The evening times., 1897-08-26
DIAMOND DUST.

"Ducky" Holmes has joined the Newarl
Club.
Billy Nash Is booming some as hitter
these days.
Umpire Hurst's condition was but
slightly improved yesterday.
Pitcher Sparks, the star OF the Texas
League. is wanted by the PhiIlies.
Hanion is angling for a new infielder,
with every prospect OF catching jewel.
w. Fl. G. is informed that KeeIer hit
safely in every game he took part against
Rnsie.
"Cy'i Voorhees,, the big pitcher who has
been playing with Atlantic City, may he
given a trial by the Thillies.
German won his game from the Wilkes
barres yesterday, giving them only one
run on seven hits. The work OF the vet
eran Sam Wise Was marvellous in the field
and effective at the bat.
Several threats have been made to Keep
Fred Pfeffer off the Leagues umpire
staff because of his connection with an
alleged revolt years ago. His years lay
off was enougli punishment for that az
fair.
Pitcher Dunkle, OF the Central Pennsyl-
vania League, ma y pitch one of the games
for Philadelphia against Pittsburg this
Week. Philadelphia Record. This is the
same lad who, itwas said. had been signed
by Mr.. Wagner.
It is said that Reck, OF the Toledo5.
the best second baseman In the Interstate
League, win be signed by the Washing
tons. Capt. Ewing recommended to Capt.
Brown the crack pitcher Of the Detroit
team. His name is Hahn. Cincinnati En-
quiTcI.
Buck Ewing told Uncle Nick that he did
not approve OF clubs paying fines Inn
posed on players by the uDipires. TIE
president OF the League and Bnck'ng-
ham had quite u lengthy chat on the sub
ject NJ fines when the Reds were In
Washington.
Bill Norr, baseball editor of theNew York
Void. died yesterday morning, Of ty-
phoid fever. Bill, as he was affectionately
called by all those whose good fortune 1t
was to know him, was one Of the best
equipped all round sporting gcommentat0rsin
the country.
Thisis the way the Philadelphia Inquirer
gives information: "And what became OF
General Order No. eli discipline? 1t was
evidently r.eant for light summer reading,
for IL 1t had been lived up to there would
have sbeea about five amateurs on the
team yesterday"
Canes are called later in Washington
than on any other ground in the League.
The author of the lines, The shades OF
l.al. Nv In
spired by one of these autunnal twilight
finishes at National Park. Cincinnati Post.
on, no. The exchequer of the club Is
increased thereby.
"Andy" Leonard, the famous left fielder
of the old B5stons, IL at nearly every game
played on the South End grounds. George
wright once the ''kinz OF shoI tstops," rarely
sees a game of professional ball Leonard,
Wright and Morrill, are all together in
Wright g. Ditson y. in Boston, and many are
the yarns srun rainy days
Bill Joyce's Temporary retirement TO the
bench Is due 10 huge bruise that has
obliterateJ all traces OF knuckles on his
left hand, and gives that handy fluiie the
appearance OF a bread and milk poultice.
Bill knows how sadly he is needed in the
the fans are to have him.
Charlie CAMEL has not caught for so long
even the bleacherites fail TO recognize him
when he appea. sin uniform to W arm up the
infielders or catch the pitching prior to the
game Charlie is sore at Selee for playing
Marty Bergen continuously, and thinks he is
given to play ying favorites. Duffy, on the
other hand, thinksi in Bergen Boston has the
finest catcher in the business.
Talk about roasts! Here are few
sample paragraphs from the Philadelphia
Times, after the Quakers dropped their
eleventh straight game:
Booze"
"BooZers"
do they all carry bottles?"
''BouEce he boozing ball PLAYERS -
Doctors certificates are easy to get -
And when you are on the question of
shortstups, do not overlook the claims VI
Monte Cross for consider ation. He played
a deeper short field yesterday than any
shortstop seen here this season. He made
several superb stops, and his throwing,
especially when pla ying deep, was a
marvel OF accuracy. Taken altogether,
Cross viii do. = Philadelphia Inquirer.
In Gettman, the Washington Club has Sc
cured a hard-hitting fast young player W no
looks every inch a ball player When 1t
comes to getting down to first Gettman is
not far behind Tom Brown. He is hard
hitter, too, and while he had no chance
to distinguish himself in the field he has
the actions of a natural ball player Fox,
tine other youpgster, seems to be little
nervous, and his work cannot be judged
Just yet Cincinnati Tribune.
You may as well make up your mind
to be ekinncd alive in Baltimore" says
Beckley Jack Sheridan was the only
umpire on the staff who ever dared give
q visiting team fair show, and the Bal
timores lied him off the staff I was put
out Of the game once at Baltimore for
merely asking: 'How's that? and the
same afternoon Jennings, McGraw and
Kelley played horse with the umpire and
rode around on his back, but he was
afraid to put any of them out"
Old Dame Gossip is spreading a good
one on st. Jacob Beckley; who, If all
reports are true, has beaten the world S
record once made by Jimmy Wolf the X ell
lucky gentleman whom Oliver Wendell
Tebeau asserts Is not the best umpire in
the business. "old Eagle Eye went out
to akley to boardfor the summer, and after
several days shifting at the countr v air
he reuar ked to the landlord: "This must
be a healthy place for chickens His host
thought for moment and asked: .'How
do you figure that out?'' "why. haven't
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