The morning times., 1896-06-14
DIAMOND DUST.

Good for the ColoneIs. They threw the
fhilIies- down hard yesterday with Frazier
in the box.
Anson took two out OF three from Ba!ti
more. That is better than he could do
with the senators.
The St Louis pla yers speak in the highest
praise OF President Won Der Abe, and say ts.e
newspaper criticism of him is most uuIust
The 'Pennant Chasing" Phillies will come
tomorrow and will PROBABLY give an exhi-
bition OF their favorite pastime Of shoot
Ing the chute"
buttons aud the Democrats. IN he absence
of a favorite, have adorned their lapels
with Win Mercer's handsome face.
As Breittnstein cannot handle a. wet
bail, aud az the Browns are even slower
in the mud i:iaD on dry groundS ~ arlt;,.o
that the Senators lost n sure thing for three
straight by yesterdays hard ram
A catchers mask has been invented, which
obviates tue necessity OF player tnrowlnS WHY
fly or when he stands back. The new mask
slips back ON top Of the head oD pivots. A
touch slides it up or down.
II the weather is favorable Tuesday,
which will be the last ladies' day until
the Senators return from their Eastern
trip, it is reasonable TO suppose that all
records for the attendance OF the Ialr
fans at National Park will be broken.
The Orioles and Spiders are see saw wing
for first place and it is the opinion OF
close followers of the game that they will
keep on the heels of one another the re-
Inainder of the season and again play Ior
the temple cup and the side money in
Cidental.
The Chicago players have got into the
habit of betting. and they wager sums OF
money op all sorts of things and comnl-
nations. The latest bets are that the Colts
will win more games from now on than
tile Spiders and again that they will win
more than the Orioles.
Con Daily, of the Chicagos, was soaked
for a ten-sput By Sheridan at Baltimore
Friday, on account OF Il few brief remarks.
Sheridan called u bah on the Baltimore
batsman and said sit was outside" Daily
remarked: Il say IL was not Sheridan
Immediately retorted, THAT will cost you
ten.''
After Sheridan had put Kelley out of
the game, Tydings, the sandwich man,
walked out on the field and presented the
umpire with a ham sand wich. done up in
paper, which Sheridan put in his pocket.
A moment later somebody yelled: You're
q ham, and catching on 10 the significance
OF the affair, Sheridan yanked the sand
wicli out of his pocket and threw 1t on the
grass. Then the crowd guyed him.-Balti-
more Herald.
Frank DeNealc, who has had charge OF
the carriage gate at National Park for he
past five sea aSons, and who is one OF Mr..
Wagner's most courteous employees, says
that after Fridays game, when the ladies'
were passing out, Il pretty blonde handed
him rabbit foot and said, Keep this
until come next Tuesday am afraid
If carry it home it will break the Sena-
tors good luck" Frank tucked the hare's
hind foot into his pocket, and will await
the young lady's call for il day after to-
morrow
The latest news from NcGraw, Balti-
more's scappy third baSeInan, is that he is
gradually resaning bis health and strength.
1t is hoped so. Little Mac is tough
enemy to fight. but he is great player,
and no devotee OF the game should feel
r,r-igp N
recovery from the attack that has held
him in its tolls SO long. He has borne
bis confinement Ike martyr, and has ex-
enIplified in his Illness the wonderful nerve
that mainly made the Orioles the two
times champions OF the League.
Speaking of singers in this business v
said Charley Abbey yesterday as the melody
from the Browns auarteeS e.,o.s entered tie
Baker, the star minor leagnc player, had
the deepest and most melodious bass voice
/ ever heard. Had he adopted the stage
he would have taken high rank among the
vocalists The most difficult bass solos
were easy for him and he could reach
aud hold the low notes without effort.
Many n night have listened to him sing
in preference to going to seek entertain
ment otherwise
Before he ever saw an indicator, Tim
Hurst, the best member OF Uncle Nick
Yo@ngs family dug ls or t1es rors ahe ahe
coin. Senator Billy Lush mas also padded
the hoof in foot Ipces. Martin Hogan,
Cincinnatian for II brief period. ana now a
member os the chorus in II Hoosiertlom. sing
ing Down on the Farm" was also a
member of the fraternity. Hogan Is a
reigniug sensation at Indianapolis: He is
an exceptionally fast fielder and base
runner, hut he isn't on very in innate
terms with the ball. That is the reason
st. Lonis followed Cincinpatrs example
and let him go.
A writer OF local baseball gossip says
Selbach and Brown are the only fast
fielders ON the home team. lie is quite
right in saying the above mentioned pair
are fast; they have no superiors in the
League. But why Discriminate: Why leave
out Ed Cartwright's first base play, that
has no equal in the League? Why not men.
ton Charley Abbey's reliable work In
right, and DeAiontreviIie's brilliant, if mt
times, erratic, playing at short? And why
should the effective playing Of Capt. Joyce
and Jack Crooks be gassed? When hoquet
would be partial and unfair to withheld
posegays from the others. The faus will