Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-23
The Diamond.

AND look out for Louisville.
JoCKo FIELDS leads the Giants in batting.
SHINDLE is evidently not in his old-time form.
Oh what drubbing that was for the Browns.
THE Comiskey-Von der sAhe war is very torrid.
BILL BROWN may be signed to catch Tim Keefe.
WET weather is certainly injuring the local club
financially.
IF we can only make it three straight won't it be
SHOCK is doing good work at third for Baltimore
and batting well.
W. c. WILSON is doing well as umpire in the
Southern League.
THE magnates over the country are anxiousy
scanning the skies.
OLD CALVIN was loudly cheered Yesterday after
noon at Exposition Park.
RAIN prevented the League games at New York
and at Boston yesterday.
T, OYSTER BURNS, of Brooklyn, has already
been fined $50 for kicking.
SID FARRAR has left for Providence to captain
the team and play first base.
IT will keep the League clubs rustling to catch up
with all of their postponed games.
ELMER SMITH was presented with a handsome
bouquet yesterday when he went to bat.
COLONEL JOHN 1. ROGERS has suffered relapse.
Early baseball has not agreed with him.
THE players of the local ard the St. Louis clubs
were guests at the Opera House last evening.
or two If only to see and hear Harry Stevens.
EVEN Jack Chapman was surprised At Pitcher
Jones' fine work in his game against Pittsburg.
soMErHrNG ails Rettger. Cleveand's pitcher.
and he will not be in condition to play for some
time.
MIKE KELLY declares that Boston ought to win
the pennanL but that he fears Brooklyn and
Cleveland.
BUCKLEY will do the receiving for the Browns
until he s injured his ha nds give out. He Is .
valuable man.
GLAsscocK actually wanted Umpire Emslie to
call The game during the fourth inning yesterday
1nf n 1rE
CLUBS who have any more left handed phenoms
may be inclined to keep them away from Pittspurg
after yesterdays example.
THE Mansfield County League team and and the
Keystones will play at Mansfield To-day, The con-
test promises to be good one.
Tom BROWN writes: I'VE had the keys to fhe
city the night of our opening game. Each player
had a fve-bone hat given him."
MIKE SLATTERY, once league star, has &C.
cepted Secretary Whites terms and will play in the
Binghamton in the Eastern League.
HARRY sTovEr's absence from the Boston field
Bob-O'-I.ink Lowe has been playing in left.
THEY call him Alexander Marvellous Jones in
Louisville now, The little Pennsylvania had
tough day in which to make his debut. but he's
hero now.
CATCHER CONNIE MURPHY, released by Chi.
cago. has been assigned to the Albany. n: Y,
club of the Eastern League. He left for Albany
yesterday.
LOUISVILLE and St. Louis have turned OUT bigger
crowds this year than those which attended base
increased tariff.
FRED PFEFFER denies that Aere is lack of
harmony in the Louisville team and thinks that If
the Chicago papers would look for trouble they
could find II in their own team.
THERE are at least three first basemen in the big
league who are treadng on quicksand, and they do
not know it. Perry Werden may be succeeded by
Long John Reilly. and the latter is also wanted to
take Lou Whistler's place at Baltimore.
Th is s for
..The Wagners and the Washington club are to be
congratulated on the step, As thereby they gain
the headiesr and most experienced general in the
baseball profession. Such man at the head of
team OF strong players like the Washingtons ought
10 make 1t give creditao!e account of ITSELF
For a new player Pitcher Bowers, Of Yale Col
lege is a wonder, says the New York Telegram.
He has faced the Boston League club. and
kept the hits of that strong aggregation down to
single figures and prevented them from being
bunched. He has terrific speed. and can vary his
delivery at will. In the box he Is as cool as ice,
and is not ratified by the forging ahead of his oppo-
nentS.