The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-15
DIAMOND DUST.

Cleveland lost more games to New fori
than to any other club this season, drop
ping nine cut OF twelve.
Frank B.nner. formerly baltimore 'sutllit
| infiel,ler, heads Scranton's batting Older
ard fs said 10 he doing fine work.
Brooklyn yesterday tried shortstop Sheck
ard, the champion batsman of the New
England League. He showed up very well
Pitcher Kirson, Of the Baltimore team
recently purchased from the western
League, has returned from Reading, wher'
be was farmed by Manager Hanlon The
Reading team is reducing expenses.
Hugbey Jennings is the latest candidate
Among the Champions for the altar OF Hy
men, so rumor reports. Jennings woulo
hot deny the soft impeachment yesterday
but was not quite ready to unfold ms tale
of coming bliss.
Washington was certainly pla wing great
hall last week The Senators made thir
teen three base hits and six home r'ins
scored s.venty-one times and made on'
hundred and fifteen hits in nine games
winning eight of them.
Manager Bancroft has closed contract
with Manager Barnie to have the Baltimore
and An-Americans play an exhibition game
at Cincinnati on Sunday, October l6
Rhines will do the pitching for the Al.
Amercans in that game.
Tebeau says the reason he has not fin
ished higher i'm the race this sea son was
because OF Cuppys retirement, tue "ad
behavior of SockaleXis, and jimmy Nc
Aleer leaving the game because he was
severely criticised by Cleveland witt II
II cannot say that we were robbed, ga Us
Manager Donovan. speaking OF hts expert
cnce In Baltimore, but of all the bunco
schemes the Baltimore game is the worst.
tits case OF con from morning until night.
and none but tie best unIpires can stand
it"
Two steals from Cincinnati, two from
C'icacS and one from Louisville are only
a few of the home autumn returns at Balti
more. By sending the skates OF his staff to
baltimore, President Young has done as
rnuch to win the championship for Balti'
more as any clicking pla yer in that team.
Ewing. eli his first trip To Washington
touted Baltimore to win the pennant, and
he hasn't changed his opinion. though the
thrce-,iIne Champions. Cant beat that
baltimore gang" says Buck. They VIII
90 under the wire with games to spare
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Boston will probably lose it's excellent
utility man-Bob AlleE-Ht the close of
tie season. BY the terms of his contract,
he is exempt from reserve, and he says he
intends to 20 where he will get the most
money. II Boston will pay him the top
notch in salary, he will probably stay with
the 3eaneaters; otherwise. he will go else
where.
People who like to see the work of old
time players VIII be interested TO know
that Of the 112 men who took part in
Fridays League games, only % were in
fast company in $50, and Mike Sullivan
is the only one of the 20 who was pitcher
then and is pitcher now. Mike has out
lasted all the pitching generation, and is
still Young man. or the H., AS have
some i'm since the close of the season
of 1894.
Gettman and Bresnehan, of Washing
ton, are said to be the finds of the year
TIE former was ome time getting used tU
struck his gate, he gives every indication
of being another Stahl. Should this indi
cation prove true, 1t would be a just
recompeHse to Mr.. Wagner. who had Bos-
tons right-riclder corraled, but allowed
him to slip from his fingers Baltimore
American.
There is q scheme on foot at YOungs-
town. Ohio to organize an Ohio league of
ball Clufs, to inc lude Cleveland, Columbus.
Dayton. Cincinnati, Toledo and Youngstown.
The object is to pay no attention to the
national agreement, to pay players well
and to get the best In the market. II is
known that the pital behind the scheme
is plenty. The games would be for blood,
and q big money prize would be offered
the players winning the pennant.
President Nick Young has announced
that Gettman's feat of making ten sa fe
hits out Of ten consecutive times at bat
establishes record I'm the League. In
Fridays game against Cleveland, Gett-
man made four hits, with total of
eight bases-two singles, a double and a
home run-and Saturday, the first six
times he faced the Cincinnati pitchers, he
drove out -four singles, a tbree-bagger
and nome run, u total of eleven bases.
and a grand total, consecutively, of nine
teen bases. This record Is liable t. stand
for long time.
There are Six players on the Philadelphia
team who are anxious to get away from
this city and play with some other club
next season. All attribute their anxiety
to get away TO the fact that they feel
their services are not appreciated by the
local be scban pnblic, due to the way they
have been misrepresented by one or two
which, have been roasting"
thcm numerically. Two of these men,
Tor example, have never even tasted liquor
and yes they are being held up every day
10 public print as drunken loafers. ANY
the local team lie so completely de
and that Philadelphia cannot
get a winner?-Philadelphi Ledger
Talk about your long hits" says
Jimmy Ryen, "Imade long one in 'SS that
was a corker. The Giants were pla wing
over in Staten Island then and the grounds
were right on the water. One day W bile we
we're playing there caught nice one on
the enc Of my bat and lifted IL nver The
left field fence. 1t fell on the deck IT n
cunard Line steamer that was passing by
and was carried all the way to England.