fitz" is holding up his end
with Louisville.
Dick Van Zandt Is putting up splendid game
al third base.
Sacramento is still making 81 absurd elair. 10
Jack Huston.
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