Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-03
DIAMOND DUST.

King, Of the Browns, split his little finger
while attempting to stop hot liner at Bal
timore recently.
d. d. Alexander is the name of pitcher
and general utility man just signed by the
Charleston club.
Titcomb's record would suffer greatly but
fer Murphy's magnificent catching of his
cratic delivery.
Reports are again current that Latham
and O'Neill are dissatisfied with the Browns
and want to get away
The Western Association has number of
good second basemen. Ardner is looked up
on as second Dunlap.
International Umpire Jerry Sullivan
wears leg pads like cricketcr. Daniels
originated the wrinkle
Off the field the Chicago men are the mob
best dressers in the league. The Pitts
burghs are the slouchiest.
Pitcher McKeough, late of Memphis,
was given a trial by Sandusky and released
after ono days experience.
The Cincinnati Buffalo deal for Pitcher
Billy Hart has been completed, Buffalo pay
ing 81 900 for Harris release
Martin Sullivan is reported as saying that
he Will square accounts with Esterbrook at
the end of the playing season.
Catcher Broughton. late of Detroit, and
Short Stop Hanrahan of Chicago, have been
signed by the Minneapolis stub.
Latffam's latest joke is to say to the OPP
posing pitcher when in the box: go
ahead; L IA as nervous as you are"
The Phliles were the first to win a game
Off Chlcago's young phenom F rock.
They're record breakers, you know.
Dayton, O., is to organize club at once.
It Will pay on an Independent basis until
hole in the Tri-Statc league shows up.
The secret of Fosters weak batting is
said to be that he can't hit drop ball and
that the league pitchers are all onto TINS,
Mike Kelly still keeps up his old habit of
bantering and tantalizing the right field
Senators at the different league grounds.
The bail makers last season sold two mil
lion balls OF all grades. The total sales for
this year will aggregate about six million
Clarkson says: There is material enough
in the Boston club to give it first place. and
L shall be disappointed if it don't get there"
A large number of professional clubs are
not paying expenses this season, owing TO
the long continued bad weather for ball
playing.
So far this season Caruthcrs has not been
troubled with his old complaint, hcart-dis-
ease, and that, too, in spite OF his recent
marriage.
Tom Dcaslcy, the man who saddled
pitcher Greening on the Washingtons
is u friend of all phcnomenons. He finds
one every day.
"Clarkson and Williamson are enemies,
and Clarkson will not 90 on Spalding's Aus
tralian trip because Williamson is going'-
P,ttsbIuV1 Telegraph.
The Milwaukee club has signed a new
pitcher from Michigan, named George b.
Stephens. He was with the Detroit club
for short time in 1856.
Hanlon is proving himself a tower of
strength in Detrolt's center field His hit
ting, baserunning and running catches
arc better than ever before.
Johnson, of the Kansas Citys, is one Of
great amount of territory, is reliable
fielder and good, clear hitter.
Mark Baldwin will either make or break
himself this season. He is somewhat de-
ficIent in .headwork and is inclined to take
things too easy. II he will work and i'm
prove his opportunities his fortune is made.
They have a baseball man on the Jackson
Mich Citizen who, in giving a description
of the pitchers of the jackson club, claims
that several Of them can pitch ball which
comes TO dead stop three feet in front of
the batter, and, after he has famed the
wind, goes into the catCher's hands. Next.