The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-04-21
DIAMOND DUST.

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Baltimore didn't do a thing to Bosto,
yesterday.
The ex-champions made sixteen hit
off the champions two pitchers, Sullivan
and Lewis.
Nichols must be the only pitcher thu
Bostons have this year.
What do you think? The Phillies wor
another game.
Sixteen hits is a good many for tine
Quakers to make off Meekin.
"Jake" Altman, one of Princeton's
most famous ex pitchers and right
tielders, has signed with the Greensburg,
Pa. Club. Altman is hiding his light
under bushel, for he was a good fielder
and batter enough to get position on
some good minor league team, if not the
old pitcher Of the Catholic University
of Washington, has also signed with
Greensburg.
Manager Mersheimer, of the West
New York Field Club, has arranged a
return game for next Sunday with the
X Giants, to be played at the Wcehaw-
ken grounds. Next week the colored
champions will locate at North Adams,
Mass, for the season, and after this
game will not play in this vicinity until
June. The KS are anxious to wipe out
their defeat of last Sunday by the West
New Works, and hot game can be ex-
pected.
The Pittsburg Club, through Manager
Watkins, has come into line with prize
package offers to its players. If the team
finishes fifth each player will receive
500 IN addition to his salary; if fourth,
an additional $50 will be given and SO
on. Watkins has heretofore been
against this scheme, taking the
stand that player was paid to do his
very best without extra inducement. 1t
is good thing, nevertheless, for love of
the coin is predominant among ball |
players, and an extra hundred or so
means 50 many less snow balls and so
many more high ones" in the winter.
Some umpires who officiate behind the
bat this year have protective harness,
which is both wierd and cumbersome in
appearance, although no doubt most USE
full. for the purposes intended. Snyder
has shield of corrugated iron apparent.
ly, of crescent shape, with a pie bite
slice out of it for his neck, and he looks
as if he was in an old fashioned stocks
doing his "bit' for some criminality
Many of the spectators at
game thought the punishment
suited the crime.
Umpire Swartwood has a peculiar
shield which is buckled to his left arm,
20 that when he folds it on his chest it
protects him from foul tips, Swart-
wood, with a broadsword, would look
ike gladiator of old in action.
Lynch pads himself around the body
% that his chest development would
10 credit to Sandow or a museum fat
Joy.
"Wes' Curry needs padding all over
or when he runs across the field his
zones rattle and the spectators are in
fear of his falling apart and
lis bones joining together again like the
skeletons one sees on the stage.
klobendanz, of the Bostons, is not up
o last seasons form. He is young and
trong though, and will come around
With all of his old speed and curves in
lue time.
Collins, Bostons third baseman, is
till unapproachable in fielding the posi-.
ion. He has all the points He is
faceful, active and accurate, and above
il, young and still "a-colaing."
fuckers work for Brooklyn demon
trates Manager BARNES good judgement
n refusing to release him to St. Louis.
ON is as full of ginger as when he was
young fellow. Ginger snaps are New {
England production, and Tom comes {
rom Holyoke, Mass. ...