The evening times., 1897-05-19
DIAMOND DUST.

Becklcy was on the bench yesterday.
Sockalexis failed TO make hit off Nc
James.
McGraw had an off day. He had three
errors yesterday
joyce made four three-baggers yesterday.
the seasons record.
Jones, of Brooklyn. Init safely four times
yesterday One was for four bases.
Conuer took Pfeffers place at second ses-
terday and made a good impression.
Il Baltimore continues at its present gait
all interest Will be takea out of the race.
Giilen had only one chance at short yes
terday but the youngster made two hits
Three clubs made five rams each yester-
day aud the same number made eleven
eacn.
Dauman not only pitched a good game,
yesterday. hut he made Il double and Il
triple.
Jack Doyle was hit on the hand yeSter-
day by pitched bail and was forced ia
retire
Gleason accepted fifteen out Of SIXTEEN
chances yesterday. His fielding was mar
velous-
Anson's superannuated Colts yesterday
were regular stake horses against the
Bostons.
Toronto, although last in the Eastern
League. has a larger percentage than the
Senators
Louisville and Boston are tied for sixth
position. The Colonies are slowly but surely
walking the plank
Pitcher Harry Dolan. late OF the Bostons.
has joined the Reading team, aud pitched
his first game yesterday.
Evidently Won der Abe has designs on
der bennant His refusal 10 swap players
with Andrew F. looks serious.
Big George Mahoney made his first ap-
pearng in the National League yesterday
He was hit freely by the Chicagos.
Cartwright is hitting the ball II is to be
hoped that he will continue. 50 that he may
win the plaudits of the patrons at home.
Ex-senator Pat McCauley, who wears the
mask and wind pad for Detroit. is out of
the game at present with a split hand.
Uncle Anson has probably decided not to
do all the catching for Chicago. Bridget
did well
Every time the Chicagos lose game An
son walks up to the grand stand and says.
Il still insist we will be in front in the
race for the flag"
Lancaster and Hartford mad a fourteen
inning duel yesterday, resulting in favor of
Lancaster, which is about the longest game
So far THIS season
Baltimore has released Pitcher Cogan.
The latter wants the Colonels to give him
a chance. but President Pulliam says he
has enough OF youngsters.
Anderson made the longest hit ever seen
on the st Louis grounds in the eighth,
knocking the ball over the left field fence
on fly for home run and sending a man
across the rubber ahead Of him.
system of fiues viii shortly Ice inau-
gurated by Capt. Joyce. All outra eeous
miSplays viii cost their maker a portion
of bis earnings. Joyce should have begun
yesterday, and made an example of him
self. New York Evening Journal.
Washington and Cincinnati played the
best fielding games yesterday, but one error
marring theiI play, while Louisville piled
up an even half dozen misplays No team
fielded perfectly, the total number OF errors
for the twelve clubs being forty.
Referring to the Stafford-Holmes trade,
Harry Weldon says: Speaking of pur-
chasing gold bricks, there is a runor that
the proprietor of Joyce Japanese Jcynts
was introduced to the handshaking game
at Louisville and is now the proud pos
SCISSOR of as fine brick as ever went over
the bunko counter
Pitcher Ed Stein asserts that the Brooklyn
club owes him S1,701, and that he can
neither get the money nor his release. He
says President Byrne Offered him about
half which he refused TO take He seat his
case to President Young, but did not get
any satisfaction, being told that the Brook
lyn club had not yet put in its side of the
case.
The statement was made yesterday in
st. Louis paper that President Freed
man, Of the New York Baseball Club, re-
Gently Offered four men from his team IN
exchange for Thomas Dowd. manager and
center fielder of the st. Louis Browns,
aud McF arland, the crack catcher of the
same team. President Won der Abe de-
olined Go make the transfer. 1t is not
stated which men Freedman contemplated
exchanging.