The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-14
DIAMOND DUST.
Amole has joined the Baltimores.


George Shocks work has far exceeded
the standard or Jimmy Canavan.
Walt Brodie has sent word to Manager
Donovan that he is ready to return to
duty.
The woes Of tail enders are superlatively
sad. They fail 10 draw either at home or
| abroad
"Shortv" Fuller is playing very fine
hall for Springfield. and his hitting has
been remarkably god
Mugsy McGraws ankleis greatly swollen,
AMI by the advice of his physician he
! will remain quiet for several days.
Rudderham has been quite mark for
| opposing batsmen this season and yet it
is touted that Earl Wagner will draft linn
0cotber 1.-Syracuse Post.
Horton, the oriole twirIer w as n the DO X
for Reading yesterday, aud was hit for
twenty singles by the Athletics, of which
Jim Co:tett got three.
Dowd is a fair man at the bat and fast
on the bases, but he is out OF his place in
right, and is, therefore, of little value 70
the local club. Looks like the Philies
were gold brick al in that st. Louisd cal. -
Philadelphia Record.
Pitcher kiston has arrived I'm Baltimore
He is slender, strong boned individual
with dark, penetrating eyes. He was born
in AIleGan, Mich, twenty six years ago. He
stands feet 10 12 inches; weighs 15s
ponds though he looks TO weigh less, and
is in perfect condition
/ Monte Cross must have reformed and re-
signed from the Society Of Weak Swatting
Sisters, for h e plinked out six safeties for
a total OF nine bases, in two gaines at
Cincinnati. an average Of .6G6. In kick
ing the old boy led the procession, with
1000. He didn't miss chance.
DeMontrevilc was SO sure yesterday of
retiring Griffin, who was on second, at
third, that he failed to handle Shndle' Is
groundcr, much to the agile shortstop' =
disgust he handed two flies, however,
which everybody eNpec.,c him to lose. The
lad is playing in great form at present.
Dan Lal,s Is several degrees removed
from young blood. He was a pitcher at
Toronto when Eddy Burke mingled in
Canuck socety Before that he played
at Pittshurg, but he was so busy there
sowing wild oats that he didn't last long
since thai time Lally has grown a lux
| uriant mustache and good sense. Cincinnati
Post
Hillary Swain has won his way to the
hearts of the rooters by his good work in
| the pitchers box. The altitudinous twirler
is u hap. worker and deserves to succeed.
being very much elated when victory
perches on his banner The occupants of
Tuckervil.e yesterday voted him mot so
han dsome as some twirlers, but a very
warm member"
Manager Hanlon had funny experience
yesterdayin Philadelphia With a little dried
up man who represented hms IF az Pitcher
kitson The man was about thiTty-five
years OLD. Inclined to badness and weighed
about 1870 pounds Mr.. Hanlon thought fol
| an instant I've been gold-brcked sure, -
but little talk with the alleged pitcher
proved i;iri an impostor.
Tim Hurst deserved what he got In police
coura Yesterday. Tuesday night he called
on his victim, who offered to settle fou
SCI, the wages lost while being off duty,
| and his doctor bill, which Hurst refused Il
paw. Consequently the case WIS brought
into court and cost Hurst $50 and costs
which is just retribution for his cowardly
assault on an innocent man.-CinciEnati
Tribune.
President Brush said the other day that
the Indianap olis team, with the kind OF ball
they are putting up now, would cut q big
swath in the National League. He added
that they are playing in the Western League
much after the ST yle of the Baltimores.
Several of the Hoosiers will likely wear
Cincinnati uniforms in 1898. Goar, Phil
lips and McCarty are good enough for fast
company
1t is quite probable that the League will
adopt the double umpire system next sea
sou. IL has been suggested that the play
ers be forbidden to speak to the umpires ON
any pretext, and that captains must con.
fine their protests TO typewriter state
mcuts, to be submitted to the president of
the League York Sun. II this had
appeared in any other newspaper, it might
be locked upon as sarcasm.
Tim Munasi asserts: The oriole Is
something like the buzZard--h loves ~
feed on scraps. AS notorious aggrega-
ton of tricky INSIDE ballpla yers, Manager
Hanlon's hoys take the prize. They showed
their true colors W hen Boston, by game up
bill work, forced them to take backw ash
Trey went into the air like lot of fright
ened colts, and used abusive language to
the Boston players, to Umpire Lynch and To
| each other"
Though Ed Hanlon returned Twirier
Blackburn to- the Texas League, it is
probable that the cratic and garrulous
Texan VIII be drafted by major League
club the Coming fall. Blackburn's chief
fault was his unfortunate habit OF antag
onizing lis fellow players, though his ex-
perience with Hanlon ought to teach him a
lesson On the efficacy of applying a curb
to the tongue and refraining from WELD
ing the hammer at the expense of less
forum ate Ilayer.
1t begins to look as though the Giants will
fall a trifle short of Temple Cup money.
IL New York fails to do the trick, most
people will be pleased IL the Cincinnati
Reds land ahead of Baltimore for second
place, provided Boston takes the pennant,
which they are in a fair way of doing.
Such result would divide the Temple
Cup receipts between the East and the West,
and would be good thing. The Ewingites
say they Will not duplicate last years
slump on their Eastern trip.
Sockalexis may soon be in the game for
Cleveland permanently. tits said that the
recent discipline administered in large doses
has completely taken the swelling out Of
the red mans head, and that he is willing
to get In the game and do the best he can
for the team. The Cleveland management
has l,ecn considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
Hading Sock to minor league, and it Ia
understood that proposition was made to
Grand Rapids to trade Sockalexis and n