The evening times., 1898-05-10
DIAMOND DUST.

| Another jumping JACK Is naDle 10 pt
seen on the diamond again this year. Jer-
ry Nops, of the Baltimores. is said TO be
developing a new style of pitching which
| for weird and eccentric movements Is said
to far exceed anything ever attempted
by the famous Jones, and Is most start
ling in its effects. Nops faces the batter,
when with jump. le lands himself in the
baX facing second base. Pausing a mo-
ment his next move is an awe-inspiring
jerk of the ball as he twists round, and
movement. The effectiveness of the de-
livery depends upon how badly the par
alyzed batter is frightened.
The umpire under the Brush laws is
one of the finest examples of a despot
that could be offered the student of CIV
II government. What he says goes abso-
lutely. Freddie Clarke went yesterday
without much ado. when it looked to the
people in the stand if he was merely
congratulating Woods on his splendid de-
cision at second.-Louisville Post
Readers of New York newspapers must
stop to translate such Jargon this in
their efforts to find opt how the games
are lost or won: '.Wilmot plunked the
leather down the larboard gangway and
ambled 10 the third ottoman" A blue
pencil capable of reducing this bungling
attempt at wit to "Wilmot tripled"
would be keenly appreciated.
As matter of fact, Hamilton was not
driven out of Philadelphia by anyone
Exchange. o. yes, he was driven out of
Philadelphia and driven out with a big
ID. says the Philadelphia Ledger. ASK
Hamilton. He says it openly that he was
driven out of Philadelphia by Signor Jupe
and irwin and. being an interested par
~. he ought to know. The Philadelphia
management has confessed that IL let
Hamilton go upon the strength of mis-
representations by these people that the
feet-footed conterfielders was a .disorgan-
;zer. The Ledger denied The charge and
protested most vigorously at the time
against the dead. Signor Jupe ought TO
look over his own files and see where he
stood. how he approved of the exchange
OF Hamilton for Nash and what he said
about Hamilton at the time. The paral-
lei column would straighten out Siynor
Jupe on this Hamilton matter. as well as
on his change of front regarding good or
der and decorum at all games.
Sacrifices are all right at times, but
the hit and run game with good hitters
up Is better. while good Judgment in hit
ting is at all times essential to win games,
and with many men on the bench II
seems blunders like that one made yester-
day could not possibly occur unless the
players are afraid to open. their mouths
IN making suggestions to their manager.
Boston sacrificed twice yesterday-Klob-
danZ. who is not much of a hitter, in the
fourth. and Long, who has been hitting
well lately, in the ninth-each time with
men on first and second. and no one out
klobedanz was followed by Hamilton
and Tenney and Long by Duffy and Col
iins- In these cases good hitters were
not sacrificed to be followed by poor hit
ters. but poor hitters sacrificed and good
htters followed. There is nothing like
using good judgment at all times but
is this necessary in baseball
with so many teams playing all the fine
points of the game and letting none get
away from them.-Philadelphi Public
Ledger.
Pat Tebeau has been sorely afflicted of
late. His favorite son. a bright little
fellow. died at Hot Springs this Spring.
and now his wife has been at deaths door
A dangerous surgical operation was nee
essary TO save her life, but ii will be
some time before her recovery is assured
Tebeau was called from a game to his
wifes bedside. and the brave fellow did
not stop to change his uniform In his
haste to respond. Mrs. Tebeau's health
mas been precarious for years, and through
all her sufferings Pat has been q devot-
ed husband and tireless in his attention
TO his life partner. He has accompanied
her to Hot Springs for long stays during
the off season and one reason why he
made the California trip last Fall was to
give Mrs. Tebeau the benefit OF that cl-
mate.