The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-21
GOSSIP OF BASEBALL.

Pat Wright Is to manage ana play second base
for Springfield, Ill.
Frank Ward seems to b, lost in the shuttle.
Nothing is heard of him these days.
Harry ODay, of the Portlands OF 1890, will
play in the Western League this year.
Catcher Charlie thinner, of the Cleveland
Club, has invented new catcher's glove.
Joliet, Ill, is claiming shortstop Fisher, who
was reported to have signed with Portland
The Western League has signed Lou Camp,
who was with Seattle in 1890, for one OF its out
felders
Osborne, Of last seasons Portlands, is at Walla
Walla, and expects to manage team there this
season.
Manager Work, of Tacoma, is advertising in
the Eastern papers for shortstop, a thlrd oase-
man and pitcher
st. Louis and Chicago are both reported to
have been after kid" Camp when he was
signed by Pittsburg
Nebraska has a state League, with circuit
made up OF Lincoln, Plattsmouth, Fremont,
Beatrice, Grand Island aud Norfolk.
movement is on foot to organize a semi-pro-
fessional league in the willamette valley. with
clubs in Salem, Albany, Eugene and Oregon
City.
George Mutton who played at third base and
short field last year for spokane, has been win
tering in Plttsburg, and is there now, disen-
gagged.
Al Lawson, who is managing the Tampa, Fla,
Club, is arranging TO take his team north as far
as Cincinnati, playing games from March ~ to
April 10
The Eastern League has determined upon the
following circuit: Buffalo. Rochester, Syracuse,
Troy Albany, Elmira, Binghsmpton and Phtla'
delphia.
Danny Sweeney, with whom Tacoma was
dickering, has finally come to terms with Ham
Harris and signed for another season with San
Francisco.
The California League season begins on next
Saturday. san Francisco and Los Angeles open
at Los Angeles, and Oakland and SAL. Jose -:
san Francisco.
Billy Earle gave a farewell seancc OF feats OF
rnesmerisn, to his Cincinnati friends before he
lett for Columbia, s c., where he is coaching
college team.
Manager Ham Harris, of the San Franciscos,
has blossomed out into baseball scribe, and
has three-column article in a recent number
OF Pacific Field Sports.
Pitcher Wadsworth, who helped Portland win
last seasons pennant, is reported 10 have signed
with the Western League. So is Jumper
Darby, whom Tacoma is claiming
Willie Mains is going away out 10 forsiana
this wear. Willie can tell the oresouians some
hear stories that will make their Western halr
do songs and dances.-Sporttng LJs.
Mut West, the heavy -hitung first osseman
and ou;felder, with Syracuse last seAsoh' was
among the men sought sitter by Tacoma, bus
vii nrobably 90 with the Western League.
McGutrk, Flsherty, Huston, Hutchinson.
pennies and sunday. all formerly OF the Fac'hc
Northwest League, are playing III exhioiuoh
games between picked mines at Sacramento
The southern League has organized with
c,ubs in Memphis, New orleans, Macon, At
Ianta Montgomery, Birmingham, Cn2ttanooss
and Mobile 1t will have an $500 salary limit
sam Larogue, who played second ior LOUIS
vile last year has signed with the western
OI.,ha Re- t;uess not, brother sam VIII be
under Abuer Powelrs charge al seattle 'nis
year.
Tom PARROT seems 10 be lost in the shufhe.
Nobody wants the lanky twirler. His aoliit! Is
uudoubted, but everybody remembers the
trouble Portland had in handling MIN last sea
sou.
Charlie Newman gets the following DIX oil
pra Sc from the Milwaukee correspondent Oh tle
SDartiaG Nelrs: Fielder Newman, signed py the
Western, led the Seattle club in batting last
year LOOK upon tnis young player as great
hnd."
The St Louis Sporting Meas has this TO say oil
one OF Spokaue's new men: "Jack brennan,
who did some rafting good catching Tor peh,
yer last season, IS also here unsigned ne hAu
al offer 10 go out 10 the Pacific Northwest
League and If nothing nearer home turns up Nc
Will likely accept that
The loves. salsried rsyer ever signed Is oo'-
fielder Wolf, of the Lou.syilles, VINO signed MS
first American Association contract with thh'
CLUB in ls61 for s. q week. lie has been wlth
the club ever since, bat this year was dropped
into minor league compauy. He is reported 10
have sigaed with Spokane.
The Pacific Northwest League in its two years
Of existence has had but four players in its
ranks who later advanced to nsior league com
many. Two o; them, Frank Ward aud Fl'z-
gerald, had their turn last year anu
kid Camp aud Billy Earle Will have