The times., 1897-09-10
DIAMOND DUST.
This win be ladies, day.

An ouHleiuer ouShU always De dleI0.
Only four more days OF ball in Wash
ington.
For crippled team the Indians put up
fair game.
1t is not often that three triples are
made in Que inning.
Gettman cannot bunt and his attempts
are sorry exhibitions.
Mercer came near being seriously In
jured by fall at first base.
The craGks who Ike to ses hard hitting
had a matinee of it yesterday.
Pickering has developed into a very
fast fielder He also hits as well as the
average batter.
Cincinnati has suspended stub Brown
for descrt!ng the Indianapolis team, to
which lie was farmed.
Tebean, when refused an audience with
the umpire, DOTTED his cap TO the fancy OF
swell department CLERK.
Chief thinner had Mercer's slow ones
eanged very nicely, and his three singles
Were asclean as pumpkin seed.
st. Louis recently farmed out Pitcher
fitzpatrick 70 Wheeling. and Grimes, another
twirleI, has been loaned to Quincy.
The Senators are gaining on the cleve
lands, and should they continue their good
work 1t is possible To land In fifth plaoe.
Failure TO hold thrown balls seems to be
Leahy's weakness He is q fast player
nevertheless and should be kept in the
game all the time.
Whenever a sacrifice is necessary when
Capt. Tom comes to the bat, ne never
makes the attempt, yet other players are
forced TO do the act.
Tin Donohue's leg, which was injured
by Jack" Warner, is getting along
nicely as could be expected The bone
wound is still very painful, but not neces
sarily Of a serious nature.
1t is hard matter to get an excuse for
muffng fly when the sun is not in a
fielder eyes 1t is also hardon pitcher
to have three Dagger scored against EiIn
because ef the sleepiness Of an outfielder.
If the Senators could play the Orioles
at National Park next week the chances
are that Boston would win the pennant.
But as they viii not meet the oystertown
aggregation until the wind-up Of the
season the winning streak of the States
men nay be broken.
II don't sec how they are going to beat
| out Baltimore this year" said Ryan, of
the Chicagos, in regard TO the fight Of
the leaders. Right now is the time the
orioles win llay tit1IT hardest. They viii
nor allow the slightest chance to slip out
of their fingers. They will win by pla wing
together on everything thatcOmes up. They
are the greatest fighters in the business.
although do not think they have the besi
team"
President Nick Young, of the National
League has seut his donation to the testi
monial fJr the benefit OF the mother and
widow of the late William Norr. When
the New York and Brooklyn teams play for
the fund next Sunday al kid" Carsey's
Weehawken grounds President Young viii
assign two League umrires, probably
Tin Hurst aud Bob Emslie. to Judge
the plays. In the letter Enclosing his check
Mr. Young wrote: II always want to he
with the boys for any worthy object. and
/ consider this testimonial a excellent
one"
Adeices from Cleveland say that the
x-rays were tried on tte injured foot Of
Sockalexis ami showed that the joints
at the ankle Were becoming rigid and
may disable the Indian permanently. Sox
says he is going home 10 study for a
physicians certificate, and has tabooed
liquor for the rest of his life. A pretty
nurse in the hospital at Cleveland has
captnred the heart of the noble red man,
and he has showered her with flowers and
boxes Of candy, bat as vet the pretty one
has failed to reciprocate his affection
should sockalexis be permanently injured,
it will break up the expected great ontfie!d
OF next year, Delehauty, Burkett and the
Indian. aT3
When Bob Allen was with Philadelphia
ne ranked as one OF the greatesto OF fielding
shortstops. He is now making BostDnians
forget the existence OF Herman Long
his hitting has been timely, while he has
cavoFted over the grass making pick-ups
quite as sensational as g NY ever credited
TO the German. The leaders have All been
Well fortified with tnfield unders tudtes
this year. Joe Quinn saved Baltimore from
a slump. II 1t hadn { been for Claude
Ritchey the Reds would now be in the
second division, and Allen is now doing
his share toward keeping Boston in the
fight WrigIey has likewise filled un n
hole in the Senatorial ranks in a form
that stamps him great little ball player.
Ry diLt OF great patience Frank Selee
has at last made first-rate pitcher out OF
Lewis. Two years ago the yoUngster, who
was then the star twirler of Villa ms Col
lege, asked Boston for trial. Selee obliged
him, but was not much impressed by his
work. The collegian had speed, but was
wild and flighty and could not field his
position we'll enough. After long considera
ton, the managers of the Beaneaters de-
termined To try the effect of a little coach
ing on the young twirler. Lewis proved
earnest and tractabe, and was given
Boston contract. In two years he has made
marvellous Improvement. He has attained
excellent command and has also added to
his time speed. Formerly he did not
watch the bases, but he has improved In
this particular, and few runners move up
on him. Selee's patience is amply re-
warded 10y the youngsters present form.
The Douglass Stars Defeated.
picked nine, composed OF several
p,ayers OF the Atlantics defeated tha