The morning times., 1896-05-13
DIAMOND DUST.
Pertinent Paragraphs About the SEN
ators and Other Leaguers.

ators and Other Leaguers.
Bucks Braves made the only. earned run.
Now on to st. Louis, Louisville. and
pie.
DeMontreville is hitting the ball ike a
house on fire.
There is something in name after all.
Win Mercer, for instance.
Mercer and Mcclure are synonymous of
victory for the Statesmen.
We beg to assure you of our distinguished
consideration. Senator Mercer.
Senators Hill, Tiilman, and Mercer are
most prominent now i'll the public eye.
Cincinnati made three double plays which
evidences that Senators were thick On
bases.
Dummy Hoy is playing a great game
both in the field ana at the bat for Gin
cinnau.
Mercer's ma gic arm is certainly the means
by which the Senators conjure victory
this season.
Old Reliable jim Mcclure continues to
rip the seams i'll the Spaldiug with his
wa gon tongue.
Tom Brown has taken wonderful brace
in his batting over the desultory record he
made last season.
BY winning Yesterdays game the sena-
tors have thus far fulfilled every expecta-
tion on the trip.
Tie PorkapoIitans tried to make it
case OF whole hog. The Senators demurrcd
by the score of to 4.
The Senator's record of eleven runs in
one inning and MerCer's light consecutive
games, is liable to stand this season.
The Capital was strictly in the play. In
addition TO the Senator's victory, the
Georgetowns had walkover with Cornell
Mercer's pitching and the teams batting
won the game. Seven errors do not speak
very eloquently in behalf OF the Senators
fielding.
The Senators made ii too hot even for
Red Ehret In the second inning, and
he of the Italian sunset hair was forced
TO retire from the slab.
Old Grandpa Arson amt saying much
about his colts but he is going along
winning games as II his chief business was
to saw wood and beat the band.
Louisville came very near winning yes
terday The Colonels had Dave Foutzs
Bridegrooms on the rack until the third
inning, when Brooklyn scored seven runs.
1t is said now that Louisville win farm
Hdssame TO Wl6esbarre. 1t makes no
difference TO Roaring Bilr' where he
plays so the ghost walks every Sunday
morning.
These be sad days for Pitcher Hawley,
he Of the enlarged crauium. The Senators
made him take a reef in his hat band and
yesterday the poor and lowly GiautS gave
him another trouucing.
The Rusies, BreitenStcins. Youngs. Nichols,
ct al, have to take off their hats to
Senator Mercer. There is nothing in their
careers TO compare with the youngsters
record this season.
The Reds scored three runs in their
half of the first, but were able to gather
only one more during the other eight
innings. They went up like rocket and
came down like a stick.
The Reds must have licked their pork
chops in the first inning, when they had
three runs 10 the good. They We're un-
aware of the cards the Senators held up
their sleeves in the shape of their famous
uphill game
When the Ctncinnatis come TO Washing
ton the latter part of this month, the
Senators will not sic the umpires on
them and order out Major Moore's regi-
ment of police to intimidate and make
them afraid. The Senators have better
manners. But they will beat them two
out Of three games-see if they don't.
When the Senators pulled ahead of the
Reds in the third dining the fans at the
places where the game was displayed by
telegraph resolved themselves into st.
Elizabeth societies. The havoc to hats,
canes, umbrellas, coats aud everything
else that could be thrown in the air was
like the Wreckage OF a furnishing goods
store.
Capt. Joyce on reaching st. Louis today
Will receive the congratulations of thou
sands OF friends on the success that has
attended his management of the Senators
this season. Scrappy is exceedingly pop
ular in his home city. When not en-
gagged in baseball, he plays the st. Louis
game OF politics from q local and Repub-
lcan standpoint.
Capt. Mike Scanlon showed The Times
man letter yesterday that he received
several years ago, when he was n the base
ball business, from Con Daley, the catcher
recently released from Brooklyn. In this
missiVe, which was well. written, by the
way, DALEY stated that the very lowest
salary he would sign to play for that
year would be So, $500, and that he eX-
pected more. Looking at the ceiling, in
his coy place, in a retrospective way,
Capt Mike remarked, Time works changes;
poor Con would be glad TO sign for the
odidnce OF thlS season for fone-thlrd or
So, 500"
LasG winter, when there were all sorts
of idle rumors flying around to the ef-
rect that | would sell the Washington
franchls and the players" said Mr.. Wagner
yesterday, Il made the reply to a news
paper man, who asked me about the mat
Ter, that L would sell anything in the
world possessed, except my wife and
babes, for a sufficient price. OF course,
Win the accent on the sufficient | want
to amend that remark now by adding
Mercer to my list of not for sale holdings.
If any one were to mention money to me
In the same breath with my young pitcher
| would consider it almost in the nature
OF a personal affront."
tremendous summer suit sale at the Bon
MarCbe tOday