The morning times., 1896-08-12
DIAMOND DUST.
Gliding the gutter. 80 6
Goodbye, Baltimore,

Good-b bye, Baltimore
Ex-senator Esper did II again.
The Senators have seen better days.
Now then for Philadelphia and three
more defeats.
What was the use Of getting yourself
soaked" for $40, Tom?
MeGann OF Boston accepted eight chances
Monday and batted safely three times.
Manager Foutz says there was no truth
in the report that Kennedy has asked for his
release.
The poor down-trodden Senators! They
are more entitled 10 our compassion than
our criticism.
II one can Judge by the work in one
game Bosson's new second baseman, Nc
Gam, IS all right.
Callahan and Denzer are the stars OF
the Western League. Many clubs are cast
ing longing eyes at them.
If scrappy Bill and his new band had
few more cuts at the Brooklyn pie they
would waltz up to the Temple Cup counter.
Eight OF the Baltimore players have
batting average OF over 800. Jennings
leads with All. No wonder they win
games.
There will be just ope dozen more games
OF baseball in Louisville this season. The
team has left almost half its games to play
abroad.
Joe villa OF New York says that Beck
ley fills a hole that has never been fitied
acoeptabiy since the days OF Roger Con-
nor in his prime.
Buck" Ewing and Catcher Vaughn each
won $500 ou the Louisville series. Early
last spring they bet Bookrhaker Fay that
the Reds weuld win the series from the
Co lonels. ----,-
SO Joyce has been made captain CT
the New Yorks and Manager 1rwA has
been granted seven weeks vacation ~.
Rather a neat way or letting man down
easy-Boston Herald.
Washington will be here Wednesday
and then Lajoie will probably be found
covering first base, while Deiahanty will
20 back to the outfieid-probably TO center
Philadelphia Enquirer.
scrappy Joyce now has entirc control
OF the New York team. Irwin has quit,
but will get his salary, for the balance of
the season. You have something OF an
easy thing there, Arthur.-Cleveland Plain
Dea ler.
"The Washington team played like
champions today for three innings, said
the press report last night. Short horses
always run fast at the start, but the pace
soon tells, and they drop back lh the rucK
hopelessfy beaten. 49, '.''-'
In order to rub it in, after he had yes
terday's game safely in hand, Hanlon gave
Esper avaeatioD, and sent tex-Senator"Kid''
Corbett to the box. Joe only alb wed his
former comrades two singles in the four
innings he faced them :, 80.
Bert Meyers showed remarkably good
Judgment in the eighth inning Eyertt
was on third aud Dahlen bit slow one
In the same direction. Meyers quickly
ran up on the ball and fielded Everitt
out at the plate.--Chiesgo Times-Herald.
ARockland lady wstbessed the game
with Camden in that City Saturday, and
watched Pitcher stanprd of Rockland as
he. sent his psrpIexiBg i5curyes ricoehet
ing over the plate. Ythe3 the game was
over she remarked to her husband: Rock
land had better get anpther pitcher. That
man Stafford didn't spitch the ball SO
that the Carndens could hit it at all."-
Bangor News. sstGEa ~ = -ss--
Umpire McFarlaid das d peculiar dra WI
in announcing deeiBfbh6 After par
ttcslarlys Tong g-drawuueutt- vocal effort in
the fifth inning .ofsa tparrse at Chicago the
other day, q shrill voice in the stand piped