The morning times., 1896-08-15
DIAMOND DUST.

Another coat OF characterization"
Why don't Mr.. Wagner trade off the
mis-manager?
scrappy Bill was up against the white
wash brush also.
Forbearance sometimes ceases TO he. 3
virtue, Mr.. Wagner.
The fans said it would be three straight
in Penn town. 1t was. ,-... >...--
Ten games lost out Of eleven played since
Scrappy Joined the Giants.
Chicago will not play on their home
grounds again this season.
Twenty-rour men took part in the WASH
ing,on game at Baltimore Tuesday. ,..-
How Louisville would revel in getting a
trio of cracks at the Senators Just at this
time.
1t is no longer "shootiD' the chute" or
..gliding the gutter" 1t Is continuous
performance
Four hits ard seven errors arc liable to
result in a shu,out. That was the Sena-
tors record yesterday.
Brush & Co., ut Cincinnati, evidently
have pull with more people than Nick
Young. g.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pitcher Charles Pittinger OF Hagerstown.
late OF the Chambersburg team, has signed
with the Milton. Pa, team.
1t is boss and hoss between the Balti-
mores and Cincinnats. TOday's games Will
probably send one OF them TO the front.
Ned Hanlon would Ike to secure De
Montreyille OF the Washingtons--
He is not the only one.-Boston Traveller.
And there are Others. -----.-s
Dan Brouthers says he finds it Just as
hard to hit in the Eas tern League as in the
big league. He was surprised to find out
how strong the Eastern was. =
Anson, Ryan and Prefer are the only
men left in the Chicago team Of all those
who wore the colors Of the club III the
famous trip around the world. ---
Those who rail about the short left in
the Boston grounds forget that the fences
stop many ball that would be a home
run on good sized grounds--Boston Herald.
John Ward says that he has entered into
no negotiations with the Wagner brothers
to manage the Washington club, nor would
he accept the position If it were Offered
him. y, n
Baltimore and Cincinhpt remain tied for
first place. Rain prevented the game
between the Champs and Brooklyn end
Bucks Astonishing Braves were not sched-
uled 1.15-s
THE Louisvillcs are SAID to have paid
81 900 for Pickering and Dolin, their new
men. They came from the same club as
Mciann the LyIchbsrgs OF the Virginia
State League. t.
scrappy Bill and his new band was
shut cut yesterday. But the whitewash
was to o instead OF II to o, and, again.
Scrappy Bill won twofout Of the four games
played on foreign soil 81,
A weIl-known authority on baseball says
it would be good bet chat il either Gin
cinnati, Cleveland or 'Chfca go are entered
against Baltimore in the Temple cup series
Baltimore will lose.
Manager schme!z was in the theatrical
business last winter and from recent vau-
devi!le exhibitions of the Senators it would
appear as If he had converted them into
"A Texas Steer, Bull ina China-S Shop
aggregation.
After the last New York series The
Washington Times printed this qsery:
Has New York a contract to help Balti
more win the pennan,?" 1t seems a II
Washington did the best it could in that
direction without a contract. Baltini ore
Sun.
An exchange says that 1.-The taste fol
WagDer's music is a cultivated one" I'm
doubtedly SO, if reference is made to the
music j. Earl Wagner has had to indulge
in since the Joyce deal was announced And
that's no mere bit of levity.-Baltimole
News.
Just observe how Illogical are deductions
In baseball. New York took three straights
from the Brooklyns, the Orioles heat the
New Yorks three straights, but-well,
the Brooklyns shut the Orioles out II
| baseball it's not the case IF you can whI
him 1 can. too, for whipped you"
Says McGuDnigle: There are two Of
three players oil the Louisville team tina,
we can get as much as SIS 900 apiece fo
right now, but the policy Of the stockholder,
| In the club is to strengthen rather thar
weakenit am satisfied that with the ad
vantage OF this seasons team work WI
| will be very much in evidence next year. >