The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-27
GOSSIP OF BAsHBALL.

Jack Tanning has signed with Stockton.
Park Wilson may sign to catch for Los An.
gelea
John NJ Ward has signed contract to manage
the New York club
George Tsbsau il still hustling to organise the
Colorado state lsagne.
A Pennsylvania State League has been organ.
ised with salary limit OF 500 per month
Stockton 10 reported to have signed "Kid"
Peoples. "Chick" spesr and Milt Whitehead
"Pop" Lyle will again follow the fortunes of
his old manager Gienaivin, at Los Angeles this
season.
W. B. wheeler, one Of the New York club's
new directors, plsyed In the Yale Varsity nine
from 1869 to ls72
Abner Powell has filled ont his New Orleans
team By signing Frank Ward. The latter will
probably pisy second base.
Al Hunger. who pitched for Tacoma In 1890,
has gone Grassy at Cincinnati, and has been
committed to Longvtew asylum.
"Old CT" Sutclide, who caught for Chicago.
Detroit and other famous teams, died . few
days since at his home, In Wheaton, Ill
John Garrison. the famous pitcher, will coach
the batteries at Union college until March /,
when he goes to New Haven to coach the Yale
team.
Two old Seattle players will b along,ide Of
each other this season ct Charleston. 6. c. Thew
will BE-: Gil Hatfield, ct shortstop, and Patsy
Flaherty. at third base.
Billy George is reported to have signed with
Montgomery, Ala. ct $3.50 Per month, and the
howl over breaking the 1000 salary limit in the
southern League IL increasing
Jim Powell, who managed last seasons Butte
team, and Frank March are having . dispute
ovef which Is entitled to organize and manage q
team there the coming season.
Ioko
invitation for ball given recently BY the
Night Owls, . Cincinnati social orSani satiou
made up entirely of ball players
'Pop" Lyto il running billiard room at the
Eedeau hotel. Los Angeles. "Kid" Baldwin.
Jack Tanning, Pete Lehman and Jack Newman
are among "Pops" daily visitorA
Baltimore will have plenty Of sx-PaciAc coast
players this season with Catchers Clark and Bill
Brown. Pitchers McNabb aud Wadsworth,
First Baseman Motx and Ontfsldsr Treadway
The Da rtmouth college team will play Holy
Cross, Yale. Princeton. wssleyan. Lehigh and
the University Of Pennsylvania on its spring
trip 1t will b accompanied by the college
glse club
At Yale the candidates for the baseball team
are hard at work learning under Capt Bliss, and
among them are the graduate players. who were
debarred for the snort time the undergraduate
rule was In force.
Gus Klopf and Con Lucid are still in Spokane
Lucid may 60 to Cincinnati. ana John Barnes
wants Klopf in case he manages a team at Min.
neapolis. Comiskey wants to try Lucid ON Ollie
Boards recommendation.
Frank Ward 10 apt to b crowded out of the
Baltimore team this season ~ Manager Hanlou
has signed several new outfeldera Piggy" 10
Q very valuable man, however. by reason of his
batting. base-running and ginger and may b
kept
The Southern league, which has twelve-c club
circuit has adopted . schedule drawn by Miss
Maybe Flats. young lady of PiQua, O., who
never saw Q game of baseball. She has reduced
the mileage from 1900 to 5000 and the schedule
was accepted without single change
II 10 reported that Billy Earle has signed Tom
Parrott a. one of the pitchers of his Birming-
ham team. Strange. for last season the lanky
twirler nearly set "Ginger Bill crazy BY his re-
fusal to follow the little ca,chers signals.
When Billy was expecting wide outcurve q
speedy inshoot generally ali but took him Cd
his feet
Al lawson, the baseball fakir. 10 stil In Aus.
traIia A recent paper Gays: "On Saturday mex;
at Moore park the clubs Young Austra.Ia and
south sydney will try conclusions. Mr. Al Law.
son, the professional pitcher, now on visit to
this colony, will be on the ground for The pur.
pose OF giving 4 few hints TO oil young players
Who may desire to avail themselves of the op-
portunIty."