The sun., 1898-04-06
Various Pointers Gathered From
Oh the Turf.
SELF nEFENSE; OTHER SPORTS
Resume or the Latest Happenings In
AthletiCs.--IndOOr and Field
DOings of Interest
Here.
DIAMOND DUST.

i Manage" Fred Clarke, of the Colonels
has wagered snit OF clothes witt
4 Manager Tim" Hurst, of tie Browns
that the Louisville team will beat st
Louis ont by fifty points in the pei
centage column.
4 President Ben johnson, Of the Western
League, has offered prize Of 500 to thu
! empire IN his League whose docs moi
miss a game this year. He thinks this
bonus will stir the umpires up and make
them more regular in attending games.
Jot Goar is showing more speed than
any of the Cincinnati pitchers. Hill
has the poorest command Of any OF the
twirlers.
The present Cincinnati team contains
only five members of the team OF 1895,
The Cincinnati and Pittsburg ball
grounds are under water, and it is doubt
ful whether they will be in shape for
the opening games.
Pitcher Hastings has been playing
short stop for the Pittsburgs at Little
Rock, and his word shows that with a
little experience he would make good
infelder.
According to Manager Tebeau the
fight this year will be between Cleve-
land and New York. He doesn't seem
to consider Boston, Baltimore and Gin
cinnati as in it.
Man, consider Mat kilroy an old
player because ne has Leen before the
public SO long. For fact he is not past
thirty years, having commenced his
professional career at seventeen.
Catcher Clements says the St. Louis
pitching staff this season is the best the
club has had fol. years.
Another jumping Jack" Jones, is
liable to be seen ON the diamond again
this year. Jerry Nops, of the Balti-
mores, is said to be developing new
style of pitching which for weird and
eccentric movements is said to far ex-
ceed anything ever attempted by the
famous Jones, and is most startling in its
effect. Nops faces the batter, when,
with a jump, he lands himself IN the
box facing second base Pausing a mo-
nent, his next move is an awe-inspiring
ERIK OF the ball as he twists around, and
another kangaroo jump completes the
The effectiveness of the
delivery depends upon how badly the
oaralyzed batter is frightened. Up to
he present Mr.. Nops has long way the
oest of the argument.
There is talk of Clements being made
,aptain of st. Louis. John got in tile
humps here one season because he
wasn't selected as captain.
The Lancaster Atlantic League cham
,ions took the Syracuse Eastern League
into camp yesterday to the
ure Of IA to5.
Captain Duffy, of Boston, thinks his
lub will again take the pennant.
Baltimore played seven innings with
Richmond yesterday, the Orioles taking
he game 5to2.
Douglass did some pretty bunting yes
erday. II
The Chicago team showed up we'll in
ractice gam. against the Savannahs at !
hat place recently, beating the locals by
score Of "a to 8. Briggs and Friend
itched and allowed the Savannahs only :
even hits.
Chicago baseball fans are not entirely ,
atistied with the selection of Matte
.iIroy for the right field. Tom Burns .
ssures everybody that kilroy will be all !.
ght, but nevertheless the fans of the II
Indy City do not entirely believe that 9
Kil' will be just the proper after wo y
ears absence from fast company. =