The times., 1897-06-05
DIAMOND DUST.

sockalexis will be here today He is an
Indian.
The batting average of the New York
team is given at 292.
The Colts :olted Hillary Swain IN earth
quake fashion, and the elongated pitcher
went TO the bench.
Umpire Ernslie cannot stand the rain,
and he quickly called the second game.
The rooters held out against the ele
Inents with much gameness, but finally
had to sUccunb to the inevitable.
There Will be Tom Tucker, sockaIexis,
T. Tebeau and Wallace, the sensational
third baseman. who only last season es-
sayed to pitch, at National Park this after
noon. Mercer will no doubt be on the
rubber.
There is every reason to believe that
Manager Schmelz has little confidence in
Norton. Last year this young man was a
fairly good pitcher but proba bly, he has not
yet learned all OF the points OF the game as
taught from the bench
There is quite number of infieEders
in the National League who have been
either catchers or pitchers There are
Wallace, Of Cleveland; LaChance and q.
Smith, OF Brooklyn; Hallman. OF ST
Louis; Lave Gross. Jennings, Reitz, Jack
Doyle, Lajoie and Gleason.
Hanlon says that there is no team in
the League ne fears SO much as New
York, and thinks that they are the only
players tnat can give the Orioles hard
rub He believes they will make a tig
spurt and shoot to the top.
The Phillies are getting rid of their
surplus players, by trading two and three
for one. Their latest trade is Gillen and
Brandt for Sam. DUNCAN, of the Detroits.
DUNCAN has been playing fair right field
and is a good sticker. The signing of this
man locks as though Sam Thompson has
gone for good
A nson wants to trade Dahien. The
deal between Anson and Hanlon for
Jennings has not gone through, and it is
q wonder that Mr.. Wagner does not make
an effort TO get the Chicago short stop
There was a quiet talk of a possible trade
of DeMontrcviIle and a cash bones Dah-
len would be tig improvement over the
Senatorial infielder, and his superior knowl
edge of the game makes him a very ac-
ceptabie man.
In an interview President Freedman
says: 81 am very hopeful about the
prospect, and think the team will fin
ish close to Baltimore. We are in
much better position now than We were
this tine last year, and the team is
capable Of the same tremendous squirt
at the finish of the season. IL we can
hold Baltimore l think we Can beat them
out. The boys are playing good ball,
and have no criticisms to make"
This is solid comfort for Bill Joyce. But
wait until some strong team gets hold
of the Giants There will be another
story to tell.
stub" Brown has been released by
Manager Haulon to Cincinnati, and will
leave baltimore tonight with the Reds, who
now need pitching material "Stub" was
delighted with the prospect of work and
said any thing to relieve him of the mo-
notony of sitting on the bench would be
welcome. Browns career with the Orioles
has been unique. He is a baltimore boy
whose pitching ON vacant lots and 10
practice at Union Park attracted Manager
Hanior's attention. In 1894 he was sign
ed and his first game was a gilt-edged
success. His next, however, dashed the
estimate of ''phenom," and clean loss
was chalked up ga inst him. Then he was
batte,l out Of the box once or twice and
put in several other times as forlorn hope,
being finally farmed out to a minor lea que
club