The morning times., 1896-03-23
DIAMOND DUST.

pride of the Washington blcachcrs, has been
released by Louisville.
Earl WagneE viii arrive i'll the city this
morning.
Gene De MOntrevilIe says the Senators
will finish sixth this season.
All the Washington players will report
this week.
Ted Sullivan will leave tomorrow for 81
Norfolk 10 round up his Texas Steers
Mcclure, Cartwright, Abbey and Dc
Montreville will commence outdoor train
ing at National Park today.
Ted Sullivan's Texas Steers" will in
clude five Washington ycarhngs-George
Keefe. Earnie Hodge, Jack Thornton,
George Kelly and Harry O'Hagan. Ted is
a strong believer in assisting home talent.
President Freedman says Rusie's fines
for misconduct last season will not be re-
mitted ana thathc willp!ay ont theNew York
Club for 81 400 or not at all. For once
the public is with Freedman in u cOntTO-
versy. Rus!e is acting very unreasonable.
In speaking OF the coming season Charley
Farrell says II am gong TO jump in and
show the New York public that am EGt
has been ! will do my best 10 play the
game of my life. and if the people think
caught good ball in '94 let them keep their
eyes on ME this year. This goes. ! never
began season in better health. ] am in
condition already, and | mean 10 stay that
way all season.
After all the hullahaloo about Pfcffer it
looks as if he would not last through the
season with New York; His work in prac-
tice is yellow and he is completely tagged
out after Il game.
Columbian University and Gallaudct Col
legc will play their second game at Capitol
Park this afternoon. Game Will be called
u 3 o clock.
Captain Dick Harley Of the GeorGetowns
will join the Springfield club OF the Eastern
League soon az the Georgetown schedule
is played out. Danny Coogan, the eX-
Senator, will also play with Springfield.
Captain Billy Joyce and Lieutenant Jack
Crooks have cablcd that they Will sail from
Kerry Patch, Missouri, in Time TO reach
Washington this week. They viii bring
the foreign accent they acquired during
their winters stay abroad ANA VIII give
the local public a sample OF it the first
time an umpire tries 10 "trow de Senators
down"
Among the prominent local players who
will ,ign contracts with the Departmental
| League are. Billy Bolway, Royce Hough,
| ''Tubby'' Dickinson, Bob Barr, John Heidlcr,
Doc Kleinschmidt, McCaulcy, Beach,
Bernard, Handibor, Buckingham, Nichols
| Pop Kcllar, Barrows. Shields Andy
! Gleason, jr.; Eddie Mills, sim Sprigman,
| Eddie Fuller. George and Ed Winkleman,
| CieaveS, Wright, Harris, Rupert, Moran.
| HuSsey, Sterns, and others, who have repu-
| tations ana records as fast amateur ball
| players.
| old Peter Browning, 1.-The Gladiator" will
| enjoy his third time on earth this season.
| He Will play in the field for the Columbus
| club of the Western League. Pete says he
| is as good as ever and that his lamps
! are fine. You ought to have seen me at
| Allentown in 81 with poor old Kcl's team
says the Gladiator. Hit, why l crippled
three infielderS up there in one game. |
would have led the league in long hits if il
wasn't for Mike, who hattCd Just before me.
| 'Ker would go first, ami l would hit
| corker that would he good for a three-ba gger
| or homer, but kel was So fat and puffy the
! best he could do was TO get around TO third,
and l would have to content myself. with
double. You bet the people up there was
| dead stuck on me, too. Why, they liked to
had "A fit when they heard 'kel let me go.
| All want Is good hot weather, and I'm as
good as the best OF Them
| The Pittsburg fakirs got in their work
| again through report that RuSic ana
BreitcnsteiD would be exchanged. Both
| Freedman and Won der Abe deny the con
| temptation of such deal. This has been
a great year for tie PittsburEers.
TIE Philadelphia club has commenced
Slusging the ball already. IN game at
Hampton, Va, Saturday against a college
! nine, which was strengthened by Pitchers
| McGiil and Inks and Catcher Grady of the
QuakcrS, Nash's men made thirty-three hits
and thirty-twO runs. Every drive was a
long one and each player got from two
10 five hits during the game. What that
| aggregation viii do 10 the swell-head
! pitchers OF the league this season will be
a plenty.
The Georgetowns are scheduled TO play
| ITDiyprSitN. nj nj
| Field next Saturday.
Hanlon is figuring on the batting order
| OF the Orioles. He will not probably break
up the Big Four" as they did such great
| work together last year, but he is just at
present somewhat puzzled how TO place
Jack Doyle, who is another man after the
big-fOur style.
The makeup OF the Philadelphia baseball
team is not by any means decided as yet.
| Hulen must prove that he is ! etter man
| than Cross 10 old his position Il shortStop.
| Unless BTouthers proves failure a first,
making ii necessary TO send Boyle back to
the initial bag, Cross is likely 10 be found
playing an inficld position. Cross is sure
| to get into the game SCme where. 1t would
be the height OF folly to let so good a bail
player sit on the bench in many games.
If Boyle goes back TO first base Cross
may be put 10 catching, but even then he
| would not play in more than half the games
| if that many, unless something should hap
| pen 10 Clements. Halman must 90 all that
he is capable OF doing to hold his position
! at second base. Cross would fit in there
very nicely in ease Billy should get one of
his careless Streaks. Some people still
think that Sullivan should be played at
shoTtstOp. Sullivan will lie given Il fair
trial in the outfield, and if he does a well
as his friends say he can he Will be kept
there.
Joe Boucher OF this city, has secured
the franchise for MartinSburg, in the Cum
berand Valley League, and will bloom
out as a magnate. He states that he will
sign Washington players exclusively for
mis- club, with the exception of the pitchers
For pitchers he will have Mulky who was
with San Antonio, of the Texas League,
last season. and Phean, of st. Louis
Manager Boucher says his team will be a
pennant winner. He will leave Wednesday
for Martinslnirg 10 perfect arrangements
for the opening OF the season.
The new uniforms for the Senators have
been completed, and are now on exhibition
in Tappan's windows. The colors are the
same as last year, white for the at-home
suits and gray for travelling.
| Mr.. J. X. StraSburger, who has the privi-
leges for National Park. this being his third
consecutive year. has devised a very pretty
score card for the coming season. The covers
will be handsomely Autographed in colors
and between them will be eight attractive
pages. Mr.. Strasburger will introduce a
pleasing novelty with the card on opening
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