The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-26
DIAMOND DUST.


| strengthening her bah team for so.
Bill Hill is very sore at the manage
ment for being laid off without pay.
| Parke Wilson, of the New YorSs, and
Biddy McPhee, of the Reds, are first
| cousins.
| Harry Davis is playing first base for
| Pittsburg, aud Denny Lyons has been sent
to tie bench
| Joe Mulvey third base man Of the Roches-
ter Club, returned TO this city with his fam
ily yesterday.
Hughey, who was not being used by
Pittsburg, has Won the last two games
that he pitched.
Sockalexis was back In the game Satur-
| day, for Cleveland, and made the only
| errors for Tebeau's men.
Mahoney, the Georgetown College pitch
| CT, who signed with Boston, has not pitched
| d champion ship game this season.
Gear. who has been receiving a salary
of $500 from Cleveland, has not earned
| 1t, but instead has been studying law.
Manager Manning has secured Second
Baseman NioX and Catcher Tardee. OF the
st. Josephs, for the Kansas City team.
Connie Mack has not hear from Dan
Daub since he claimed him. The eX-BrooE-
Ign pitcher would greatly help the Bre wers
now.
Jack Stivetts has done good work for
Boston. He played the outfield well when
stahl was laid up, and is holding his own
in the box.
Hanlon says Blackburn has nothing
but luck behind his pitching. But when
Ned is ready TO sell him he will tell great
things he can do.
The miserable showing OF the Senators on
their first Western trip, IL was ged was
because Of Tim Hurst's umpiring. On the
PRESENT. trip they did not encounter Timothy
yet they have lost, lost. lost.
Louisville has a good ban team. and If
Clarke is not interfered with and is allow
ed to treat his players as he thinks best
the Colonies viii make a good showing. He
is able to set the pace and does it. Louis
vile Courier Journal.
Though Lave Cross is not PLAYING regu-
larly on the team Just now, he is not wor-
TyIng about the future. Two League clubs
stand ready to take him as soon as the
Philadelphia management discover thatthey
have no use for the Popular Kid
Manager Hanlon announces that Pitcher
blackburn VIII be permitted to return to the
Texas League. He does not seem to have
the speed needed for league company The
man was secured on trial, Hanlon agreeing
in case he proved a success to give 50 900
for him.
President Young has sanctioned the trans
fer of three postponed games to Cincinnati.
Cleveland has transferred a game postponed
May 3 to be played July 30. Pittsburg has
transferred two games postponed on April
80 and May 1 to be played in Cincinnati
on August 8.
John b Day, chiefof In G League umpires.
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Day reports
good attendance in every city but st.
Louis, but says that Won der Ahe's club
may do better from this out, because Chris
has decided TO give all his attention 70
baseball lie the future. Cincinnati Tribune.
Taylor never could pitch, anyway. He
is simply hig bluff who fills his pod at
Col. StaIlings' expense, goes out 10 the
park. throws the ball hard enough TO
break wall, and prays every time he
throws it. He had more luck on Tuesday
than a cross-eyed coon with nine IA bbits'
feet in his vest, and there's the story
Chicago Inter Ocean.
IL has been suggested that, in view OF the
belligerent attitude OF many League players
toward the umpires. President Young would
do well To appoint John l.. Sullivan, Fitz-
simmons, Corbett, Mccoy, Lavigne, and
other noted pugilists TO positions on the
umpire staff. 1t is doubtful, however,
il these celebrities could stand showers of
OF antiquated eggs, as delivered from the
blcacheries in certain Western cities.
In Cleveland people opposed to Sunday
baseball have been defeated in the second
reference with toinorrow's game Attor-
ney NJ. B. Gary appeared before Judge
Lamson yesterday and asked for a tenn
porary restraining order until the case
should be heard on its merits. Judge
Lamson decided that as his summer term
would end Monday, he did not feel at liberty
to set time for the final hearing For that
reason he decided that he could issue no
temporary restraining order at this time.
When Umpire Tim Hurst arrived yester-
day the crowd cheered him vociferously for
ten minutes. The Boston players said they
never saw anything like that happen to an
umpire. But Tim is all right He is the
best umpire who ever stepped into shoe
leather. Not once yesterday was single
kick registered at any one of his decisions,
and many of them were close He makes
mistakes, like all men, but people with
any kind Of eyes can see that those mis-
takes are est.-LouisviIle Courier-Jour-
nal.
Shugart was secured for Gillen and a
cash consideration. Geier does not en-
ter into the transaction at all. Opinions
vary as to the wisdom of securing player
who has been tried by two or three League
clubs and found wanting. In justification
OF the deal, however, it is said that when
he was in National League society before
Shugart was trifle too fond of the liouid
en- joyments OF this life, and consequently
was never in shape to do himself Justice.
Since then he is said to have foresworn all |
stimulants, and that under the milder hut |
Still satisfying water he has been plaving |
a game that must be seen to be appreciated,
as the truthful programer would say.
81 say to you that the New York club |
has never asked that this. that or the other
umpire be sent TO preside over games. We |
take it as we findit Western clubs have
been doing differently, and they have been |
paving the way TO their ultimate hank
ruptcy This clique in the League is reach
ing the end Of its rope. 1t is killing its |
pwn buslness There Is no mona in thu