The morning times., 1896-05-21
DIAMOND DU ST
Pertinent Paragra plIs About the sem
ators and Other PIuyers

1t Lcgius to look as il the New York club
was entering upon It's second career ON
earth. The GiautS beat AnsOn'S Colts most
numerically yesterday
We will be perfectly satisfied with one
game rIom Chicago, Capt Joyce-but If you
couldmanage 10 gra = a couple somehow, you
would make Us very happy. But 40 tne best
you can, and II you lose three, all right.
AIgy Mcbride, the Washington boy, VINO
is on Captain Anson's SUBSTITUTE list, wants
10 get away from that city. He has Il
strong desire to play regularly, and he
is batter that could catch on most any
where.
The New York management would like TO
secure Pitcher Tom MCCreery, the wash
ington player, VINO Is with the ColOneis.
1nry have Offered Catcher fdFk wilson
and Fielder Jim Stafford Tor the younsler,
but SO far have only been given deaf
ear.
President Young is looking for a decrease
in the number of players TO be drafted INTO
the big league next Iail, but says: II q
minor league club develops a really good
man there will be no lack OF high bids
for his services. II a major league wants
MIN il Will not take chances on drafting him
when the rush begins October /.
Tom Brown no longer leads off for the
Sena tors. He is now seventh n the batting
Iist.-Pittsburg Press. Tom was only
displaced from the top Ill the Louisville
ga mes because The senators We're up
against a lett-nanued pIclsr. SoutnpaM
tWirlers are Jonahs to the fast fielder.
gaInst rlgnt-hanu pitchers Tom VIII lead
off a usual.
Tom kinslow is to join the Colonels.
Thomas knows now TO hit. since MS re-
tlrement he has been opening oysters at
Wasnington-Cmcinuau Post. Also other
things. No roast. AT Toms cafe, besides
oysters, he opens clans ana various artl-
cles with little neckS.' And on the SIDE,
Tom is not slow in opening jack pot If
he has as good as coupe OF monarchs
in hand.
Zearfoss, New York's young college
catcher is not Il dainty, slender Doy WIN
long hair and face blooming WIN youh
aud earnest purpose. He is as Dig as d
house aud weighs 2l5 ipoundS.-PlttsDurg re
Dispatch. First the news came thau our
Jimmy McJames shadSlumpedlntoa a skeleton
Dave FOutZ'S SiZc-and now tney tell US
that KID ZearfosS weighs like a barrel
of bricks. How those youn gsters have
changed since we last saw them IN wash
ington. However, it should be borne In
mlnd that both stories originated IN PlVtS-
burg.
Some distinguished citizens who affect
knickerhockers, golf caps ana brilliant
hosiery have been sent tothe hospital dur
ing the past few days. Capt. Ewing is out
OF the game because he took cold during
the games with the Senators on that damp
Monday afternoon last. BID McPhee had
finger Knocked out OF its socket oy a
| Phillies, narrowly escaped being killed GE
| an inshoot at Louisville, Jack Doye, OF
| the BaltimoreS, was spiked a second base
| in the second game at Chica go, and Bridget
| Donohue was laid up by ii collision at the
! plate with Capt. Robinson in the same
| game. Washington is in mourning for Il
| liner from Roaring bill Hassamaers bat
| split his finger, and the accident gave Sena-
| tor German u chance to prove that there rs
| some good left in him. The rejected New
| Yorker stopped the ColonelS' rush.-Cin-
| cinnati Post.
The minds of the baseball fans at League
| Park were carried back over long winte:
| to the happy days when the Temple cup
| was the cause OF the argument and there
were several causes for this backward
! glance. The old rivals were again on the
| neid, the actual Tempe cup team was on
| the field for Cleveland for the first time
| this season and it was in Temple cup form.
| A few familiar objects were missing on
the other side OF the house, but had Nc
Ora W, Gleason and Carey been on the bases
| and McMahon in the box, the reproduction
| of the bitterly fought contest that marked
| the opening game last fall would have been
| perfect. The game yesterday, however
| was more of pitchers battle and while
| Cy Young had a few shades the better OF
| 1t, it was not Esper's fault that the game
was lost by the visitors. s.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.