The times., 1897-05-03
DIAMOND DUST.

snip lies between BaItimUre anu Cincin-
natl, with New York a good third.
Buck" Ewing evidently has prize in
Damman. The young fellow shut out the
Clevelauds and allowed them but six hits.
Baltimore's pitchers are being hit quite
hard, but they are being backed up by
such heavy slugging that they are Win
ming.
Esper, whom the champions had no use
for, pitched his first game for St Louis.
and, although Cleveland made fourteen hits
off him, the game ended in tie.
In the two games joe Corbett mas Off
ciated for Baltimore twenty hits have been
made off him. but the Orioles made TWEEN.
ty-siX, and both games resulted in VIC
tories.
Tie score card S thing of beauty this
season. The necessary little pamphlet ia
a marvel of the combined art Of the printer
and photographer.
Louisville put Hemnling, the discarded
Baltimore pitcher, in against Chicago. He
won his game, allowing Chicago but five
hits OFF him, and giving but two bases on
balls.
Dolan, Louisville's regular shortstop, has
a sore wing, and pending recovery john
son is playing, or rather trying TO play, the
hard position. Yet at that the Colonels
keep winning.
1t looks S though; the new coaching rule
allowing but one man to lie on the lines
when base is occupied is a good one.
1t pleases the spectators and the umpire
work looks TO be easier.
The Quakers pay too much attention To
sacrifice hitting. That style of game has
grown passe with the great teams, writes
Tim Murnane about the Boston philadelphia
games in the Boston Globe.
DonneIly is having trouble again this
season with that liberated tooth that pre-
vented his pla ying several games last year.
IL kept him in Richmond four days after
the Pittsburg teams left there.
Charley Gettig has been dubbed San
dow" by the Giants. He measured forty
eight inches chest expansi on and his
strength aud muscle development for
inan of his weight are prodigious
Can it be possible that the once great
Tommie Tucker is en- route to a minor
league, via the bench?-St. Louis Sporting
News. Not according to Manager SeIee's
statement made in this city Saturday
Newark has a number Of old Leaguers
on her list. among them Rasty Wright,
Boyd, formerly OF Washington; Chauncey
Bill, Stuart, of Pittsburg, and Wittrock.
for short time with the Phillies last
season.
Secretary Jake Morse, of the New England
League, will instruct his umpires to Iigidly
enforce the rule requiring a distance OF
235 feet for a home run, anything short
OF this distance being good FOR two bases
only
Roat and Buckley, the old Indianapolis
players, now with Grand Rapids, made the
first put out and assist of the opening
game against the Hoosers. Roat retired
Hogriever, Buckley throwing him out while
stealing.
The old leaguers who we're drafted back
from the minor organizations this season
are doing well in fast company, notably
Reilly Werden, CanavaD, Hartman,
Schriver Hutchinson, and Wilson, OF Louis
Vile.
The splendid success of the Colonies in
their opening games has started baseball
boom in Bourbondom. The Kentucky en-
thusiasts deserve winning team for their
loyalty to the game under the most dis
couraging surroundings.
Latham for some reason is playing the
bench In Columbus. Capt White Wings"
Tebeau should shuttle the cards and give
the Dude a hand at third, instead of
Babb, who is evidently very much OF a
straight open In the middle
T,io -
Farrell viii be sent to bat with orders for
a three-bagger. The Duke" generally
cashes in in such emergencies. 1t was off
Seymour that he won the game last year
and Seymour will pitch this afternoon
Van Haltren and Tiernan are among the
most reliable outfielders in the League.
Everything that comes their way is prompt
" gobbied up. 1t has become matter of
course to see them play well, and il is sell
dom that anybody thinks of praising them.
Lajoie, Philadelphia s star first ba seman,
split his finger the other day, and has been
kept out OF the game 1t is not unlikely
that Boyle will be kept at first, and the
big Frenchman put out in right field.
Cooley would then play shortstop.
Joyce makes fine appearance when
standing at the plate. He Is as straight
as an arrow, muscular and finely built. He
keeps his limbs close together, aud they
are well shaped. Gleason, who follows
him at the bat, presents a marked differ
ence. Baltimore News.
o. p. Caylor, whose name and fame is
femliar to every reader of baseball lore,
is travelling with the Giants. He repre-
sents the Herald. His many friends among
the fans win be glad 20 Know that his
health was greatly improved by his winter
sojourn among Southern pines.
Is it luck, or what is it that falls to the
portion of Ned Hanlon? McGraw S forced
out of the game by illness, but up pops
fifty-year-old Joe Quinn, who covers third
as good as "Mugsey ever did and is break
ing the ball every time he comes to bat
Yea, verify, that Hanion is presdigitat teux
and has rabbit feet to burn.
Algie Mcbride is leading off for st,
Paul, and the Washington lad manages TO
"cop off, two or three hits every day.
And, in the parlance of the game. .'they
are mostly two-baggers, three-baggeTs and
home runs Just at this time, or at any
time, the .Swampoodle" boy would fit
very nicely inSo the Senator's outfield
Jake Drauby the Teutonic guardian Of
the first bag for the champion Providence
club of the Eastern League, holds the
record for the longest two-base hit. The
other day he hit the ball a mile which
would have been a home run twice over,
but der the ground rule for the game he
could not go further than second base
big Bill'' Norr, the Jolly fat man of