The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-14
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his baseball career. From poverty his skill on
| the diamond has brought comparative afluence
| to them.
Jim Mcdonald has renewed his commission as
one Of the California League umpires
Pitcher Pete McNabb is back in Portland from
the East to remain until the season opens.
Dan Minnehan, the new outfelder signed by
Seattle, has been winterng at his home. Troy,
NY.
Montrose Neves, one of the pitchers Glenalyin
has signed for Los Angeles, is professional
| pianist
John Clarkson the famous $1,000 pitcher, is
reported TO be drinking hard and dissipating in
other ways.
The seven umpires of the National League will
be Gafney. Lynch, Emslie, Hurst, Mahoney,
Sheridan and McCrum.
Fred Demarris, the pitched who signed with
Seattle last season, but refused to come out is in
Quincy, Ill, disengaged.
Bet1, who was with Portland and Tacouna, is
buried from the world down at UmatiIls, Or.
He is on the lookout for & job.
"Pop" Phelan is playing with picked team
OF professionals in New Orleans. He will prob
ably catch on in the new Southern league this
season.
Breckenridge. who played first base AMI hit
the ball hard for Portland in 1890, will be one of
the first basemsn in the new Western League
this season.
Steve Toole, an old-time ball player with
Brooklyn and other clubs, is now justice Of the
peace in the First ward in Pittsburg. lie was
wharfmaster until quite recently.
Manager Buckenoerger, of the Pittsburg club,
and Billy Earle expect TO take a team to Havana
this fall and winter after the National League
season closes. 1t will be called the Pittsburs
club.
Joe Ardner, who has been shifting scenes at
the Euclid avenue opera-house in Cleveland,
will soon leave this Job to go in training to fill
his position one OF the second baseman in the
Western League.
George Rhue, who played with Portland for a
par: of the season of 1890, and later made an IN
successful attempt TO umpire, is trying to or
ganize a club az Tiffin, o., to so into the new
Northwestern League.
The double championship schedule of the
National League provides for Isl games for each
club. The first division begins on April u and
runs TO July Is, inclusive. The second division
begins on July Is and runs to october Is, in
elusive.
Fred Piefer, the great second baseman, says of
Billy Earle: 'He is q man who will run down
foul flies that some catehers would not evan
think of starting after. He is a hard worker"
Pfeffer is right; there are few hvelier or more
earnest players than Billy.
The Sporting Necs has this to say OF one of the
men Portland claims to have secured: "Pitcher
William Mains will likely play in the Pacific
North west League this season. Mains is not
only good pitcher, but he is one OF the hardest
hitters in the profession and can also play FIRST
base or the field in good style
great many papers have Gilbert Hatfield
down on the Western Leagues list OF players US
q second basemsn. Gil has pitched and played
third and short, but we do not think he has ever
played the second bag.-Sporting Neles. Hatfield
will not play second base this season, nor in the
Western League. He will be seen at short field
for Seattle.
Joe Lohbeck, one of Dsnver's last years
catchers is trapping OF. In the mountains. The
Omaha Bee says that so far he has trapped a
great many coyote, skunk, mink and muskrat
but nary a coniraet-Sp0rtiEg Life Here is one
OF the best mitor league cateners in the business
who would make a good man for any OF the
Coast clubs.
Bob Caruthers, who pitched for the St Louis
Browns when they were about tho stronges.
club in the country, and who was sold 20
Brooklyn in 1883 for 5000. is back in 81. Louis
again this scissor. Brooklyn released him be-
cause she had a surplus OF pitchers. and st
Louis now gets back ior nothing what she sold
for big price a few years ago.
Matt thinner, OF the seattles OF 1890 aud 1901.
has Just returned 10 Chicago from three weeks
stay at Hot Springs, Ark, in company with Her
man Long. While there Matt played with a
"Buck" Ewing, "Biddy' McPhee, Billy joyce.
Ned Hanlon and Jake Bsekley. and according
10 reports made good showing in this fast
company.
At the recent New York meeting of the League
A. &. Spaldlng for years president OF the chi
cago club, but now retired from active work in
baseball, was elected an honorary member of
the League, and presented with an engrossed
copy of complimentary resolutions This lstter
is in the shape OF a large album made OF heavy
boards, upon which are engrossad and illunin.
ated in GOLD. silver and coors the expressions of
good will, signed by the presidents o. all the
clubs The binding is in Morocco and gold.
faced with wstered silk and edges gilded.
Portland correspondents OF the sporting
papers are making some fea-fully wide guesses
ABOUT Seattles third baseman One owlish
writer says that it has leaked out that the man
Manager Powell is after Is John Irwin ".ba
famous third basenan who played with the
Philhes and is such a good hand az the hat -
The man who will cover third base for seattl.
is Charlie Irwin, the younsster who PLAYED se-e
in 1891, mis- FIRST season out Furthermore. Tbird
Basenan John Irwin never PLAYED with the
"Phillles. IL was his brother Arthur, the old
timer, who played short for the team for several
years.