The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-06
GOSSIP OF BASEBALL.

eon strothers is playing good ball for Helena
1om Turner is hitting the ball hard for Oak
land
Bumpus Jones is pitching good ball for yol-
iet Ill.
Billy Work is doing as timely hitting as any
man in the league.
Lou Graf is catching for the Rivertons in the
Philadelphia Suburban League.
George Bright has signed to play shortstop for
Butte, In the Montana State League.
Neal Donohue, of last years Tacomas, Is
pitching good ball for Galveston in the Texas
League
"Beesie" McGuirk has signed to play first
base for the Rock Island Moline club in the Il.
League.
"Orator" Burns, of Portland, is the best ous
fielder in the league. He is also hitting the ball
for keeps.
Leiper, the left handler whom Portland signed
on trial. is doing the best work of any man in
the league.
Gil Hatfield is the best shortstop in the
league, and there are no flies on White, Beard
and Patton.
catcher named thinner has signed with
Menominee in the Wisconsin Michigan League
Can this be our Watt?
Ball players luckl The wife of Mike Slattery,
the weli-known outtelder, has inherited $so, 600
Dy the death OF an uncle in Europe.
John S. Barnes is evidently bent on acQuir-
ing fame q writer He Is now contributin e
quite frequently to the Sporting News.
The Louisvilles of 1877 were the first club in
the country TO wear gray uniforms. They were
called Johnny Rebs' in the East ON that ac-
count
Billy Earle was catching splendid ball when
released by Pttsburg, but the teams salary list
was too big and. of course, he had to give way
to the old-time stars.
Little "Chick' Speer, of the Tacomas, IL a
winner all over He puts lots of ginger into his
work in every department, and never gives up
till the last hand is out.
Patsy Donovan, of the Washingtons, is a de-
vout Catholic and hurries to mass every Sunday
morning, saying that if he misses the service he
will fall down in his batting.
The umpire is taking his medicine in the
Texas League. freddy Armstrong, of the Gal.
vestons, recently put head on Umpire Conway
after Fort Worth had beaten his team.
Lucas, who managed Tacoma in 1890, is
handling a team at Menominee in the Wiscon-
sin-Michigan League Betz, of last years Port
lands and Tacomas, is one OF his pitchers
First Baseman Breckinridge, of the Portlands
of 80, is hitting the ball hard for Toledo in the
Western League He made four home runs off
three Columbus pitchers in one series.
sold Pop Phelan seems to have found the
fountain of youth in the South. In q recent
game at Memphis his record was a single, two
two-baggers and a triple, three stolen bases,
three runs, four put outs and FIVE assists, with
out an error.
Now let the cranks howl: Chow are the
mighty fallen" Elmer Foster, the ouetime
star outfelder, and "Old Hoss' Joe Miller, who
played for several seasons with Minneapolis, are
reported as signed by Bozeman, In the little
"One boss Montana League.
Tredway was fined $40 by Umpire NcDermott
at Los Angeles last sunday. Then the audience
started cole ton for the left fielder and raised
s65 1t was rather profitable day for Tredway.
p acifc Field Sports This kind of encourage
ment 10 rowdy Dail-players ought to be frowped
down.
The Seattle team had quite a representation
on the hospital list yesterday. Willie Lange
was laid up with a bad finger and bruised hip.
Dummy" Ryn donned uniform for the first
time in two weeks, but after practicing felt too
il! to play. McGinnis was booked to pitch, but
had been i'll for two days and was unable to
pitch. Dunning was also feeling badly, but
was compelled to go into the box for the second
game.