The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-04

1t is I" King" Petty at Birmingham now.
Dummy Ryn is picking up in his hitting
Oscar France is pitching poorly for Minneap.
oils.
Joe Werrick is playing brilliant game at Sec
ond.
George Rhues is playing center field for Gal
weston.
Abbey is playing . strong game for Column
bus, O.
Lou Graft is reported to have an offer from the
New York club.
Matt thinner is now swinging policeman's
club in Chicago
the Sporting NeTs
kid" Baldwin's catching is as good as that
Of any man in the country.
Pitcher Billy Crowell, of last years Seattles, 10
playing with New Orleans.
Catcher Bill Bowman has signed to play under
Sam LaroQue at Quincy. ILL.,
viii White is knocking down base hits by the
dozen at Portlands short field.
Eugene Curry is trying to get place on the
umpire staff of the Texas League.
Willie Lange is not hitting at as lively q rate
as he was at the first OF the season.
WEIGH, who opened last season with Spokane
is playing third base for Galveston.
Leiper comes pretty near being the best field.
Ing pltcner IN the racine Northwest.
Most OF the players of the League have words
of praise for Frank Marchs umpiring
sold Cap" Arson calls man who has never
played professionally before "Youigan."
Charlie Newman has not yet made muff this
season on the home grounds at Minneapolis
Catcher Warner, late of the Seattle Maroons
has gone to Colfax to catch Walter Coffman.
Joe Shea lasted only one week with the Oak
land club and has gone back to sign painting.
along John" Healy, the pitcher Spokane has
been claiming, is reported to have signed with
Louisville.
Bill Goodenough has written letter TO the
Sporting Lift. defending his conduct in his fight
with March.
Minneapolis considers Newman the king out
fielder of them all when fielding, base-running
and batting is considered.-Sportipo Ne,rs
Billy Georges fielding and running are greatly
improved over last season and his hitting is
fully as good if not better. Valuable man il
Billy.
Billy Earle ia having hard luck in his base
stealing. He is getting away quick. run.
ming fast and siding we'll, but generally gets
called out
The New Haven club has bcen expelled by the
Eastern League, the Athletics, of Philadel phia,
have dropped out, and the circuit is reduced
from ten to eight clubs.
Parrot. the Minneapolis man, handles him.
self we'll at third. His throwing is hard and
accurate He is another that will be in fast
company next season.-Sport,no Life
In the last twerty-four games played with the
Seattle club Abner Powell did not have an error
In the whole season he had four errors, two of
them being on mutfed flies snd the other two
on letting ground hits get past him.
Talking of novelties, the Chattanooga Times
used over 100 inverted exclamation points as a
five-divisioned block head over the chronicle OF
Montgonery's shut-out of their pets They
were billed as tear drops and were pretty good
limitations at that
sam LaroQus has been playing shor;s.op for
Terrs Haute, but has been released so he can
manage the Quincy team. Sam can play ball
with the best of them, but will have to mend
his habits in order TO become a successful man.
ager He has no business playing anywhere as
he he's teen suspended By the Seattle club
winfield 6 Camp, who has bean trying to Sc
cure position IS pitcher in all of the California
clubs. has signed with Tacoma Camp played
with Portland last season and opened up with
pittsburg this season. He was released re-
cen,lv"-San FrGnrisco Chronicle No wonder
that fairy stories are plentiful in California,
with such samples o; uureliability from the
baseball press. Camp did not play with Port
land LAST season. has not signed with Tacoma
and has not been hunting for contracts with all
the California clubs. seattle had a string on
him when he was let 60 by Pittsburg