Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-06
Flashes From the Diamond.

The Bostons are running bases with excel
lent judgment and effect.
Jimmy Wolf is doing the best base run
ming for the Loulsvlles.
Lady Baldwin this season displays bad
temper in losing games.
Jim Whitney has pleurisy.
Dave Foutz has lame leg.
Catcher Barnie Gilligan has signed with
Detroit.
Umpire Valentine is most popular in In
dianapolis.
Nicol is doing the bunt act right along this
season.
Pitcher Persons arm is not thrown out as
reported.
Hecker is said to be too fat for good work
in the box.
The Cincinnatls seem to be getting down
to their gait.
Brouthers is said to have passion for fast
horsehesh.
On the recommendation of Van Haltren
Chicago has engaged George Borchers, the
famous pitcher of Frisco, and wired him TO
start at once.
Young Sowders has a drop delivery that
will puzzle the best batters of the league.
Caruthers, Boston's high-priced pitcher,
is pitching the losing games for his club.
Left fielder Whitney, late of Des Moines
has signed with the Hutchinson club.
1t looks incredible, but eight clubs can be
arranged in 40,32O combinations.
Fred Goldsmith, ex-pitcher for the
Cchicago team, is pitching for Hot Springs
Ex-ITmpire Dicky Pearce has been over
looked by all of the minor leagues
Paul Hines, Henry Boyle, Tommy Ester
brook and Shreve have become Elks.
The Kansas City club has engaged Fred
Mann just released by st. Louis.
Schoeneck is considered the handsomest
man that ever played ball in Chicago.
The well known second baseman, Tim
Manning, is in Chicago, unsigned as yet,
Baltimore reporters have been excluded
from the dressing room of the players.
No league second baseman is playing bet
ter game than Bassett of Indianapolis.
Mansfield has a Nightingale. He oug hit TO
be able to sing sweetly on the coach lines.
There are few better umpires in the coun-
try than w. G.. Fessenden. His work here
has been revelation.
The Lincoln club has signed two Cincin-
natl players named Andy Moore and George
Fuch, sg
Buck Ewing apparently is no slouch as a
| pitcher, and might with practice make a
good one.
The Baltimoreans consider Shindle the
| greatest third baseman the Baltimore club
| ever had.
Healy will pitch in one of the Milwaukee
| games.
Foster has caught on in great shape in New
| York. He has already made number of
| phenomenal catches.
McGarr led the st. Louis Browns in bat
| ting in the series with the Detroit club, with
| an average of 900.
| In striking contrast to Brooklyn's high
| priced pitcher, Clarson has not yet lost a
| game for Boston.
Ed Murphy, the old secretary of the West
| ern league, will.be candidate for sheriff OF
| Leayenworth next fall.
A majority Of the league players express
| the belief that New York will win the league
| pennant this year.
Manager Barnes, of the st. Pauls, says
| Omaha has fine captain in Shannon. But
| we knew that.
| Manager Morbill thinks the Bostons are
| stronger in the pitchers box than any club il
the league. He has quite an array of talen
in ClarksOn, Madden, Radbourn, Conway
| and Sowders.
Dunlap asserts that he received half of hi
| purchase money from Detroit, and that thi
Will make his total income for the seasol
from ball playing, $1,000.
Despite his matrimonial troubles Latham'i
spirits have suffered no diminution.. He i
said to be more loquacious and fresher thar
ever
Manager Watkins proposes playing jim
White behind the bat and placing Camel OF
third base. The wisdom of the movers ques
tionable.
1t can scarcely be comfortable rehectio
for Brooklyn's $4,000 pitcher that he oaic