The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-13
GOSSIP OF BASEBALL.


wadsworth is pitching good ball for Fort
Wayne.
Rappold is reported as catching good ball in
the Texas League.
Louisville still holds on to Fitzgerald although
he is not pitching any.
Gil Hatfield's work at short is not excelled by
any man in the country.
Ed O'Neill has jumped the Oakland club and
gone to join the Wisconsin league.
"Pop" Lyle is considered too weak for Kan.
sas City, and will probably be dropped.
ft-Handed Clausen, of Columbus, o., won
the first twelve games in which he pitched.
benefit game at Brooklyn for the wife of
Hub Collins the dead all-player, netted over
$500
Dick Van Zant is playing third base for Me-
nominee, in the new Wisconsin Michigan
League.
Old Daddy" Legg. who played few games
for Seattle in 1890, is covering center field for
Memphis.
Patsy Flaherty is favorite in Houston, Tex.
He has been catching and broke a thumb in
recent game
Root, of Milwaukee, leads the Western League
in batting with the wonderful average OF .45O.
Charlie Newman has do
Sandy McDermott is having hard time of it
in umpiring in California and there is howl
for his release from nearly every quarter.
Louisville is said to be after "Jiggs' Parrot,
who has attracted considerable attention in the
East by his fine third-base play for Minneapolis.
Stephens Columbus crack twirler, was
knocked out of the box at Milwaukee a few
days ago. This is the man who pitched for Ia
coma in 1890
Pitcher Kennedy. of Brooklyn, whom Ollie
Beard claims jumped a contract with him, is
"a a nj tho
Australian middle-weight.
Some people think Captain Burns, of Pitts
burg, made a mistake in releasing Catcher Billy
Earle.-Sporting Nc,cs Undoubtedly, but
lucky mistake for Seattle.
Billy Earle had a fine offer to captain and
manage the Birmingham, Ala, team in the
Southern League, just after he signed with Seat
tie. Cincinnati also wanted him.
"Kid" Camp will probably be released by the
Pittsburg League club. There was a deal on
foot to transfer him to the state league club in
that city, but it has probably fallen through.
Charlie Hoover, the once great catcher OF the
Kansas Citys, who was driven out of fast COM
pany by his bad habits and devilish temper, is
catching for Philipsburg, in the Montana
League.
First Baseman Breckenridge, who was with
Portland in 1890, is now with Columbus, O., and
is the star slugger OF the Western League. In
Ln1fty-tuTce games ne mas maue eleVeu nome
runs, one three-base hit, twelve doubles and
seven singles.
"Peek "a boo Veach, the weil-knowu base.
man, has fallen joint heir with one brother to a
good-szed fortune left by their grandfather. 1t
consists of 500 acres of blue grass land in Ken
tucky, several blooded horses and large
amount OF cash.
PARROT, the Minneapolis man, handles him
self well at third. His throwing is hard and
accurate. He is another that will be in fast
company next season. Fred Pfeffer made no
mistake when he signed him for his Chicago
Association club last winter.-Sporting Ne,ss
Speaking of Lon Camp. the Omaha CORE.
spondent OF the Sporting Netes says: Scamp in
middle was afraid OF an error, ana allowed flies
to reach him on the bound that he should have
captured. Come, my boy, brace up and play
ball" Since that writing Lou has been re-
leased. and is now playing third base for Jack
sonville, H., in the IL. league
Cincinnati baseball writer furnishes the
following: ''Sx of the players who have worn
the red and battled for Cincinnati in the days of
old are now in harness in the North Pacific
League. Singularly enough two who played in
the outfield for Cincinnati are trying their hand
at first base. Lefty Mari is at that corner for
Spokane, and George Tebeau is with Portland
in the same infeld role. Ollie Beard is captain
of the Spokanes. who are second in the race, and
Joe Strauss, who once played brief engage
ment with Cincinnati, is at third. Both Clar-
ence 'Kid" Baldwin and Willie Mains are with
Portland" He forgot to mention Abner Powell