The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-09

vere the Cfaeker Jacks, Of Sabattisville, and the
Forest Bears, Of HOult0n. The I. b. +. e. 3.
S O'Rcurke, Rcsemsn, snigg, Goldsmith. Terry,
IArkin and sTricky'' Nichols In Oneida, N. T..
they had strong professional team known Is
swamp "s Angels to tackle the K. K.H Al orono.
Ne, Just outside OF Bangor, was . team Of In
dams, who bore the unpronounceable name
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Jim Clifford. the we'll known manager, form
erly Of the Metropolitan, St Louis and other
city Club This lets John j. Barnes out.-sport-
ter ies out II reports are true spokane has
wearied Of Barnes and thinks OF replacing him
with player manager.
The impression very generally obtains In Sac
deTestimstsd the caIiber Of the caiifornis
League and that his Texas importatiOns will be
found to be cheap lot. very much below the
idea IL erroneous. 4 least in the csse of the
players that came via the Pacific Northwest
League.
Among the ex-players now doing baseball re-
porting are Tim humane, Ed Hengle, Sam
Crane and Larry TwitchelL OF course they are
great devotees of the crusade against baseball
slavery, though they work five times a. hard
they did when they Were victims q that same
slavish system.
The Sporting Timer Galveston correspondent
says: "George Deans terms have been accepted
y Seattle and he Is getting lcoEips
west" His eyes win be In the back Of his head
before 1t arrives, or even contract puts In an
appearance. Seattle 10 not after Dean.
81 see that Frank Mclaughlin has broken loose
again and has signed with Tacoma. POOR Frank!
n he would only leave red-eye alone he would
be good man. is the way Galveston baseball
writer speaks Of Tacoma's new shortst0p.
Professional baseball has fallen through in
Texas, and in its place the Lone Star state il
threatened with female baseball league, with
clubs in six cities. Must the national game
come to this?
Sporting Times, which 10 q league organ. and
most OF the great dailies of the East, side with
the American association In the present trouble.
The ball tossers are swarming into journalism
ut lively rate. The latest heard from is Sec
ond. Baseman Sam Crane, who is doing baseball
work for the Press, New York evening daily.
Joe Werrick, of the Denvers, is working hard
In harness and saddlery shop in st. Paul, and
II making horse collars FOR the Denver team.
The New York Press perpetrates this joke at
the expense Of Deaf Mute Hoy. Hoy ID the
only baseball player In the land who does not
weary his friends talking about himself.
se Among the many PLAYERS Mho have applied to
ell, who ct one time made great record with
the Cleveland League team.
The Victoria club has won the baseball
championship Of Australia Pitcher Mckay,
bringing about this result.
Secretary Rockwell and W. A. Hardy left last
night for Portland to attend the League meeting
there today. Mr.. Hardy will represent the Seat
tie club ct the meeting.
The New York Sporting Times has opened
directory for the names and addresses of profess
sional ball players Over 100 names have already
been registered.
The faculty at Phillips Exeter opposed the
hiring of Mike Kelly to coach the college team,
because they didn't approve of liking Kel's"
morals.
The proposed circuit of La Grande, Baker City
and Pendletcn, Ore, and Walla Walla, WASH,
will be known as the "Bunchgrass League
Both OF the new umpires, "Sandy" McDermott
and Ed Hengle, have written that they will
leave Chicago for the Coast about April !.
Pitcher Whitaker, Catcher Lord, Shortstop
Hassamaer and John Patrick Cahill have been
released from reservation by Portland.
Centerfelder Jimmy Fogarty is lying at
deaths door at the Girard house, Philsdelphia,
with hemoryhages of the lungs
As far a. heard from none of the Eastern clubs
will come 70 the Coast this spring for pre-
hminary practice.
There is nothing in the report that "Silver''
Flirt, the Chicago catcher, has signed with Ia
coma.
Catcher Colgan, Of last years spokanes, 10 In
Tacoma, but is looking Eastward for job.
1t viii cost 800 to repair the Pittsburg
grounds damaged by the late high water.
President 7. E. Jefferson, of Spokane Falls, IL
doing good work for his club.
League President Bushen was In the city dur
Ing the week.
Catcher Billy Earle Is still at liberty.