The morning times., 1897-01-25
Diamond Dust

Those who know young Norton, the
Senatorial pitcher, real well, call him
"Effie." The bleaeher boys are sure 70
take up that name next season.
There is half f-way ground in every diff
ference and dispute but President Freed.
man and Pitcher Rusie seem unable to
locate it, They might arbitrate TO the
extent OF hiring surveyor.
Manager-Captain scrappy Bill Joyce is
about due To arrive in Washington en-
route to New York, for the purpose nf
preparing to put his Giants through their
warming-up course of sprouts.
Patsy Donovan and his Pirates will, 1t
is said, train at Roanoke, Va. In that case
the Pirates and Senators Will be near
neighbors and exchanges of visits be-
tween friends on both teams will likely
follow.
1t is reported that Joe Corbett is coming
from California to assist in training his
big bud, jim, for his fight with Fitz. Joe's
association with the Baltimore club last
season should certainly fit him for thar
sort of business.
Pitcher Jimmy McJaInes states in letter
that he hardly thinks he will reach Wash
ington until after the inauguration. The
gentleman Jimmy voted for will not be in
the big procession on March 4-hence that
tired feeling.
The Sporting Life is authority for the
statement that Al Maui has not signed
a SO contract We OF Washington We're
of the opinion that AIS famous salary arm
was fixed on sliding scale of wages for
this season SO early as last fall.
Manager Connie Mack, of Milwaukee, Will
arrive in Washington in few days TO
confer with Bert Meyers, whom he Sc
cured from st. Louis for his Brewers in
exchange for Hartman Connie is an ex-
Senator and is sure TO get the glad hand
from his army OF fan friends at the Cap
ital
Pat McAuley, of last years Senators, is
reported To have been sold to Arthur
Twins Toronto team. Pat will make
a good man for the Canucks, or, as for
that, for any club, major or minor league.
He had no show in Washington with the
local backstop fortified by Farrell and
Mcclure
well come off the perch One by one
the New York papers that espouscd his
cause as against President Freedman last
year are dropping him and taking sides
with the magnate. With his newspaper
support gone Rusie will have "a rocky road
If he persists in his obstinacy.
This is the guessing season of the game.
or it might be called the bluffing period.
Now it is that the managers do whole
lot OF four-flushing in the effort to make
the public believe that they have picked
up full hands in the way OF signing play
ers for the coming season on the diamond
Same old story oft repeated and that al
ways has the same sequel
Cleveland recently signed Pitcher Pappa-
lau, young collegian out of Holy Cross.
Boston has a fledgiing twirler bearing the
euphoneous, If confusing, name of Kobe
dam. When these clubs meet next sum
mer should the managers decide to pit the
youngsters against one another there Win
surely be lot of suffering and stammer-
ing when score card readers tackle the
batting order
Johnny Bass, a clever ban player of this
city, who studied the game on the lots
of the northeast section, would like to
get a chance in the Virginia or Ted SulIi-
vans new league. Johnny Is steady and
reliable at bat and can play second base
or the outfielG, the latter preferred He
has had some minor league experience and
is worth giving trial by managers de-
string willing worker and a hustler in
every department.
eran r,1itS nff tn
pay the actual expenses of the Senators in
this city during March if they will report
on the first of that month Will probably
attract the majority of the members OF
the club to National Park by that time
Mr.. Wagner would not be bound TO pay
expenses for several weeks later but he
wants his men to get an early start and
work up gradually To perfect condition.
1t was Hamlet who said to Ophelia: Get
thee to a nunnery." The scene is we'll
remembered where the iron enters the soul
of the woman whose life has been pro
nounced failure. Not hardly less pa
thetic to the public and equally as CALLING
to the one who hears the fatal command
is the major league player who has been
relegated to minor company because OF
weakening powers, and that he is no
longer able to measure up to the standard
required.
When President Harry Pulliam, OF the
Louisville club, makes the rounds of the
lea que next season as a "sure enough mag
nate" what the newspaper boys who occupy
seats in the braineries viii do to his legs
in the way of small bottles and trimmings
viii make one Of them longer than ii really
ought to be. But as an old newspaper
man himself, and a "Kunnel from Ken
tucky, sah," Harry viii not object to
the leg stretching, and Will hunt up such
trouble if it is not in sight. 1t is
habit he has.
The news that Chicago had waived its
claim to Perry Werden and allowed Louis
ville's draft on Minneapolis for the big
fellow to become effective, was welcomed
by the newspapers over the big league
circuit. Werden will strengthen Louis
vile, and everybody is generous in good
wishes for the plucky tailenders. There
are several first baSemen who can travel
around the sacks faster than 'Pieface, -