The morning times., 1896-03-16
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
Stars That Have Waned Under
the Shadows of Age.
SCIENTIFIC LEAGUE BATTERS
Jennings of Baltimore Lead the Sac
rifice HitterS-Jack Crooks Rec
ord in Advancing Runners.

So far as sacrifice hitting was concerned
last season, Baltimore's shortstop, Jen-
nings, led the league with rs of this class
Of hits TO his credit Gcnins OF Pittsburg
came second with %, while Keeler OF Bal
limore and Long of Boston tied for third
honors with q sacrifice hits. Boyle OF
Philadelphia was fourth, with 20. O'Brien
OF Louisville was NTH with Is, and Cor
coran of Brooklyn was sixth with Il.
Five players arc tied for seventh place
Duffy OF Boston. Quinn OF St Louis
Crooks of Washingto on, Lowe of Boston, and
Cross OF Philadelphia, each with 16 saeri-
ficcs. Beckley OF Pittsburg, Hallman OF
Philadelphia, and Mccarthy OF Boston are
tied for eighth honors with / 3. McGarr OF
cleveland was ninth with / 4. Ely OF 81.
Louis Bierbauer of Pittsburg, and AnSon
OF Chicago stood tenth with 8. Eleventh
place is contested by Kelley of Baltimore,
Bannon of Boston and Blake and O'Con-
nor or Cleveland, each with / z sacrifice
hits.
Six players are tied for twelfth honors
in sacrifice hitting-Carsey and Reilly OF
Philadelphia, Carey Of Baltimore and Me
Kcan OF Cleveland, each getting II. For
thirteenth place there are -four contestants
CHngman OF PhtSburg, T. DAILY OF BroC.;-
lyn. Sullivan of Phili GcIphia and Wilmot
OF Chicago, each of whom sacrificed fer the
good CT tie cause ten times during the sca-
son.
PASSING OF THE STARS.
Every year some famous baseball star
Tetires from active service. A : rule the
retirement is due TO old age and conse-
quent Stiffenng OF the joints, but there are
exceptions where players retire voluntarily,
because they know when Ia quit, The
average ball player does not end his career
on the diamond With his pockets full OF
money, but there are scvera instances where
players have left the profession TO live on
pretty good bank accounts.
Patrons of the National League last year
missed a large number Of noted players,
who had gone cut OF The business. Among
tue number were John NJ. Ward, Dan
Brourhers, who is to reapprar this season
inaPhilade!phiau uniform; Bill Brown, Danny
Richardson. Charley COmiskey, John Clark
son Tony Mullane. Elton Chamberlain, who
IS now a Spider; Jerry Denny, Jake Virtue
Bob Allen ana Buck Weaver.
Everybody converSant with baseball! af-
fairs knows that Ward retired and was
recently admitted TO the bar. He is prac-
icing law in New York but frequently
patroniZeS the games at the Polo Grounds.
ban Brouthers began last season with the
BalumoreS, but was sold later TO the Louis
villeS He PLAYED ball with the latter team
for a few weeks and then voluntarily retired,
going TO his home in Wappinger's Falls.
Brouthers has saved considerable money,
and as he was always a higll-Saiared
PLAYER, he can be regarded as very well off
He is confident that if given g chance by
the PhillieS he VIII show up as well as he
ever did
DANNY A DRY GOODS MERCHANT.
Danny Richardson, the former Scnat or,
withdrew from the game or his own accord.
lie didn't like 10 play ball in Louisville, so
he notified the club that he would in the
future attend to his dry goods business in
Elmira. Danny could probably play good
llall now, but as his business affairs are in
a prosperous condition. he has NO desire 10
return to the diamond.
Charley Comiskey, the famous captain
Of the st. Louis Browns. and eX-mana ger
Of the Cmcinnatis, has also left the big
Lea que. and is now the manager OF the
st. Paul Club. "Commy'' is one of the
richest ex-ball players in the country. and
il is probab ble that some day he may secure
control of the st. Louis League Club.
Jack Glasscock, the great shortstop, 10y
many considered the greatest man in that
/ position who ever wore a uniform, VIII
/ play first base for the st. Paul Club i'll
/ $50. Jacks arm went back on him last
/ aSon, ana he dropped out Of fast com
/ pany-
/ COLD WEATHER CUTTING A FIGURE.
The reports received from the teams
! DOW in the South are rot very encoura ging
/ 10 some OF the fans. Those in New York
particularly have nothing TO gloat over
4 Cold weather and heavy rain storm has
] produced number Of cases Of charley
/ horse and several of the men have been
affected with. heavy colds. This has put
the team back several days in their train
/ ing, although they still have plenty of timC
4 TO get into condition. Stories have beer
/ circulated to the effect that Fred Pfcffer's
condition is not altogether caused by
! his attack Of typhoid fever and 10 set these
ruuors at rest he VIII submit 10 phySica
examination which Is expected to deter
! mine whether or not he viii bc able 10 holG
up his end this year on the diamond.