The sun., 1898-04-03
DIAMOND DUST,

Phi|adelphjans are giving Manager
Staliings much credit for the fine new
players he has secured for the Phiilies
team this year-viz., Fifeld, Donahuc,
Murphy, Duggleby, platt, jameson,
Cross, Elverfeld and Abbatschlo. There
is u wild Western favor to names at
least. tluakerville is also congratuating
Itself that all the rough and uncouth
element has been "wecded out, abso-
lutely eliminated, cleaned out" When
the season is over next Fall Slowville
may think differently and wish that
there had been few T.iylors, Carseys,
Clemens, Turner's, Dowds or Crosses on
the team.
Pitcher Nichols, Of the Bostons. is st
outside the breastworks. He is in New
Orleans and refuses to Join the team
until his demand for an increase of sal
airy is noticed.
Pop Ans&n is confident that he will
secure the necessary $l5O,O00 in time to
buy the Chicago Club, on which he has
all option.
Baseman Decker, Of the Chicagos, will
not manage the Omaha team, as has
been reported, for the reason that
the st. Louis Club will not waive claim
to him.
J. W. Wagner's saloon, No. East
Fourth street, will be the place this sum
mcr where all the sports will hang out
This is because Mr.. Wagner has made
arrangements so that he will get the base
ball scores by the inning, horse races
and af bar cpnrt ,,owc Ac tbir " II
be the only place in town where the
people will be able to hear full account
Of all sporting matter, it will no doubt
prove very popular resort.
The North End Base Ball Club of this
city is now open to receive all challenges.
Address Sporting Editor, Sun.
The boys trying for positions on the
High School baseball team are all show
ing up well in practice, and it will be a
very hard matter to select the team and
do justice to all.
The Goldey College baseball club will
start practicing next week. This school
will have very strong team this year.
The season has not yet begun, still the
pugilstic instinct of "Muggsy" McGraw
of the Baltimore Club, has already as
serted ITSELF During the Orioles stay in
Savannah and while playing in a few
games there with the local team Nc
Gaw has become mixed up in several
brawls on the field. His latest argument
was with pitcher Herbert OF the Savan-
nahs There were several blows struck
and the scene was anything but elevating
to the diamond.
The Pirates have been greatly bene-
fitted by their STAY at Little Rock, Ark,
which place they left ON last Wednesday
bound north. All the players are in ex-
ccllent condition, and are ready to open
the season right now. aaiisssEyss~,
Now that there is possibility of An
son buying the Chicago club, the "old
man. is claiming eyerying in sight for
the Colts, as was his annual custom for
years. This is his latest: "If get con-
troll of the team | will surely land the
club onc-two in the pennant race" An
son never was buffing, either, when
making these statements in previous
years, and was always ready to back
them with tie long green.
A despatch from Hot Springs says that
the Indians batting order will probably
be:-Burkett, Wallace, Childs, Mexican,
Sockalexis, Tebeau, McAlcer, to be fol-
lowed by the battery. =. '-,. -.-, esfs esfSss
McGraw is authority for the statement
that Corbett is the onl y one of the Balti-
more quartet of "hold outs who is kick
ing for more salary, and that Jennings,
Kelly and Keeer are holding out simply
because they don't want to go South to
train.
Herman Long, Of Boston, says:--"I
look upon Bobby Wallace as the wonder
of the League To take man out Of
the pitchers box and make star third
baseman out of him in one year is
record never before cqualled or even
approached. With another seasons ex-
perience Wallace will Outclass McGmw
and Collins"