The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-13
DIAMOND DUST.

The Philadelphia outffelders had but
three chances
The Philies will play two games a
Louisville today
| DeMontrevile must have been a-n,oving
round yesterday.
| wreicy can play in right field as well
as anywhere else.
Stab, is n power of strength to the Bean
eaters at the bat
Bug Holiday took Rhines' place and
essayed to pitch yesterday.
Selhach had an off day n the field yes
terday, but was strong at the bat.
Carsey weakened in the eighth and ninth,
and his ascension was without gas.
Stafford is Improving in his fielding.
He again played an errorless game.
Parcels throwing arm was strong, judg-
ing from the number of assists to his credit.
Monte Gross accepted all of thirteen
chances yesterday, and also hit safely one
| time.
Sockalexis again demonstrated his weak
ness In fielding yesterday. He had two
miserable errors.
DR.. Smith and Billy Lush are playing a
very fine game these days, both at the bat
and in the field
McCreary has struck his gait. His
! three home runs yesterday reads like a
| s:oIy of last season.
Corbett was in form yesterday, as he won
his gaine-by the other fellows hitting the
tall at opportune times.
Cy Young is gradually getting into the
has been class II is usual thing for
him To go to the bench.
Gleason was swinging his club in his old
time form yesterday, and had no trouble
in connecting with Rhines' curves.
Bergen is again behind the bat for the
Bostors. and as long as he is in the game
their pitchers will be stronger than ever.
Rus,e is nunding TO i'm mighty form, and
his work Just now is better than at any
time since his adveat into the big League
The Louisvilics gave Taylor a severe
trouncing yesterday, and last night :he
Coionels owned the metropolis of old Ken
tuck.
Dexter is the last player to go to the
hospital He will be missed by the Colo
nels IL is not known. how badly he was
injured
Brooklyn is looking for n second base
man. Barnie should have no trouble to get
good man, as the woods are full OF them
Pfeffer Is still alive.
W. T. Clark, the new second baseman Of
the Colonels, who came from the Texas
League, pla yed bis first game yesterday
and acquitted himself in fine style.
Norton, after being hit safely six times
In the first two innings yesterday, set
tied down, and wilkesbarie landed only
three more singles the rest of the game.
And now comes whisper from a bali
player that a certain Pittsburg pitchers
work is Influenced by the big letting that
goes on daily ia the Smoky City grand
stand.
There is a Texas League twirler OF the
MARIE OF Drinkwater He is safe from any
possible draft by the Baltimore Club If
the Cincinnati stories concerning the
Orioles are true.
There was more baseball talent at the
Gibson House, Cincinnati, Sunday night
than there ever was there IT one tine.
Nearly fifty League pla yers, including the
delphias, were registered at that hotel
Joe Corhett was presented with two new
suits of clothes for his fine pitching against
New York and Boston; one from Hanlou
and the other from Won der Horst AS the
Oystertown press condemns record play
ing, Hanlon and Won der Horst should have
n care.
Arthur Irwin and his Toronto team are
10 longer the lauGhin gstock Of the East
ern League They have calamity fought
their way up from the tail-end 10 foIIth
place, and some bets have been recorded
that they will win the Eastern League
pennaut.
When players get to that stage where
they think the umplres are against them,
and il is very easy for a manager u ecu
cate them TO such a stage, they cannot
play good ball. They are 50 busy watch
ing Cor the viilainous umpire to take Id
vantage Of any opportunity that they
overlook points in the play.
Word has been received at Cincinnati
from Long View Insane Asylum OF the
death at that institution Of KID Bald
win, the once famous catcher of the Gin
cinnati Red Stockings. He has widow
IN Quincy, H., who recently applied for d
divorce About three weeks ago he was
sent from the hospital to the asylum
Many pitchers dread a new ball In q
tight pinch, and Mike Sullivan, OF New
YORK, is one of that number. The white
cover terror is more than imaginary, as it
is difficult to grasp the smooth leather
firmly and curving is almost impossible
IN Cincinnati small boys are hired to re-
turn foul balls knocked over the grand
stand, an these youngsters are careful to
hold out the spheres while the visiting
team is in the field.
A striking evidence of Hanlon's policy
in the matter OF pitchers is found in the
fact that among the twirleTs of the Ralti-
more team of today not one remains OF
the champion team OF three years ago. The
Baltimore pitchers for that season were
Mcmahon, Gleason, Hemming, Esper, Inks,
Brown and Garrison. Hanlon's coltl-blood-
cdness i'm dealing with players is, perhaps,
the secret OF his superiority over Tebeau.
Hanlon has no sentiment at all about the
matter. A ball playe is piece of money.
making machinery to him that, worn out,
is thrown aside as useless. Tebeau is loath
to part with any player with whom ne has
been long associated. Sporting Life
Policemen on the Absentee List
The reports of the several police lieu