The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-24
DIAMOND DUST.

The Royal Blues defeated the Visitors
by the score of "a to g. The star playing
was done by Doughery, Ridgway and
Scott. All challenges for the Royal
Blues should be sent to w. Ridgway,
80 East Sth street.
j. w. Wagner's saloon at No. Z East
Fourth street, is crowded every afternoon
by the ball cranks. Everybody who
wants to know how their team is max
ing out and if their horse won, should 90
there.
Demontreville is playing second base
for the Baltimores in great style. Man.
ager Hanlon showed his customary
judgement in securing that fast" and
young player Hanlon is always look
ing for "comers."
klobedanz, of the BostGns, is success
ful against Baltimore, if not against the
Giants.
Jennings is not batting up to his last
seasons record. Keller is doing the best
batting for the Baltimores.
Dan Daub, who pitched for Brooklyn
two years, has been signed by the
Omaha Baseball Club of the Western
League.
The Cleveland clubs receipts in the
opening game this season were larger
than the receipts OF the first three Cleve-
land games in the city last season.
Loole Bierbauer will probably receive
his congo from st. Louis. His work at
second for the Browns has been poor.
Jack Doyle has been presented with q
handsome diamond ring by his former
associates on the Baltimore team.
Boston has farmed out Pitcher Pettin-
ger to the Kansas City team. .
Philadelphia has had a heap of luck
with young twirlers, and the Quaker
rooters have made them favorites in a
day practically. But the fan is tickle,
and the first poor days work by either
Dunkle, Duggelby or Platt will probably
set back the Unfortunate delinquent for
many weeks. OF the trio Duggelby is
probably the best all round baseballist,
and may prove find"
A Quaker trick was taught all of the
Philadelphia pitchers, viz, to cross the
base line on every ball hit, intending to
rattle the runner and scare him into
avoiding possible collision. Dunkle
and Duggelby were allowed to work this
game unhindered, although it was prac-
tically and purposely speaking interfer-
ence. The runner has a right to the
line, and nobody not having the ball has
any business in his path. The scheme
worked until Wilmot went into Platt
and claimed his base, which Curry was
compelled to allow. 1t wasn't tried after
that.
Jack Warner is certainly the boss wag
of the New York String. The boys were
talking of hotel experiences, and the
size of rooms came up. "Why," said
Sack, 81 stopped in place once where
the rooms were SO small that | had to
90 out into the hall to change my mind"
''pve seen worse than that" commented
Doheny. II had room once that was
30 small had to 60 outside to turn over
in bed and there wasn't enough of the
to flag handcar.
To Joyce belongs the credit of smash
ng ball up into the air that had to be
pulled down or would have stayed up
orcver-or longer. Scrappy peggcd a
oul about sixty feet high slap into the
,rating on the roof of the Philadelphia
tand. 1t stuck in the meshes as securely
is though riveted there. The palsimoni-
nus management couldn't see how
dividends would be paid if an expensive
baseball were allowed to remain up in
he air, SO steeple-jack was sent aloft
nd managed, after several minutes of
vrenching and prying, to separate the
rating from Bits unique shot.
Nash has at last signed with the PhiIa- !
eiphia Club and Quakerdom has for !
often all about the war :,