The times., 1897-07-11
DIAMOND DUST.

Detroits
Brooklyn pulled six hits off kid Car
sey yesterday.
nant for Baltimore
Hamilton is al his old place, leading the
League in stolen bases.
Cincinnati Used three pitchers and the
Phillies had in three catehers-
Umpire Lynch put both captains out of
the game at Chicago yesterday.
Capt Donovan, OF the Pittsburgs, is laid
up with t. BADLY wrenched shoulder.
Fort Wayne has secured Watkins. th
fine pitcher OF the University of Michigan.
seannell, OF Harvard. is to catch for Cape
May, and Fletcher, of Amherst, viii play
first
Boston expects 10 drop few games on
this trip. hut viii make up for 1t ON reach
ing home.
Harvey Smith continues to hit the ball
Yesterday ne made two doubles and ae-
cepted seven out Of eight Chances.
Pitcher Jordan, Who jumped the Ath-
letics Two weeks ago, has repented and dwill
rcioin the team in Philadelphia On Mon
day.
A number of twirleTs complain of Ulnpire
Lynch's judgment on balls and strikes
They allege that his sight is none too good,
ana Ibah Ge cannot game balls that cuJthe
corners OF the pate. The result is that they
have 10 pat their shoots squarely over the
rubber TO get strike. This gives the
batsman d great advantage.
+so Nt,a,o ao,-,a
George Mahoney Is thrust back upon the
Bos.ons. Here's chance for some club
TO borrow him.
Bobby Matt hews the one-time great
pitcher, was yesterday sent TO Maryland
General Hospital at Baltimore for an affec-
ton OF his brain.
Lynch, you re an right" said rooter
TO Umpire Tom Lynch at Philadelphia Mon
day. Yes replied Lynch, and In
few minutes III be rotten
week has been sent down the corridors
of time without an umpire having been
protested There nIast he something wrong
somewhere. Smoke up, somebody!
Jerry Nops is In Baltimore esterday
he called on Dr. McCleary and submitted
to an examination. The doctor pro
nounced Jerry's kidneys and liver a h.tle
out Of order, but thought he would re all
right in few days.
The Giants had a narrow escape on their
way to Pittsburg. They came very near
running into a wrecked freight train,
They We're delayed three hours uasiI the |
wrecbing train could remove the debris |
This gave them just enough time to get |
lunch and hurry to the ball grounds foTthe |
game.
No team of players were ever "kidded," |
ioshed," or guyed as numerically as the !
Baltimores after their defeat Tuesday at !
Cincinnati A great crowd of enthusiasts |
waited patiently for the Reds to put out |
the last man and then they rushed 10 the |
carriage yard so as to be in close range /
when the Champions embarked in their
Omnibus
CouisSey wants to see Boston heat Bal
inoTe. The st. Louis Browns are the only
team that won pennant four times in
succession since the League and the Ameri-
can Association were formed Before
that, however, the Bostons had won in
'72, '73, IA and 10. The Bostons won
the chan pionship of the country six years
out Of seyen-a record that has never been
touched.
big factor in their victory was the fine
work OF young Blackburn, who pitched n
remarkable game. He held the locals down
to six hits; of that number one was a bunt |
ard two others ought to have been outs J
Hanlon has changed his mind
good deal about the Texan work. 81 ack-
burn not only pitched excellently, but he
showed good judgment, held the runners !
close to the bases and kent his wits about
him. Clarke caught him in fine style and !
Kept him going.-Louisyille correspondent |
In Baltimore Sun.
Henry Chadwick states that nuffed |
foul fly is distinctly an error and the |
ules clearly state that failure to accept
b chance for an out, or chance to assist !
IN putting a player out, is an error to be
charged to the fielder ma king the mis-
Hay. What becomes OF the hatsrnan who
after giving such d chance has nothing to
It, yyithit? Exchange. Tnc batsnanin this
case is easily accounted for He should be
charged with another time at bat, be-
,ause he gave a fair chance to be retired
md the life given to him ma kes another
urn at bat and he should bechaFgesi withit |
The Australian team is travelling in hard
nck- IL has not nearly made expenses, and
ne members held a meeting last week and
sotded to go home. About So, 200 was !