The morning times., 1896-09-21
DIAMOND DUST.

Cleyclandnow has SCI oadplace' cincled.
The Phillies missed chance 10 regain
seventh place.
CAMEL has been pla wing in New Hampshire
during the past week.
They call the Cincnnatis the cNTenple
Cuppers nowadays.
DeMoutrevillc now ranks fifth among
the league hatSmen.
The case OF Amos Rusie will Toe carried
before the National board.
Arthur Irwin is by 10 means out Of base
ball lie will bc heard from later.
st. Louis is said to have nailed Sammy
Gilen, the fast inrirldcr of the Detroits,
The first Temple cup game will 2.Jbs
ably be played at Bnltimorc On October /.
President Won der Abe, Of the ST. Louis
Club, accompanied by his bride, has re-
turned to st. Louis.
The Chicagos scored only fifty-two runs
against the Clcvelands while the spiders
got eiglty-fivc runs.
The New York sun says: IF Capt. Joyce
wants to secure q capable outfieincr, Ladd
of Fail River is Oh the market.
Fred Pfeffer has brought suit against the
New York Club for $500 in salary. John
NJ Ward is handling his case.
1t is reported that the New York Club has
signed two new minor league players Ill
Pitcher Sowders and Shortstop Ritchey.
President Byrnc sa VS. il was q mistake to
allow Hornung TO umpire any games in
New York city, where he has so many
friends.
Any attempt TO turn down President
Byrne OF Brooklyn at the coming league
meeting will result like the last one-in
smoke.
If Manager Nash could make a deal, he
would undoubtedly take Stafford from the
New Yorks to play short field for the
Quakers.
President Hart of Chicago says that he
has no hard feelings for President Robson
of Cleveland, reports to the contrary not
withstaDdinS.
Camel will probably be released at the
close of the ScaSon.-BoSton Post. There
are eleven clubs in the league that would
try to get him in such Il case.
The crop of promising Young pitchers
this year S much larger than usual. Next
spring, however, there may b.a correspond
ing increase of disappo;ntments.
John /. Rogers, of the Philadelphia club,
who has constantly proclaimed himself ms
a purifier of baseball, has rented the Phila-
deIpha grounds for Il pugilistic exhibition
by Sharkey-
The ColOnels play all their games away
from home from now on and the Browns
play at home This pnts a big handicap on
the Colonels In their efforts to finish in
eleventh place.
President Soden, OF the Boston Club.
believes the league would make a wise
move to make law this winter to prevent
clubs from having over fifteen men under
contract at one time.
John b. Day pays President n E. Young
this compliment: Mick is the soul OF
honor, and Tor twenty-five years he has
served the League SO well that no fault
could be found with him. He is pains
taking official Il nd his place would be hard
to till''
A Syracuse exchange says Philadelphia
has drafted First Baseman Carey. Just
what the Phillies want with Carey is un-
known. Surely LaiOie could not be i'm
proved upon at first, and if the club wants
to play Napoleon in the outfield. Breck-
enridge. of the Brockton Club, would he
the most promising man for first base as
he Is an excellent batsman, while Carey is
a very weak hitter
Honest John Kelly, who was the king
OF umpires in his day, was recently asked
how he would like to judge plays ut the
present time. Not for $5, 900 a year."
said Kelly. at is something fierce now.
Why, recently saw games III Cleveland
and Cincinnati and the language directed to
the umpires by the pla yers was simply dis
graceful. 1t could be heard In the stands
where the ladies We're. Unless the League
does something pretty quick, the game will
fall into disrepute. 1t isn't like old times,
by n long shot,
Maybe it was because Capt. Joyce was