The morning times., 1897-03-11
DIAMOND DUST

Ie recent IlOOtlS completely submerged
the ball park at PittsbuTg
The Philadelphia Club wants WrigIey. but
to their Oyertures Mr.. Wagner says he has
no players for sale
The Cuban X-Giants, the famous coIored
team, are said to be stronger for the com
ing season than ever before.
Duffy, ofthe Boston team, is a total alb
stainer, though a one time he was pro
pretoT in part OF popular saloon.
The Washington club VIII play in Rich
mond on Easter Monday. which is a gen
eral holiday in the Virginia capital They
Will also play in Richmond April 20.
A large crowd of F. F VS. Will come
up from Lexington to witness the game
between the Senators and the University
Of Virginia boys, which is scheduled for
A pril g
The members OF the League club at
present in the city tried to get in some
practice at National Park yesterday aft
ernoon, but the high wind and soggy
ground forced them TO abandon the at
tempt.
Mr. Wagner is giving personal super
vision 10 the repairing OF National Park.
He goes out with the tin bucket brigade
every morning and directs their work
during the day. The carpenters say they
find him an easy taskmaster.
"scrappy' Bin Joyce agrees with The
Times ON the coaching question Says
"Scrappy:,' Two CCachers are needed TO
watch the play, and besides, if you get
to restricting coaching too much you take
away some Of the life OF tie game
Manager staHnss needs all sorts Of
blessings because lie has a problem before
him. Unless he is q prodigy he Will
have his hands well filled to turn out n
'eam this year that Will have the ability
to land we'll up in the first DIVISION
Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Scrappy'' Joyce and Germany Smith
are the two 'gray-hcaded" players Of
the league But Notwithstanding their
slveTv locks, "ScTappy'' and Germany"
can play the game aS it should be played
and can give cards and spades to many
of the Youngsters who think they are the
whole thing
Manager Hanlou has decided to lend
Catcher Frank BOweTman To the Grand
Rapids team of the Western League the
coming season. as he VIII hardly need
any extra catchers. I Robhy and Clarke
are not able 10 catch Doyle can go behind
the bat al any time and Quinn or Hem
ming go to first.
1t is generally supposed that the increase
in wages asked by Umpires Hurst, Lyncn
and EmsIie will be granted by President
Young The League is abundantly able
to pay good salaries. and certainly the
i ~
for pay they think Inadequate for the
service rendered.
The Senators uniforms this season Will
be the same as last year. At home they
will wear white suits with black caps
black stockings and black belts The caps
Will have a small white W. on the front,
and a tig W. will cmhlaZon the breast
of the shirts The travelling suits will be
of cadet gray with black trimmings.
If Tommy Dowd can keep Esper sober
as many as three days in a week he will
be worth lis salary to the st. Louis club.
Crookinc his arm over the bar has pre-
vented ESper from becoming one of the
star pitchers of the Lea que. But with this
bad habit Charley is not to be despised
as a dispenser of tricky and puZzling south
side curves.
According to the averages of last season
the best batting team Of the League would
be composed OF the following players
Burkett Cleveland, ITO, Jennings, Palti-
more 397 Delehanty, Philadelphia, -394;
Keeier, Baltimore. .392: Kelly. baltimore,
$40: Stcnzel Pittsburg, 1866: Hamilton,
Boston, 1853: Tiernan, New York, .S61.
Dahlcn, Chicago, 361; Elmer Smith, Pitts
! burg, 1853.
| The New York club has under contract
twenty nty-threeplayers includingtel pitchers,
| four catchers. four outfielders, and five in
| fielders All have been notified TO report
| in New York city on March ., as it is the
| intention of Manager joyce to leave for
| Lakewood on Monday, March 10. Unless
| the present plans are changed the players
! will stay at Lakewood until April 10. when
! they will return to the metropolis and
( play exhibition games until the open
I ing of the season.
Arson. like Corbett, thinks that handbaI
| is the best training exercise, and prior tC
| his departure for Hot Springs with his
Colts he practiced every day in a court al
! Chicago If Becker shows that he has
| fully recovered from his injury OF last
! year Anson will warm the bench most OF
| the time during the season and direct the
Colts from that quarter. But the ''granf
! old man. will be ready to jump in and
fill vacancy at any time, whether it be
at first base, behind the bat or i'll the
field. He is equal to any emergency, not
withstahding his near approach to the
half-century mile board.
People who never dabbled in baseball
have a sort of idea that all manager
| whose team is losing has to do is to go
| out, spread "a roll of money on the grount
i and have winning players come to him
| by 1ozcnS.'' says writer in the Chicago
News 'AI he will then have TO do, OF
course, will be To- pick out the best, sal
right in and win the pennant. There ara
loads OF fine players lying about, just wild
| to break into the National League, ant
| they are so easy to secure For one thing
| it costs money to get them. That is al
item, but not a severe enc. for what
manager would not gladly pu up So, ,O0C
for ten men a t $500 apiece-if he onl!