The times., 1898-07-14
DIAMOND DUST.

Bert Myers has been given a ten days
notice OF release
Donovan win play centerheld during
Charley FarrelTs enforced lay-of.
Il is the war that has ruined the attend
ance al New York-Freedman' war upon
umpires and newspaper men.
Charley Dryden, Of the Journal. says
If Freedman viii keep his mouth closed he
viii have no reason for closing his gates
al Wagner has been sent back to third
base. and will probably be kept there, as
he Is playing the position TO the satisfac-
tiou of the managers
Jack Doyle is giving an exhibition of his
versatility as a ball player since joining
the Giants. He has been at right field.
sh0rtstop, and may next go 10 second or
third base There is. however. but one
position where he is an acknowledged sue
cess, and that is first base.
The attendance at the New York games
in proportion TO the number of people
the club has TO draw from is no larger
than that al Louisville or St. Louis, not
withstanding the club Is on a winning
streak. Andy should send out another
long telegram.
Tom Kinslow, who was at one time one
Of the best baclstops in the business, is
practicing daily al National Park in or
der that he may again get into condi-
tiOn and into the game. Tom is yet a
young man and has several years more of
baseball usefulness in sight, and il is to
be hoped that he viii avail himself Of this
opportunity to re-establish himself into
the good graces Of managers and the pub
lie.
Magnate Brush has announced to the
country that he will accompany the Gin
cinnau club upon their next trip East in
order TO witness the work Of the double
umpire system and other things relating
TO the decency and dignity Of the game
He will doubtless be received in all the
league cities with distinguished consid-
Grafton Freedman no doubt will fall
upon his neck and give him shower
bath OF tears.
Commodore buckingham Ewing, Prince
Con- as Tim Hurst designates him. is
playing the roll of heavy villain from
the bench in his efforts TO intimidate UNI
pires. II is said OF him that when the
decision Of an umpire is not I'm harmony
with his wishes, he eXclaims in a loud
tone Of voice: we will have 10 stand
II, i guess, but you will be with us only
short time; you are already booked for
bounce" Knowing that Buck is
strongly intrenched in the good graces
Of Rear Admiral Brush, this admonirfon
from the bench has put some of the urn-
pires TO guessing.
Ed Hanlon and J. Earl Wagner are the
only two magnates connected with the
National League who have q thorough
knowledge Of the game in all its details
ana teehnicalities. Earl never keeps tab
OF the games, but can describe the plavs
weeks, months and even years after they
nave occurred. His memory of baseball
events that transpired many years ago.
even TO details, is simply remarkable
He is reference library of useful infor-
nation for all the baseball PLAYERS who
are hunting up some fact in connection
with the history Of the game, and. withal.
he is, like Hanlon. master of the game.
Hanlon's success is due to his fine dis
crimination of the strong and weak points
OF a player, and he seldom errs in his
analysis. Therefore, every man on his
team is an artist In his position. If the
National League would relegate the duty
Of making bylaws, rules and regula-
uOns" 10 these two gentlemen we would
have code OF laws characterized by
common sense, that would make the ma
uonal game thing Of beauty and a joy
forever.