The morning times., 1896-05-05
DIAMOND DUST.
Pertinent Paragraphs About the Sen
atorS and Others.

Who cares for losing just one little old
game to Cleveland!
Capt. Joyce continues to keep his eye on
the ball.
Jimmy Rogers leads the Senator's in
batting with a percentage of .361.
DeMontreville leads the local aggrega-
ton In fielding with .932. Genie also
stands second in the list of shortstops,
"Germany's Smith OF Cincinnati, leading
him by only eight points.
AL Maui and Jack Crooks will leave
Wednesday for Pittsburg TO join the Sena-
tors. AL and Jack are in splendid con
diton.
Mr.. Wagner will remain in the city
several days experimenting the improve
ments at National Park.
The old left field 60-Cent bea will
be torn down and will be replaced with a
new structure arranged more comfortably
than before.
Tot Murphy, the ex-Yale captain and
shortstop, with whom the Scranton man
agement could not make satisfactory terms,
has signed with Bangor, of the New England
Lea que.
Tim Hurst thinks that the Senators are
stronger this season than they have been
for the past two years.
Cassidy says that leaving his spiking out
of the question the Pirates are the dirtiest
lot of bal! players west of Baltimore.
Fred Stearns of the old DetrCits rises to
remark that 1t would be better if the
League clubs applied the money raised
Harry Wright Day to the support of Ha rry's
family rather than to a monument. Harry
was never wealthy and died in Strengthened
circumstances.
.'Dibble" Flynn is hitting the ball well
for Chicago, but it is thought that he can
not keep t up. He only batted about $50
In the western Association last year, while
Algie Mcbride, the Washington boy, after
leading the Texas League in batting, was
second in the association with .4O6. Both
Flynn and Mcbride are candidates for the
left-field position on the Chicagos: and
AIgie's friends in this city think he will
q
Last fall Rogersa and McCauIey, the OF the
Providence team, and now aying fine
ball for the Washingtons, were recon-
mended to the New York Club. President
Freedman went to Springfield at the time
to see them play. hut refused to draft them
on the ground that they were not fast
enough. j. Earl Wagner is to be congrat-
ulated on securing their services.-Sport--
Ing News.
Dad Clarke wants Zearfoss to do all
the catching when he is in the box. He
the swift delivery of Rusie and Meekin,
drop too many of his slow curves. while
Zearfoss never drops ball, be it fast or
slow.
Tebeau is a character On the ball field
he is the best hustler in the business. He
knows no friends on opposing teams. All
are his enemies. And he knows the game
as well as anybody in the business. Off the
field he is 70 genial II gentleman as one
would wish to meet. His quiet humor is
Irresistible and he deals it out to teams
ana lndlVlduai players In a way that almost
convinces one that he is in earnest.-C Gin
cinnati Times Star.
Come to think OF it those WASHINGTON fel-
lows are putting up pretty stiff game
Demontreville's work at short is ast on
ishing the League Exchange.
Pat McCauley of the Senators is q diplo-
mat behind the bat He has foxy pra C.
tice of dropping a. pitched ball in or9eT
to induce base runners to start.
The "TeSas Steer comnany will close its
season next Saturday and Manage Schmelz
will Join the Senators at CINCINNATI on
May II. &S
Mr.. Earl Wagner will catch the Senators
at either Pittsburg or Cincinnati.
The press reports last night stated that
the Senators fielded sharp. if they did make