The times., 1897-05-07
DIAMOND DUST.
It was Boston and bad luck.

SioW anu very OumD' In running bases.
The FAN River fans are very enamoured
OF Pitcher Norcum, of this city, who is
playing ON their team
Jack GiIroy is playing right field regu-
lariy for Norfolk, and is hitting the BAN
very hard.
The Orioles are flying pretty high again,
but just wait until the Senators .'get at
EN-" at National Park next week.
The New Yorks played plucky, up
hill game against Brooklyn and deserved
to win instead of only teing the score.
The Indian lexiconof Sock alexis has been
garnished by such dtction as dub and
don't git kcteied,"l since Sock joined
the Tebeau Indians.
Itappeared from the telegraphic reportat
Kernan's as il Umpire Hurst unjustly de-
privcd Tom Brown of a two base hit in the
eighth i
hamilton managed to get in a couple of
stolen bases on Fa1ell. But the Duke
nailed Duffy on an attempt To purloin the
sc cond sack
Manager Joyce is looking for new play
er to fill the gap in left garden. He win
try to make u trade on the Western trip
to strengthen this position.
The crowd was very complimentary to
tail-end visiting team But Boston was
at the finale for week, and IL is said that
fellow-feeling makes us wondrous kind
The Torontos are proving TO be the
weakest club in the Eastern league. AS
much was thought after witnessing their
playing against the Senators at National
Park during the preliminary season.
De Montreville's error in the fourth gave
Boston their first two tallies. With two
cut. Yeager bounded the ball to Gene, W no
made & ,nisplay, aad the runner was safe.
Lowe then came up and hit for home run
tits intimated that the Washington man
ageme1tis on still hunt for an outfieder,
and that 'Ducky" Holmes, of Louisville,
rlay he landed. And there Is a possibility
OF trade being made at Boston on the
present trip.
Dad" Clarke made his s97 debut at
Eastern Park yesterday and was batted
cut OF the lot by the IusJv Brooklyns.
trade of Dad for left fielder OF
catcher viii probably be made by Joyce
before the season Is a month older.
Dumping Mcmahon viii, 80 Mana ger Billy
Barnie believes, prove one of the Trolley
Dodging mainstays on the rubber this
season Mcmahon pitched Il good IA iie
against the New York sluggers yesterday y
for several innings, but when the Hittit"s
put on steam his curves and straight ones
went for naught.
Capt Anson came near becoming the
possessor of tande.n bicycle which was
being raffled off the other day in Louis
vile. The last number drawn ont was 60
get the wheel, and Uncle Anson's came
next t. the last, the 224th chance. Helost
the bicycle, he does baseball games, By
one point.
sle WHY, but surely, Cleveland is crawling
up the line, and another week VIII see
Them punched among the leaders. TeGeiu
is woefully handicapped by accidents,
Childs, Mciarr, a1d McAleer being nn the
hospital list, yet the indonitable patsey
has kept up his nerve and is steadily
weaving his way to the top
Nichols evidenced his great pitching
ability in the ninth. The bases were full
of eager Senators when ReFiiy came 10
the bat. Fashion Plate Charles" was
due for hit, as he hadn't toGched the
bah during the game, bit Nichols zig
Jagged the sphere across the plate in
such fashion that Reills4 famed three
times and the game was over.
There nave been tie games between Pits
burg and Louisville. Washington and New
York. Ecston and Philadelphia, all in one
day. and between Cleveland and Sc. Louis,
Eoston and Washington. Chicago and Louis
vile and Baltimore and Brooklyn. Boston
and Washington have each .rarticipatedin
two OF them. and yesterdaysNew York and
Brooklyn added another to the list. making
it . 10 s. in ten innings. darkness com
peIiiug a cessation OF play
They are having lively times in the West
Last Saturday Umpire Laily gave game
in st Paul against Milwaukee for excessive
kicking On the same dayCapt- Gienalvin.
of the Grand Rapids team. attempted TO
assault Umpire Manassan, and was fined
and put out of the game. and Butler, OF
the Columbus team. also was fined and re-
moved. 1t required the services of a po-
liceman to get rid o f Glenalvin
President Frank DeHaas Robson. OF
the Cleveland club, has been keeping very
quiet on the Sunday ball question, but
came out last Saturday with long com
umnication ON why Sunday games ought
to be played He wants all the parks made
Fairgrounds, and that all people should lie
amused He scores the ministers union,
and says that crime Will decrease in pro
portion if Sunday ball is allowed. Wash
ington viii be the first club to play Sun
day ball in Cleveland, ON May 10. This
game will decide definitely whether Sun
day ball will be allowed in that city.
vile club, is a very busy man these days,
'twixt looking out for the interests OF his
Colonels and conducting his campaign as
the Democratic nominee for State assem-
bl yman Harry is the straight-out "16 TO
L. silver Democratic candidate and is
sure to be elected as he is pledged the
vote of every baseball fan and good fel
low in his district, Leaving aside politics
for the minute the other day Harry had the
following to say about his club: I'VE have
a better team this year than last season,
and 1 think we will make some OF the
strong chaps play their very best ball to
beat us. / make no pennant predictions,
but If all goes well with US, that is, If
we meet with no serious accidents, we
will give the best teams in the League
quite lively chase. Our game will be
worth looking at, and that is just what
our patrons want AS long as we can
keep up our present gait we will win as
many games as welose. Already we have
proved that the patrons of the game at
Louisville will patronize winning team
as we'll a any city in the League circuit
Tennis Club Officers.
The Bachelors Tennis Club at a recent