The morning times., 1896-05-17
DIAMOND DUST.
Pertinent Paragraphs About the SEN
utOrS and Other pIayeTs

They can beat the Senators twice, but
when they try TO turn the trick the
third time JoyCc's men hold all the trumpS.
Witness Pillsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
and st. Louis.
The Wasningt on Louisville game in de
tai at Kernan'S today
There was no glass in Maul's arm yes
terday.
Dick Cooley's three-base hit in the first
inning saved the BrowS a shutOut
Roaring Bill Hassamaer wanted such
a h.g salary that the Scranton club stopped
negotiations.
St Paul is trying pitcher from the
Chicago City League NAMED Jansen-no
relative of the famous Marie.
John NJ Ward claims that Joyce was
his pupil, and adds that he is now one OF
the few heady players in the profession.
fhats one for Joyce and two for Ward
Sporting Life.
McAIanon of Baltimore says Mercer is the
best a!l-dround pitcher in the major league
for his batting, base running, fielding, and
twirling.
Runs, hits, strikes, balls, errors and put
outs OF t. day $ Washington Louisville game
will he accurately reproduced ut kerhan's.
The baseball sensation of the season is
that band Of Senators OF Earl Wagner S.
They are creating more disturbance than
Tillman or any or the features and Trea ks
beneath the dome of the Capitol. writes
Ren Muford, in the Cincinnati Post.
Becktey has discovered a new way TO
win games. In the first Washington game
he was leading off second, when the ball
was thrown to Joyce, who dropped 1t.
Beckley picked up the ball, threw it TO
center field, and ran TO third.
McJames, one of the young blood pitchers
with the Washingt onS, is sad to be as tim
as Dave Foutz was when he first shot
athWart the horizon OF fast company. Yet
Dave has gone on increasing in flesh
slightly every year until now he is a
u hn when q
started out in fast company. MCJaInes, IN
spite of his leannesS, seems to be some
thing of a pitCher.-St. Louis Sporting
News. What have they been feeding Jimmy
on since he has been on the trip? When
he left Washington he was a hearty-loOk-
ing youngster, weighing 167 pounds, to
his five feet nine inches. The .jokers on
from his EN- bonpoint.
Tommy Dowd, who heads the st. Louis
batting list, struck out on first coming to
bat
st. Louis admirers of Capt. Joyce pre-
sented him with large basket of beauti-
full flowers when he went to bat in the
first inning yesterday. "Scrappy' smiled
doffed his hat. spit on his hands. and
singled TO center.
Maui had his oldtime smile with him
ana completely hypotized the Browns
MORE
The only correct detailed Illustration of
The Nashingt0n-L ouSville game today will
be given at Kernan's
Washington, Baltimore and Boston were
The Eastern winners III tie West yesterday.
Washington played the best game and was
easily the first Of the winners.
Should Charley c'SilveTD King show up
in his Old American a SS6Ciaticn form the
Senators pitching STAFF viii average with
the ClevelandS', which is acknowledged to
be the best in the LEAGUE.
President Nick Yodhg i receiving many
complimentary notices in the papers of
other cities Tor the charity and benevo!ence
he has put forth in behalf of the stricken
Kreglo family.
The Baltimores continne to win. Great
ball players are our neighbors. If they
would quit beating our Senators on almost
every occasion they would add host of
washington roCters TO their list. But the V
don't seem TO want to make friends with
us in a baseball way
1t was pretty good week for Wash
ington all around. L The MortoDs and
Mount peasants won at Savannah, the
Senator's swiped a couple of games in
Cincinnati and St Louis, and Georgetown