The sun., 1898-10-28
Glesnings Gathered From OF the
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AMONGST THE ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the Latest
Happenings in the ROped Arena
and ON the Field Of Ath-
ics-.Wilmingtop's In
teresting Budget.

DIAMOND DUST.
President Nick Young was the fret to
congratulate Boston on winning the pen
nant.
Jennings was the most valuable run
getter among all the League PLAYERS this
year.
It is said that the Boston and Chicago
clubs will make at least $5O, 600 each this
season.
Jack Doyle and George Van Haltren
are said to be the only New York play
ers who are doing first-class work
now.
Keeler will probably be the champion
batsman again this season, but the num-
ber OF base hits will fall short Ct last
years total.
The National League magnates have
decided that hereafter the members OF
the Board of Directors will be elected ly
vote instead Of by lot as heretofore.
All the National League baseball writ.
ers outside of Cincinnati are asking what
ia Brush going to do with Vaughn for
assaulting Umpire Swart~ ood at I'm
cinnati.
If Kansas City secures Camel and
Gray from Pittsburg next spring Man
ning's infeld, with Camel on first, Viox
on Second, Shindle at short and Gray
at third, will be strong.
Capt. Duffy, OF the Bostons made
record this season liable to never be
beaten. In IS games at home he caught
about 200 flies and dropped just one
from Selbach on June lS
Jim Collins, the star third bagman OF
the champions, wins q new title TINS
year. Owing to the great number of cir
cult hits he has made he earns the cogno.
! men "Home Run" Collins.
5 Gear, the pitcher who won the West;
t ern League pennant for Kansas City, ano
who will pitch for Pittsburg next year
was with Cleveland last year. He anc
McAilstel came from the Texas League
President Freedman does not deny thu
report that Joyce will be released at TN
end of this season. RHlnor has it tina
the New York Club is after Connie Mack
: of the Milwaukee Western League CLUB
, for manager.
} Buffalo is an assured Western Leagu
city next season according to Preslden
! Ban. johnson. Mike Birmingham, tn
o fine fielding Brockton first baseman, !
Il the first Bison signed to strengthen mex
,, years team. -------- ,,s--1-,- - =.
', Charlie Irwin's failure to hit up to hi
q standard this year has robbed the Red
u of another important feature. irwin
4 one of the best runners in the country
However. a man cannot run bases unles
he gets on first.
J. Bill Eagan, a ball player released b
Pttsburg this season for drunkenness
- fired three shots at his wife at Camden
N. j., the other day., while in a rul
:. crazed condition. None OF the shot
u took effect, but Bill was put in jail on
u charge of attempt to kill.
Il The New England League will make
4 fight for Worcester, although both Bill
- Barnie and the Eastern League have pal
70 for protection for that city. barnle ma
y no valid claim to the territory, and tn
., plum will be between the Eastern an
New England Leagues.
- The St. Paul Dispatch says that to be !
pennant winning form, st. Paul WI
> need to weed ont some OF the lncompe
a tents and "indifferents" Shugart an
|. Gillen at shst and third should b
:. dished, and a ticket OF leave given Bnrk
II and Preston in the outtield. The pitcf
5. ing staff is all right.
:, Manager Seiee has too much sense
load down the Boston Club with all arm
y of kids from the MINOR leagues. Abol
one in ten will fill the bill for tail-en
-- teams, but the real top notches are tn
). ont for the fast teams, and then 1t take
% some time to break them in. About tW
h, year will fill the bill.
to Tom Burns will respond to cIar,o
K. call for the next baseball season with
w. galaxy Of strapping, hustling, your
athletes. If the Orphans for ~ are NJ
ps possessed OF sutficiency of metal 10 p,'
U. up stiff argument with any team in II
- League, then the prophecies of some
the best judges OF baseball materlal WI
be knocked away.
According 10 the official list Just pr
mulgated by President Young, Manag
10 Hanlon has reserved the following pla
o' ers: w. Robinson. NJ. He.don, }. Co
bett, ]. Nops, A. Maui, j.. McGann,,
Jennings, W. keeler, W. Holmes, W.
Clarke, II. Wilson, J. McJames, =,
,io Hughes, +. Kitson, J. Mc(iraw, E. d
Montwville, J. Kelley, W. Brodie and
Ball.
=, -, SELF DEFENCE.