The evening times., 1897-05-25
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DIAMOND DUST.

DcMontreville did not have an error
yesterday
Stencil has presented Catcher Robinson
with a fox terrier.
Ex-senator Malarkey won his game yes
terday from Toronto.
Harley is improving in his batting lie
had two hits yesterday.
Toronto's squirt was short-lived. Yes
terday they lost two TO Syracuse.
Jimmy Rogers had his usual errors yes
terday, and he failed TO make a hit.
Fry, Hartford's pitcher, held Norfolk
down TO two hits, shutting them out.
Catcher Bergen, of the Bostons, has yet
to make his first error OF the season.
"Old Reliable" Mcclure had an off day.
But the Senators won and all is forgiven
Ritchey played second base yesterday,
and put up the strongest kind of a game.
Billy Nash is covering second In fine
style, hut he is very weak with the stick
The Indians found Taylor in the last in
ninS yesterday, aid simply pounded him to
death.
v,
and will not be able to play again on the
trip because of injuries.
stivctts has fully recovered from his
sore arm. and will pitch for Boston In one
of the Louisville games
sockaleXis now occupies the place 50
long held by Jesse Burkett-the first bat
ter in the Cleveland's lineup.
Hickman, whom the Washingtons are
after, has won seven out of eight games
played in the Interstate League.
Thirty-eight safe hits in two games would
be convincing evidence before a jury that
the Washngtons can hit the ball.
St Louis has cqualed the record of
Louisville last season, that Of winning five
games out of the firsttwenty-five played
Young Damman has won five out Of
six games This record may hold good
until the Senators reach Cincinnati. Then
it will be different
Roaring Bilr' Hassamer is playing short
for Toledo He has shown no improvement
over his Senatorial career in fielding, but
he still hits the ball.
Cartwright continues to bang the ball
away from home. If the rooters will let
him alone at National Park he will do
some hitting here, too.
The New Yorks are entitled to the Clistin-
guished consideration Of the Senators and
their numerous friends. They sent the
Chicagos to eleventh place.
Manager "Ted" Sullivan s in Atlantic
City. He states that his team will report
. l,n,, I'll ,2ro O.,
the most part viii make up the team.
Young Colonel McGee did very well
against such an aggregation as the Bos
tons, and his work yesterday shows that
he has some good points about him.
The Western Association has among it's
players Bear, a Kane, a Sawyer, Flood,
a Hill, a Violet, Bcrryhill, a Coon, beside
a Van Buren,, a Jackson, and Monroe.
Wallace's good work at third for the
Spiders should prompt Manager Schmelz
to put Lester German in the game for his
batting, besides, he is fair fielder in any
position.
The New York Herald calls attention to
the fact that while many complaints of
had uInpiring and roughness on the ball
field come from the West, nothing is heard
from the Inspector Of umpires, Mr.. John B.
Day.
Catcher Bowerman has joined the Balti-
mores TO take the place in the catching
force of Capt. Robinson. In speaking of
becoming pitcher, he said he had pitched
In amateur teams, but that he did not pro-
pose 20 attempt to become an adept In that
of the game. He felt tlIethat
he would be able to hold his own as catcher.
and IL he bad n,aAn ee to do regular work