The times., 1898-08-08
r. ii. u.
DIAMOND DUST.

DIAMOND DUST.
The man who never saw the Senators
| lose a game has promised to be in attend
| ance this week.
The unfortunate series of accidents to
the Boston star players makes IL mighty
heavy shedding up the pennant hill.
There is liable TO be some radical
changes on the makeup of at least three
major league clubs before many more
moons.
Ed Hanlon says the only alternative
left Freedman is TO pay his fines and ap
peal to the board of directors for their
remission.
1t is said that the fans of Philadelphia
are becoming surfested with baseball
A game every day in the week is rather
too much for their endurance.
1t is to be hoped that President Young
will advise an anxious public as to what
conclusion Freedman has reached in ref
erence to the 81. 900 and 500 fines
The duties of an executive officer are
plainly defined Those of a judicial char
acter are more complicated when a COL
lisiOn occurs between these powers there
is always trouble.
Dan Shannon is regarded as the most
accomplished director of the National
game In the country. His knowledge of
the game and Of ball playing is said to
be unerring.
Henry Chadwick, the alleged father of
baseball, pays his distinguished considera-
ton to a reedman in last weeks's Sport
ing News. The venerable correspondent
wields trenchant pen.
If President Young desires TO retain the
exalted opinion of a large majority of
the fans who love fair love he will at
once collect the fine from Freedman or
disqualify the Giants from playing fur
ther games.
The Louisville Club will be the next
visitors at National Park The Colonels
are playing strong game and have had
quite a run of consecutive victories but
our boys won't do a thing to them. They
are due for a turn of luck.
Joe Quinn's wrist is swollen twice its
natural size; he was hit with a ball re-
Gently says Sporting News That is
nothing. We have a player on our team
whose head is twice its natural size and
ne was hit only by a little egousm.
You can jolly ball player in short par
agraphs and double-leaded head lines
every day in the week and he seems to
think that he Is getting what is due HIM
but just crfticise one stupid play and he
will consider you his mortal enemy and
will charge you with trying TO put him
out of the business.
Il see,' said Tim Hurst, that some of
the Eastern League Clubs are Frequently
having games with Providence and gener-
ally get the worst of st. The Browns have
been playing against Providence ever
since l have been with them, and with
| the accidents, bad luck, bad umpiring and
ram Providence has been forninst US and
| put us in the hole"
As baseball actor Charley Reiiley. in
the role of leading man or heavy villain.
was an artist. When ne wished TO cover
up the muff Of ball thrown or knocked
10 him ne would pretend that he had re-
ceived a fatal blow and would fall as If
hghtning had struck him and writhe in
seeming torture and roll his eyes about
WITH q Where am II expression that
seemed thrillingly real.
The following is an extract from a
Sporting News correspondent at Hartford
Conn, with reference TO Umpire SNYDER:
The grumbling which comes from all
along the line in the National League
about Umpire Snyder is very amusing to
the followers of the game in the Allan
tic territory, for we had him last year
and know what he is. The general opin~
ion in this league seems to be that he
was incompetent in toto"
A colored fan writes to Mr.. Wagner as
follows: II noes what yous club lacks
that's a good, genuine mascot. i have
follered de biZness fer som time and
never fales. ] have bin a mascot at S
cake walks, fites, of em dogs and two
white mems, and was kicked out by de
feller at last; amt crippled 'cept on my
head where i was scalded when fellen
a tub of hot water, but dat don't make
no Offence in my work; ime better than
a cripple kase can rush de growler fer
de boys at mite. If you will give me a
trial all charge you is to git IN. ''a' '-
President Young is quoted as follows:
1.-The situation is just this: Hanfon has
filed bill of complaint at my office and
Freedman has also filed what may be
called cross bill. A copy of Freedman's s
complaint was sent TO Hanlon, but no
answer has been received. Until I. hear
from Hanlon direct, / cannot bring the
matter before the board of the league"
Such a declaration seems strange. As
the chief executive of the league 1t was
the duty of Mr.. Young to suspend the
New York club from participating In
championship game when the fine of
81, 600 was not paid within ten days after
the withdrawal of its team from the Polo
Grounds. If Freedman had then filed
an appeal, 1t would Eave been his duty
to have submitted it to the directors
Sporting News. That is exactly the size
of