The times., 1897-06-27
DIAMOND DUST.

The Senators have license to shake with
Baltimore.
McGuire nursed his arm yesterday AMI
did very little throwing
The Eastern trip played havoc with
sockaiexfs' batting average
Seymour has wonderful speed for small
man AN his strength seems to lie in his
shoulders.
Park Wilson fattened his batting average
on Mercer A single, double and triple are
not made every day.
Farrell has the charley horse very bad.
He fimpei a great deal and should not have
gone into the game.
BfotIer joe must have made Brother Jim
happy by winning from the Beaneaters.
Vice President Hobart and Private Sec
retary Porter witnessed the games yes
terday.
Walter Brodie leads Pittsburg In tive ard
three baggers. Six triples and seven doubles
stand TO his credit
No less than nine Orioles stand above
800 in batting. The roll Of honor contains
the namesof Robinson. CLARK. .CorbefJ, Doyle,
Reitz, Jennings. Kelley, Keeler and Stencil.
The best wishes OF an army OF cranks
90 with the Senators ON their long trip. IL
they come back in ninth place they VIII be
greeted by Il large crowd
There are a gIeat many eranks in this
city who believe that Swain will make
D good pitcher If be IS worked regularly
II seems. however, that the older fellows
are agasast the yeHthful PLAYERS
st. Louis receRtly released Pitcher Kes-
singer they had carried him fer three
years IN the hope that he would develop
into crack He had $4,000 arm and
fifteen cent head
MI Wagner " II accompany the team on
the Western trip, and VIII have a per
sonai s8pervisioa over the whole shooting
match Tom Brown VIII handle the men
on the fiesti. and he ought to do it well.
Nichols and Duffy, of Boston, say that
bowling has strengthened their arms. COY
nett learned TO bat by boxing with his
bresher, Jim. Fred Clark, OF LouisF lie,
shoots craps to keep his hands in shape
What next?
There is every reason to believe that be-
fore many days MagEase Wagner VIII have
another first-class pitcher on his staff.
His name might be something other
than Smith Even if il would be Jones
IL wouid be all the same
yeuRg Wrigley was placed on second
after 0'Brien was hurt in the second, anil
played the hagin o. K style. He masietwo
rattBag stops, aad his work was very fast.
He is n conner. sure, and it is q gallon of
cider to All apple that Earl Wagner would
not part with the lad for a great deal
Washington has shown a great improve
ment since the departure OF Schmelz. Their
fielding yesterday was excellent and they
welded their sticks to good advantage.
There was an advance OF at least loo per
cent in their work since the Giants met
them last Last nights New York Journal
Cincinnati's twirhng staff has rounded
to and is now only surpassed by New York
and Boston Breitenstein has been held IN
high repute since he carried off the haHors
M pitchers battle with Amos Rusie
Dwyer is in excellent trim, while Danman
ami Ehret viii soon be in the pink of con-
dition.
StaHings made q serious mistake when
HaHrnan, Harley. Casey and Grady went
to st. Louis The Browns got about geo
per cent the better of the bargain, and
Philadelphia realizes it now that it is too
late Every one of the cast offs is play-
ing splendid bah, and if they were now in
quaker uniforms Ssalfings' men would not
be upon the downward path.