The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
DIAMOND DUST.
Boston is coming fast.

herman or Norton VIII pltcn To-Day.
/ Setback was 1.-The whole thing sure
enough yesterday.
Damman, Cincinnat's southpaw, will
be married tomorrow
Pirates as the prize.
Grady was the only Philadelphia player
who was not taken West.
Baltimore, this morning, was 146 points
ahead OF the nearest club.
An the Eastern teams that played yes
| terday Won except New York.
Denny Longs Reading team is the tail
ender OF the Atlantic League.
Ex-President Cleveland saw Princeton
defeat Virginia last Monday
Little Louisville made game effort but
il was not in the wood for them TO win.
Connie Mack wants Pittsburg to give
MIN Pitcher Hughey. Donovan says no
Some players have the faculty of making
hits when most needed, and Wrgley is one
OF them.
Three straight from the Pirates would
blaze the way TO a successful swing around
the circle.
Boston put Pittsburg on the toboggah
and the Senators are pushing the good
thing along.
The High School youngsters will cross
bats with one another at National Park
this afternoon.
Georgetown and the University of Viz
ginia win play at the local varsity field
tomorrow aft SERMON.
"OId Reliable Jim McGuires lamps are
growing brighter and he VIII lie in holiday
hitting form on May 80.
II is reported that ex-senator McCauIey
will not slga a Detroit contract because
the salary is ouly 81 900.
Hanlon Will release Cogan because of his
bad showing against the Senators after
they had knocked out Jerry NOps.
Four put-outs in center, one run anj
three-bagger was WrigIey' record. ''Zcke"
was kept too long on the bench apparently.
Arthur CIarkson, who is with Milwaukee,
has been hit so hard by the Western teams
that Manager Mack has given him lay
off
1t is to be hoped that DeMontrevi!le will
read about Nash being hit at Louisville
y
bases
Selbach's burnt hand does not seem
to be troubling him. The "Dutchman'
is fielding in finer form this season than
ever before And it begins TO look if he
had focused his batting eye on the ball.
The Sunday game between Patsey's IN
dans and the Senators at Cleveland viii
be detailed at Kernan's 10y Mr.. BalluTs
clever contriyance. The scores by i'll
nings OF other games will also be sho yn.
While the Baltimore club was here Joe
Kelley spent the forenoons at Georgetown
Field coaching his proteges of the spring.
Joe told the varsity boys a number OF new
tricks to workon the F. f. VS. in tomoProw's
game.
Rochester won the opening home game |
yesterday from Toronto in the ninth i'll. |
ming after two men were out. Four hits |
and tumble by Lush at third did the i
business. In spite of threatening skies /
, 800 enthusiasts turned out to welcome |
the team home.
Many OF the fans believe that Little |
Boy Blue Smith will have to warm the
bench when he reports to the Washington /
club. They say it would be like swap
ping horses while crossing a stream to |
substitute him for Reilly on third, as the /
latter is putting up gilt-edged game at
present.
1t is wonderful what soicitude Mr. Earl /
Wa gner has for Mr., Hanlon and the Orioles
He is out in so doleful an interview about
he bad consequences to ensue from let
ting Hemming, Esper and Mcmahon go
that the reader can almost hear him say,
sobbingly: Excuse these tears ''-Balti-
more Sun.
Phil King, the great college player, of
this city, is coaching the University OF
Wisconsin team, at Madison. Phil will
probably make the pretty town on four
axes his permanent home, and engage in
the practice Of his profession, which was