The evening times., 1896-04-20
DIAMOND PICKUPS.

The boys will not bluff Tim Hurst this
year.
Brooklyn should not be hard for the Sen
ators.
Col. Dexter is showing himself to be
a fast fielder.
Mercer will evidently pitch tomorrow.
II Will be ladies' day.
Brooklyn at National Park tomorrow,
Wednesday a nd Thursday
Tomorrow the New Yorks VIII open the
season at home with the Phillies.
The outfielders of the Cincinnatis and
LouisviIles captured each ten flies.
1t is reported that MCCreary, one of the
pitchers of the Louisyilles, Will play third.
President Robson says that Zimmer's
contract calls for S2,lO0, and that there
wasn't any bonus.
Cassidy played his first game with the
Colonels yesterday, and his work was of
the upto'date order.
warn lbOhs III to Sdibt
of his life. During February and March
he reduced his weight twenty pounds
Wilson, the twirler and outfielder of
Princeton, is one Of the best natural hitters
lii collegiate baseball today.
President Kerr, of Pittsburg, says he
will release no more men, and will carry
Sin pitchers the coming season
The Washington aud jefferson College
CLUB, which played and lost TO Georgetown
Saturday afternoon, left for home Satur-
day night.
Mcfarland has proved a very good first.
He is Il strong thrower and hard hitter.
The Browns are certainly strengthened be-
hind the bat.
Orth promises to be the star pitcher of
the League this year and will make Taylor
Carsey, Inks, McGill aud Lucid do their best
to axe as good a record as he Will have
the end of the season.
James Barnum Rogers has caught the
Washington critics in favorable lig.t.
One literatteur styles the cN-ProvidenCer
second edition OF Tommy Mccarthy when
the latter was in his prime.-SpOrting News.
Tim Kccfe. who will umpire the series
between the Senators and the BridegrOoms,
commencing tomorrow at National Park,
is popular with Washington fans and is
sure to give sdtisfac ctiOn.
The Senators should take advantage of
the Giants weakened condition at present
and keep ahead of them i'll the race. New
York, devoid of pitching talent is GER
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The Philadelphia pla yers think well of
Eyler, their young pitcher, who they re gard
as q coming star. They bat against Eyler
every morning in practice, and can do very
little with his delivery. which, they say,
is exceedingly deceptive.
Up to date not a kick has been registered
in the League on the umpires. What n
change from last season! Manager Mark
Hanna is overlooking a Eet in rot appro-
priating the happy condition of baseball
affairs to the credit of the good times"
Mckinley boom.
John Montgomery Ward is the proud pos
SCISSOR of Mick Young souvenir, pre-
sented by F. DeHass Robson, president of
the Cleveland club Although Ward has
been in retirement for a year, there Is at
least one magnate who realizes that the
former manager is entitled to courteous
recognition.
Cleveland has the bulge on Baltimore
and will continue to get the best of it for
awhile or until after the eastern clubs
finish the western series. Then the
Orioles will have a clean swing on their
own grounds, and followers of the game
know how hard it is for visiting club
to beat Baltimore in Baltimore. even though
the visi tors play the better game.
Caylor is throwing bouquets at Baltimore
by saying that Mr.. Mugsy McGraw is
gentleman a nd a scholar on and off the ball
field. o. P. should have made it good
and strong by adding that Kelly. Keeler,
and Brodie are the masculine embodiment
OF all the virtues of the three graces ard
are the only goo-goo boys of the League
family.
President Won der Abe has de cided to
make today a Harry Wright day at Sports
mans Park, st. Louis. The day is vacant
on the schedule, and the receipts will 20
toward erecting monument over the veter-
ans grave If the receints do not come up
to expectations, President Won der Abe
will add a check of his own. The Browns
and the Ponies will pIav. 1t is possible
that Al Spaldng will be here aud pitch an
inning or two.
II the Orioles get worms: il tie Cleve
lands are attacked bv the cholera: if the
Giants fall in the East River: if the Prook-