The morning times., 1896-06-03
DIAMOND DUST.

PatSey made the flrst steal OF the game.
"Old Reliable jim McGuIre is catching
his steady everyday game.
| EmsIie is certainly not home UMPIRE
on the Washington grounds.
The sun gods called ChiIds a robbcr and
then appiauded him TO the echo.
Jack O'Connor was the first Spider to
draw a base on balls from German.
Elongated Mr.. Wilson has always been a
hard nut for the Senators to crack
Germans first strike out came in the
eighth inning, Pitcher Wilson being his
victim.
Jesse Burkett. champion batsman OF the
League. is hitting the ball becoming the
. tltle he wears.
1t is horse and horse now between the
Senators and Spiders, and today game VIII
decide the series.
DeMontreville made some nice pick-ups
around short, and his throwing was very
steady and true.
Al Maui, dressed "fit to kill and with
diamonds galore on his front, watched
the game from the grand stand.
Selbach made pretty steals of second and
third in the sixth. The ladies did not al
low the fact TO escape their notice.
selbach was plainly the ladies' favorite
yesterday The falr fans appiauded him
every time he came near the stand.
Emsie was very severe on German in
the matter of strikes, aud, as usual, was
very liberal III his judgment on Wilson.
Pat McCauley's broken finger is mend
ing very slowly and 1t Will be number
of days before he can get into the game
again.
Davenport arrived at the game late and
was forced to take back seat in rooters'
row. His change OF base was bad luck to
the Senators.
Probably il was because il was ladies'
day, or maybe the band had something TO
do with 1t, or after all, perhaps, IT was
young Wilson's pitching.
Capt Joyce had couple OF errors in
his territory, but he also made several
pretty plck-ups and made beauty throw
Ill the double play in the fifth.
The Senators started cut in the ninth
like they intended making another Garrison
finish but the best they could do was to
get within two runs of the Spiders total
Selbach was presented with a beau
tiful bouquet of carnations the first time
he came to bat, and the German AmbaSSa-
DOR evidenced his appreciation by makIHg
pink OF hit.
Anent the rumor of the transfer of the
Clevelands To Brooklyn. which emaDated
from Boston, 1t appears as If the space
writer's of the Hub were trying to get
into the Pittsburg class.
Since Kentucky has deCla red so I'M
equivocally in favor OF the white metal
the Eastern papers are calling the Louis
villcs the free silverites. 1t Is 16 to l
they wont get as high as 500 this season.
Cleveland is very strong in the box
and behind the bat. Zimmer and Connor
have no superiors as catchers, and in
Young, Cuppy, Wilson and Wallace the
Spiders have an all-star quartet of pitchers.
"What'll-I do O'Connor renewed ac-
quaintance with his old friends IN the
bleacners. Jack always has merry
twinkle in his eye when he is giving and
taxing padinage with the sun gods. He was
Il sun god himself once upon a time.
Tebeau said last night that today's
battery would be Wallace and thinner.
Dot ,NR,N
the name of a pitcher and then substitut-
lug another. He did that yesterday, which
caused Joyce to substitute German for
King.
When Lush, in running down to first
In the sixth, grazed Putsey's leg and ripped
his stocking, a tiInid fan yentured the re-
mark that the Cleveland captain was hurt.
"Naw,' said hardened sinner sitting
behind, You couldn't cut that lrishman
with an AK"
German was on the front end of an
easy. though pretty double play in the
third, Burkett drew a base on balls
and, and Mexican a tried tried to sacrifice him to
TO German, who caught it and doubled
Burkett TO Cartwright.
Tebeau devoted the time he was on
the bench in the third inning TO reading
the account in the Evening Times Of the
Brooklyn Patsey's face wore a quiz
Zical expression as If he wasn't so sure
there wasn't some truth in the rumor.
The boys delight in reminding Chip Nc
Carr and Blake OF their days down ON
the farm 1t was only recently that
they We're recalled from the Ft. WAYNE
farm of the Cleveland club and rein
stated In their former positions From the
good ball they are playing here it was a
good move on Capt. Tebeau's part.
In the third Selbach drove q hot liner
down the pitchers path, which struck
Wilson on the shin, nearly tearing his leg
off. The real tough part OF it was tha.
the ball caromed off to the right into
Patsey's hands, which robbed Selbach OF
hit. wilson renewed play after theinjured
member had been massaged by the entire
Cleveland. club, and was applauded for
his pluckiness.
The members of the Washington club
and have placed the amount in President
Nick Young's hands. This contribution,
with $40 handed Mr.. Young by Mr. Earl
wagner, makes a total Of $40 given the
family by Mr.. Wagner and his
men. The members OF the club have also
purchased tickets for the benefit for the
families of the dead firemen. Charity,
benevoence and iiberality is characteristic
OF Dall players and NO body Of them pos
seSSeS these virtues to a larger extent
than the club representing the Capital ip
the National League.
In the sixth, Cupid Childs robbed Rogers
or base hit and the Senators OF one
singled, stole second and third, and Nc
Cure was in the act of running down to
the center cushion when Rogers looped
one over the second base line toward
right that Looked good for a clean hit
Cupid, however, ran back with the ball
and got his NIT under it, and amid a great
deal OF Juggling managed to settle it
FIRMLY in his hands. 1t was the premier