The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-30
DIAMOND DUST.

-Four bases were stolen ON McGuire yes
terday. The old mans arm seems to have
| lost its cunning.
Charley Reilly was badly hurt by Della
hanty's grounder in Mondays game, and
may not be able to play for several days.
After the second DINING orth had the SEN
ators guessing. They are still wondering
how it is that ne got away with the game.
McAleer is at home in Youngstown, suf-
fe ring with sore leg. He has asked fer
his release, because Of newspaper criti-
ciSrn.
Jim o 'Raurke is catching for his Bridge
portte Cunningham of roller polo ia me,
is playing center field and a brother OF
| Jimmie Rogers shortstop.
KichIuond and NorfoId, which were ex-
| pected to make such fine showing at the
| beginning of the season, are sixth and
seventh III the Atlantic league standing
Dan Shannon has resigned as manager OF
the Rochester club, and George Weidman,
| who has been umpiring in the Atlantic
| League, basbeen appointed as his successor.
Some of the Eastern league manages
say they will insist on having the To-
THAI Irwin is playing several farmeG out
league players.
Harry Pullam says he would not release
Col. Pickering for SO 900, but i + anybody
with a roll that big should flash it for tie
outrelder's release he would probably find
it hard TO escape.
Says Ewing: 1--WE will carry Vaughn,
PetZ and Schriver all season. They are
good catchers, heavy hitters, and l cannot
tell what minute it will be necessary TO
call any one OF them into the game
The Senate very kindly gave Bill Joyce
1.-THE foot" and Dr.. McJames prescribed
for the Giants. That defeat prevented
New York from moving TO a seat uncOm-
fortably close TO the Reds.-Cincinnati
Post.
With a view TO securing admission Of
Montreal into the circuit of the Eastern
League OF the baseball clubs, the Montreal
BASEBALL Association has been formed, with
a capital OF $4,000. The intention is to
buy out the Wilkesbarre franchise.
The Senators were badly handicapped by
the absence OF 0'Brien from second. Reilly
is also missed from third. Wrigicy is a
natural player, who evidently can't be
booked up wrong in the infield, but he was
visilIy ratified yestcrda y.-P Philadelphia In
qulrer.
For five innings Pitcher Swain had the
Quakers shooting ducks, but in the sixth
they began to collide with his delivery, and
assisted by some decidedly loose fielding ON
the part OF the visiting Statesmen, were
enabled To put another game TO their credit.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
vanderbeck, OF Detroit, has signed Ar
thur Clarkson, lately released by Milwau-
kee. Yesterday Van telcgraphed Manning
that he would trade Oarkson 10 Kansas
City for DIT. Parker. Manning wired back.
Cannot accept your offer. Parker must
play in Kansas City or not at all. -
There was marked contrast in the field
ing OF the Washngtons yesterday compared
with their work at home. 1t only goes TO
prove how a team may be thrown out Of
kelter when a pair OF infieIders are couf
PEELED to lay ff,-Philadelphia Inquirer
Nonsense. Poor playing; that is all
Harvey Smith is known as the physician
along the Eastern League circuit. The
doctor is fielding as brilliantly as ever,
and Is connecting with the bah for an
average of 800, Though it is doubtful If
he viii even be strong CT fast enough Tor
the major League.-Pittsburg Leader.
Walter Thornton wants to become
pitcher again. Ever since it developed that
IS a fielder he was a flat and growing fall
urc, he has been pracdciug industrously
with curves and drops and shoots In the
old days Walter had a single fault as a
pitcher. The plate was always too small.
James ]. Buckley, one Of the managers of
the Rochester baseball team. was acquitted
Monday OF the charge Of violating the sun
day Law Buckley, the other two pro-
prietOrs OF the team. and all the members OF
the club wererecenrl indicted by the grand
jury for pla lying ball ON Sunday. The iH-
diCtment was erroneous, as it charged him
with actual playing.
Criger, who is now doing his first work
for Cleveland behind the bat, made Il
good impression. He plays with earnest
ness and gees after impossible foul flies
with the zeal of a college backstOp. He
captured ore foul near the grand stand,
bumped into the stand on another and
almost Knocked down the players bench
on a third.-Chicago Record.
When Catcher Z ynch, WHO'S somewhatof
ii hAN SbtJt " IL OEuttttl 10 ItIlOIN 70 THUS
burg, after that club bought his release
from Mansfield, he wired: If you want
me send man and contract to Mansfield |
to sign me- This sharp reply almost took |
the breath Of the club officials, who an
swered: "If you want to play with the |
PittsbuTg Club, report at once
Clarke. who pitched for Cleveland on |
yesterday, was member of the University |
of Chicago team. Last year Mana ger |
Selee OF the Bostons made an offer after |
the varsity teams Eastern tip, but the |
young man refused. Selee repeated his |
offer this year, and Clarke was given a |
trial by the BOStOns W lille they were in |
Chicago last. The work Of the collegian |
was satisfactory, but as he would not Join |
the team at the time the offer was with |
drawn.
When Al Maui was grabbed by Ned
Hanlon Earle Wagner looked like living |
point. The Senatorial mogu
had kept Maui in CaIuphor for nearly two
years, while the little birds warbled |
Waiting, Only Waiting" The Baltimorean
reach was only a snatch in the dark ]
Earle's suspicious were unfounded. Maui
lost the only game in which he has Off
ciated, and it looks as If the Beau Brum-
mol OF the diamond had ticket in his
clothes for baskerville Cincinnati Post.
A telegram from Milwaukee says: Pres
emit Indications point to Milwaukee as the
successor to Cleveland in the National
League in 1898, as President Frank De-
Haas Robson and Secretary NJ. S. Robson
came here yesterday for the express pur-
pose OF buying out the Milwaukee magnates,