The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-14

The National League will shorten ito season
by a month next year.
Billy Earle will probably manage the Birming.
ham team next season.
Catcher Spies, of the San Franchises, has been
behind the bat in over $50 consecutive games
McAleer, Cleveland's star outhelder, sings in
q church choir at his homo in youngstown, o.
Charlie Newman. after Flushing the season
with Chicago. is wintering at his home In New
Albany. Wis.
New Orleans is figuring on Ned Cartwright for
first base next season. "Carty" is a big favorite
In the Crescent city.
Abbey, the ''phenom" whom Washington City
tried in the box last d. MINER is said to be about
to follow Billy Sunday into religious ministerial
work.
The report that "Strike-em-out' Fitzgerald
was teaching dancing lessons in Lincoln, Neb..
turns out wrong. "Fitz" Is wintering in Lead
vile, Col.
The Butte team, which started East playing
exhibition games after the Montana League
closed. has been playing series with picked
team OF Denver George Tebeau was one of the
team.
Msnnassau is having a hard time umpiring In
California. Catcher Hank Spies, OF the San
Franciscos. tried to give him a drubbing after a
recent game in which Hank was fined IS for
back talk.
The Southern League has organized for next
wear with a circuit oi twelve clubs in Chatta-
uooca. Macon. BIRMINGHAM. New Orleans, Mont
gomsry, Mobile, Nashville, Charleston, Augusta,
Savannah, Memphis and Atlanta.
The statistic iiend has figured out that Ohio
and Massachusetts have furnished more ball
players to the profession than any other states.
Hos about Pennsylvania with such field as
Philadelphia to choose from. backed up by Pitts
burg and other towns OF lesser note.
IA. 4. atay of
the stars of the Southern League during the
season Just closed has his pcrure in Sporting
Ners "Pap" recovered his batting eye, which
he seemed to have lost when IN Seattle in 1891,
and elugged the bail ierrifcsliy. leading his
league In batting In the first season.
The hard luck that pursued Willie Lange in
Seattle has followed him 10 Oakland few
DAYS ago be had his nose broken by colliding
with Dooieys feet while sliding into first base.
nooley's spikes also PLAYED havoc with the run
ner's face. LANCE had his nose broken last sum-
rner at Madison street park by sliding into Sip
mis- knee at second base.
The New Orleans correspondent OF Sporting
Ne,rs saws: Captain Aouer Powell IL still with
us and has enjoyed himself running around the
watering places taking life easy. Abner will
not leave for his home until the meeting is over.
He will then know what his plans will be, aud
~til start north with instructions as to signing
.uch a team as he deems necessary. Powell
nronises New Orleans a hrst-c.ass team In 1898,
spt when me pitching finger starts in to 60
ANYTHING you can rest avured there will be no
failure on HE part"
A baseball crank, o: Roila, Mo-, has published
through the Sporting Lifs . plan for changing
the shape of the diamond now in use, In which
wav he thinks the interest in the sport can be
increased The idea is 10 have the diamond in
the shape OF an irregular pentagon. This VIII
give home base and four additional bases. in
stead of three as at present In the place OF
three basemeu and shortstop there will Be-
four basernen. The new diamond would throw
fra, and fourth bases abou, ten feet further
outside the present foul base. so as TO make
iarser Area for fnir balls.