The morning times., 1896-05-20
DIAMOND DUST.
Pertinent Paragraphs About the SEN
ators and Other Players.

ators and Other Players.
Too bad it rained. Our percentage would
have been -519 this morning.
Tommy Mccarthy has been switched from
secoud to sixth IN BIOoKiyn's batting order.
Manager Schmelz says Hill is the best
pitcher Louisville has, not excepting Nc
Dermott and Cunningham.
The Phillies are indulging in the popular
summer pastlme or shooting tue Chute"
From first TO sixth place IN a week is quite
slide.
1t was ten-inniDg game at Pittsburg.
the Pirates getting the decision over the
I BrldegroOIDs IN the last half or the tenth
I by scoring two runs.
Bucks Braves now lead the list But
| the tObOggau is being prepared for them
| and will be good and ready when they
| come 70 Washington next Tuesday for
| three games.
| Win Mercer won eight straight games
\ and fell down on the ninth. And, at that.
| he held the st. Louis Browns down to
\ four hts, while his own team made five
| Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dad Clarke got even yesterday with the
| Chicago penciliers, VINO have been making
| funny cracks about his face Dad shut
out tne Colts and gave the boys in the
| press box the CLASSY grin
Jack Crooks felt so blue over the two
defeaLs given his club by ST. Louis that
ne forgot 10 fake up a dialect story on
Won der Ahe for the benefit OF Washing
ton papers.-ClncinDau Post
An important business meeting of The
| Times Juvenile Baseball League will be
| he'd at the Times Building this AFTER
| noon, at 4.3O O'Clock All clubs are re-
| queSJcd 10 have representatives present
AIgy McBnde, the ChicagO's sub out
Helucr who is Washington boy, IS anxious
| for ''stiddy job" he gets consolation
| 1rom President Hart, VINO tells him TO be
! patient, as was Decker, no waited four
| years for regular position with the Colts.
I Cleveland is the test traveller OF the
/ Western clubs and can be almost surely
| depended on 10 break even on the Eastern
| trip Which, II they do, don't bet yOuE
/ meal ticket money that tie 'S6 pennanG
| will not float IN Lake Enc breeZes next
4 year.
| Elton Chamberlain's first appearance in
/ a Cleveland uniform Will also be his last,
| ior he was gwen his Teiease I,tsJ Saturday.
| The iceberg failed TO thaw sufficiently 20
i be OF any particular use a city where
| such pitchers as HOUUg, Cuppy, Wilson and
Wallace are on the list.
Cunningham or McDermOtt Will pitch
| today against the Senators. OF the Two.
Cunningham has always been the most
| effective against Washington. But that was
| last season Events or last season are
rather in the nature of a IorsakeD birds
| nest with Joyce's men at present
| Jack Doyle, of the BaltimOTes, was quite
| seriously injured IN sliding TO second base
| iH Saturdays game at Chicago, and cannot
play inside or two weeks He turned MS
| ankle in q collision with Dahlen, the same
Bali ankle that kept him out OF the game
| place at first base and Robinson will DO
| the catching until Doyle IecoverS-
In every crowd there is always a fellow
& no has to work off MS wit. NO matter what
/ the surroundings. Monday night while
| the flames We're eating up thousands OF
/ dollars worth Of property baseball fan,
i fresh from here the HasmngtOB-L Ouisvllie
game was portrayed by telegraph. stated
| in tie hearing OF hundreds standing near
him. The Senators won three straight
games away from home and now the town
| is going TO burn down.
The Louisville papers state that Tom
Klnslow, of this city, has been signed by
Manager MCGUEnigle. Tom could not be
seen last night in OTGer To verify the
report. II il he true that the Colouels have
secured his services they are to be con-
| graduated. Tom is good catcher, hard
| ami timely hitter and when not behind
the bat can strengthen the COiOnels at first
ase. The Courier Journal Ofthe 1eth stated
| that Tom was due 10 arrive in Louisville
| yesterday
Earl Wagner and Gus Sehmclz were
watching the High School Cadets drill at
/ National PARK yesterday afternoon, and
were lEeral in cpIlaUilng the youngsters
/ for their good work. Can YOU score that
game, Gus?' asked Mr Wagner, as the
| company fired while lying on the ground
Il don't think i could answered Gus,
| as he strOked his Van Dyke, but If was
keeping tab L would give an error
q the kid who ran cut Cf line in swinging
arouud second base Minute go. He should
have Sided
The st. Louis papers have 4 good opinion
OF the Senators this season. Anent their
.I:iying III that city !GsJ week sne Republic
AID. With Maui and Mercer IN condition
the Washingtons are nooody's prey this sea-
son. The club finished strong IdSJ year with
none OF its pitchers IN shape. as Maui was
lHcapaCitated and Mercer had an off year.
He did not pitch anywhere near his form
for the Sena tors last season. Considering
| mat nearly all its games have been played
away from home IL stands very Well IN the
race, and credit Is due the Browns Tor
| iaklng two of the three games played here
/ Arlie Latham has been uncondiuOnally
| released by st. Louis The passage OF
| Latham from the big lcag que is ali bug
| pathetic, especially that be gets the congo
from st. Louis, which was the scene OF so
many of his triumphS on the diamond IN
| the years gone by. Then he was the pet
| and the pride OF the pOpulace. now none
are so poor as to honor the eTStwhlle great
third -baseman and comedian. II is said that
| the dude may sign with Charlie COmiskey'5
st. Paul constellation of bedimmed stars.
Also that Louisville has bid for his services.
| food luck to Latn wherever he may go.
Listen to the dolefuI wall from the
/ philadelphia Press: - Pull down the
| shades, bow the shutters and hang the
emblem of grief on the front door The
Phfllies have been knocked out OF first
place by the tall-enders- To be defeated
| by the Colonels was bad enough, but when
| the loss of leadership can Oe credited to
1
| downfall was due TO their old hOOdOO, a left
| handed pitcher, in the guise OF newcomer
/ in the Lea que named HtN.' We would nOb
| further lacerate the feelings of the esteemed
/ Press, but under the circumstances cannot
| control desire to state that this same Hill
was very easy for the Senators TO climb.
| The Senators viii be home next Tues
| day. Just whether it viii be a parade and
| a banquet or banquet and i parade or
| any .'old thing has not been decided by
| The fans. 1t will be something, anyhow,
/ and a whole lot OF IL. I5 Is hardly pos
| sble that the day OF their first return
| game at National Park will be declared
/ an Official holiday IN the government de-
/ partmeuts, but wise chiefs are already pre-
| pairing for the exodus OF their employees
| that afternoon. Washington has not had
| a winning ball club in a long time and
| never before in the National Leagu and
/ the number OF people who viii welcome
| Joyce and his band OF Senator'S home next
| Tuesday afternoon viii be a plenty"
| ingtOn will have never before turned Out
| such an audience to bail game
| 1t is fashionable to roast the umpire and
| say mean, spiteful things about the poor,
| down-trodden master CT the field He
| has bis troubles by day and his lobster
/ salad dreams by night. The following
| symposium from the pen OF Eddie West
lake, q sporting writer or Chicago, Is
| one of the many recent contributions to
| the umpire's ''tbOrny path" Eddie pitched
/ this inshoot: Timothy Keefe, a red-Raced
| gentleman, whose ballplayiDg days were
| supposed to be over. pitched great game
| for the Boston visitors yesterday like
| wise did he put up good game at first
/ base SO also did he act as a fiTSt-ClaSS
i backstop; Second -baseman Tim Keefe was
/ whiriwind; at sbOrtStop no wblZZing,
I burning grouDder passed him, at third
base Tim Keefe was n wonder; in right
i field he caught everything that came his
/ way. did Tim Keefe; Centec-fielder Tim
| Keefe outpIayed his own best record,
II x-b Ia oft h1