The evening times., 1897-07-01
DIAMOND DUST.

Mcdinty is the name OF thelatest umpire.
Jimmy Rogers VIII join the Cincinnatis.
Stafford accepted all of twelve chances
at short.
George Mahoney Is now Oh the farm at
Iortland, Me.
Geier madea MISUNDERSTANDING atsecond
de Is scarcely fit for the infield.
Left Fielder Elsey, of Richmond, wanted
to whip Man ageI Wells on Tuesday, andi
now looking for a Job
Tucker S out OF the game with yeryso
hand, which was the cause OF his poor
showing the day previous.
DeMontreyille must have felt real lone
some yesterday. He was the only regular
on theihfield. He put up great game.
Tony Mullane and Bill Terry are said to
be the handsomest pla yers in the Western
League, with the oddsin favor Of Mullane.
Umpire Hurst doesn't apparently like
Billy Joyce. He states for publica ton that
Joyce doesn't cover enough ground to
plant geranium in"
Buffalo s after the services OF Pitchers
Dunn, of Brooklyn, and Horton, of BaIu-
more. Manager Franklin is endeavoring to
keep his Bison team in first place.
Cooley was thrown out twice trying to
steal second. Dicks head.first slide Just
suited Demont. The Washington shoTtstop,
however, seldom gets d foot-first slider.
Philadelphia Record.
Dey got run.
OATS honest. Seef
De Phillies one,
Washin'ton tree
Philadelphia Record.
Notwithstanding their handicap of a
broken-up infield, the Senators played
magnificent gamein the field wild throw
by Mercer being the only misplay charged
against them.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Brooklyn is after Miller, second baseman
Of the New Castle club, the leaders in the
Interstate League. Hickman, of the same
club, whom Washington was dickering for,
Is wanted by two Western League teams.
Boston is after another college pitcher,
Johnson, released by the New Castle, Pa,
team. Charley Camel practiced with the
young twirler and thinks he is a second
Lewis. Johnson studied law at Kalan.a-
zoo.
Young Mr. Powell seems to be able TO
keep on making ''his mark for Cleveland
A few more such performances as the late
fall OF Louisville and Chicago and second
fiddles will be provided for "Cy' Young
and Cuban Cuppy.
Gus SchmelZ is fishing for an interest
in the Eastern League As a financier he
is entitled to rating in class A, but in
active management he has played too
= a. frt,, %
theory-Cipcinnati Post.
Baltimoreans are filing q few stars off
the halos worn by the champs Twice
within week have they been Topographic
caliy posted in their own prints as quit
ters'' Possibly it would be nearer the
truth to say that they were outplayed.
When Hartman, the giant third base
man of the Browns was in Pittsburg, lie
was presented with diamond pin, and the
next time lie went TO the bat he drew a
box of Wheeling stogies-possibly the an
tidote needed to bring him back to earth.
when a team is not hitting the ball
and the opposition pitcher is making mon
keys OF the best of batsmen, remarked
Manager Ewing, .the game is bound to
look slow to the spectators. You can't
work with any ginger unless you get few
runners on base" "
al Reach and Col. John 1 Rogers are so
worried over the failure of the Stallings'
playing administration that they We hurried
out into the woods looking for phenoms
themselves. After sizing up Paterson s
outfit, they concl .ded that there Was 10th
ing there good en0ugh.f
.'Baseball's outlook from financial
point of view is Eot Tie Lest tlis year,
said Frank Bancroft. ..St. Louis, Chi
eago. Philadelphia and Pittsbuig-four
OF the bes pa yiag cities in the cir
cGit-have teams that are Cead TO The
world. 1ha, rutslquite oiinp in the
season S roll.''
When Louisville nturued Jack Warner
overfuo New York aleie wasn't the faint-
est ripple ON the baseball waters. The
old deuce in the pack of fLeague la cks-ops
however, now ranks ace high and the