Telegram-herald., 1888-07-22
DIAMOND DUST.

PfeTeF had the noncf OF slrhlnS Ms lame
70 the hrst Australian contract
one hundred and ten thousand persons
witnessed the League and American Asso-
citation g4mes July a
Hardie Henderson. the fat pitcher whom
the Plttsbureas released, - sad 10 have
signed = Toledo, o., contract
Hugh Daily, tho one-armed pitcher, who
was a. one time a star twlrler IN the league,
Is working Ia the 0ox for the Cumberland,
Nd. club
Burdock. released from the Bostons for
drinking, has signed an Ironclad agreement
not 70 touch drop Of liquor while he plays
with the BroOklyns.
Hugh Dury, Of the Chicagos, is proving
al that Captain AnsOn has claimed for him.
DE hits the ball hard, fields perfectly and
watches every opportunity when on the
bases.
Nike Morrison, late pitcher Of the Cleve-
land club, was offered a Job on the Philadel-
phia team provided he showed up well IN
practice. The club offered to pay his board,
but Nike said nay.
Bobby Caruthers, theChicagoan, now with
the Brooklyn club, is reported ohave called
the fielders in his team lot Of 'stiffs" who
| Browns Now there is hard feeling.
Manager Harry Wright said the reason no
| let McGuire, the catcher, go was because
| his throwing to bases was bad He couldn't
| have been much worse than Clements In the
| July games, as the stolen base column
shows the Chicagos To have reached the
bases eight times.
The Detroit Free Press said Fortunately
| for Detroit Philadelphia had sand enough
/ 10 win one game from Chicago" They may
| call il sand" in the city on the Canadian
border, but the Chicago players themselves
called il " rotten playing" The Detrcits
| in their game with the New Yorks the
Fourth made nine errors, while the Chica-
gos with the Phillies made seven in the game
they lost
Detroit papers say that President Day
and Manager Mutrie indulged freely in
| lemonade the Fourth. One day last season
these two gentlemen quafIed the same liquid
at the Chicagos' park 1t was in the first
| part of the game and the Giants were
ahead. When the famous seventh inning
| was over the ex-champions were ahead.
| The Gothsmites drank plain water and little
| II that.
Touched OUT in an article in theSport-
\
in general when he says that four members
| of the Chicago Reserves are in Jail for
| burglary. Talent developed from such a
| reserve team as this" he says, would be
| liable 70 be little tough" For Touched
| Outs" information he is told that the club
| styled the /" Chicago Reserves is made up
of young men living in this city, but who
| never had any connection with Anson's
team.-ChicGoo Tribune.
The veteran Tim Murna ne sums up the
Boston club as follows: The club is well
fixed for pitchers. A little weak behind the
bat Kelly is not a natural catcher like
| Clements or DAILY. of Chicago. At first base
| Morrill, is all right; at second they are
| weak. At third base and short they are al
that could be desired. In the outfeld Horn
| ung has made only one error in ffty-one
| games, but what does this signifyi Can any
| one say that Horn nung IS the equal of Dicky
Johnston in the field. and yet the great lit
tie center fielder has made many errors this
season. Brown at right can not be expect
cd TO do any better than he does. Iconsdder
the outfeld weak one"
Krock, the rolliug-mill pitcher. and
| Borchers. from the land of gold, ran one
! hundred-yard race at the Chicago ball park
| the other dav for ten dollars. the loser TO
| catch the winner while practicing. Umpire
! Hengle. of the Southern League. was judge
and Ed Sweep starter. Both men removed
their superluous clothing and tOed the line.
| Krock ran Like a race horse and won by IF
teen yards. Then Borchers was called upon
to carry out the agreement Krock faced
Borchers with new ball, which the latter
was obliged 10 furnish, and for thirty min
utes the ball was sent in faster than it ever
was By the big pitcher-so fast in fact, that
after having his hands pounded so he
couldn't close them ne gave way to Darling