The evening times., 1897-08-21
DIAMOND DUST.

| Syracuse l:as released Ollie Bearu.
preiteostcin struck Nash out three times.
Pittsburgis likely to try out Pitcher wad-
dell OF Evans City.
Hanniyan is doing good work at third
! base for Lancaster.
st Iocis has signed Pitcher Gilpatrick
OF the Texas League.
I The Des Moines Club hassighed exUmpire
soc Visner as outfielder.
The Paterson Club has signed Infie!der
| McGanE, late OF louisville.
President ]. L. Wagner is not stuck on
boston hospitality. Boston Globe.
Joe Mulyey the old Philadelphia League
third baSeman. has joined Montreal.
The Clevelands have postponed game in
| every city in the East except Philadelphia
Roger ConnGr is playing third base for
the Waterbury. Conn, team. He is also
manager and captain.
Hickman forced the Boston magnates
| to come to his figures, and he signed a
contract on Thursday.
For the tenth time this season, Toledo,
on Thursday, which carries thirteen Men,
won by the s,ore of thirteen.
Gilpatnck, the San Antonio pitcher,
signed by st. Louis, won twenty seven
out OF tLirty-two gaines pitched.
The Paterson Club has 81 gned ack Ne well,
late OF Hartford. and Shaffer and Devine.
of the disbanded Houston Club.
ia the recent Boston-New York series
George Davis accepted thirty-nine out of
forty chances, with lame foot.
Collins went to bat thirteen times in the
Washington series ct Boston, making
nine hits, with total of ten bases.
rawtucket made fifteen runs in the first
inning against the Taunton team on Thurs
day. McGamwell was thesuffering twirler.
Two straight shut-outs is a record for
Baltimore Not since Hanlon has had the
team have they been shu. out for eighteen
straight innings.
Umpire j ack Brennan, Of the Texas
League, will, it is said, receive a trial by
President Young as soon as the Texas
League season closes.
TebeGu fined Zimmer $50 for not run
ming out d fly TO McGraw. At another
time Hurst fined the big chief $40 for
ridiculing a decision.
Baltimore, the other day, said: Thanks
Washington" when the Senators de-
featcd the Huhbites. Boston returns the
compliment, and says, Thanks, Cleve-
land.
Moss. of the Pawtuckets, has been sus
pended fol Indifferent playing. He says
this action is unjust and uncalled for,
and he declares he will play no more games
with the club.
Ewing was ordered off the grounds yes
terday in Philadelphia, but wouldn't go
Thisis a beautiful example for manager
to set. 1t is pity the umpire had not back
bone enough to have him taken Off
1t has been suggested that the first
three clubs in the League race should play
Tor the gate money and handsome trophy.
IN this way double games could be played,
and the profits he much lagrer for all the
teams
The Chicago club has lost fourteen
games by one run this season. That's
why Anson has been crying, Hard lucki"
Fourteen games on the other side of The
ledger would put the Colts away ahead Of
Nxw York
Crank For batting average, di vide
hits by times at bat; for fielding, divide
SUM Of putouts and assists by total mum
bcr of chances; for pitchers average, di-
vtde number OF hits made by the opposing
team by the times they came to bat
Lawrcnce Nichols, who has been playing
cnstbe Treasury team of the Departmental
League, may become an Oriole twirler. A
Laurel dispatch says that the young man
gave an exhibition of his work before Han.
Ion and the latter was well pleased with
his work
'Some ball teams are trying to run the
national game on new plan, said George
Decker. "Once it was nine men against
nine men. Now they are trying to make it
eighteen against one." No cleverer shot
at the persecution of the umpire was ever
delivered.
Mercer has a delivery very much like
that OF John Clarkson. His high slow
bali is very coaxing, and he is continual.
ly finding fault with umpires who fail t.
concede all he asks for. In fact, though
a S modest looking as back woods maiden,
this Washington man is said to be the most
invct"rate quiet kicker in the business.
The way to trim Mercer is to go ut him from
the jump, al Boston cid last Wednesday,
and as Baltimore always does. Boston
Globe.