The sun., 1898-01-24
DIAMOND DUST,

Buck Ewing has been fooled. Fol
months the veteran catcher and first
bascman has made all kinds of PROPOSE.
tions to der Poss Chris for the services
of Billy Hart, but to no avail. Won der
Abe let Hart go to Pittsburg in exchange
for llughey and Sl,S00.
"Can secure the services of Everett
and Connor??' is question over which
President, Pullman Louisville pondering.
Chicago is perfectly willing to allow these
men to go providing enough Of the
wherewithal can be secured and the
Louisville President is just wondering if
he has got the necessary. As it stands
now, however, is possible that when the
gong sounds on next April Everett and
ConnOr will be bedeckel in an outfit of
the CoIoncs.
For months followers of baseball all
over the country, have been wondering
why Manager Selee, of Boston, was look
ing all over for pitchers for his team.
Now rllmor has been tloated which may
explain Selee's desire which is to the
effect that "kid'' Nichols was and is still
on the verge of becoming has-been.
His arm, it is said, is giving out and
few weeks before the season closed he
complained of a lameness in the shOul-
der 1t will be rendered that the crack
OF Bcantown was obliged to do more than
ordinary work during the season and
break down was looked for at almost anv
time. When the "kid' began to COM
plain, then it was that Selcc began look
ing around.
Baltimore fans are already guessing as
to the makeup of the intield since Boyle
and ReitZ have became Senators. One
guess is Ilughey Jennings will cover
first, Joe Quinn second, and Montreville
sh,rtstop.
Records have it that Breitcnstcin, the
$1,000 beauty, has made only one home
run since he began playing professional
ball. Meckin gave him the hit
Eddie Mexican, of the Cleveland Club |
is anxious to play in New York, and
rumor has it that George Davis was given
power toarrange a deal. This. however,
has been denied by the New York Club,
and, to make matters worse, Frank &c
Haas Robinson, of the Tebeau tribe, is
reported to have said that he would not
dispose Of Mexican to the New York !
Club for any amount.
Tony Mullane, Fred pfeffer and Bob
Clark, all former players will be found
among the applicants fora place on the !.
League umpire staff. !
President Hart, of the League ball
club, has received a letter from Tora
lIiraoko, of kirschio, near Toxic, Japan,
in which the writer says he has been
able to introduce the American national
game among the members of the Toxic
Athletic Association, an organization
planned on the American system of
athletic clubs The members are .Japa-
ncse Of the better class, many of whom
speak the English language. The game
has made quite a hit with them and
rora IIiraoko asks if Mr.. Hart can get
him some more implements of the game
|or their use. The writer of the letter
was in America last summer and saw his {
irst ball game in this city as a guest of
Mr. Hart. lie grasped the idea of the
game readily, and when he left for home S
ook with him number of bats and ,
)alls with the idea of showing his :
ricnds how baseball is played. !
The conditional abolition of the bunt
lit does not meet with the approval OF /
many League magnatcs. and it is i
hought that the idea will not connect a
when it is brought up at the schedule
Meeting next Spring. The movement to i
10 away with this hit is headed by J. {
earle Wagner, manager Of the Senators. c
Nothing is expected to result from it. S
uch change in playing rules would \
Interfere with the progress of the game I
nd greatly detract from its science. II
he national game is too far advanced
nd too well patronized to put it back
IN years. \