The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-03


kid" Peoples Il playing shortstop for Stock.
ton.
Charles Petty II pitching for the Savannah
team.
Charlie Abbey. Of the Portlands Of 1891, IL
playing center field for Chattanooga
Cincinnati has waived her claim 70 Billy
George, and he will play in Montgomery.
"1cesie" McGuirk IL Q great favorite in Ma.
con. Ga. on account Of his lively coaching.
Pete NcNabb Lost his dfst game for Baltimore
AN exhibition contest with the Charleston
team.
"strike!em ont Fits" Fitzgerald seems to
have been lost sight of this spring in the base.
ball shuhie.
The only cities In the big league who will
play Sunday ball this year are Chicago, Cincin.
natl and St Louis.
John Barnes 10 the regular boxing instructor
Of the Phenix Athletic Club. Of St Paul. and II
now called "Prof. Barnea"
The California League umpires while on duty
wear uniform consisting Of . blue cap. Nor
folk jacket and long trousers.
Arson thinks Of playing Willie Langs behind
the bat. in which case Charlie Newman may b
given chance In the outhsld-
"BIg Bill" Hassamer has taken unto himself
another wife. who 10 with him at Montgomery,
Ala. whore he 10 to play this year.
Charlie Irwin 10 playing ct short field for
oakland again this season, instead of going
back 70 his old position at third base.
The Ohio State League has been organised,
with circuit composed of Akron. Mansfield.
Canton, East Liverpool and ssndusky.
Dick Phslsn. who was kept at homo in San
Antonio By the ulness of his sister for some
time. has reported for duty ct Msmphia
Jake stsnssl 70 reported 70 b showing up we'll
behind the bat for the Pittsburg team. on it.
southern tour. and 10, Of course. batting well.
Park Wilson was caught In . railroad wreck
recently on his way to Augusta. Ga, whore he
will PLAY this season, but escaped without hurt
The ofnoial averages of the Western League
for last season give Jiggs Parrott nth place In
battery with .s2a Newman has .3A and
Letcher, 80.
Ollie Beard are with the Deppens, . semi-pro-
fsssional team Of Louisville. on . tour Of the
Southern League cities.
Helena 10 talking OF Rocky Mountain League,
including Denver, Salt Lake and the best of the
Montana citisa The jumps between the town
are, however, too big to make the scheme
feasible
The Cincinnati club has received no word Of
Pitcher Lucid and doesn't know where he ia
Sporting Life Con 10 sticking type in Spokane
printing ONCE All his ball playing this season
The Birmingham, Ala, club has presented .
souvenir spoon TO Miss Mayne flats, the PiQua,
O.. girl, who drafted the Southern League
schedule. In the bowl Is a representation Of
the great iron furnaces, aud the handle 10 de-.
signed a. Q smokestack-
Murphy, the phenomenal little Yale player
who captained the 'varsity team last season,
was wanted this year by both the Varsity and
the Law school teama He settled the dispute
by refusing to play at ali. giving a. an excuse
press OF work in college courses.
Southern League writer gives forth the fol-
lowing lament over one Of Ollie Boards last
season Spokane pets: "'Lefty' Mari will play
in the Colorado State League this year. Lefty
was once bright particular star in the Nash
vile League team, but love of the brew of Gam
brinus caused 'Lefty's fall from the high estate
to q state league Nevertheless, We love him
still"
skid" Baldwin, who 10 to play under Abner
Powell in New Orleans this season, IL not quite
rsconciisd to life in the minor leagues, and in Q
recent newspaper interview spoke Of how bitter
repentance his has been for his fall from League
company, duo to his own bad habits His
reformation seems to have been thorough and
ixsting, aud no is today the superior Of half the
catchsrs In the big league. His work last season
for Portland could not have been exceiled, his
throwing to bases being wonderfully quick and
accurate