The evening times., 1897-06-05
DIAMOND DUST.

Rochester has released Outfelder Bot
temus
PittShurg seems to delight in throwing
av ay games.
Baltimore has seven tied and postponed
games TO play off
Lancaster has moved into first place in
the Atlantic League.
Tucker, Tehcau, sockalexis, Mercer and
ginger all at National ark this afternoon
Tebeau has ordered Pitchers PappaIau
and Powers to report to him In this
city.
on tins date last year the washingtons
had won Is games and lost 19; percentage,
.4S6
Anson is an uncompromiSing opponent Of
tobacco in any form for ball pIa yers lie
says 1t ruins their eyeSight.
No one has heard OF Inspector of Umpirss
Day Several clubs have registered kicks,
but Nj. Uayls sublimely quiet
The BoSton-C Cleveland game was yes
tcrday Postponed on account Of rain in the
second inning, with the score to o in
Boston, favor
Mcdonald is umpiring about as well as
anyone who has been here this season.
He is firm and allows the players to DO
very little kicking Philadelphia Record
Pitched Lucid is pla wing with the Read
inc team without contract wants to
get into the game for practice, and yet be
free to accept any advantageous offer that
ma Y preSentitseIf
Il VIII lie inter esting to see how those
two Indians. Tucker and SockaleNiS, greet
each other this afternoon at National Park.
1t VIII he the first meeting OF Tommy and
the child Of the forest.
Reilly tried to make double play yes
terdaS by dropping Lange's fly in the
sixth when first and second were occu-
pied ny Colts, but Emse would not allow
it, calling the batter out
Pitcher Hickman, whom tie Washing
tons arc II wing to get, shutout Fort Wayne
on Thursday. The latter made but five
hits. Hickman, however, hit two men
and gave two bases On balls
Eastern League President Pat Powers
is making good move in taking frequent
runs around his circuitand attending games
1t gives him better knowledge as to the
value of some of his umpires.
In the oiden time hearts was the favor
lite game with bali pla yers entour, but lotto
has the call over cards with the Reds, and
Sir Philip Ehret has hard time to find
partners enough TO make up little cinch
party.
A rumoT was current at National Park
yesterday that Hanlon was after Cart
wright to play first for the Orioles, in order
to have Jack Doyle help out with the
baCkStop work, until Robinson and Clarke
get III condition again.
Medicine Man Sockalexis viii no Doubt
lay the troubles OF his tribe before the
Great White Father at the earliest oppor-
tunity. Their woes were many in the
colony of Massachusetts, being driven off
the Boston reservation of the Beapeaters.
Both Holmes and Stafford, who figured
In the New York Louisville trade, pIaye
short for their respective teams yesterday.
The former made one hit, assisted six tin es
and had three errors The Colonel had two
hits, three putouts, one assist and one
error.
"RooZers' have a poor chance with the
Grand Rapids team. Manager GIenalvtn
released Outfielder Gettinger and the vet
eran catcher, Dick Buckley, the other night |
because they were giving too much Of their
time to helping the whisky trust.-Ex- |
change.
Earle Wagner has pet superstition that |
If his club scores in the first inning 1t will |
lose the game. In seven ofthe eleven gaines |
lost on the trip the Senators scored the |
first inning Baltimore Herald. III this |
is true it would be a good idea to put the
weak hitters first.
Harvey Smith accepted seven out of |
nine chances yesterday, when the To
rontos defeated Wikesbarre 10 to l.
Wagner atshort, accepted ali often chances
and McI1 ale in center, had two singles and
a triple, while White In left had a homer
and two singles Lush stole two bases.
What n boon to baseball il every contest
could be umpired in the admirable manner
IN which Messrs L ynch and Hurst have |
performed their duties in the Baltimore