The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-09
GOSSIP OF BASEBALL

Pete McNabb is in Boston.
fale's baseball team has begun indoor prac-
tice.
Jack Brennan Is advertising for . job He 10
vintering at Butte.
Indoor baseball games at Cleveland draw from
LOO to 800 people.
Johnny wadsworth was one OF the team that
made the trip to Cuba
Gus McGinnis IL taking things quietly at his
home IL GAINESVILLE, q.
Dummy" Ryn and Arthur sippi are pretty
sure to go TO Montgomery. Ala
"Jiggs" Parrot Is announced by Arson a.
Chicago's third ba.eman next season.
Nick Young has announced in his official
bulletin the con tract Of Gus McGipIis with
Chicago
Capt Bernie TraTord, of the Harvard football
eleven. viii probably play frst base for the base
ball team.
''Old Hoss'' Joe Ardnel, Johnny wadsworth
and "Home Run" Breckenridge are wintering
in Cleveland.
"Home Run" Breckenridge. who was with
Portland in 1880. will play in the Southern
League next season.
Mississippi is TO have a state league with
teams in Meridian, Natehez, Jackson, Vicks-
burg, Greensburg and Yazoo
Frank March has taken place as clerk in the
office of justice OF the peace at Butte and
says that he is ouI OF baseball.
Willie Mains is spending the winter fox hunt
ing at Windham, Me- He has not yet picked
out berth for the coming season.
"Oid Man" Arson seems to be impressed with
the abilities OF Gus McGinnis and Willie LANCE,
his new colts, as he is doing good deal OF talk
ing about them.
Carl McVey, the San Jose outfelder, expects
to manage u team at his home, Mansfield, O.,
which city intends to place team in the pro-
posed Ohio league.
The Cincinnati Club has decided not to take
its players on a Southern trip this spring. In
stead they will play handball in a new court
erected at a cost OF 1900.
The Southern League clubs, with an alleged
salary limit OF $1,000, are cunning alter the
strongest minor league players in the country,
and their lists will run up TO twice the amount
they should.
Billy Earle IS back from Cuba and has begun
the work of getting together n team OF peunant-
winners Tor Birmingham. 1t is useless to say
that they Will be a crowd OF hustlers with
"Ginger BIZ at the head OF them.
Arson is spending the winter in playing
billiards, at which game he is one Of the best
men in the country outside of the star players.
He has offered 10 make match with as strong q
player AZ Gallagher, Arson to play 400 to Gal.
laghers 0 points.
Gus McGinnis has finally sent on a signed
contract to the Chicago club Willie Lange's
contract has also been received by President
Hart. 1t made the trip to the Pacific coast and
back several times before the sport Townsend
COLT agreed to sign il.
Arson is the only player who has played con-
tinuous!y in the seventeen years of the National
League, the entire period of its real existence.
In that time he has played in LIS games, been
to the bat 7,77l times mado 2,56l hits and has
batting average OF .35t
The North western Intercollegiate Athletic As
ISOLATION has entered on its second season, with
the University OF Michigan, University OF Min
nesots, University OF Wisconsin and North west
ern university members. A baseball sched-
ule with six games for each team has been
arranged.
The Ali-Americans' trip to Cuba was tinan-
cial success In addition to playing bail Billy
Earle, Gilks. Wittrock and Yorks also took the
places OF some of the member of the Des haw
Opera Company, who were sick, and went on TO
do the soldier act In "Ermiuie" The ball
tossers were so pleased with their own work
that thew are talking of following Arlie Latham
and Nike kelly's example and go on tho stage.
Although he never played shortstop before he
lie seattle Tor California, Charlie Irwin is rated
a. a wonder in thai position in the South The
Sporting LIES correspondent at san Francisco
says: "lrwln, of the Oakland club, was the star
shortstop OF the California League this season.
plished, and his work is SO sure that a batsman
is almost good as out when he hits down 70
Twins territory.
The whole san Jose team has published a
card In which they acknowledge the Los An
geles team the champions OF the CaliioTn a
League and turthegmore state that Manager
Vanderdeck. of Los Angeles, did not use any
understand means 10 take the san Jose team TO
Los Angeles TO play OFF the seasons champion
ship They paid their own expenses through
out, preferrng - do this on account of difficult
ties with their manager. Nike Finn.
Pitcher Jack Tanning and Mrs. DUNCAN. the
wife OF the Chicago ball tosser, are no longer
friends. An Oakland Cal, paper says that they
have been disputng over the possession OF a
diamond ring The twirler has the advantage
of Mrs DUNCAN to the extent of nine points Of
the law. Mrs. DUNCAN Will be remembered is
the woman who forced Mr.. DUNCAN to the con.
clu-ion that there were more favorable spots Tor
residence purposes than California.
Southern intercollegiate Association 70.
baseball aud football has been organized The
members of the new organization are John
Hopkins University, University of Virginia,
University Of North Csroliua, Univar.ty of
Tennessee, University Of the south. Lake Forest.
University OF Alabama sud St johns College.
The association IS divided into two sections,
the northern 10 CONSIST OF Maryland. Virginia
and North Carolina, the southern to embrace
Tennessee and Alabama The champions OF the
,ecI3Ons " III may .ha cha