Wichita eagle., 1888-06-10
DIAMOND DUST.

Umpire Brennan.
Anson's reserve force is being cut down.
Brynan and Duffy alone remain.
Mutrie, OF the New Yorks, made ten
scratches in recent game Of billiards.
There has never been a serious accident
to a train on which baseball club travelled
Neither WEIGH nor Burlington has been
batted this season for as many as ten hits ID
a game.
Contracts Of Hallstron and Tebeau with
Minneapolis have been promulgated by San
Morton.
Ed Williamson says Buffnton pitches the
"drop-ball'' easier than any man in the
business.
Ginesrie has indeed fallen low. Hewasnr
even good enough for Troy, which has re-
leased him.
For the past two years St Louis has
been the first to give Baltimore its first
whi.ewash.
Ramsey says he would like to get away
from Louisville. He thinks a change would
do him good.
1t is again reported that Pete Sweeney will
be transferred from the Troy team to the
Washingtons.
Won der Ahe's losses on his Western Asso
citation speculation are reported to be over
S.. 900 already.
1t is still spreading. Umpire Tony Suck
of the Southern League, is giving Gafney's
system trial.
Baltimorians consider Shindle the best
third baseman in the association, averages
or no averages.
Baltimore was the first club this season to
win two successive championship games
from Cincinnati.
Products Of the Cream City are becoming
famous. viz: Krock's pitching and Sauer's
catching-gloves.
Canton would like Sunday games and Pc
titions are beng signed asking the manage
ment to play them.
Chris Hassett, late Of London, writes re-
guessing denial of the report that he had
signed with Buffalo.
Tri-State League Umpire Bates has re-
signed by request. George Barnum, Of To-
ledo, is his successor
Mexican now disputes with Kilroy the
honor Of being the fastest runner to first
base in the association.
Decoration Day has come and gone and
Pitcher Mccormick is as far from signing
with Pittsburgh as ever.
81 would rather have Brynan than two
Borcherses,'' said a prominent official of a
Western Association club.
Whitewashes are plentiful this season
under the three-strike rule. Last year they
were comparatively rare.
Pitcher Stovey, just signed by Worcester,
is the first colored man that ever played in
the New England League.
Very few players have so far been re-
leased in the league and association COM
pared with former seasons.
Greenwood has been reinstated by the
Baltimore club His $500 fine, however, will
stick, says Manager Barnie
The Wilkesbarre club has released First
Baseman Shumway. Last years pitcher,
al Warner, has been resigned
Sam Moffet, Of Indianapolis, is developing
into a great pitcher. He bids fair to equal
his great Cleveland record of1SS4.
The San Francisco Chronicle says great
many people in California consider Borchers
better pitcher than Van Haltren.
The st. Paul club depends on its home
games. Sunday games on its grounds
sttract attendances of 5000 or 1000.
Catcher Tate, of the Bostons, will soon add
bis contribution to baseball literature. He
is preparing treatise on base-stealing.
Before leaving Chicago the members of
the Philadelphia team expressed unlimited
confidence in their ability to beat the Bos-
tons.
The st. Paul club has six pitchers under
contract, and all are complaining. The cold
and wet weather that has prevailed is said
to have used them up.
Umpire Daniels wears pads on his legs.
Judging from the recent comments on his
decisions, it may be inferred that he wears
a barrel over his head.
Tom Bond is doing some fine umpiring in
the New England League. Like Gaffney he
takes hi. position behind the pitcher when
the catcher is up close behind the bat.
Mutrie says when the time arrives that it
is necessary for manager to sit up all
night to ascertain whether his men are in
bed or not he will send in his resignation.
So will Arson.
Brynan is still with the Chicagos. He is
in Chicago and Arson is East but Arson
has hold on him and proposes to stick.
"Anse " is conside red pretty good judge
of ball player.
Buninton was well pleased with himself
last evening 80. was played out when
the Bostons let me go! ] can't pitch! o,
MOI" said Buff, as he was leaving the
grounds.-Boston Globe, Mdy30
The New York World says of Decker's
pmpiring Decoration Day: "If New York
is to suffer from such umpirlng it would DE
well to get mailman from Blooming dale to
oficlate, so that the people would know
what to expect"
Harry Wright will keep Clements catch
ing as long as his hands stay in good condi-
ton. Bushong, kid Baldwin, and Jack
Boyle have demonstrated that a catcher
can play every day while his hands and his
health are all right.