The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-20
DIAMOND DUST.
Ladies da y.


The frs. is gone.
Louisville is after a second baseman.
None OF the new men vas in the game.
Donovan leads the Pittsburgs in batting
The Phladelpilas lost their twelfth
straight.
President Freedman will be back from
Europe next month.
Callahan has been timed to first in three
and one-hal: seconds.
Crawford, a Philadelphia amateur, is TO
be given a trial by Manager stalings.
There is some talk of Cincinnati signing
Pitcher Daub released by Brooklyn.
Carsey. who deserted the Browns sew
erai weeks ago, has repented and joined
the team.
Harry Wright, the son OF his father, loves
the game, and IL one OF the bestknown
amateurs in Philadelphia
Gleason, Anderson and Collins are the
only pla yers ofthe New York, Brooklyn and
Boston clubs who have played in every
game.
Jin,rTy Ryan's new bat is a wonderful
affair. L; Is striped like zehra's tail,
and James the Turk spent much elbow
rreas. in fixing it up.
The Louisville Post prints two-oolumn
picture of Timothy Hurst, and says he is
a great favorite in Louisville. The Post Is
entitled 20 its opinion.
IF tn. Bcstons and Baltimores keep
losing every now and then" said capt.
Joyce yesterday, 1.-THE New Yorks may
frighten them out of their wits.
According toone OF the st. Louis yers
the Philadelphia Club made an offer Oh
$4,000 and Lave Cross, Fifield, johnson
ami Wheeler for Hart, Donahue and Monte
Cross.
John l. Rogers says he will try TO diS
cover where the trouble lies in the Phila-
:ielphia team and rectify 1t. He says Man
ager Stallings tells him everything is all
right at present
eve got 81 600 in cash In addition to
Dad Clarke, for McCreery release" said
President pulliam last night. The reason
we let McCrcery 20 was because he was
cratic In batting and fielding and could
not stand criticism.
Il
Philadelphia magnates, the Quakers next
wear viii be made up almost exclusively
Of young players. stallings can handle
such an aggregation, but the present team
is too much for him.
Three trips each way and a finish In
the West is the war cry of ne arly all the
Western National League clubs for nextsea'
son. Such schedule would obviate the
long home stands, but would increase trav-
cling expenses.
Anson is going to give Thornton another
trial as regular pitcher on the Eastern
trip. II the southpaw does not recover
from mis- wiIdness he will be practiced
for a backstop, as the captain wants to
keep him on the team on account of his
batting.
Ehy don't the League umpires enforce
the rules and PIT vituperative players out
Of TIE game as fast as they open their
vile thfoats, even 10 the extent or using
I'D all the substitutes and then forfeiting
games fer LACE of nine men to finish
with?-Louisville Post.
The veteran Joe Honung is in sore
trouble. One of his boys died last Friday
teen, is missing. The lad has not been
seen since he collected his last weeks
wages, amounting to SO, from the New
York corporation i'm whose employ he was
w. buckingham Ewing seems to have
found Father Time the kindest doctor he
ever had. That dead arm of his has been
lesurrected, aud it wouldn't occasion any
surprise to see the old war horse tackle an
outfield position himself next year. The
seasons TEST has done him world of
good.
Earle Wagner takes pleasure In stand
ing his Senatorial outfit up before him hk,,
a lot OF wooden headed automatons, ami
landing pla yful uppercuts upon their bumps
Of esteem. He SAYS that Philadelphia and
Washington have handed three pennants
to Baltimore, and are trying hard to give
them anotheH-Cincinnau Post.
Umpire Lynch left for Washington las
night It's too bad that he could not be
kept a while longer at the Polo Grounds
His work was faultless, and not single
kick of any consequence was made In six
games. II the rest of the staff were like
Lynch, Nick Young would have no urn
pire question on MS nanOS. view 1ort
Evening Journal.
The officials of the Philadelphia Clut
live up to their agreement at any rate
StaIliugs was given the Quakers for one
season to SEE il he could infuse new life
into the organization. Not in ten year!
has the team made as poor a showing. In
any other team in the League Stalling'
would have been thrown out three months
ago. Indianapolis News.
Troubles of an umpire in Philadelphia: II
the ninth inning while walking in off the
field Delehanty tossed the ball in play owe
the stand. The kick stirred up big fus.
and csused long delay. Umpire KelIe,
gave Delahanty call down. and then threw
another old ball to Rhines. Burke took thj