The evening times., 1897-06-12
DIAMOND DUST,
Geier has a very bad ankle.

Geier has a very bad ankle.
selhacn's thumb is still in a Sing.
Wngley's stop OF Grady's hit was lally-
cooler.
Long had four errors yesterdayin the last
game.
1t was ladies' day. and the usual display
Of millinery.
The Phillies hit Griffith safely in every
inning Yesterday.
wmgley's work at Roiny'Stase was little
short of sensational.
Tim Keefe is giving good satisfaction
as umpire in the Eastern League.
Abhey's three-uase drive In the second
struck at the foot of the bleachers.
Latham is getting a great dealof work
out OF the Mansfield team just now.
The fair sex greeted Selbach in this
fashion: There's SelhaCh how Eice."
A young lady remarked that Sheridan
needed a hoN Of Frog in the Throat"
Gross insolence to the umpire cost him
more thanmoney- humiliation and'llsgrace.
Norfolk INT Gasunght and vickery safely
The new score hoard is "a tig imp ovcment
over the Smeared figures, that We're next TO
nreadalle.
Dexter is maxim a better show ing at short
than any other Colonel who hastned TO play
the position.
Joe Battin, the old League player, has
applied for a position on the New Ing
land League staff.
A letter from Sam Thompson says he is
rapidly improving He expects TO join the
team in a few weeks.
Clingman accepted all of eleven chances
in the second game at Boston yesterday.
His work is regarded as phenomenal
Manager Joyce is after Heine PETIT, Of
fering Dad Clarke for the German catcher.
There will be DO trade, says Sir BUrking-
ham Ewing.
Inspector of Umpres John B. Day carries
verylittle baggage with himon histrips. and
heisoneof the noguls who W as never known
to use a hamm er.
The League clubs are not paying the fines
OF theplayers thisseason. When the players
fully realize this no doubt there will be less
unnecessary kicking.
Three-quauers of column to the umpire
and a stick TO the game seems TO be the
largest working idea in the thought res.T
voirs or some New York scribes.
The work OF Breitenstein yesterday does
notindicate that he has weak arm. Pitch
ing the New Yorks out for three hits is an
evidence that he is in pretty good form.
Youngstown, but unfortunately he Is
with a losing club. On Thursday he lost TO
New Castle by one run-a lucky homer.
President Freedman would not allow the
CHcinnatis to practice on the Polo grounds,
except during d game. They were le-
fused the privilege OF using the dresSing
room.
'Chippy" McGarr has teen signed br
Brother George Tebeau FOR Columbus. The
Ohio capital city team = EoinE fast after
the st. Pauls, the leadcIs in the Western
League.
With McGraw on third, Keeler in left,
Kid Gleason on second. and Tenney on
first, Chicago would have a championship
team. Theresa uggesion.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Spiders have the champion wrestler
OF the major League in Eddie Mexican
wnle the Senators can produce the star
oreeushorrv hero in Johnnie o'Bnen.-
Cincinnati Post
A certain tailor in Springfield is likely to
lose his business if Dan Brouthers makes
many more home runs on the Springfield
grounds Every time Dan does he gets a
suit OF clothes
According to Ren milford, Earl Wagner
has offered Swain for Bug Holiday.
Buck Ewing refused, and replied that If
he would substitute Mercer, he might CON
slider the proposition.
VIII McGunnigIe hasretained Hon. o wen
A. Calvin 60 fight his case against the
Louisville Baseball Club President Harry
Pulliam yesterday made arrangements to
secure bonds in case of trouble.
Notion started for Toronto last night.
The young man did not have chance with
the Senators, and he was not deemed strong
enough. On Canadian soil he may season
out, and il is hoped hecan hold his own.
This is evidently Kennedy's year. He
has pitched in three games since the team
lDbuIlleu IOlies iiie NDn NllttH dlis ulS
opponents getting only eight runs and
twent v-one hits off him, an average of a
little over tw Drums and seven hits per game.
Sandy McDermott AYERS his intention of
turninguyer new leaf and becoming master
of the field. 1T is not that lack nerve"
said he, but / always hate to take away
ball players money. Hereafter. though, I
am resolved TO serve notice that all pla yers
must Keep away from me-"
"Wen, Hawley, / hear that this is your
last game IN the League; how about it?''
was the greeting which the Pittsburg
pitcher received when he entered the box
at Brooklyn. IL Is said that an effort is
ieinr made hy the PiltsbuFg management
TO exchange him FOR new material.
Col. John I. Rogers was the latest TO
ask that Umpire Jack Sherida be moved
on. The moguls are 20 blaiAe for the
trouble over the umpire question. They
get together, look wise, pass rules about
enforcing discipline on the field, aud then,
when the first luclSless umpire puts their
own regulations In force, they rise and