Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-18
The Diamond.

THERE are letters at this Office for Harry
| Stevens.
| GILBERT, of the Baltimores, is suffering from
| malaria.
| SHCGART is quite slugger now. He is playing a
great game.
OUR sluggers will in reality be ION velvet'' if
| they win to-day game.
| TIE Harvards are said to be about the strongest
| college ball team this season.
| THE County League season opens Saturday week,
| and good crowds are expected
ONE of the postponed games between Boston and
Washington will be played April 2.
| TIE East End Gymns expect to secure Catcher
Jackson, an Eastern amateur player.
| If we can keep from getting lower than third
there will be nothing TO grumble about.
JoHN WARD is in fine condition and feels conf
| dent of keeping his boys well up in the race.
| CHARLIE BUFFINToN is suffering with lame
shoulder but is ready TO go in the box when called
on.
| CAPTAIN ANsoN says he is willing to hack the
colts against any team in the League for the pen
nant.
DARBY O'BRIFS would like TO know why he was
played regularly in left field until the first cham
\ pionship game. when he was replaced by Hub Col
| Inns.
| DAN BRoUTHER's says that Lovett and Haddock
| would help Wards Wonders out this spring. He
considers Haddock one OF the best pitchers in the
country
THE Brooklyn boys think that Lovett will hold
| ont he has money and can afford to be inde-
pendent.
| great one. and compares favoraby with any in
| the country Exchange.
BUCK, srLLIyA,' Of last years Dover, \. H..
| team, will probably sign with the New Orleans
Club, as they are in need of pitchers.
BREITENsTEIN is a coming man. He has good
speed. an assortment of curves, and is not easily
ratified. Keep an eye on the St Louis boy.
Mr.. It. d. MULCAHEY, of Waltham, who made
| such excellent record last season, has been
signed again for the season at hand by the New
England League.
TO havo ESfar
Reddy Mack. Jim Knowles. Pitcher Sullivan. of
the New Yorks. Shortstop Wheelock and Outfeld-
mira team this year.
THE report circulated by Mark Baldwin that Mr..
Won der Ahe intends 10 compromise with him in
erroneous Mr.. Won der Ahe has made no over
lures for a compromise, and win make none; If
any efforts to compromise have been made Bald
win has made them. .-GIobe-D Democrat.
Now that the weakness of the Harvard nine be-
hind the bat has been shown baseball men at
catcher He is strong man. and ought to be able
and there is not man in the college who throw
TO bases as well as Corbett can.
UMPIRE 6 GAFFNEY does not favor the rule which
provides that pitched ball which hits batsman
on the hand forearm shall be called a dead ball.
while one that hits the batsman on any other pa TT
entitle him to his base. A blow the hand
forearm, tiaffney says. is more dangerous and La
BILE TO disable player than one on any other part
of the person except the head
WHEN Ned HanIon passed through st. Louis
several weeks ago. en- route from Hot Springs he
beat the life out of St Louis i'm either of the two
pennant races. Captain G4sscock heard Of his
bombastc superciliousuess and called him. Han
lon has said nothing since. Captain Glasscock saws
if he don't beat out Pttsburg he'll get out of the
business.-S. Louis Republic.
THE assignment of the players by the Eastern
League does not satisfy all the clubs, and the
terprsing ones are hnstling to strengthen their
wa make the EImira club a formidable foe. and
for the Albany club. This is made possible
through the salary limit established by the Eastern
League.