The sun., 1897-11-12
DIAMOND DUST.

DIAMOND DUST.
The Philadelphia Baseball Club offer
ed S25. 600 for the release of Rusic, Glea-
son and Davis
The deal between the Phillie9 and St.
Louis apparently y given entire satisfaction
to both Of the contracting parties as well
as players, except possibly Taylor and
Clements.
There is a ruInor going the rounds that
Arson will be no more at Chicago, and
the chances seem to favor the truth of it.
Anson himself says that he has not
talked with the Chicago ohicialss with
regard to renewing his contract, which
expires this year, and that he does not
know what he will do next year.
The Pittsburg Baseball Club to-day
traded Pitcher Hawley and Left Fielder
Smith to the Cincinnati Club for Rhines.
shriver, Mccarthy and Gray
The sensational offer of President Wag-
ner, OF the Washington Club, was laughed
at by til" Philadelphia officials.
Manager Stallings is not saying much,
but his serenely confident air speaks
much louder than words and if the Phil
lies do not have first division team
next season it will not be for the want of
players and hard, earnest effort.
1t was toss up yesterday who was the
most pleased over the Philadelphia-St.
Louis deal Monte Cross or Dowd.
Every club wanted Delahanty, and all
were willing to give any price and any
quantity of players, but to one and all
the Philadelphia Club owners and mana
ger returned firm declination to even
consider any trade or purchase.
Monte Cross will be used at short stop,
ane Donahue in the box, while Douglass
may be placed at first base and Lajoie at
third. When the announcement of the
cons,,mmation of the deal was made Won
der Abe was besieged by magnates anx-
ious to make transfers. Mr. Freedman
was very anxious to secure Clements,
but he did not receive final answer.
Boston is also after the Philadelphia
catcher, and the boss magnate is evil
IDENTIFY looking for the best terms he can
arrange. The Grady deal, by the way,
has been declared off. Grady took his
prospect of going to Gotham entirely too
joyously to suit Mr. Freedman.
Philadelphia and st. Louis yesterday
figured in deal, which, in the point OF
the number Of players concerned, is
record breaker in the history of the Na
tionai League. Seven men who make
their living by their ability to handle
the horsehide and to whack the same
with bat are involved, the home club
giving quarette for a trir'tt han'ed
over by the Westerners. The men in
yolvcd are Catcher C'cr ,nts, PIT cher
Taylor, Outtielder Dowd and the boss al
around player, Lave Cross, whom Fhi'a-
dclphia gives up for Shortstop Mo tc
Cross, Catcher Douglas and Pitcher Don
ohue, of tie Browns.
G. II. Byrne is opposed to the Tempe
Cup series and favors the establishment
of the cash prize system. advocated by
Soden and lTanlon. In place "f 'axing
each club 81 600, however, the Cleveland
magnate suggests that the necessary sum
he raised by levying a small tax upon
the gate receipts.
Indoor base ball will prohaby be
played extensively in Baltimore this
winter. Some of last years teams have
begun to reorganize forces, and it is not
unlikely that city league, with regu-
lar schedule, will be formed.
Dcmontreville, the Washington short
stop, has at least one record, if the re-
port be tr1,c, that during his two seasons
with the Senators he has not missed
game.
Pitcher Lewis of the Boston team has
been engaged to coach the Harvard team
permanentlv. The team will take Il
Southern trip.
Bass ball has revived with a vengeance
in California, and San Francisco once
more has the fever in most virulem form.
Sdhoff. the st. Louis Browns great
pitcher, has gone into winter quarters in
North St. Louis.
"Dan' Brouthcrs led the Springfield
club, in the Eastern League in batting
Ia st year.
AQUATICS.
The annual inter-class boat races of the
University of Pennsylvania will be rowed
on the Schuylkill river tomorrow after
noon. The number Of crews entered is
greater than ever before in the history OF
rowing at Pennsylvania and nccessitates
the rowing of two heats and final. The
first heat, in which will be found the
Senior, Junior, Sophomore and Fresh
man crews of the College Department,
and the Dental Department crew, will be
rowed at 230 o'clock.
BASKET BALL.