The evening times., 1897-05-21
DIAMOND DUST.


Columbus has released ''Jiggs' Par
rott.
The Colonels made thirteen runs in
thirteen innings.
Buffalo leads the Eastern League with
percentage OF .7S6.
Wilson is playing a strong game be-
hinG the bat for Louisville.
Richmond has played three tie games
with Newark this season.
To ma ke the deal complete, Stafford and
Holmes traded uniforms.
Manager Schmelz used thirteen men
against the CmCagos yesterday
DeMontreville turns out his little errors
with persiste ut regularity. Cincinnati
Post.
Pirate Padden has fallen off in his hit
ting, hut his work on the field is OF the
gilt-edge order.
Damman came very near the klObedanz
record the other day. He got nine bases ON
balls and hit a man.
Knlen pitched a remarkable game against
the PhiIlies yesterday. Only three hlts
were made off his delivery.
Jack Taylor lost $40 on the Cincinnati
series He bet Manager Bancroft that
the PhilIies would get two out of three.
Manager StalIings' troubles have began.
Yesterday he went into right field and put
up a good game, but he failed to line 1t
out"
Notwithstanding the fusillade OF hits ID
Cincinnati, the orioles escaped without
an error. They gave fine exhibition OF
fielding
Stafford is not a bowling success at
short, and the Louisvilles should replace
Dolan, who is a much better fielder than
the eX-Giant.
Umpire Gaffney, Of the Eastern League.
has again returned to the plate, having
been off the field for some time, by reason
of an injury.
Childs continues 10 limp painfully, ana
is not likely to play for another week
unless his presence on the Cleveland team
is imperatively necessary.
Denny Lyons will be out of the game for
at least six weeks. One Of Rusie's fast
ones broke the bone of the index finger
and crushed the second finger
The Cincinnati Post says that young Mr..
Geier makes a pretty poor substitute for
Sam Thompson. There are few better
outrielders than the big Hoosler.
bug Holiday made an attempt to step
into young Ritchey's shoes yesterday,
and, of course. made a mess OF IL. He
made four Of the five errors OF the Gin
cinnatis.
Sam Thompson, the hard-hitting right
fielder of tie Philadelphia team, is at Mount
Clemens, Mich. He is suffering with kid
ney ailment, but expects TO join the team
before long.
The Chicago Baseball Club has sued the
city Of Chicago for $4,000 rent ana
$4,000 damages for occupying the old
Chicago grounds by soldiers during the
strike CT S94
Scranton and Providence pla yed arenark-
able thirtecn-inning game yesterday. Each
side earned the only run it scored. only
one error was made by both teams. The
runs were secured in the third inning.
There isn't a six-footer ON the Cincin-
natl Clubs pay roll. There are half dozen
n,ayers on the Reds list who are below
the medium in height. In point Of stature
team i'm the League.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has found one
unauestionablc champion among the Gin
cinnati players. 1t figures out that Red
Ehret, the pitcher, is the champion bat
breaker OF the profession. While with Pitts
burg he broke six bats in one time at lat
Charley Farrell is working a very clever
| trick this season. In practice before the
game the Duke makes a bad mess OF get
| ting the ball down to second, but after the
game starts the fast base runner discovers
+, that Farrell is throwing true to the mark.
Baltimore Sun.
The Chicago Tribune gives the Following
| AS the reason for the poor showing or the
| Chicagos. 1.-The team as a whole has been
pla wing poor team ball, running bases
| with little Judgment, and has not been
| hitting. Although the opponents did not
| do much better, the tendency of the Colt'
| TO break in critical stages. combined with
their mentioned weakness, lost the games
s'If anyone catches me playing for per-
sopal record, he is at liberty to bang me
| in the nose was the vigorous way Sock
alexis replied to 6 young man who was
telling how high he stood as fielder aud
! batter. II am trying to help Cleveland
win the pennant, and don't care raj
| what the figures show in my batting and
fielding, if the results show that l played
| all the time to win"
The New York Mail and Express says
that the New York team Is now to be
| taken in hand and by reduction and ex'
changes placed upon the perma oent basis