The times., 1897-08-22
DIAMOND DUST.
The Pirates became mutinous at Boston
in the last inning.

Tie Pirates became mutinous at Boston
in the last inning.
When a club cannot win from Boston with
twenty-one hits there is something in luck.
Allen and Ely played a great part in
yesterdays game in the city OF culture and
horse Tadish.
Dick Harley was star performer at
Brooklyn. He made three safe drives anj
purloined that number of bases.
One day Donahue is hit for seven earned
runs in the first inning. and the next day
he defeats the same team. Verify, baseball
is peculiar game
ITO lose a game in the ninth when
chances were given to retire the side
will be the subject OF Patsy Donovan lee
| ture curing the winter months.
Now for the Cincinnatis. The Reds got
their first bumper i'll this city last year
| anu If the Senators play as well the coming
week as they did in the two last games
with the Chicagos. Buck Ewings Braves
! will fall down the ladder.
II want to give credit to Cap Anson, " said
| the veteran. Il never worked for a finer
| OF better man. Never had a cross word with
him and never received any but the best o +
treatment. Never asked him for favor
that it wasn't granted. Why, if ali base
| bail men were as square a Anson there'd
bc much less trouble around the circuit
| Cliff Carroll.
| Jesse Burkett has rnuffed but one fly ball
| in Cleveland S outfield this year. His field
| ing has been brilliaut and he is steadily
! climbing to the top of the list of heavy bat
| teIs. 1t is about an even wager that he viii
beat out Clark and Delehanty for he isagain
| bunting the ball down an d beating it out in
| the old way.
According to the Pittsburg Press Di-
| rector Conant says Boston can't win out
| without help. Washington takes five
ou. of nine games from us, but loses heart
| as soon as Baltimore appears, and it is
| SO with some of the other clubs" he
| said. He seemed pleased when informed
| that Pittsburg had Won a game or two
from the champion club. ~ hope it
| will take three straight this time" he
| murmured.
| Roaring Rill' Hassamer is playing the
soubrette act. AS he stepped TO the
| plate in the first inning yesterday he was
presented with II beautiful basket of
flowers, ostensibly from OF his lady
| admirers, Of whom Bill has some-quite a
| some, TOO. Bill bowed as gracefully as
| nature permits and hit the ball OH the nose.
| He hit it at Frank. however, and didn't
get the base hit he intended to make
| Toledo Bee.
4 The Washington players feel confident
that Farrell and Mcclure can outcatch
| any two men in the business Mercer and
| McJames claim that Farrell understands
| the weak points OF every League player
when at the bat, and in that way is in-
| valuable to pitchers when trying to work
| u man. Farrell has taught many a young
pitcher important wrinkles, and no doubt
| has helped even clever boys like Mercer
| and McJames. Cincinnati Tribune
George Munson, who was for years sec
| retary OF the ST Louis Browns, is never
tired telling funny stories about Chris
| Won der Ahe, and this is his latest: 'I'n
tell you good story about Chris" said
| Munsou ..one morning, while the team
| was at i,racGice, Chris and / were sitting