The times., 1898-06-20
DIAMOND DUST.


Boston Globe.
Mercer handles himself like winner
Boston Globe
Charley Farrell always helps out with
his head work.-Boston Globe.
The Neutrality-suspicious. game of
June 10 was remarkable from the fact
that neither of the pitchers. weighing and
Hart, gave a base on balls and neither
team made an error. 1t was in all prob
ability, the first perfect game of base
ball ever played.
George Stallings is no longer manager
of the Phillies, he being deposed from
this position by the officials of the Phila-
delphia baseball club Saturday. This ac-
tion was taken after a conference in the
morning between President A. j. Reach
and Mr.. StallingS. Mr.. Iteach was not
In evidence either before, during af-
ter the game, and Col Rogers was down
at Cape May In their absence Secretary
ShettsIine stated that Mr.. Stallings had
neither resigned nor been discharged,
but that he had been temporarily de-
posed from the management and would
not be with the Phillies on the Western
trip Until the officials decide upon a new
manager, Mr.. Shettsline said he would be
in charge of the team.
There is too much bad blood between
the Bostons and Washingtons. There has
been no feeling shown by any other
teams which have been here this season.
There is no act in baseball more despica-
BILE than an intentional attempt TO inJure
an opposing player. The Bostons accuse
the Washingtons of attempting to in1ure
some of their players when the tight for
the championship was so hot last fall.
On the other hand, the Washingtons re-
NZll nFfn In ~. Ia
game of the season last fall, when he
did not put his best team in against the
Brooklyns. They claim that il kept them
from the first division. It is time this
feeling was wiped out.-Boston Journal.
Rem Mulford philosophers in the Gin
cinnati Post: Baseball is built on
foundation of inconsistencies. Managers
search far and wide for batsmen who
can hit the other fellows pitchers and
look for pitchers who can prevent the
other batsmen from getting hits.
Speaking of Fridays game Tim Muir
name says: Take the game as a whole,
it was a first-class contest, as both teams
were in a scrapping mood and were inter-
fered with by the umpire. In fact the
Washington men gathered around Um-
pire Lynch at the home plate and bluff
ed away for five minutes, led by Capt Nc
CURE, over one of their own blunders,
while the umpire stood offering eXplana-
tions. The point was that Myers and
Wrigley batted out of turn, putting the
latter out. It was a simple everyday
occurrence and some of the Washington
men fumed to think they must play ac-
cording to the rules. Mcguire was full of
fight and brought out a game with more
bad blood than has been seen at the
grounds this season. He pushed Tenney
and tried to put Long out. and acted
! L.
When old-timers like Mack go looking for
trouble they generally get it all right. and
no doubt the Senators will land all right
some of these days
Society seems to have taken up the
great national game of the States up in
Montreal, according to the following from
the Herald: That great institution,
known as the baseball 'fan-for a fan
is an institution-was of course expected
to patronize the American national game
here this Summer He was expected to
grow into substantial proportions and
make the investment profitable. This was
counted upon. But the support of the So
ciety people of the city was an unknown
quantity, and, knowing that II would
have an important effect upon the gate
receipts, the directors set to work to Sc
cure il. They built spacious and comfort
able stands, they erected private boxes,
they prepared a diamond that was sur
passed by none in the League, and, above
all, they secured a team that would make
a sudden dash for the pennant and re-
main in the shade of its folds through
out the season. All this had its effect.
Society has put its stamp of approval
on baseball, and with all classes now in
terested its success seems assured. The
latest victory of the Montreal team is
becoming matter of gratified comment,
its latest defeat a source of regret. at
afternoon teas and dinner parties Those
on whose hands time hangs heavily find
the baseball game pleasant diversion
for the stupid hours between o'clock and
dinner time And as for the fannie
would go anyway