The evening times., 1897-06-29
DIAMOND DUST.

Tom Brown made a beautiful throw {
the plate in the fifth, cutting off Geier.
| Charlie Reilly surprised his Philadelphi;
| friends by the way he cracked out hits.
The Washingtons played very stupidity ii
the first inning.-Philadelphi Record.
Pete Cassidy, the old Louisville frs
baseman, is playing second base for New
! ark.
After today's game Geier will probabl.
be played at second permanently, Dowd 20
ing to right field.
The Baltimore pla ayers must have locke,
as though they had been in a wreck arte
yesterdays game.
The Bostons will have a difficult road e
travel, playing thirty-one straight games
away from home.
The Torontos are fast lot on the bases
In the last three games with the Syracuse
team they have stolen twenty-five bases
of which Billy Lush has five to his credit.
Arthur Stimmell, OF the Richmond base
ball team, has been forced 10 stop work on
account ofillness. He has an attack OF ma
laria and will 20 to his home in Maryland
to recover.
Reilly was hit in the stomach by 4
hard grounGer from Dclahanty's bat in the
eighth and retired, German taking his
place. The wonder is that he could moi
handle his mitt as protector.
The other day Delehanty said that Nc
James was one OF the best pi tchers in the
League. Del. must have been trying to
throw bouquets at himself, as yesterday
he hit McJames five times safely.
Emslie does not seem to be the Emsle
OF old. Bob was off in a number of deci
sions yesterday, and when he put Boyle
out of the game he was given All awful
roasting" by the crowd.-Philadelphia
Record.
Manager Stallings will give Pitcher
Harry Dolan trial. Dolan was with Bos-
ton last year and with Reading part of the
present season. lie was released by the
latter club for heing out of condition. Do
Ian is !eft-handed.
While the Baltimore club was in Boston
jim Corbett sat on the players bench. lie
also made several bets on the o roles before
and dunng the game. This kind OF work
il not healthy for baseball, and il would be
q good idea il "Gentleman Jim would be
lie kept off the diamond, no ma tier " no is
playing. The game can get along very
nicely without the presence of a pUgilisU
on the bench, who openly bets money Oh
the game.
Dolans the young inficlder OF the Louis
villes, is out OF the game. Sunday he told
President PulliaIn that he would like to be
released. II am drawing money under false
pTetenSes," said poor Dolan, sorrowfully.
'Let me 70 and get some one in my place"
Harry Pulliam, whose heart is as big as
an OK, told nolan that his salary would
go on until July L. Then he would permit
HIM t. lay off indefinitely. IF your arm
comes around again." said President Pull
lam, I'VE viii give you another chance"
Blackburn, the new Onole twirler, has
reached Baltimore. He is twenty-four years
Old and : native OF Missouri. He is five
feet eleven inches ta!l, and weighs about
40 pounds. In 1892 blackburn began his
professional life on the diamond with the
Dallas, Texas, team. During 1894 he was
with WilkesbarTe, and in 1895 with the
Minneapolis team. He returned to Dallas
this season, and has been very effective
in all his games. Blackburn is a Iicht-hand
pitcher. and look every inch ball pla yer.