The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-02
DIAMOND DUST.

German will hardly do.-Buffalo Times
Albany will try to get an Eastern League
franchise.
Pitcher Becker is expected TO join the
Phillies today.
Fred Clarke gets his two or three little
hits in every game.
Paterson traced Smith for johnson, OF
Louisville, even up.
Arthur Irwin has released Harry Staley
from the Toronto farm.
1t is officially announced that Scranton
will tie In the Eastern League circuit in
1898
Syracuse and Buffalo are having nice
seesaw for second place,.but Syracuse is
likely 10 stay there now.
Dineea, by his wonderful pitching. has
practically placed the CanEcks where the )
wilkesbarre Record.
One OF Mcfiraw's fingers was dislocated In
practice ont Mac played through the game,
ard expects 10 serious results.
The Eastern League sea son closes Sep
TENDER o3 and the National League October
2, allextra and postponed games excepted
was touched Up rather lively toward the
end, but held out just long enough to win
One of the worst rowdies of the game
Jack O'Brien, has just been relegated To
minor company by the Washin gtons.-Ch
oago Daily News.
Smith, the ColoneIs' new second base
man. made his debut yesterday, and frunl
the game he pas up IT looks as though he
might he a good find.
John Delehanty, who Is said to be Quaker
Delehanty's brother, was found dead in a
pile OF driftwood in the Kentucky River
| twelve miles from Harrodsburg.
The Cievela nd Cfubtook way from Boston
between So, 600 and SO ,00o for their shar oI
four days work. IL Us TO play in the East,
especially IN Boston and New York.
If any of the players in the game at
National Park yesterday claimed that
they could not see the ball at the tiine
the contest was called, it is about time
for them to get their lamps trimmed.
Just as about everyone predicted, Buck
Ewing's Cincinnati crowd quit when they
left their own fireside. Buck, the old brave,
had sand a one time, but IL has gradually
sifted out through his many setbacks.-Bos-
| ton Globe.
Hank O'Day relented about that fine he
put on Dummie Hcyat Baltimore. Whoever
heard CT deaf and dumb man being fined
before for kicking? Perhaps Hank though!
how ridiculous such fine would make hin
appear, and did not send it in.
Manager Billy Mailman, of the st. Louis
team, denies that Billy Earle, the hypnotic
catcher, has been sigred by the Browns
Nor VIII he be-" said Mailman, "unless
1 receive q telegram from Won der Abe
authorizing me 10 sign the globe trotter.'
Chip McGarr says he willretire from base
ball at the end of the season. Two years
ago, he said recently, he was troubled with
a sore arm until June, while this year he
could not join the Clevelands at all, and
did not begin to play with Columbus until
July.
In the ten games Gettman, the ex-Texas
Lacquer, has played with the Statesmen
nine chances In right field. ssSilent jake
has not made an error. 1t Is doubtful II
so few chances have been offered to any
other right fielder In like number OF
games.
A scheme is on foot among the Officers
and players of the Brooklyn club to pla !
a testimonial game in honor of Charley
Ehbett's fifteen years connection with
the nationalga me, across the bridge. Mana
son were appointed committee TO wal