The times., 1898-08-07
DIAMOND DUST.

payment OF treeOIndn y T0eS mas
not been officially stated.
Billy Keller says that bunting is a very
easily acquired art If a batsman will give
the matter careful practice and attention.
There is no deal on between Pittsburg
and Washington looking TO the transfer
of Pa:iden - Washington, says Mr.. Wat
kins.
Scrappy Joyce's Giants are putting up a
lively game of ball. Away from the man
agerial eyes of the baseball Weyler they
attend strictly to business.
The game put up by the Senators at
Philadelphia on Friday proves what The
Times has often said-that the team is
capable of playing winning ball.
The financial success of the game at
Fhl'a!e,r ! ma Friday was sadly disappoint-
ing The Cleveland magnate said he
would have done better al home.
Fred Clark, of the Louisville club, has
not shot spiked a man for some time
He has the tools TO do IL with however,
when an opportunity presents itself
j. Earl Wagner is a total abstainer
himself, yet he is not a prohibitionist. He
believes that a glass of cool beer is not
harmful to any ball player after hard
afternoons work.
Seeley, of Boston, denies that he is af-
ter Pitcher K'nen. What he does want
is an out and infelder with established
regulations as finished artists. Where
can he get them?
Jack Doyle is quoted as saying that the
reason he left the Washington club was
ii. Jack was the principal lobster while
with the team, and disabled lobster at
that.
Rushing the growler from o clock until
Y in the night and trying to start a beer
famine in the neighborhood is deleterious
in its effects and will eventually put a
bah player out at the business, as it
makes him STUPID and worthless the next
day.
Cy Swain, who has been working hard
upon the home grounds for the past two
weeks getting himself in shape for the
long series of games yet to be played, is
nificent condition, and il the team plays
any sort of ball behind him he will win
the larger per cent of the games in which
he oficiateS.
We are told that "scrappy BIZ served
notice on Jack Doyle that he must be
seen and not heard on all matters con-
nected with the New York club. Is this
the great Jack Doyle, the Marshal Ney
of baseball, who has been SO ignomin-
iously relegated to obscurity and who
once occupied such an exalted position In
public opinion?
Andy Freedman, through the Tammany
Times, is saying some very naughty
things about Mr.. Pulitzer, Of The World
With a subsidized daily and weekly
organ and special detail of seventy I've
of the finest of the Metropolitan police, to
say nothing of the help ne expects from
the National League officials, 1t does seem
like Andy may avoid the payment OF the
81, IIit WHICH lHc law oIIIAiiiuS-
An enthusiastic fan was reading in
sporting paper a report of a very disas-
trous trip the Senators had out West in
which it was stated that the ST. Joe team
Throwing the paper down, he went into
spasm of violent rage. III be fam
gusted" said he, 'if l ever saw anything
like 1t. Going out to St Joe and letting
don't know baseball from 'puss wants
corner, beat our boys like that. 1t is
dodgasted disgrace to the Capital City
and we ought not to stand IL any longer.
Upon being informed that the Senators
referred TO composed the Columbus club
of the Western League he said: 4
thought there was ball muffed some
where"
A marked copy of the Tammany Times
has reached this Office. An excellent por-
trait of Boss Croker ornaments its first
page and a small snapshot representation
of Andy Freedman occupies more OBJ
scure corner Mr.. Croker has evidently
learned since his arrival home that his
baseball hired man Freedman has been
playing Hades instead of baseball during
his absence. and that matters around and
about the Polo grounds are significant of
pleasant consequences. Therefore he sig
nailed the Office boy of the Tammany
Times to call all the staff to quarters,
with Instructions TO open the port and
and If possible to cover AndyS retreat.
The woods around Harlem have been
thoroughly shelled. A brisk cannonading
from the Tammany Times rapid fire
guns were directed against the Sun, Jour
nal and World, three formidable ironclads,
that have had Andy bottled upon the har-
Dor of righteous Indignation, but no dam
age was done, as the ''organ" shells went
wide of the mark. There seems nothing
left for Andy but unconditional surren-
der The ocean of public opinion is filed
with re-enforcementS for the blockading
fleet which makes his escape impossible
unless the Intervention of President
Young and his league staff opens way
for his safe retreat.