The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-13
GOSSIP OF BASEBALL

Joe Strauss viii play third base for the Mobile
team.
Pitcher Darby has signed Philadelphia con.
tract
Oscar France wants 10 play In California this
season.
Billy Work has signed 70 play center Asld for
San Francisco.
Park Wilson has signed 70 catch foe the An.
gusta, Ga, team.
New Orleans ana Savannah are guarding
over Kid Baldwin.
Glenalvin il in 81 Louis and Chicago signing
talent for Los Angeles.
Thomson has been selected captain OF the Uni-
versity OF Pennsylvania team.
AL Lawson was last heard Of ct San Francisco
after returning from Australia
Andy Dunning, of last years Seattle team, has
gone into business into New York city.
Baltimore has released Frank Mot3 and he
may play in the Southern League, although
Oakland 10 after him
There is . report from Spokane that John q
Barnes 10 organizing team at Missoula, Mont,
but it is probably stake"
Several members Of the Maroons and the Long.
shoremen were out for . practice game yestsr.
day at the West Seattle grOunda
Eugene Curry. who pitched for Seattle in 1880.
has forsaken baseball and has gone into the
Tex
Jack Leiper, who pitched 30 finely for Port
land last year. has not yet been heard Of this
season. Here's one Of the beat left-handsrs in
the business.
Princeton and Harvard have been unable 70
arrange dates for baseball games on account Of
the latter's refusal to play under the under.
graduate rule.
Jack Huston Is at Holt, Mont He wants to
vRtn f~A hur1 g. IS In
teams this season, although he il dickering
with Stockton.
Dick Dwyer, former well known player in the
International and other Eastern leagues, is now
Chief clerk in the baggage department OF the
Union Pacific at Portland, Or.
The Montgomery club is raising row because
Billy George, after accepting 500 advance
money, has sent word that he has been ordered
to Cincinnati by Nick Young.
John S. Barnes has almost abandoned the idea
of recognizing the old Norihw western league,
owing to the lack OF supper. he has received in
the larger cities of that section.
The Southern League proposes to reward Miss
Mayne Flatz, OF PiQua, O.. who drew up model
schedule, by inviting her down South their
guest. 1t Is proposed that she shall visit each
OF the twelve cities of the league.
Gil Hatfield has become bone OF contention
between Birmingham and Charleston. Billy
Earle had his last years manager listed for
birmingham, but, as Charleston claims, his
sign with the latter town.
Billy Earle il booming Tom Parrott in the
South as the greatest young pitcher in the
country, rating him above McGinniA Billy is
talking through his Dunlap. as he knows that
McGinnis. Leiper, kid" Camp and Grifiiths
were all better men: but if handled properly
Brother Tom" is capable of doing good work.
IL nj tar han fOp
his team.
The Eastern sporting papers are printing lot
OF rot about how Willie LANCE helped to organ.
ize the Pacific Northwest League. As q matter
OF fact when this league was organized in the
spring of 1890 LANCE was at Port Townsend and
q member OF the 'Colte," An amateur team of
that place. In the middle OF the season of 1891
influential friends, who were confident of his
ability, secured him trial on the Seattle team
at a salary of 500 month. He proved a success
and led the team in batting both in 1891 and
1892.
The San Francisco correspondent of SPORTING
Netrs predicts that Willie LANCE will prove q sad
failure in League company. He Gays: 'He has
a most awkward appearance at bat. and to all
appearances is entirely too eager to kill the ball.
He is not the batter DUNCAN is, although by far
the latter's superior in fielding and base.run-
ming" There 10 something in the eagerness
story, but this is a fault common to most young
players, and If anybody can remedy it "Old
Man" Arson can. LANCE has too much natural
ability to have his worth denied, and if he does
not prove a success 1t will be something strange.
Cal Robinson has signed Tommy Hernon.
San Francisco writer perpetrates the following
concerning the engagement: afternoon mas played
with the Seattle team of the Pacific Northwest
League for the past two seasons, and during
both years he led the league in batting and base
running" Tommy is certainly a star base run.
nsr, and led the league in that respect in 1891.
His hitting was also good. although he was a
remarkable let down in fielding and batting,
and was released. He went to the Montana
league and seemed to recover his grip there,
from the good reports of his work