The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-07
DIAMOND DUST.

Yank Sterlith, of this city, who il
catching for Rogue Corners, Fall Rive
Club, of the New England League, il
said to be the best base thrower in The
league.
Wick Willis pitched a very credltablt
game for Boston yesterday, the New
Yorks, said to be the next champions
only getting nine hits off him.
Doc Amole, formerly of this city, got
touched up pretty lively by Brooklyn
yesterday, they getting seventeen hits.
Tom Flanagan, of this city, who is
pitching for the Fall River club, shut
out the the Newport team on Monday.
The Newport club last year won the
pennant in the New England League.
Flanagan only gave them two hits This
Is surely a hit for Tommy.
The High School and Friends School
did not play ball yesterday afternoon on
account of the rain.
Pitcher Swain has been recalled by
Washington, and he is slated to pitch in
one of the games against the Phillies
next week.
Tom Brown is to retire from the dia-
mond and manage the Washingtons from
the bench. McIIale will be placed in
centrGfeld.
Earl Wagner admits that it was mis-
take to have tried to get the team in con-
dition by practice at home. lie says
that next spring the club will be taken
South for early practice.
Louisville and Pittsburg haven't
shown up well thus far.
Baltimore has won eight games. OF
these AlcJames has twiried in five.
Catcher Fuller has been given his ten
days notice of release by Louisville.
There have been rnmors that Rusie's
arm was ION the hog" His work on
Wednesday against the Bostons is evid-
ence enough to show that the Hoosier
twirler is still king of the box and that
his salary arm is still able to earn it's
way.
Burns, who is substitute pitcher of
the Giants, Is somewhat ovefshadowed
by having such cracks on the team as
Rusie, Mcakin, Seymour and Dohcnv,
but when young Mr. Burns gets show,
which is sure to come, he will shine
with the other stars 1t is only a matter
OF time.
The Philadelphia Club is said to have
offered $1,000 for George Davis. Presi-
dent Freedman refused, or rather
''spurned," the offer, Georges WORK
ye sterday shows that the New York's
president was Il sensible man. 1t takes
but few of such games to make 4 player
like Davis worth several times the salary
naid him. d..
Philadelphia critics are making the
oudest kind of ''holler'' against the |
lmpires. Curry is the last poor official
% come under the ban. Philadelphia,
80, was the first town to approve OF the
10 kicking rule. John T. Brush is no
onger favorite in Quakerville.
John T. Brush, the Cincinnati mag
late, is having lots of luck this year in
his baseball ventures. Not only are the
holding the lead in the
eague race, but indianapolis is also
eadng in the Western League. Mr..
Brush is the owner of both these clubs,
nd there is nothing but all kinds of
money in sight for him.
Manager Stallings has begun to swing
lis AK. Pitcher Murphy being the first
o feel its edge. Murphy has been
armed out to the Hartford Club of the
atlantic League.
1t is said that Doyle will ultimately
ucceed Brown as manager OF the Wash
gtons.
j. Earl Wagner says that the umpires
annot be too strict in putting the rules :
nto effect. "Umpires make mistakes"
aid the Washington magnate Thurs
ay, "but that is no reason why there |
hould be no outbreaks