The evening times., 1897-08-25
DIAMOND DUST.

lost g.
Billy Mash was hitting like fiend yes
terday.
Umpire Lynch's sight was not as keen
yesterday as usual.
.s6ang" Messenger, the old Bellevue
Brown, is pitching good ball for Syracuse
Monte Cross had clean record yesterday
and accepted eighteen chancesin two games
at Philadelphia.
At Buffalo yesterday Pitcher Gillen, Of
the scrantons, shut out the home team and
allowed but one hit. which was made by
Barry, a substitute.
ST. Louis seems to have picked up =
good youngster in Southoff. He is a Well
built Fellow and has head almost as
white as "Sllver" Kings.
Ia the first inning of the first game at
Philadelphia yesterday, Hart, In draw.
ing bis a rm back to deliver the ball, dropped
it, and the baserunners advanced base
before he could recover the ball.
Prcsid ent Franklin, of the Buffalos,
expects that at least three or his players
w,ll be claimed by the big League at the
end OF the season and he'll get the usual
ably Giboy, Grey and Grerninger.
Tim Hurst, the baseball umpire, who
was injured Monday in the second game
between the Brooklyns and Pittsburgs, at
Eastern Park, Brooklyn, is slowly re-
covering. Heissuffering from ahemorrhage
Of the brain. A foul ball struck him on the
head. The attending physician says that
Hurst will be out in d week.
TIE New York Club notified "Ducky"
Holmes that he was not wanted, and that
he was to finish the sea son with the New
ark team. He refused to go to a minor
league, and declared that he would leave
for home. This caused Joyce to declare
the deal of, and Holmes will wear a New
York uniform until nome other kind Of a
trade lis made. Is Newark farm for New
York?
The other day, while the Reds Were in
Philadelphia, Taylor tried to rattle Rhines
from the coachers' lines. Rhines was
paddy for him, and gave the Quaker this
rejoindcr: You have your gall" said he.
Ito venture out in daylight You were
good pitcher once, but they've sort OF
clipped your wings this year, and I've
noticed you flying around very hight"
Manager Bancroft is taking time by the
forelock He has written To Harry Pulliam,
manager Of The Louisvilles, at New York.
requesting him to secure for the Cincinnati
team the same tiressing-room outside OF
the Polo Grounds that the Colonels used
this time. This room will likely be Sc
cured, and neither Freedman nor Joyce
will have an opportunity to turn down"
the Reds at the gate
Earl Wagner estimates that the trio OF
bean-eating club owners will split Sl25,-
900 on the seasun. Boston, New York,
Baltimore aud Cincinnati viii be the only
clubs to figure on the velvet side of the
books chis season. To be sure, none of the
clubs will actually play TO loss, saving
possibl; Brooklyn and st Louis, but the
meager profits will be figured as loss
by the owners Boston Globe.
President Wagner will go before the
Washington baseball public next year with
quite a number of new faces. He has be
gun the work Of cleaning house" already
by firing four of the old-timers. Silver
King Charlie Reilly, Cha Tlie Abbey and
John o'Brien were released Saturday night
and others will follow. President Wagner
will bring down two or three piay yers from
his ..Toront, farm" The Toronto team
has proy ed gold thing for the Washing gton
nagnate this year. 1t is said that he has
made over 81 5 GOO with his Canadian club.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
piece Of advice which might well be
given to tie Ewingites is that the sooner
they stop trying to work that confidence
game they have On tap about everybody
in the East having il in for them the bet
ter IL will be Yesterday the usually vo-
ciferous Tucker was n gentle summer
zephyr 10 the hurricane breaks OF the Wis
itors. while the antics of the Reds when
ON the bench reminded one more of the
Colonels when McGunnigle was mana ger.
IL they allow themselves AS much latit ude
at home in c1acldng from the bench and
making things lively at all times it would
be a wonder II they did get the glad hand
away from home. Buckingham Ewing
Ia sat got charge Of Sunday school class
by any means.
Hcinie Peitz and Led Ehret are not In
very pleasant frame of mind this evening.
They received letters when they arrived
here hearing their Uncle Nick's signature
This is tic cause of their lad humor 1t
pire Kelly tackled on the pla yers in the wa y
of fines in last fridays double-hea der.
Hcinje's and Reds were the only ones
10 be remembe red-at least they were the
only fines that were sent in TO President
Young They will have to leave the money
with President Young on or before Friday
or not be eligible to play in League games.
1t does seem hard that the big, good-Da-
tured lattery should be tie only offend
ing players to feelthe wrathof the indignant
umpire Manager Bancroft said tonight
that the fines would lie paid tomorrow. The
money will be deducted from the players
salaries.-Harry Weldon In Cincinnati En-
quirer.
While in Philadelphia Buck Ewing had
this conversation with Magnate Reach;
'Your three years contract expires at
the Close OF the season, does ii not?" in
uuired Reach. "Yes, 1T does," was Ew-
ing's reply "well, how would you like
To make a change, and take charge OF the
Ph!Ilics?" inquired Reach ''Cincin-
natl suits me first-rate," was Ewing's re
ply, and after little conversation the two.
parted Capt. Ewing was asked what he
thought of the offer, and he said: well,
don't think anything about 1T The Gin
cinnati club has always treated me fair
and square. and do not want to make
change. OF course, / have not been signed
for next season, but, SO far as / am con
cerned, there will be no trouble about that
Both Mr.. Brush and Mr.. Lloyd have treated
i