The times., 1898-10-18
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
pIAMoND DUST.

There is a letter at this office for Frank
Kellam.
II there was any baseball deal made at
pittsburg, it escaped the attention of the
argus-eyed Smoky City scribes.
Jim McGuire's showing as first base
man conlpares favorably with majority
of the regular guardians of the initial
sack
Mercer played in more different posi-
rions this season than any other player in
the league. and acquitted himself credi-
tably in all of them.
aErl Wagner, of the Washington club,
has been In town for some days. His
presence, he says has nothing to do with
any probable baseball deaL-Pittsburg
Leader.
Last Saturday night the Coloneis cele-
brated their Jump" out of the last hole in
the league race In genuine, old-fashioned
kentucky style, but OH, what headache
followed
The Cincinnati Club, in securing Jack
Taylor has wonderfully strengthened an
already strong pitching staff Breiten-
stein, Taylor, Hill and Hawley form 4
Big Four
Notwithstanding the disastrous financial
wear an expectant smile and will come up
smiling next Spring with the same old
confidence of yore.
The champion BostOns will close their
season on Saturday next with a game at
Spencer, Mass. the home of Martin Ber-
gen. and large turnout of Rubes is an
ticipated 10 see Martie ''ketch.'
Buck Freeman did not make an error
during the twenty-nine games he played
with the Senators. which is a remarkable
record when the number of chances ac-
cepted-forty-one-i considered.
Since the organization of the league in
1876 Boston has won the pennant eight
times; Chicago. six times; Baltimore,
three times; Providence and New York
twice each, and Detroit and Brooklyn
once each.
The professional future of "Scrappy
Biz Joyce is hedged about with doubt
and uncertainty. The game without him
would be shy one of the most accom-
p!ished peace disturbers on the diamond.
Therefore, he would be missed.
Ted Sullivan is shaking the mesquite
bushes down about San Antonio in order
10 flash some phenoms during the dark
house" season. Ted has not as yet COM
pleted his teams for that Cuban eXpedi-
tion, but he declares that everything is
progressing favorably.
President Nick Young returned Satur-
day evening from Pittsburg, where he
spent the week in attendance upon the
knights Templar conclave. He is now
busily engaged in the intricate mazes of
figuring out the averages of the ball
players for the season of 1898. 1t will re-
quire about two weeks time TO complete
this work
When the league officials meet this VIM
ter they will consider the causes that
have operated in the season just closed
10 the detriment Of baseball and find
remedies for them. They will appreciate
the necessity of enacting legislation that
will suppress the rowdies of the ball field.
and they will also see that the tail end
teams are strengthened.-New York Her
aid.
President Robson of Cleveland, says
that some Of the National League mag
mates have been fieeced in their purchases
OF minor league material. He says: "I
know of half a dozen men who have been
purchased at big prices from minor
leagues who will not last six days in fast
company. One particular player, for in
stance, who was secured from the West
ern League at a cost of 5000. | am conf
dent will never do at all. There are some
clubs which make business of advertis-
ing some particular player and then sell
ling him TO the big league. This is one of
them. There are four or five better men
IN the Western League than he in his po-
siiion.'
out of the s2i games scheduled for the
National League in the last season SgI
We're played, the other q having been
left unplayed for various reasons Not a
single club completed its entire schedule
of l54 games. Cincinnati and Washington
played the greatest number of games
each playing 152 out and leaving two un-
played. Louisville left three unplayed.
New York, Chicago, and St Louis four
each; Baltimore. Boston, Philadelphia,
and Cleveland five each: Pittsburg six,
and Brooklyn nine. Thus the Grooms
played fewer games than any of the other
clubs-ll5 Two of Raltimores unplayed
games were with Boston, one with New
York one with Brooklyn, and one with
Philadelphia. The last two were actually
played, but were tied games that could
not be played off