The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-25

cisco eight and San Jose but two. The clubs
finished in exactly inverse order TO their rank in
the number OF pitchers each had This is an
OBJECT lesson for aspiring managers
faie, Harvard and Princeton are to hold a
meeting IN New York soon to arrange for games
iaie and Princeton are in favor of a tripls
league and are trying to get Harvard to come
IN. Ii Harvard refuses, the games between the
how.
jim Mutrie. who was let out by the New York
League club after managing it for years is
talked OF 10 take hold of an Eastern League club
70 De put In the metropolis 1t will probably
never come to pass, as the League people viii
never consent to such a club being located in
the city
The San Francisco papers are prophesying
failure for Pitcher Cobb. who has cut loose from
the Coast and decided to try his fortunes in
major league company, at Baltimore And this
notwithstanding the fact that he was one of the
best pitchers in the California League Give
MIN chance, gentlemen.
Mrs. Vice, the woman baseball magnate, who
bought out the Sacramento club last summer
ana lost money on ii, is protesting aga INST sac
ramento being dropped out of the proposed con-
soioateo league. Some of the California league
men have promised to pay her for her franchise
If Sacramento is to be left out
Gienaivin has shining record in the Coast
championship games. He led the players of
both clubs in batting, with a percentage of SOS
In seventy-six times at bat. Reitz, the next man
IN rank, has 302, and these are the only two that
are above the $40 mark. Glenalvin a so ranked
hrst IN sacrifice hitting, aud his fielding was OF
the best. stallings had the best bsse-steaIing
record
Dooley, of the San Joses, has beaten al records
for games played during a season or year He
played in l47 summer championship games
OF 1ct snriaS Eva ras
between dozen and a score of practice games
with amateur clubs before the season opened,
and he Will now probably go with the San Joses
to Los Angeles for a week or two He will
nearly reach 200 games.
Gienalvin, Motz and Lyle lost no time in
starting East as soon as the games with San
Jose ended. The cause of Glenalvirl's hurried
departure is explained by the announcement
that he is shortly to be married at Wheeling, w.
Va. Jack Darrah, who left the Portlands at
can Francisco several weeks ago. was married at
Canton, o., recently.
The unkindest cut of all In the comments on
last Sundays game was that made by the Cal,
which intimated that if Benedict Arnold was
alive he and Sandy MeDermott would trot in
the same class. McDermott did not deserve it.
p dcifc Field Sports. Right you are. Sandy
McDermott makes mistakes, but he is thor
oughly honest and painstaking. The Coast
might hunt many q day without finding his
equal
Billy Earle is back from his trip to Cuba as a
member OF picked team, and with his usual
loquacity is telling the Cincinnati scribes all
about it. He reports the trip as highly success
full and that baseball drew bigger crowds than
were seen at the bull fights. The little catcher
is apt TO go to Pittsburg, as he played under
Buckenberger, the manager, at Sioux City last
season, and the latter knows what york Billy is
capable of.
"Kid" Baldwin, who finished last season be-
hind the bat for John S. Barnes team and win
tered at Spokane, has written Chris Won der
Abe letter asking for job on the ST. Louis
Browns, and claiming to be back in the old
time form he exhibited when with Cincinnati.
Even if he don't catch on himself he wants
Chris to give trial to young outfelder who
played the season of 1891 in the Pacific North
west League. The "Kid" declares that the man
he recommends is great fielder, fine lefthand
batter and fast runner. a man of splendid
habits and fast enough for any company. There
are about three men in the league who would
answer to this Observation-Disclosures and Her
no j, of Seattle and Abbey, of Portland More
than likely 1t is Abbey, who formerly played on
the St Paul team with Baldwin