The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-27
DIAMOND DUST.

| Hamilton captured SIX files yesterday
Geier has shown an improvement in
stick work.
The Louisville outfielders caught lively,
fly balls yesterday
Collins had nine assists at third yes
terday against Louisville.
Umpire Lally has been dropped by Pres
idcnt Johnson, of the Western League.
Couner, tie successor Of Fred Pfeffer,
| accepted all of ten chances yesterday.
Mcbride, the Washington lad on the
| st Paul team, has batting average Of
.404.
Brodie could not find the Orole pitchers
| to any extent, while Stencil had rather
an easy time OF il.
Joe Horning has resigned as an umpire
| in the Eastern League, to become the
manager Of the Batavia, n. Y, team.
| In recent game Lush made two runs,
single, foulba gger, put out three
lad three assists, no errors and stole a
base.
Rumur has 1t that Manager Schnhelz IS
endeavoring TO get a new first basenian.
no one, however, seems to know the name
OF the fellow.
Sunday laws in Ohio are geographical
issues. In Cleveland The chief of police
arrests the players on Sunday. In Cinyin-
natl the chief Of police furnishes police
protection Oh The field
Tim Hurst seems To be having his own
troubles this season. w hat the League ought
To do would be to amend its rules TO provide
for home club victories exclusively. Then
all hands mig ht be happy.
Strange what changes take place in base
ball. Jake BeCklcy and Tommy Tucker are
practically out of the game, and yet only
a little while ago they were considered the
best first -baSemen in the League.
The game between Baltimore and Cleve-
land today was scheduled for last sunday,
but was not played, owing to the lie
termination Of the Cleveland authorities
to allow no Sunday ball games there.
Fred Pfeffer retired from the diamond
with the low average OF $40 at second
base for this season. Fred says that he
has malaria. and he longs for warn,
weather He has tried and failed to CLEAN
with his old-;me hrilliancy.
Denny Lyons will he unable to play for
several weeks. His absence Will be felt
by the Pittsburg team, as he was a heavy
batter. 1t was found that one of Rusies
shoes broke the bone of the index finger
clean off, while the bone of the second
finger was badly crushed.
A Toronto dispatch says that Manager
Arthur Irwin is on his way TO Baltimore
and Philadelphia to look for players for
a..
cured Pitcher CASTOR, W no Will report in
Buffalo, and he will also sign another
twirler. an infielder and a catcher.
Hickman, the pitcher, whom Magnate
Wagner is after, won another game On
Tuesday, the Toledos being the victims.
He struck out five men, gave one man a
base on balls and made a lome-run hit
Roaring Bill" Hassamer made one Of the
eight hits made by the Ohio men.
The Philadelphia Records correspond
ent at Cleveland says Umpire Sheridan
made n bad break today. One of the
PldllieS made a remark to him tina he waa
roasting" He retorted: Il am not roast
ing you any harder than you are roasting
me on The road, andI am not through with
you yet "
According to batting averages com
puted by James NJ, Nellis, of Pittsburg,
the Bostons lead with .296; Baltimore,
.294 Then comes New York, POI; Gin
cinnat, 296; Philadelphia, .275; Chica-
90, go; Cleveland, $50; st. Louis, 257;
Pittsburg, $50 Louisville, .253; Wash
ington, .233, and Brooklyn, .223.
Discussions have arisen in the New
Jersey State Baseball League and the
season will not begin on May 30, if at all |
Ted Sullivan, who holds the Atlantic |
City franchise, said yesterday that The
league was practically disbanded. Pr PSI |
dent Peter f. Wuflein will cali a meeting
on Saturday or Monday next to determine |
the matter.
Horace Bonnell says that the New York |
and St Louis teams will positively play at |
the Polo Grounds on Friday and Satur- |
dav, notwithsta nding all reports to the
1t was reported that several Of |
the League clubs refused to allow the
games to lie transferred, but Mr.. Freedman
notified his secretary yesterday that the
pla yers would arrive in this city on Fri
day morning, pla ying one game that after
noon and two games Saturday afternoon. |
New York Telegram.
Rochester, like Cleveland, is TO have an
Indian player. His name is Buckheart anu
1T present he is in Carlisle, Pa. He is
"a tcbcr and has playedin Kansas and Tex
DIS Buckheart wound up the letter in
which lie applied for a job as follows: If
the National League has an Indian ! see
10 reason why the Eastern League should
not have one BY this statement you may
be sure that am an Indian" Sure thing!
He has accepted terms and is expected to
'eport at 0nce.-Rochester Herald