The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-25

soon as he got under the eye of his old captain,
Gienalrin, at Los Angeles.
Arthur Sunday is called Thursday" by the
preachers at Kansas City.
Oscar France is pitching for the Atlanta, Ga,
team IL the Southern League
Arson has moved "Jiggs" Parrot up to the
neao OF Chicagos batting order.
"Beesie" McGuirk is captaining the Rock
Island Moline team in the IL League.
Lucid pitched all four games of last weeks
series against Portland, winning two OF them.
Dick Van Zant is captaining the Menominee,
Mich, team and playing second base in good
style
Willie Mains Is playing first base in good
shape for Portland, notwithstanding his swk-
wardness.
Big Lew Schoeneck is managing and playing
nrst Tor the Green Bay, Wis, team in the Wis
consln-Michigan League.
The Illinois-Iowa League has reduced its cir
cult to four clubs in Joliet, Jacksonville, Rock
lord and Rock Island Moline.
Tony Muilane, the famous pitcher OF the Gin
cinnati team, who refused TO accept a cut in
salary, is going on the stage as a song and dance
artist.
can Jose, whose team won the championship
OF the California League last season, is not self
supporting this year, and there is talk of NOV
Ing the team to Stockton.
Jumper" Darby, who has been playing with
omaha, has signed with the Philadelphia
League team. In q recent game he shut out
Columbus without hit.
Clausen, the pitcher whom Louisville bought
from Columbus. won seventeen games and lost
iour Tor Columbia il the first championship
season of the Western League.
PRESIDENT Young, OF the National League, es-
Inmates that by reducing the number of players
OF each club TO thirteen, aud the cutting of sal
aries, the clubs Will save on the season an az
gregate of 100000
George Tebeau is not a brilliant success at
third base, although a valuable man in other re-
spects, and Manager Barnes is locking for a new
man for the position. He has been dickerlng
with Mayer, late of Kansas City.
In the first game Abner Powell played with
New orleans Ortmann shut ont Memphis, the
opposing team, without a hit. The same day
Charlie Petty, pitching for Birmingham, did
not allow Macon single safe hit.
"Crcle," the Pittsburg CORES pendent of the
Sporting Life, says: "They say Camp is telling
people out West Pittsourg didn't treat him
right. The lad has fancied this. He won't do
for fast company, for time at least"
There is movement in the East to form a
new eight-club league from the cities in the
Eastern and Western Leagues. The proposed
circuit is to have Albany, Troy, Buffalo and
Rochester in the East and Columbus, Toledo,
Indianapolis and Kansas City in the West
The Brooklyn Eagle prints of "Jiggs" Parrot
the following comment: "Parrott, Anson's
new third basemap, wears a broad grin that
never loses any of its longitudinosity. He has
the appearance of being on good terms with
himself. This is the kind of ball players that
receive encouragement from the average
crank
The Chicago Tribune says of Anson's new men:
sunless the new men have strengthened the
battery of the club their acquisition will bring
no good results. OF the three who
PLAYED yesterday PARROTS actions were
the least taking to the eye
He showed an unmistakable weakness for
fighting ground balls and when he once fumbled
them was slow to recover. Out of five chances
he accepted but three and out OF three times up
to the bat struck out twice"
Glenalvin is undeniably one of the greatest
players In the California League, but his work
on the field is Outlines marred by his
display of temper While the people OF
San Francisco admire his qualities as
ball player, they will not tolerate his
ugly disposition showing itself above the sur
face. This fact was demonstrated last week by
manifestations of displeasure ON the part of the
audiences. - Pacific Field Sports True, "Glen's'
appearance on the field is against him, but they
should know what royal good fellow he is in
private life