The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-18
Gossip of Baseball.


Francisco.
The report that Seattle hes signed "Pop'
Swelt, the California catcher, is a mistake
Pete Lehman, for whom Seattle had line
out, is paying in the outfeld for Oakland.
Nit Whitehead, who played in few of the
closing games OF last season for Portland, ia out
of job.
Osborne, of last years Portands, is signing
players for the Walla Walla club, which he is to
manage. ~
Big Lew Schoeneck has caught on with the
Eastern League, and has been assigned to the
Rochester club.
Charlie Petty, who has signed with Birming-
ham, Ala. is being heralded as phenomenal
Petty in the South.
Charlie Abbey, who was handicapped all last
season by lame knee sprained his ankle badly
in his first game with Columbus.
Old "Pap" Phelan is still playing with picked
mines in New Orleans. but hopes to catch on
with some of the Southern League clubs.
Sandy McDermott has got his walking papers
from the California League. He tried to stand
against Ham Harris will and, OF course had to
go.
Ed Heugle. who umpired in the Pacific
Northwest last year, is now located at Sydney,
New South Wales, and reports baseball Is boom
ing there.
For a wonder, the Pittsburg club has released
her claim on Jerry Denny, about whom it was
quarreling with San Jose. However, it had
three other third basemen, and did not need the
ex-king.
Catcher Bin Bowman, with whom Seattle is
dickering was signed by the Western League,
but was not assigned to any club and therefore
released. The latest report is that he has signed
with the Eastern League.
The 5000 of the Salem clubs money which
Lytle took East when he started in search of
lrNI
made use of that in necessary expenses Even
then he was not paid for his trouble.
Mannassau who was crowded out of a place
on the Spokane team by the signing of Dalrym-
pie, will probably go to Oakland. "Manny" is
all right as fielder and fast in the base lines,
but needs to pick up in his batting.
Park Wilson, who helped Portland in the fast
finish that won last seasons Pacific Northwest
pennant, was the fret player in the California
League to be fined. He is catching good ball
for Oakland, but can't hold his tongue.
Manager Powell is getting inquiries from all
sides about exhibition games with outside clubs
at different towns in this state and Oregon. He
intends to make out all such dates early in the
season. and says that the first applicants will
have the best chances.
The Eastern League has finally determined its
circuit, which will have ten clubs. 1t Will be
made up as follows: Northern district-Buffalo,
ern district-Philadelphia Providence, New
Haven, Troy and Binghamton.
An Eastern exchange says: "Those who know
Gil Hatfield will predict that he viii not stay in
Seattle all season. he is too closely attached TO
his home TO remain so far away from it all the
season." Nevertheless Gil seems well satisfied
where he is, and the chances are that he will be
with Powell's team at the finish.
The Sporting Ne0s' Omaha CORE nondent
writes who says that the North Pacific
League will live through July?r We sunnose
that he refers 10 the Pacific Northwest League
and answer that il will not only live through
July, but go through the season without a rip
pie, as it has done for the past two seasons
Young Camp, Pittsburgs new pitcher. is arnbi.
dextrous. pitching almost as well with his left
hand as with his right. President Temple is
delighted with him. SpOrtisg Neirs The mac
nate will have good cause to be delighted when
the "kid" uses his good right arm for boy
work, but his left-handed pitching wouldn't
win game from the Seattle Maroons
pitcher Griffith, who held out for big money
from the League, has signed with the Seattle
club, says Milwaukee writer in the Sporting
Ncics. The young man who got such fearful
druhbiug yesterday does not belong to Seattle
but TO Tacoma, and the fact does not speak very
well for the latter's observance of the salary
limit. However, the 'big money" statement
should be taken with grain of salt
The reports of Camps work at Pittsburg are
of the most fattering nature, and the kid
promises TO make a hit there. .Circle" the
Sporting L1e's correspondent says of him: "Of
the new men the tall, angular youth from
Omaha, called Camp, made the hit of the day.
aud he had hardly pitched two innings before
there were many CALCULATIONS of 'thst fellow
will do The six foot second edition of Dave
Fouiz performed his work like an old.timerp