The times., 1899-06-25
DIAMOND DUST.

Swain is Fort wayne's most reliable pitcher
He has improved in fielding and hits the ball
with regularity.
The Springfield and Toronto clubs have pro-
tested game hand awaiting the decision of
President Powers.
The Quaker City fence hitters are giving the
other League clubs a whole lot OF trouble. They
are liable to make the final running close and
exciting
Mcclure was more seriously hurt than at
first supposed, and it will be several days before
he is able to get back into the game. His alb
is keenly felt. = ~ f~
Dahlen's old-time Chicago friends gave him
warm reception in that city on Friday, accentuat-
ing their displeaslire at the action of the club
owners in exchanging hiIu for DeMontreville.
The pennant fight in the Eastern League is be-
coming fast and furious. Montreal, Rochester,
and Toronto, in the order named, lead the pro-
cession, with only scant margin between them.
Butler as b&ckstop improves with experience.
He is Woodworking, energetic player, and Is
always in the game. With confidence thoroughly
established, he will be valuable man on the
team
Manager selee of the Boston club is giving
Pitcher Lehr, of the Unverstyo OF Michigan team,
a try out Lehf is highly spoken of in minor
league circles, and at one time was sought after
by the Chicago club.
Tom Browns Springfield team is said to be
the scrappiest lot OF youngsters in the Eastern
League They will enter into argument upon
the slightest provocation, and fines and penalties
have no terrors for them.
DeMontreviIle seems to be on the toboggan at
Chicago. He has arrived at that stage where
the fans give him the hiss instead of the glad
hand This is too bad, but Gene" has no
one 10 blame but himself.
Everitt was struck one of his feet by
swiftly thrown ball. in Wednesdays game, caus-
ing him to lay off for repairs. He has such
broad territory of feet exposed that it is no
wonder such accidents should occur.
In the absence OF his father, X. II. Young is
compelled to keep his ''This is my busy day
card constantly suspended over his desk. His
correspondence is voluminous and he is kept
busy answering legal enquiries and assigning
uinpires to their fields of labor.
The Senator's have been losing with a painful
regularity, yet they have been playing strong
game But games won are what count, and the
fans don't care about close games, or well played
games. They want the club TO win; nothing
short OF this will be tolerated.
The wilkesbarre club owners have made a
mistake in putting prohibitive price upon the
services OF Patton and Coughlin. club in
the big League will pay the amount asked for
experiments but will wait and take $500 chance
on them at the close OF the season.
Manager Irwin is still at work trying to
strengthen his infeld. His signing of Decker is
another effort in that direction. Decker Is un-
questionably a better fielding first baseman than
| Cassidy, but is an inferior batter. Whether or
not he will fill the measure of expectation OF the
Washington management is problematical.
| Frisbee has Been recalled by the Boston club
management to play centre field, vice Hamilton,
| laid up for repairs. Frisbee is said to be by
! those who know his ability, one OF the most
| promising of the new generation of ball players
Barring experience, he is declared to be lamil-
| toms equal in all departments OF the game.
| CASEY, notwithstanding the knocks he gets
from one or two sporting writers, who insist that
he is not up to League standard. is one OF Han
| Ions strongest auxilaries His batting and base
running are.of the brilliant and sensational order
] 1fyap ha has wei
! is not looking for another third baseman 10 take
/ his place.
/ Green, of the Chicago club, while running to
| first base, was victim to Fred Tenneys bru-
/ tality In attempting TO put Green out, Tenney
| struck him squarely in the face with the ball:
/ knocking him out for n time The act seemed
| to the spectators to be malicious, and, OF course,
| intentional, and Tenney was roundly hissed Upon
his assertion that IT was an accident, he escaped
| penalty
we'll known Western magnate in discussing
| baseball matters with some friends recently said
! 'The sentiment that once gave life TO the game
! is practically dead and the business has now
come down to a cold and selfish proposition Of
money. All persons now engaged in the pro
! motion of the game are actuated entirely by sci
fish and mercenary motives | do not mean by
| this to convey the impression that magnates are
unmindfu OF the wishes and interests Of the pub
| lie As business they know they must pro
! vide satisfactory exhibition in order to make
! is that they are not making any extravagant ant
unwarranted outlay of money to secure the ser
| vices of alleged stars merely to crafty the de
mands Of a constituency whose only interest al
stake is local pride. Salary lists that few year
ago went up with some clubs to as high as $50.
600 a season now only half that much, ant
! vet notwithstanding that reduction the games are
| as well played as they We're then. if not bet
! ter Other extravagant and annoying expense
that niagnates were forced TO endure have beeI
abolished There is possibly not club in th'
League that cannot show on their expense ac
count a very large item paid as subsidy t.
sporting writers for supposed valuable services
The amount thus distributed is vast in proportion
and has been unjust to club owners and dcmoral
izng and unfair TO the game. This evil IS beini
abolished Club owners have come 10 understand
that when their teams play good ball the pubi
will attend the games despite adverse criticism
by the sporting writers. This is plain businfs
proposition, and the only reliable basis upci
which the game can be honestly and fairly main
tained- club that does not merit the supper
of the public will not get it, and 10 owner o
a club who expects to profit by the business vii
fail 10 take every opportunity within his reacl
10 give the public the very best exhibition pos
sbe. All interests considered anything short Q