Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-23
The Diamond.

CHARLEY BENNETT is all right and is ready to
answer duty's call ct Boston.
PRESIDENT TEMPLE says that Captain Burns
has power to sign any player he chooses.
JOHN WARD is setting a good example by play
ing husiling lively game this season.
TED SULLIVAN is coaching from the lines in the
Southern league. wearing full dress suit.
THE Chicago Colts having won I3 straight IL Is
now in order for them TO allow the Voodoo to have
a show.
THE Princeton and Harvard game to-day is
causing considerable interest throughout the
country.
Pfeffer in the brilliant work of his successor, Jim
my Canavan.
j. t. SMITH. OF the J. T. Fox team. wants to
back that team to play the City Blues for SIS side
and toss of grounds.
CINCINNATI would line to get Pitcher Kfllen
from Washington. Comiskey would like one
left-handed twirler.
GETzEIN has been signed by President Won der
Abe. The ex-Detroiter is said TO be in his old
time form. 1t will be case of .Getz'' rats,
with him.
Player Armstrong of the Galvestons put head on
Umpire Conway last Tuesday after Ft. Worth had
beaten his club.
THE Browns may not win many games on their
trip. but President Won der Abe is determined that
they win be heard from. Hence Crooks selection
as captain. 1t is Werden's turn next.
WIEN Chicago was way behind early in the sea-
son President Hart predicted that before the team
went on its Eastern trip ii would reach fourth
and the press for such an opinion, but, neverthe-
less. his predictions have proven true
DONOVAN, of Washington, cannot catch ball
hit over his head. He makes some wonderful scoons
of short-hit balls hut when he has to turn his back
and chase his weakness becomes apparent. How
ever. IL his luck 10 make a back running catch
in the ten-inning game and keep Pittsburg from
victory.
Tom BROWN thinks the Louisvilles will be as
good as third. Jennings saws they ought 10 win
the pennant. Stratton saws fifth place will be good
enough and Kuehne will be satisfied with sixth
Meekn and Grim will not be disappointed If they
are fourth. Jones says they will be second if his
arm holds out
GLADIATOR BROWNING is a great bat fend
During his recent spell of poor hitting he tried no
less than five different bais to change his luck
Pete never lays strike himself. He ALWAYS
accuses the bat and does ii in mild tone either
He firmly believes that if he could find the right
bat his average would be about .6O0
No club in the country needs good, experienced
pitcher worse than does the st. Louis Browns
The League, when the amalgam alton was consume
mated, did wrong thing in assigning Stivetts 10
Boston, for that team so far Outclasses all the
Others IN playing strength to give It practically
the first place in the race. Stivetts should have
Globe.
BASEBALL appears to be at pretty low ebb in
Philadelphia. For a city that pretends to so much
the QUAKER town Is the worst quitter of any in the
league circuit. 1t is exceptional season and vet
the Philadelphia cranks won't attend This is
partly due TO the fact that the Philes not stand
very high in the race and that Philadelphia wants
baseball at 25 cents with free street car ride and
a bag OF peanuts thrown in.