The evening times., 1897-08-04
DIAMOND DUST.


series OF games
Ad Gambert is pitching for the Pitts
/, burg Athletic Club.
Donovan has made but two misplays In
the last forty games.
Davis leads the New Yorks In batting,
with an average OF .325.
Baltimore has made seventy-five more
runs than any team in the league.
The Pittsuurg Club has given Catcher
Merritt his ten days notice of release.
Nothing more is heard OF that string OF
victories which was to come after the
Senators reached home.
The Cincinnatis, fearing that Andy Freed
man will not let them dress on the grounds,
have engaged rooms outside the grounds
Roaring Rll Hassamer is now the captain
OF the Toledoes. Bill is playing the game
of his life and his team leadsthe Interstate.
The Brooklyn Club may complete deal
with st. Louis for the release of Kid Car
sey. II secured Carsey will probably play
second base.
Ed Delehanty says 1t is the actual truth
that the Philadelphia team has made only
three double plays on ground balls during
the entire season.
Jimmie korwan, who proved q failure
at Chicago, has been signed by Spring
field. and wou his first game in a walk
His chief trouble is wildness
Jim Corbett has been signed by the
Athletics of Philadelphia to play first
base in five garies in Reading, Richmond,
Norfolk, Lancaster and Paterson
LaChance has fallen off in his work
very perceptibly. He is no longer the first
baseman that he was, and his hitting is
weak, because it's home run or nothing.
Tebeau says that sockalexis, the Red
man, is not off the team because he has
been partaking of fire water. Socks"
has an injured foot and is drawing his
regular salary.
Mark Baldwin sued w. A. Nimick, of
Pittsburg, Monday to recover 81 900 ON
a bond. Baldwin got verdict against Chris
Won der Ahe for S2.525, and Nimick went
Oh the defendant bond to secure the jndg-
ment.
Cleveland has purchased the release of
Pitcher Charles Brown. CT the Dayton team
OF the Interstate League, for $500. He
has spitchedthirteen games, winning twelve;
has fielding average of l 90, and is said
to be a good batter. He will Join the team
at Louisville.
Goeckel. the old University OF Penn
sylyania first baseman, who is looking
after that cushion for the Wilkesbarres
of the Eastern League, is one of the fin
est guardians OF that bag in the bust
ness, and is likely to be found in faster
company next season.
Tom Lynch has been enjoying his vaca-
ton at his old home, New Britain Conn.
lie officiated as umpire in a game between
two local teams in the Manufacturers
League, and, at the Close of the eighth
inning was presented by Mayor Vance, in
behalf OF thu citizens, with $500 diamond
stud. ana an elegant morocco bound testi-
monial.
James j. Corbett, ex-champion OF the
ring, may take up baseball as q regular
business. 1t is said that he and Brady are
negotiating with Owner Sharsig for the
of the Athletics of Philadelphia,
and that If they get it the club will be
to Harrisburg next season and
Corbett will play first base regularly.
Corbett has been playing in the Atlantic
League games and has improved wonder
fully In play.
Jack Welsh received his release papers
from the Mansfield, Ohio, team the other |
day, and he scratched his Tiame out and liz
serted "Arlie Latham" who is playing on |
the same team. Then he sent the papers
to Jolly -Arle." The paper requested |
that all property belonging to the club be |
brought To Burns office at once Arlie |
packed up his traps and 'toted" them to |
the office. what are YOU doing here?" i
Jere Burns. well, got my re-
lease, and hereis my uniform, etc." vouch- |
safed Arlie. Explanations followed, and |
Arlie appreciated the joke that Welsh had |
The Senators made seventeen errors i'm |
-hree games against Baltimore, twelve of |
which were made I'm the first contest, and |
twenty two errors in five games against
Boston, yet the Baltimore Herald rises to |
that "washington's large error |
column yesterday would have looked better
n game with Some other team than |
Boston," smoke up, Herald, and think of |
another. Washington woE two out OF |
i've from Boston during their last meeting, |
while the Hanlon Howlers won one out OF
hree from the Beaneaters on q scratch |
lone run. 1t is rather tough to have the
Phillies throw the Champs down, bu: don't
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