The evening times., 1896-04-18
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.

GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.
Cleveland Won out on a scratch.
Ex-Giant Roger Connor made home run
yesterday.
Pitcher Hart was responsible 70. the
Browns defeat.
-Four youngsters on the Senatorial team
made twelve hits in yesterdays game.
Cross plays short for st. Lors equally
as well as Ely does for the Pirates.
orth pitched in fine style for the Phillcs.
the Bostons making only six hits off the
young man.
Tommy Tucker was strong with the
stick, making two Singles and i double.
Hamilton failed to make a run yester
day, while Sullivan made three.
Col. McCreary was as wild is 4 March
hare.
Roaring Bill Hasamer is getting up a
good fielding game down among the blue
grass.
There were three home runs in yesterdays
Chicago Louisville game.
Dahlen is starting the season well. He has
two home runs already 10 his credit.
Anson's absence has no effect upon the
| nerves of the Colts.
Amos Rusic is still at his home in Indian
| apols.
Chicago is said to have released Asa
| Stewart to Cincinnati.
Once a ball player, always a player
| Murphy, the former. New York midget,
| could not resist the Establishments and the
| terms offered him by the Bangor, Me-, team,
| and has signed i'll that city for the summer.
Louisville has fixed up its grounds. and
| some of the magnates hope Louisville VIII
| fix up the attendance.
1t is hard to understand wherein Ortb's
| effectiveness as a pitcher comes in. He
| shoots ball after bail over the the plate and
| trusts TO the fielderS to do the rest.-Phila-
delpha Inquirer.
The Chicago club has decided to release
| Pitchers Dolan and Rice and Second Base
man Parrot. Anson says that Parrott is
| a good pla yer, but he was compelled to let
| him go, as he is not liked by the Chicag go
| public. AnsoD is pleased with the work
| of the seven pitchers retained by the club,
| and has sent Terry home to rest until
needed.
Dear, dear, the Western newspapers thus
early have begun to complain about the
kicking of the Pittsburgers. Can't a man
talk?
1t Is probable that the Sunday games
| the Western Baseball League will not be
| allowed. The sheriff makes public a state
ment in which he says that the Sunday law
| will be enforced
| Philadelphia paid Boston on the basis of
| 81 ,OO9 admissions on opening day. In ad-
| dtion there were not less than 5000 per-
sons there on invitations. This breaks all
attendance records in baseball.
| Somebody stole all the bats of the Chicag o
| club the other day. This indicates either a
| vile conspiracy or general depravity in the
present generation.
The score card people will have terrible
time with the name of the Senators new
| sbortstop-De Montreville. Tbatis the long
| est name which has broken Into the League
| in many years.-Cbicago News.
There is an effort to reorganiZe league
| in California. The sport has died almost
| completely out on the coast, where once the
clubs played all the year round, and the
league season lasted 16s games.
Hill Of Louisville and Davis OF Cincinnati
are both from Knoxville, Tenn, audit is said
that expeditions will be sent out by League
managers right away to draft some more
Knoxville ball players.
Jake Beckley was taken out Of the game
at tIndianapolisby wo officerstbe otherday.
Jacob must have felt embarrassed and
| ennuied-