The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-22
DIAMOND DUST

The Senators will commence To Timber
up at National ark this afternoon.
After Wednesdays game at Georgetown
Field Coach Joe Kelly will leave his fledg-
lings and join the Baltimore team at Macon
Tub WEIGH has signed with the Dallas,
Texas, team. Manager MCCloskey has al
ways had a liking for the rotond back
stop.
Bert Inks, formerly with Baltimore and
later with Louisville, has signed to pitch
for the Youngstown, o., club, at a salary
of $500 per month.
The Norfolk club is counting on winning
one OF the three games scheduled with
the Senators at National Park, for April
i, q and g. They also claim that they
will take fall out OF the champion Balti
mores when they IN et in their preliminary
series.
The Baltimore cranks do not like the
idea of Robinson and McGraw opening a
saloon with bowling alley and other attach
ments. They say 10 will divert the minds
of "Rcbby'' and ''Mussey'' from the game
and endanger BaltimOre's chance for the
flag for the fourth time.
The New York club while in training at
Lakewood, y. j., are stopping at hotel
that cost 81 10000 And they say that
ex-senator Mike Sullivan, the Giants
barrister pitcher of big proportions, eats
ever, thing on the menu card from the
headline to the name Of the printer.
1t is matter worthy of note and re-
membrance that Dummy Hoy made
the first home run of the season. In a
game between the Cincinnati and New
Orleans clubs in the latter city, March IA,
the mute met the hOrsehide square on the
trademark and sailed it over the right
field fence.
According to Charley Meyers Judgment,
the best AL Washington club that could
be gotten together would be: LOthrOp and
Norcum, pitchers; Ernie Hodge. catcher;
Thorton, first base; Harry O'Hagan, sec
ond base; Gene DeMontreville, short stop;
Bert Meyers, third base; Phil GER, Algie
Mcbride and Phil Cronin, fielders.
Buck Ewing says experience has taught
him that New Orleans is the best training
place in the South. StalIings Considers
Augusta and Macon superior to the Cres-
cent City. Manager Schmelz says that
two days of Washington weather such as
was afforded Yesterday will put his Sen
ators in condition to make a run for the
first division.
A Madison, Wis, dispatch, Of March
20, says that Phil King. of this city, who
became famous as football and ba seball
player at Princeton College. has been
engaged to coach the Wisconsin University
baseball team this spring, and that he will
begin work on April 1. Phil could not be
seen last night to confirm or deny the re-
port.
AS schedule-maker President Young
seems to be in class by himself. The
National League schedule for 1897 saves
Sc, 900 in mileage over the schedule Of
1896. That little item alone would entitie
him to the increase in salary which the
Lcaguemagnatesv voted him ut the Baltimore
meeting. And better still, the schedule
gives general satisfaction Louis Sport
ing News.
There is great JOY in the New York camp
because it comes from good source that |
the geat Amos Ruse may join the colony
at Lakewood. 1t is said that the obsti- |
nate pitcher will relent and wear a New
York uniform the coming season. III |
it s true,'' said IS crappy BILL "the
pennant is ours in a walk Mr.. Freed |
man would not deny or affirm the news. |
But he has hopes.
The board of arbitration of the National |
Baseball League will hold its next meet
ing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on April g. |
Sworn statements in duplicate must accom-
pany all complaints, and should be filed |
without delay at the office of President
Young in Washington. The members OF |
the board this year are N. Z. Young, presi- |
dent; Charles Fl. Byrne, A. II soden, j. T. |
Brush, James A. Hart and F. de Fl Robson. |
The faculty of Notre Dame University |
at La Porte, Ind, took summary action by |
sxpelling Sockalexis, the famous Indian bali |
player, who was enrolled as a student |
sockalexis was recently visited by Manager |
rebeau, OF the Cleveland League club. lie |
signed contract with the Spiders for the |
season. He wanted to Iepert at once, but |
could not make arrangements, so, in the |
language OF the eollegian, he cut The |
faculty then dismissed him.
The New York public know W hat theregu- |
lar members OF the team can do and there |
lore coed deal of interest will center upon |
he work Of the new fnen WI iie the training |
it Lakewood gOeson Theopinions of Cap |
ain Joyce thereon will be considered OF /
luch Importance. Now. Joyce is not one