The evening times., 1897-07-03
DIAMOND DUST.
Jimmy Rogers is to Join the Cincinnati

Jimmy Rogers IL 10 JOiu lnc Clnc'hbdea
club ----'-l, IL -.
Syracuse has signed X issin ger. late Of the
ST. Louis.
The Boston players do not think that
Ruie has recovered his speed.
Catcher Yeagcr, of the Bostons, has gone
to his home IL, Cincinnati with his hand in
spiints.
Whatever else may be said of Tucker, his
voice Is still in good working order.-Baiti-
more American.
George Carey, who played first base for
Baltimore in 1896. Is doing great work for
tho Philadelphia Athletics.
Hoffer is clearly off He wanted to take
u months rest, and. unless he improves
his request may be granted.
Joe Quinn has certainly earned his keep
since he became one Of the Orioles. He has
played every position Oh the infieid
st Louis was scheduled for game N
Cleveland Sunday, but as sunday games are
still prevented there, the game was played
yesterday.
President Reach will give $1,000 for
each ard every player he may be allowed
to select from the Washington team. bill
adelpbia Times.
Pitcher Horner, of the Pawtucket team,
was bit in the face by batted ball dining
practice Thursday afternoon, and BECAME
delirous He is in a serious condition
yale Murphy, the Midget, who used
to play the infield for New York under
Johl Ward, has been asked to sign Boston
contract Herman Long has bad hanI
Catcher Fred Lake, formerly of the Kan
sas City club, reported for duty TO capt
Duffy, Of the Boston baseball club, yes
terdav afternoon. The price paid for
Lake was not stated.
Jack Virtue, once the crack first base
man of the spi'ters, is unemployed In Phil
adelplia, but has almost recovered from
the paralytic stroke that forever closed his
career az d ballplay yer.
Martin, who covered second for Louisville
la two games this week, is only sixteen
years Old, and used 10 practice with the
Chicagos during the morning work. He
was coached by Lange, Ryan and McCor-
mack.
Harry Mackey is stated to have coIIsuIr
mated the ,ieal whereby he will gain man
are the Atlantic City baseball team. Ted
Sullivan, whose career in Jersey baseball
has not been an easy one, has relinquisied
the management.
How soon old diamond pets are over
lcokedi CIevelandeTs are turning from
Chief thinner and Jack O'COnnor TO tell
that Cnger shoots the ball TO bases ike
a bullet tIom a grIn'' After two or three
.lS 4 fa.f
ancient similc.
President Hart SAYS: Jennings ! CON
slider the greatest shOrtstbp that ever wore
a uniform, and would certainly exchange
Dat,ien for him if | could 1t would he
like exchanging dollar for dollar aud
10 cents. bot the man who has the dollar
is not willing To exchange
Dahlen is in bad shape, and may not be
able to come oh the diamond again this se'i-
son An ahscess has formed on his .Cg
beside An old cut, and the verdict of physi-
clans is that an operation must be per
formed Dahlcn is, however, stIll pos
sessed Cf the use of the limb.
Gus Schmelz has been making a trip
tho ugh New ENGLAND for the purpose of
sizing up young players to be drafted by
the Washin gtOn club at the close OF the
season He may secure one or two mem
beIS of the Mer den team, which is making
runaway race Of the Connecticut State
League championship. Brooklyn Eagle
Henry Chadwick states that a rnuIfrd
foul fly Is distInctively an error, aud The
rules clearly state that n failure to accept
a chance for "a out or chance to assist
in puttiue "a player out is an error, 20 be
charged 20 the fielder making the misplay.
What becomes of the hatsman after giving
such CT ance has nothing to do with it
"A balIpiayer has to be pretty quick 10
get in with kick on Tim Hurst" says
Tommy Corc0ran. ''In one of those games
at Cincinnati Tim called me out on strikes
with tne bases fun. The last ball was
awful tut | had scarce turned my head
20 yclp When Tin met me with the iniOr-
nation: 1t was peach! The whole
baa was over the corner!' What could l
do?''
H. few days more the team viii be to-
gethcr The Cripples will be out Of the
hospital. and Richard will be himself again.
Manager HanlOn yesterday expressed the
utmost confidence in the ability OF the
Champs to win the pennant. His faith mas
not been shaken in the slightest He says
the result Of the Boston and New York
games has convinced him that the Champs,
when fit and well, cannot be beaten.
Chris Won der Abe. the 81. Louis baseball
maguate, has appealed TO the supreme
court the damage suit in which Mark Bald-
win, the pitcher, has twice recO Tered a
verdict of $4,000 for false arrest. On
June 25. while the st. Louis club was play
ing in FittsbuTg, baldwin attached the
gate receipts, and recently, while the
Browns were playing in New York, he cid
the same thing, the object being to get the
money on his verdict Won der Ahe's ap-
pea, will probably tic UP the case for an
other year
There is not the remotest chance for the
transfer of the Cleveland Club TO st.
Louis Indeed, the relations between Chris
Won der Abe and Frank Robson may he
said to bc strained as badly AZ hetrOusers
of hOw-legged man. When Frank lie
Hans was there early in the spring Ire
opened sundry small cold bottles, and TO
an adIiiring crowd OF thirsty friends. told
them what he would do when he got the
Dutchman's club. Some one repeated the
speech to Chris without the aid IF a
graphophone, and it aroused his Teutonc
blood Frank Robson says Chris,
hasn't got money enough to buy the home
plate at Sportsman Park, let alone the
St Louis Club" And that doesn't sound
as If the Cleveland hen would hatch any
st Louis eggs, does 10?
Pfefrcr is gone. Theonce mighty second