The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-25
DIAMOND DUST.

The Cincinnati Club has released Pitch
er Hahn, and he will sign with Detroit,
1t is said that Cy Swain did not at all
relish the publicity given his humorous
qualities.
]. Earl Wagner left this city for Phila-
delphia yesterday morning. He will not
return until Monday.
Moran. of the Georgetowns, is attract
ing considerable attention by the excel
lence of his playing.
Woods and Chance, ChicaSo's pony bat
terry have been tried out in a game and
have done remarkably good work.
Tom Burns has announced that his Chi
cago club is complete and he will stand
pat until the opening of the season.
Baron Setback took on quite an amount
of flesh during the Winter, but it does not
seem to interfere with his activity in the
least.
The impression prevails that winning
material is on Chicago's pay roll and that
Tom Burns will get the Colts into trotting
| together.
OF the twelve clubs of the National
League all but two will probably play
Sunday ball this season. The exceptions
will be Philadelphia and Boston.
The strain to which catchers are some
times subjected may be illustrated by the
experience of Connie Mack, who, one
| season. caught 125 games, handling the
delivery of twenty-five pitchers.
Gus weighing has reported in Washing
ton and is said to be the picture of
health. The ex-Philadelphian talks hope
fully of his return to the National
League.-Philadelph Inquirer.
The Chicago players have registered a
| protest against Waycross. Ga, and ask
to be removed from there Immediately.
Ryan, LANCE. Chance and Donahue have
bad ankles from the grounds.
| A specialist who examined Cuppy's arm
| at Hot Springs found cord at the elbow
out of place. The arm will be in a plaster
! cast for three weeks and then it is eX-
pected it will be as well as ever.
| Ned Hanlon frankly states that he
| knew nothing of the real features and
wording Of the Brush resolution until he
! heard it read, and before its author had
! half finished he knew sit was exactly
! what was needed"
The new rule about playing off post
| poned games in the big circuit is a wise
! departure. They may be played off on
/ the grounds of other than the horne club,
/ if no chance offers to work in the game
as originally scheduled.
Manager Burns. of Chicago. has de-
! clared that his team is no longer to be
! known as the Colts and President Hart
/ agrees with him. No new name has been
! suggested as yet. but one viii no doubt
! crop up in some unexpected manner.
! Cy Swain. the tall sycamore Of the
! Ohio, has declined to attach his auto. to
Washington contract for less than
/ $l,s00, and the chances are that the Sena-
/ torial ball-tossers will he minus the serv-
ices of the Buckeye boy this season.
/ 1t is said that the following gentlemen
I have been selected by President Young
: as league umpires fr the coming season:
/ Emslie Lynch, O'Day, Mcdonald Con-
molly, Woods, Heydler, Snyder, Charlie
! Cushman, Curry, Andrews and Swart-
wood
A dispatch from, Chicago says that
/ Uncle Arson has an option on the Chi
/ cago Club. The figure is said to be $3.50
! 600, and ii is among the possibilities that
! Arson may become the nominal owner of
the club from which he recently was sup
posed to have permanently retired.
Owing TO the fact that the Boston club
cleared more than 100000 last season, the
| champions this year will travel in luxu-
rious style. They will stop at the most
expensive hotels and will nos be com
PEELED to sleep in smokers while on the
| road, as some managers compel their
| players to do.
The Chicago Tribune has asked its read
! ers for suggestions for a new name for
the Chicago ball team, as Tom Burns does
not like that Of the Colts. a number of
| suggestions have been received. among
! them being "Burnsides.' "Quills, 8" white
ders," 'Cuckoos," "Sweethearts'' and
Has Beens."
Capt Robinson of Baltimore says of the
| schedule: II guess we won't have any
need for ordinary clothes or valises this
season. 1T seems to be a case of play ball
! grab a sandwich and run for the train.
| I'm going 10 buy a jumper, a pair of
overalls and a big sponge and that will
be all my baggage. We will not have
time to change uniforms, so l will haul
the jumper and Overalls on over my uni
! form when not playing"
Manager Tim Hurst says: Some peo-
pie don't believe I'll be a success as man
ager They don't know me. I've follow
| ed baseball for a long time, and have
| lasted for eight years an umpire. In
that period I've learned more about ball
players and their methods than one has
any idea of, and / think I'm capable of
handling at least a tail-ender. The St
Louis team can't finish any worse than
last year That's a comfort"
Jack Crooks speaks thus Of Pitcher
Daniels. who was secured by ST. Louis
from Columbus: He will be Il winner in
the big league. sure. He is a left-hander
and | honestly consider him in the Brett
enstein class. He has good speed, SPLEEN
did contro! and deceiving curves Up to
the time he left the Columbus team last
Summer he was considered our winning
twirler. He has performed great work
in the Western League for the past sew
eral years, and ! cannot imagine why he
was not gobbled up by National League
club before. There is not much differ
ence between the playing in the big
league and the Western, and a pitcher
who has gained the renown that Daniels
has in the latter organization is bound
TO have success in any company. Pete
will do, the Browns pitching department
is sure to be strengthened greatly by
him"
President Freedman. of the New York
club, is heartily in favor of any rule
which will eliminate any existing evil or
ungentlemanly conduct on the ball field.
He says: I'VE have been quoted in nu-
merous papers throughout the West as
having rowdy players on the team. This
is not so. The New York players are all
gentlemen. and the patrons of the game
in New York never had any cause to
complain about their conduct They saw
we agitate kicking with the umpire.
That's another falsehood Our players
will continue to play clean ball. and any
offender of this rule VIII be dealt with
accordingly"