The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-01
DIAMOND DUST.

Malarkey is doing well in the Eastern
/ League.
Toronto won one game yesterday and
/ lost one.
/ wente is doing all the catching for the
LanCastcrs
Big George Matouey made a good show
ing yesterday.
/ Hchriver was very much i'll evidence in
yesterdays games.
over $4,000 people attended the nine
bail games yesterday.
The Reds have won but two games off
Eoffer in two seasons
Hawley is not in good trim, but he has
come East with the team.
o'Brien did not have play in the second
game. He had clean score Of ciphers.
Robson has the Consent Of the other
eleven clubs TO transfer his Indians at any
moment
Col Rogers has sent himself down in the
batting list and yesterday he hit safely
three times.
Manager Murray of the Providence team,
is again PLAYING bail, and the team has
taken Il DIdCe.
Cooke, OF the Fort Waynes made a total
of thirteen bases In recent game against
the New Castle team.
1t il facr not generally known that
Stallings was a catcher for the PhiIade-
phia club in 1884, yet such is the case.
Jordan, Athletics pitcher retired Read
ing with one hit yesterday. This is the
seasons record III professional baseball.
Beckley thinks that Mr.. Freedman never
foreaye the Lakewood episode, when he
left the training quarters to meet his wife
The PittsburgS demons trated yester-
day that they can make errors when there
are scorers III other cities except Smoke
town.
Manager Smith, Of the Norfolks, was
fined the limit yesterday for disputing the
umpire's decision, and was then put out
Newark.
Pitcher Hickman, whom Washington Is
trying TO secure, was gutter last year.
This season the young man, it is said, has
overcome the weakness.
Wrigley is an all-round PLAYER. His
work at third yesterday showed that
either in the infield or outfield he can hold
his own. He is certainly b find
Mercer seems to be playing in hard luck.
Last year at this time he was pitching
In fine form This season, while seeming In
good shape, he cannot win games.
Bill Lange has cut cigarettes and sun
pers for souhretteS from his repertoire.
and is play wing the game up to his normal
speed at the bat and in the field.
TIE Chicago grounds in the outfield are
as angular and bumpy as a camel's back,
and VIGOROUSLY the worst outrieId in the
League. not barring Boston or Louisville
Fred Pfeffer was put back in the game
yesterday, and in the two contests he ac-
cepted twenty-four chances without nm
error. Such a record shows that Fritz is
still Pfeffer.
Louisville was the only one Of the four
western Clubs to win the opening game in
the East. Yet in the second game they
could not score run with ten safe hits
to their credit.
The Detroit Journal says no paper has
had the ability TO publish what Arson said
when Wilmot offered him job in the
western League team. No paper could |
understand them, probably.
Third Basenlan Hartman, of the st |
Louis, was spiked by German in WeClnes- |
days game, and hunt so badly that he |
had to retire from the game, Douglas |
going to third and Catcher Murphy to
first.
During a recent game at St Louis Mr..
Von der Abe was roundly abused by the
roOters on the grand stands. He was
eated in his box with party Of ladies,
his wife, and for three innings
ne was booted and Kissed at almost con-
linually by the crowd. After standing IL
as long as he could he left his box and
to his private office in the club
house. 1t really seems that the end of his
baseball career is near.
Manager Gus SchmelZ insists that his |
aggregation will finish as good
division this season. People must not
Judge us byour showing so far this season.
said Gus in the Enquirer office last night
We haven't struck our gait We VIII
,ome right along. We haven't played but
our or five games on the home grouItls
u ant until we get home and have a change
c practice on signs and sacrifice hitting.
There are only two men on the team now
hat can put man up a base with bunt
lit. We will show Sll right just as soon
IS we get chance 10 do a little prac-
icing. Enquirer.