The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-05
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.

1t would be interesting to know what guide
book scoring the Indianapolis News is
using this year. 1t tells of a perfect throw
Hogriever made from right field to the plate,
retiring runner who had attempted to get
home from second on a hit, but gives Ho-
grieVer assist in the scores.-Detroit Jour
nal.
George v. Hobart explodes in this wise:
Poor old Philadelphia! Poor old Philies!
Porky old Phillies! The same old story.
the cover off the ball. Playing like wooden
Indians shaped up from North Carolina pine
logs Fine team on paper. Fine team every
where except on the diamond
Had it not been for Kansas City and De-
troit last year the Senators would have fin
ished much higher in the race, as the CO.
lumbus team seemed to have hoodo in those
two aggregations, while with the other teams
in the league they invariably made a good
showing. Can it be that the same clubs are
to be the stumbling block of the Buckeyes
this year?-Ohio State Journal.
1t must be a pleasure to Northern Ohio
patrons to notice the work Of Pitcher Ed Scott
In the Western league. The young fellow is
league. His performances have stamped him
as sure conner, and no one will be better
pleased at his success than the young men in
this section, who have played with and
against him.-Toledo Bee.
Mr.. Lajoie himself pronounces it "La-
zhoo-a" The in the first syllable is the
Italian drtlC1G-d linguistic J0I00-DdSSST, dS
it were, in contradistinetion to that in the last
section, which sounds more like the abrupt
rap of foul tip than anything else, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. 1t Is the middle syl-
liable, however, that balls up the seekers
after precision in pronunciation in base ball
nomenclature. To pronounce it like one to
the manor born, a nasal tumble must be
made between the and the h. 1t was while
trying to give it the correct enunciation in
one of the Baltimore games that Billy Hall
man lost ball in the sun.
Base ball, says the London Telegraph, is
making rapid strides in England, and while
it may never become a formidable rival OF
cricket as a genteman's game it challenges
the admiration of clerks and others who can
not afford to lay off all day to play a game
of cricket. The Crystal Palace and Reming-
ton mines played game on Sydenham palace
grounds last week, and hundreds Of Amer
leans in London were among the spectators.
The action of the game was so much more
spirited than the slow moving cricket that
even the Britishers became enthusiastic and
cheered every lively play.
Arlie Latham may manage Fort Wayne.
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The Indian Sockalexis is on excellent terms
with himself. and has this to say Of Sock
alexis: Il have seen all the good outfielders
In the league, and l am just as good as any
Of them"
Charley Farrell Is working very clever
trick this season. In practice before the game
the Duke makes bad mess of getting the
ball down to second, but after the game starts
the fast base runner discovers that Farrell
is throwing true to the mark.
A Philadelphia writer remarks that it Is
a singular fact that Cooley and Hallman
play better abroad than at home and won
ders why. Perhaps If he would read some
OF the Quakertown papers he would find out.
some Of them keep up an anvil chorus when
the team is at home that would worry any
player.
dad Clarke cracked a funny one last sea-
son." remarked Charley Farrell. I'VE were
and Dad strolled into the hotel about 2 a. m.
and looked at the call list. What, be walked
from Rip Van Wink at s. What do they
take this team for. an aggregation OF milk
driyers?' said dad
Jack Luby, the pitcher, who was re-
ported to be selling shoes for a Chicago
house, with territory in Illinois, has signed
with the Washington, Ind, team. So said a
fan at the park yesterday. How are the
mighty fallen" he concluded. Jack cap
tanned the Milwaukee team In 1894.
Grand Rapids Press: "They have e cleverly
arranged scale Of prices for these things in
the state league. Manager Black, Of Saginaw.
called the umpire "a brass monkey and was
rate an insinuation from Mr. Black that the
umpire was just plain, ordinary monkey.
would have cost him about q cents"
''AIl this talk about the pitchers having
mastered the extra distance is stuff and nom
sense. Tim Hurst says. Don't I stand
right back there where / can see the ball
floating up to the batters as big as a harm
There is no more speed to it and no more
curve than in the old days. AS Pete Brown