The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-15
GOSSIP OF BASEBALL.

Md Speer IS catching for Misoula.
Rappold is catching good ball for Waco.
New Orleans has released Billy Crowell.
Bob Fender Is playing third base for
Leavenworth, Kan.
Fitzgerald's good game at Portland yes
terday looks as if he is in condition again.
Ned Cartwright is doing some wonderful
fielding at first base. He saves Lauer
many an error.
Sippi is playing winning ball for Ia
coma. He Is weak, however, on slow balls
in tight place.
Baseball is played by American students
in Paris and even some of the "frog-eaters"
have taken a hand.
With Gilliland playing first for Spokane
Lefty" Mari is back in his old stamping
grounds in right field.
George Miller, of Pttsburg, is the only
catcher in the country who does not use a
chest protector when up behind the bat.
Both Mannassau and Turner have been
let out by Oakland, to make room for
Marty McQuaid and Cantilion in the
outtield.
Portland is still struggling along with
out third baseman, and cOunterbalances
this handicap by the general strength Of
the team.
A brother of "Biddy" McPhee, the
great Cincinnati second baseman, is man
aging and playing second base for the Col
fax team.
Marty McQuaid and Morrisey jumped
the Marinette, Wis, club to sign with
Oakland McQuaid was full of such tricks
last season.
Old Phil Reccius is proving handy man
for Spokane. After taking turn at pitch
ing and playing the outiield he is covering
second base in good shape.
Giliiland is hitting like a demon for Spo-
kane, and is playing fair first base. In
four games at Portland he had twelve hits
in sixteen times at bat. On Saturday he
had four hits in four times up.
Nothing mas been heard of Dummy"
Ryn since he jumped the Seattle club He
has probably followed out his statement
TO some Of his acquaintance that he was
going TO the home farm At Marion, Q.
Patsy Flaherty celebrated his first at
tempt as q manager by winning three out
of four games played by his Waco team
with San Antonio. He is stepping very
high in Waco now and the urchins all tip
their hats to the successful manager.
Danny Minnehan has crept ahead of
Jake Stencil in the race for batting
honors in the second season. In % games
Danny has 3s hits in l05 times at bat. with
an average of .362: Jake. in 81 games, has
80 hits in 30 times at bat, with an average
oil 3i7.
Abner Powell has had rather a hard row
TO travel since he struck New Orleans. He
has gathered a strong team, however, by
the plentiful infusion of talent from the
detuuct Western League. and it is only 3
question of time until it begins TO win.
The Western verdict is that Parrott Is
all right and will prove the best third
baseman Chicago has had since Burns
prime. ''Jiggs" is said to be dead
ringer" for Long John Reilly, the old Gin
cinnati first haseman.
Jimmy Banning. who lasted as long for
umpire in the Pacific Northwest League
as an icicie would in hades, is playing
shortstop for the Moscow. Idaho. team.
DADDY" Cross, of the Spokanes of 1890,
is playing third base for the same team.
The Young amateur pitc her Hawke, re-
Gently unearthed by the ST. Louis club at
baltimore. pitched for the Pocomoke City
club on August IL. 1891. in q thirteen-in-
ming game against the Virginia team, and
retired no less than twenty-six of his on
ponents on strikes.
Hassamer had a private contract with
the manager of the Los Angeles team by
which, If be made certain plays and had
a certain average at the close of the season
he would have quite an amount added to
his salary as bounty. Hassamer and his