The times., 1898-08-18
DIAMOND DUST.
Mercer played fine game at short.

Mercer played a fine game at short.
But didn't they everlastingy hit that ball!
The Toronto club is slowly moving up the line
And everybody is asking why Watkins let him
go.
No time for foolishness-the boys are PLAYING
ball. 80
A new manager is likely to show I'D at any
moment.
The sample of pitching Killen has given us will
win games.
They will atone for the past by good work in
the future.
The fact of the whole matter is, they all
played ball.
Mercer did some timely hitting and fattened
his average.
Slide, Sci, slide! Don't lose an opportupitv
to get rum
With the present daily attendance pay days NAV
be little delayed
From now on the Senators will play the
game of their lives.
Weighing was in evidence again. He had the
whole push guessing
''Old Reliable had an eighteen caret smile
on his face yesterday.
Pay day is occasion when all the bows
Show up in good condition
Selbach opened the performance with three
bagger to the left field fence
Baseball would be great game If one could
keep the fresh alecks out of it.
With all the display of his lung powers, Tom
Tucker fails to enthuse the Browns
One is not sufficient time TO test the
wisdom OF the double-umpire system
Foxy ball players are not always good ball
players-that adjective has many applications
The Atlantic City team is playing a won.
derfully fast game, and defeating all comers.
Pitcher MeGee, of the Louisvilles cannot stand
the pace. For about six innings he is effective.
Al Maui is phenom. His pitching wing is n
century plant that blooms out at stated inter-
walls.
The Orioles are getting even with the Col
onels for the lambasting they received at Brews-
vile month ago.
Jake Wells's Richmond club is playing good
ball. and the owners will realize on their in
vestment this season.
Ii Tim Hurst will call at Earl wagner's Office
he can get the address OF gentleman who de-
sres to give him new hat
Earl Wagner is not a hard losar He can mart
with his coin as gracefully and good naturedIv
and look as pleasant as any magnate in the
league
An old umpire of national reputation gives II
as his honest opinion that there are but five
umpires in the business who are competent TO
work alone.
Mr.. Wagner has been away from the city for
a few days, looking over the fields of thorough
breds and fast comers with a view to an early
investment
Ball players who have gone along the line of
victories and defeats burning the candle at both
ends generally wind up their career by sing
the hat for charity.
Short stop Goldman, Catcher Heydon. and
Pitcher Fertsch, OF the Lancaster club of the
Atlantic League, are said to be fast enough for
a draft into the big league
Pitcher Dunn, of the Brooklyns, is considered
its winning pitcher: He let the Clevelands down
with one run in Tuesdays game giving them
ten hits of the scratch and scattered order
Pat Powers, president of the Eastern League
deserves. more honors and emoiuments than ne
is receiving in that community. He is the
soul Of honor and a business man of the highest
character.
The ball player who has been reasonably sue
cessful, who has been sober, faithful and indus.
trlous. has something to show for his work that
viii enable him to go into other business when
his ball days are over. 1t is pity there are not
more of that kind. 4. !