The evening times., 1896-07-06
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.

Cleveland has now clear lead for first
place.
Second Baseman O'Brien arrived this
morning and will play this afternoon.
Baltimore is said to be dickering with Ian.
caster for the release OF Pitcher Yeager.
The Baltimores Travelled West in private
car. They open ut Chicago this afternoon.
Cooley leads the left fielders in fielding,
and has 4 batting average SO far this season
of over 800.
The Toronto Club of the Eastern League
will be transferred entire TO Albany, n. Y,
next Thursday.
Anson Will appeal TO the National League
board TO have Catcher Peitz disciplined for
insulting remarks made at Chicago last
week.
Catcher John F. Quinn has caught his
sixtieth straight game for the Quincy, H.,
team. He is considered the best catcher in
the Western Association.
Lancaster celebrated in honor of the team
winning the first half cf the State League
championship. They had big parade
on the evening of the Fourth.
Washington offered First Baseman Rogers
to the Plliilies before the Louisville deal was
made, but Manager Shettsliue had no room
for him. Philadelphia Ledger.
lone player for each position, harmony
and the absence of surplus MATERIAL, is
what the Louisville Courier-Journal man
says is needed, and he is right
Manager Mack, of the Pittsburg, las
on Sna,pI p..Sa m
TRULY, of the Chicago club, to play with
the Pirates. He has been secured by a
money purchase, and will report in Wash
ingtop.
Brooklyn is not drawing as well as few
seasons ago. The loss of one or two games
is generally followed by empty benches.
The owners of the Brooklyn club have
worked hard to give the city winning
team, but something Invariably goes wrong.
"Getonto Paul Boyton, the chute shooter"
shouted Sammy Nichol yesterday when Um-
pire Snyder donned his breast protector,
and from that time on he was Paul Boyton
with the bleacher crowd. Snyder is the
best umpire seen here this season.-Kansas
City Star.
Yesterday afternoon the Cincinnatis play
ed game of ball, and last evening they at
tended service at the First Baptist Church,
in that city, and listened to DR.. Northrop's
sermon on Striving for the Mastery" The
fans will await with some concern the
effect the sermon had on Buck and his
braves.
The Philadelphia Ledger says: A propo.
sition comes from Washington that Provi.
dence of the Eastern League take Cleve-
lands place in the National League. tbs
would undoubtedly meet with the general
favor OF the owners of the League clubs,
who have grown tired OF paying Cleveland
large dividends and receiving but meager
sums in return.
A special telegram from Pittsburg sa VS.:
Pitcher Foreman, of the PIttsburg club,
will likely be short 500 In his salary next
payday. He was told that he would have
TO pitch in Washington tomorrow, and, al
though he left in plenty of time to ca tch the
train, he was not on hand when the train
departed. Mack has determined to make
an example out of the young man, as he
played similar trick last year.
The Washington Philadelphia game in
the Quaker City on Saturday will be an
historical one in a degree. 1t was the last
in which the remaining player Of the 'Big
-Four" figured. With Dan Brouthers' de-
parture from the Phillies he will doubtless
sever his connection with baseball. To-
gether with White, Rowe and Richardson,
he made the old Detroit club famous. The
others have played their last professional
games, and it remained for Brouthers to be
the last to doff the uniform and lay away
his bat. Brouthers is one of those who has
saved up for rainy day, and departs from
the game with the best wishes of all for a
long life and happy future. May the ma.
tional game see many more players of the
Brouthers type.