The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-13
GOSSIP OF BAsEBALL.

Lou Camp has signed to play third base for
Atlanta
Arson has been professional ball player for
ty.three ysar&
"Oid Man" Arson has signed . contract with
Chicago for five years.
Col. Robinson claims to havesigned Charlie
Irwin for his Oakland team.
1t 10 quite probable that Harvard will play
both Yale and Princeton this year.
Hutchinson. the star pitcher of the Chieagos.
has refused to play sunday gamea
The California League has taken Stockton
into the circuit In the place Of san Jose.
Jim Mcdonald IL after al umpirs's berth in
the California League. So 10 Frank March.
Billy Earle 10 making Cincinnati his head
quarters in gathering team for Birmingham.
Frank Crawford, Yale 81. has been elected
captain OF the University Of Michigan baseball
team.
Gil Hatfield has signed With Charleston in the
Southern League. He will probably play third
base.
.'shorty' Fuller, the shortstop OF the New
Yorks, is considered the best fancy ice skater in
Cincinnati.
"Homerun" Breckenridge, who was with
Portland in 1880, has signed to play first base
for Louisville.
Ohio will have . safe league, with teams in
youngstown. Lima, 6andusxy, Mansfield, Can
ton and Akron.
Jack Hayes, the old-timsr. who was with
Spokane in 1891, 10 at his home in Brooklyn, and
expects to go out thu coming season.
Toronto university will have strong team in
the field this season aud viii make . trip into
the United states to play college teams.
Two hundred and fifty candidates are trying
for position on the freshman baseball team of
Harvard. Ten are for the pitchers position and
i've for catcher.
Yale has been invited to take part in Q base
ball tournament for the amateur championship
of the world at the Worlds fair, but will proc
ably no, accept
The Los Angeles franchise has been taken
from Vandarbec by the California League aud
given to Al Liudiey. Gienaivin viii probably
handle the team for Lind.ey.
lily Earle says he finds II hard work in
selecting . team Tor Birmingham TO keep within
the 81, coo salary limit, ~ the players have such
big ideas OF what they should be paid.
The by pnotic Billy Earle 10 said to 10 dicker.
ing with come OF the players Belonging to other
southern League players Sporting Life Hardly
Billy's way Of doing business. There 70 more
honest man III the profession.
Matt thinner. the popular player OF the Seattle
team IN 1890 and 81, 10 swinging policemsn's
club In Chicago, and spends his leisure time in
looking alter the Interests OF grocery store. OF
which he 10 one OF the propristors.
1t seems that Dick Phclsn has not yet signed
with Memphis. The veteran Is considering an
offer from salt Lake City, teeausehe las never
been there although he has played IN Amos;
every town of any Size in America
George Borchers WAS expecting to handle 9
team IN Sacramento to enter the California
league, but ~ that town was not admitted 10
the circuit, he 10 looking for q berth. He has
written the seattle management for job.
rhs Yale team 10 being coached by John Clark
son. the Harvard py Tim keeie, Princeton bx
Dave Foutx. University of Pennsylvania by
Arthur Irwin Cornell by Harry Taylor and
Brown by Hugh Duffy and Pitcher Loyets
IL was Ollie PICARD and Rot Ollie Beard who
signed with Chattanooga Pecard is young
amateur of Columbus. d, and aas already been
dropped teiors the season opens. Besra wants
10 MAY Sbortstop for the Seattle the Coming sea-
son.
The lower house OF the Alabama legislature
has passed bill i.nPosiDg . license tax OF s. o
Ter aunum upon any professional baseball team
p.ayins IN the state AMI charging aimiiiance.
college aud school teams OF the slate
are exempt A violation of The pro-
vision. OF the bill Is punishable by q
aae OF 500. Each of the twelve cubs Of
the southern League VIII have 10 pay 500 be-
fore j, can play in the state. Petitions are BE-
ing circulated In birmingham, Mobile AMI
Montgomery 10 protest against tie bill becoIl-
ing q law aad IL 10 hoped 1t will De deieate1 Ia
the senate.
The Chicago Athletic Association will pl, .
baseball team in lae field composed entirely OF
ex-eollsge players, most o. whom are well
known. An Eastern trip VIII Do made aud
games played villa Yale. Harvard. University
OF Peunsy .vAasa, Cornell and Ann AsSo1 Tae
men thus far selected are: Aa.aony Fields
Cornell, Catcher; joseph A Murphy, st Louis