The evening times., 1896-06-12
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND

PittsDurg at New York.
Chicago at Baltimore
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
The Philadelphia Inquirer realizes at
last that washington is becoming danger
ous.''
Manager Irwin deserves great credit for
the work he is getting out of that collec-
ton OF misfits.
The Phillies have farmed out Pitcher
Eyler to the Athletics.
There is something radically wrong with
tile Philadelphia team. The management
ought to make an investigation and find out
what that something is.
Manager Sharsig has released Pitchers
Sommers and White.
Johnny Foreman is said to be booked
for release by Pittsburg.
Seymour OF the New Yorks was the only
pitcher knocked ont of the box yesterday.
Pete Browning. released last week by
Columbus. has not turned up at his usual
haun,s in Louisville, and the loungers are
worried.
Not team in the League played error
less ball yesterday. Louisville led in mis-
plays, with five.
&c
Jones' record off Cuppy's pitching in four
times at bat yesterday.
Speaking Of the Boston team. Capt. Duffy
said: "Yes, we have had hard luck, but
matters are sure to turn soon. First, with
Collins out of the game. from sprained
ankle time whenhis services were sadly
needed: then. with Bergen knocked out with
an attack of malaria, from which he has
not yet recovered; then the mishap that
fell to Charlie Camel. Just as he was throw
ing his best and playing great ball. and,
finally to have Herman Long out Of the
game. necessitating several changes on
the team-aIl this is enough to make any
team discouraged. but we have not yet
reached that stage.
.'Only about three games lie between us
and the leaders, and when we consider the
season as q whole think we have done as
well as could be expected from those who
expect team should win all its games.
The League fight this year is bound to he
a closer one than ever before. and no club
has right to claim the pennant as its own.
Boston will have something TO say about it,
you ma depend upon that"
Your uncle cannot be kept down. With
the rain pouring in sheets over the ball
field at Washington yesterday, Admiral
A Anson cried not. He cared little that the
rain deluged every part Of the park. in
fact. he might have thought that IL was a
providential agent. sent To save the Colts
from another drubbing by the Senators.
But hundreds of ladies', arrayed in navy
batiste. null. dirnity and lawn costumes
had responded To the ladies' day invitations
and they could not get away without sec
ing the mi ghty Arson up close. you knnw.'
The monarch OF first base doffed his cap.
rubbed some home plate sand on his red
cheeks and showed how gallant his stage
career had made him. The social game or
the ChicagGs at the National Capital was a
huge success. Ansnn was the features II
the game, making all the star plays ami no
errors. Tie other colts made home runs 10
the clubhouse early in the game, permit
ting AnSs,n Ia be the whole thing" To-
day the hail clubs will do battle again, and
Anson says the Colts will win or never
participate in another social function
Chicago Evening Post.
President Freedman Of the New York Club
has decided to offer extra Inducements for
his players to win. He says If his team
should finish at the top of the heap he
would not allow them TO accept benefits
from persons who are looking for free
advertising, but he would reward them
more munificently himself. To a sun re-
porter the club president said yesterday:
II want you to put me on record. If the
New Yorks finish first or second this sea-
son, and it is possible for them to do it,
will divide $1,000 in cash among them.
This will be in addition to the Temple
Cup receipts for which / will give So, 500
in cash, to be divided equally among them.
They will not lose anything, you see.
for it will be like finding money for
them."-New York Sun.
President Freedman. according to a New
York dispatch. refused to honor one of
President n. z. Young's silver passes in
tue hands of the actor. DeWolf Hopper,
and c9mpeiled & lm 10 pay at ,s Ine re New dor6 r
admit Mrs. Frank Dwyer. wife OF the
Cincinnati pitcher. John T. Brush prompt
1ly directed business Manager Bancroft to
pay Mrs. Dryers admission fee.
In view of the frequency with which the
Senators interfere with one another in
going after fly balls and that it seems i'm
possible for Capt. Joyce or some one else
to yell out the name of the one to make
the play, fan suggests through The Times
that jimmy Rogers be provided with a.
high chair and be stationed at a point of
vantage for the purpose of calling out and
often result from interference and coils
ion.
In his dispatch to the Chicago Record
Senators and Colts last Monday, Mr.. d. G.
Fullerton. who is travelling with the club,
on the eastern trip. snid: '.Either Anson's