The morning times., 1896-05-22
DIAMOND DUST.
Pertinent Paragraphs About the SEN
ators and Other Players.


base runner.
Up To the fifth inning the Chicagos only
made one hit off Mercer.
eleventh pace, with .333.
1t looks now as if the Senators would
capture couple from Chicago.
Chicago scored their first run in the
sixth on Lange'S two-bagger and Reiily's
single TO center.
Capt. Joyce made clean steal of second
in the eighth and scored on CartwTights
pretty single To center.
"Gentle Little Willie Lange was the
only Colt who was able TO successfully
solve MerCer's mysteries.
Mercer made the first error for the Sem
ators but il amounted to nothing as the
Colts did not score in the inning.
Dahlen's error in the seventh on Cart
wrighJ's grounder was costly. Abbey aud
selbach scored on the misplay.
selbach's three-base hit in the fifth
inning was one of the longest clean drives
ever made on the Chicago grou unds.
Mercer viii probably return to Washing
ton at once 10 rest up for the opening
game against Cincinnati next Tuesday.
Rogers three bagger in the seventh
wound nave bee q an easy home run had not
Jimmy fallen IN running from second TO
third.
Rogers double play. to Cartwright in
the seventh, which retired the Colts with
two men on bases, was very fast piece OF
fielding.
If silver King can pitch a little bit
no telling where that Joyce outfit Will
land. They are upsetting all calculation
and expectation.
We only figured on one from Chicago,
Capt. Joyce, but, of course, If you can
grab couple. or all thrce games, it Will
be all right all right.
To climb into the first division ON a hard
trip away from home is double credit TO
Capt Joyce and his men. Washington is
proud OF It's ball club this season.
The Senators are in the first division.
II is hoped that they will not get dizzy
In their new and, 10 them, strange sur
roundings and fail off the ladder.
Griffith, whom the Senators pounded SO
hard yesterday, was a stumbling block TO
them last season. as also was Terry, who
viii probably pitch against them today.
Cart wright is hitting the ball hard and
timely. Aud our friend, piano Legs"
is playing the same steady game a lirst
base that made him famous in "a and 'S5.
Good for the Colonels! They put the
kobosh all over the arrogant orioles IN
way that won them applause from one
end OF the League circuit 10 the other.
The Senators percentage year ago
today was -3OO-6 games won; lost.
Quite a difference between those figures
and BIB, which represents their stand
ing this morning.
When il was announced a { Kernan's yes
terday that the plUcky Colonels had shut
out Baltimore there was roar and tumult
thai SeIbach had made his second three
base hit at Chicago.
The Baltimores have sent Doyle and
Clarkson back 10 oysterland, and they will
not JOIN the team again until the next East
ern series. Doyle's injured ankle Is bother
ing him, and there are pitchers enough on
the trip without Clarkson.
Jim Mcclure was the only Senator not
to get a hit off Griffith. Jim snote the
Spading right on the sDoot, but was
unlucky in landing IT safe. But there
are other days coming, and the old Re
liable will be found doing business at
the old stand.
There are more paragraphs going the
rounds of the papers OF the League about
the Senators than any other club. The
rejuvenation of the club under Joyce
has put all the pencils pushing. This
induces the remark, Nothing succeeds
like success.
varney Anderson will hardly have any
trouble IN re-engaglng with National
League club. He would materially
strengthen several teams that are now
losing nearly every game on account OF
weakness In the pitchers box. Either
New York or st. Louis should lose no time
Ia doing business with the clever twirler.
In the light of McDermott letting Bati
more down with two hits yesterday, per-
haps we have no kick coming on the ram
which prevented the Senators from play
ing in Louisville Tuesday and Wednesday.
McDermott would have been in the box
and his great work gainst the champions
flight.
Tom Brown is so fast on his feet that
he can fail down between bases and then
score in a pinch. Yesterday he was at
third and started home on Joyce's drive
to Everett. He fell down about middle
way While kittridge and Everett were
trying to tag him and as Eittridge ran
over him he sprang To his feet and beat
them all to the plate. IL was sensational
base-running and won the applause of the
audience.
PLAYERS may say that it don't hurt for
the people 10 yell take him out - says
Fred Clarke, the fast Louisville oUtfielder,
'but ! tell you Ii does. have only ex-
perienced il d couple of times, but l tell
you IL hurts A player may be doing his
best and make errors right along, because
the balls bound wrong or something, and
when the people yell take him outl take
him OUT IL Just knocks him all 20 pie ces,
and he doesn't know there he is. The spec
tators don't always understand why
ball pla yer makes errors
EnQuirer-In answer to your query, will
stale that AL Maui was the champion bats
man of two leagues in ISS7-the Southern
and National. Maui led the Southern with
a percentage OF .4S4 and topped the
was next with .42I. AS Maui only pia yed
16 games 10 Anson's 122 the latter was
accorded the honor OF champion bats
man. Maui was with the Nashville club
of the Southern, and with Philadelphia of
the National League, in 1887. He pitched
for Nashville the first part Of the season
anu was sOlu 10 fIlldueipDla lOf SS,UUU.
Tom Kinslow of this city will play the
remainder of the season with the Louis
vile Club, and will join the COlonels at
New York ON the Both instant. When
seen yesterday afternoon, Tom had on a
red sweater and golf cap, and was other
wise dressed in training attire.
Yes" he said, in reply TO The Times
mans Inquiry, Il will go with Louisville,
though l have not yet signed a contract
But Manager McGunnigle and l will have
no trouble at all in coming to terms.
Mac is my warm, personal friend. and
would go out of my way long distance
10 do him a favor OF any kind He
evidenced his confidence in me, and his
appreciation of my ball playing qualifi
cations, by offering me situation the
minute, you might say, that he took charge
OF the Louisvllles. In return for his
friendship l shall attempt to give hin
the best service of my career. Over and
play good bali, want TO aid McGunngle
In the hard task he has before him. There
is good material in the Louisville club,
and II will be MY object and pleasure Il
oeyelop III SO far as j am able. For my
sell 1 VIII say l never caught a pool
pitcher in my life They might have
been wild and erratic when / took hold
OF them, but my success with Daub, Stein
Kennedy, Ha wiley, Killen, and Others
could mention, bears me out in the asser
ton. No pitcher ever proved an absolute
failure With me catching him. i hope
to be equally as successful with the Louis
Vile staff OF young twirlers, not only
for my own sake, but for McGuunigle's al
well. j shall commence real hard training
tomorrow, and will keep at it uptii
think / am in fit condition Then