The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-08

VIII aof De allowed to play until the probation
10 removed.
Bob Pender il playing second base for Pensa-
cola, Fla
Arthur sippi has signed to play second base
Stockton il trying to sign "orator' Burns for
the outnsld.
Abnsr Powell il doing some nns base running
at New Orleana
Portland. Me-. and Fail River are guarding
over Willie Mains.
Phil Reccius has caught on with Buffalo In
the Eastern Lsagua
Cincinnati has laid claim to Darby. who Wa
released BY PhiladeIphia
"Old Hoss" Joe Ardner will play with Akron
In the Ohio State League
Ned Cartwright Is winning great favor at
Aemphts By his 6ns base-running
Nannassau 10 PLAYING center neld for Stockton
ana II doing some great base running.
Bets, OF the Portiands of 1891, will play with
Easson In the Pennsylvania State League.
The baseball season was opened at St Louis
by An address BY Lieut. Gov OMsara, of Mis-
souri,.
Gil Hatfield 10 playing finely at second base
Tor CharIeston, and Ii hitting the ball when 1t
comes.
Easy" O'Neil has given up ssubbins" on the
rnliaosiphia police force, and 10 pitching for
Harrisburg.
The Southern League 10 having lots Of trouble
with the umpireS, and two or three mobbings
have already taken place.
Lefty" Mari has been trying his old position
behind the bat in exhibition games at Denver,
while George Tebeau pitched.
Princeton has protested against Kedze and
Greenway. fs!e's two catchers. claiming that
they are barred BY the undergraduate rule In.
troducsd by Yale.
Notwithstanding his wildness Louisville IL
pleased with Con Lucid's pitching, He has not
yet had . chance to show what be could do in Q
Championship game
Jiggs Parrot IL putting up . great game at
Chicago's third base In the opening games at
Cincinnati he accepted ten or eleven chances
every day without an error.
Tho Cincinnati papers, which hsralded
Bumpus Jones - . world beater are beginning
to sour on him. They acknowledge his skill in
twirling the ball. but say that he uses no head
work ct all
Montana ID figuring on . league made up Of
Butte. Helena. Phillipsburg and Anaconda,
with 500 limit Con strothers will manage
Helena, Jim Powell Butte and Harry Raymond
Phillipsburg.
The Western League has been recognised,
with . circuit made up OF Denver. Pueblo,
Wichita. Topeka. Kansas City and Omaha.
George Tebeau was largely instrumental In
bringing 1t about 4.
Billy Earle is beginning to strengthen his
Birmingham team by wedding out some of the
amateurs. He has found that it 10 useless to
try to stick to 81 900 salary limit when the lists
Of most of the Southern League teams are close
on to twice that amount
'Old Man" Arson has discovered where Willie
LANCE belongs, and 10 playing him in the out
field since the league season began. thus getting
the benefit OF the Colts batting powers The
Port Townsend boy is batting the ball hard aud
often Meantime Charlie Newman IL playing
on the bench.
Southern writer says of Tom Parrott: HE
IL fine pitcher, . smashing good hitter and
above all kicker He plays ball for his side
from the time the bell ringa" The scribe has
evidently never seen Tom In one of his tan
trums. when he pitches the ball over the grand
stand and thxows speedy inshoots when his
catcher signals for an outcurve. Tom seems to
have been born anew in the sunny South
Gus McGinnis showed up poorly in Chicago's
exhibition games, and there was talk OF his re-
lease In his opening mpionship game. how
ever. he showed his true worth, the Colts de-
feating Cincinnati BY . score OF J to Nc
Ginnis allowed the Cincinnatis seven scattered
hits. "Bumpus' Jones was In the box for Gin
cinnati, and was very wild. giving seven bases
on balls besides being hit safely nine times