The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-16
DIAMOND DUST.

Jimmy McJames, the superb!
Tom Brown and his boys are getting at
en-"
run.
cinched.
Danny Daub fields his position better
than any pitcher in the league.
Did You see Wrirlcy? on, say, but that
boy is a great big pebble on the beach.
Had every Trolley Dc.igcr worked as
hard rs Danny Daub the result might have
teen different BrOo klyn has Il peach
in the little twirler. He plays ball all the
time.
Pitcher Garvin Of the Newark, y. j.,
team must he a corker. After pitching
fun nine inning game Yesterday lie pitched
seven more against the Athletes, and III
these seven innings not one hit was MADE.
Newark wen the pcnnant thereby.
Since Mctiraw has teen out of the game
Donueliy has booked on to tatting
average If 500, made six runs, brought III
ten more, and accepted twenty-five chances
out OF twenty four. On, for some more OF
such wrecks" 1t is 4 great record. Bal
timCrc News.
Tim Hurst has the sympathy of every
true blue rUotcr in the sickness that has
uvrrtakcn him. For the past ten days Tin
has fulfilled his duties, though not
fever has held him u victim. The game
little freshman was foiCcd to succumb In
the fourth inning Yesterday, as hard
chill was sha King linn hose from his uni
form There are Others, but there is but
one Tim.
You don't know where the plate is
i,ri.t N Tim Hurst al Mon
day, when the latter called him out on
strikes.
You dare not tell ME that l don't
know where the plate is replied Tim,
and he supplemented his little speech
with: That will cost You $40; and II
you We're playing away from home, l
would telegraph the line Ia Nick Young
as soon as the game was over
1t is the first time you thought you
had occasion to fine me, Tim, AMI don't
think You are treating me exactly square,
retoftcd Cartwright
Il have a notion to make 1t five more,
said Tim. while Il broad grin wreathed his
face aud then Ed. knew that Tim did not
mean TO make the fine 20.
The report of Chris Won der Ahe's
second marriage put Tom Brown, of the
Washingtons. i'll a reminiscent mood the
other DAY. and he told an Interesting
lIlc now ltle 81. l-tulS Hl'ti'te
in the baseball business" avs Bill Norr, i'll
the New York World. In the spring of
so" said Tom, Chris ran Il grocery store
and beer saloon on the corner of 81. LOUIS ana
Grand avenue. i'll the Mound City. Half
Il block up Grand avenue was the old ban
park. There was 10 professional ball
club In st. Louis that season. Eddie
Cuthbert. the Old player who covered
LETT field for the old St. Louis Browns in
the seventies. when they We're i'll the
League went to Chris and gave him
scheme To make money. All CuthGert re-
CURED was few hundred dollars 10 guar
antee the rent of the park. Cuthbert
would organize a team and arrange for
matches. and Chris could realize a hand
Some profit by the sale of beer during the
game. The Dutchman couldn't see any
Thing in Cuthbert's scheme 1T first. but he
kept at him and Chris put up the money
TO start Cuthbert. Gaines were played
on this diamond uear Chris saloon known
as Sportsman's Park between seniiprofes-
sioHal teams. and attracted large crowds,
especially on Sunday. 81. LOUIS is great
Sunday town. aud on the sabbath Girls s2id
many kegs OF beer. He took no interest inthe
game but stood over his barteuders,
watching the dimes ami quarters that the
crowd shuwercl over the bar. As he stood
at the bar drinking with his friends and
taking a mental note of every penny that
passed, the cheers of the fans echoed
through the grounds and the Dutchnian
would say: II Here dem sbouding OUT
dare Tree tousand TEN fools and one wise
man. and the wise man is me, me, Chris
Won der Abe!'' Two years later TIE
American 4 Association. with Won der he
as one of its powers, was organized. and
six years after Won der Abe acknowledged
that be mad cleared 500, 900 out of base
ball IN the fall or 1889 Charles Byrne. the
president of the Brooklyn Club, offered
Won der Ahe 500, 900 and the Brooklyn
team to boot, lock. STOCK, and barrel, for
Coniskey aud the famous st. Louis
Browns and the Dutcbman refused. And
two years after came the Brotherhood
crisis the desertion oi Conliskey from the
St Louis Club, aud the ruin of Won der
Abe's team of world champions, And
alas for Chris. his club wasn't worth Il
rusty penny one of his greatest regrets is
that he never accepted that 500, 900 or
fer of Charles Byrne.'