The times., 1899-06-18
Screen Doors, 66c.
JOHN B. EsPEY.
1910 Pa. Ave.
DIAMOND DUST.

slagle's right arm was slightly injured in the
collision With Barry on Friday. but it will not
keep him out of the game
latham is umpiring college games out in the
Wild West where unsatisfactory decision Is
liable 10 result in sudden death
The Eastern club that wins so per cent OF the
present Western trip will kave no cause for com
plaint. The Senators expect to do that we'll
Harry yonderhorst, one of the owners of the
Orioles accompanies the team West He is very
much enthused over the splendid showing Of the
club
Magcon has almost recovered from his recent
injury, and expects to be back in the game this
week He is considered 10 be OF McGraw's
best players
The Senators will begin series OF four games
with the Indians at ST. Louis today, and the
chances are even that they will win at least
two OF them
The Toronto Club is now at the top OF the
Eastern League ladder. with Montreal second.
| The fight for the SteineTt Cup Will doubtless be
between these clubs
Pitcher Cunningham, of the Louisville club.
won his first game Of the season en- Friday. Last
year he was one of the top notehers, and won
several brilliant games for his club.
John o'Brien. second basem1n of the Baltimore
club, has been released to Pittsburg to replace
Retz, who was severely injured few days ago.
o'Brien joined the Pirates yesterday.
The political situation at Louisville this week
will be SO exhiharating and sensational that the
the Orioles are apt to be overlooked.
Young is showing evidences of disintegration in
his pitching. The Colonies batted him hard IN
Fridays game, and at its close he looked like he
had been doing a hard days harvesting.
The baseball fans OF ST. Louis are not as
were earlier in the season. In fact. their CON
fdence has given place to grave apprehension
With their emporium paving them about two
| thousand per month and their plethorie salaries
| as ball players, McGraw and Robinson will be
able 10 escape the vigors Of a winter with
out going hungry.
| Nops is one of the slowest pitchers in the
| League. 1t IS said he consumes time in studying
| the batters. II he should devote as much time
| to Studying some Of the professions he would
| graduate with honors.
i Manager Irwin thought 81 500 too much Of a
chance to take on minor league material that
! might turn out to be failures, and notified the
wilkesbarre club that further negotiations for
| the services Of the men desired were on.
Presiden. Stanley Robson Of the Cleveland
! Club. is said to be on a hunt for ball players
| What he needs more than hall PLAYERS Is a
/ Cleveland constituency of sufficient numbers TO
make the peanut business fairly remunerative.
/ sullivan. former manager of the Dallas Clab
! Of the defunet Southern League. says Texas is
tough country for the national game. The fans
down there demand maximum ball for a mini
mum price, and insist shooting the umpire
/ if his work is not satisfactory.
] Nhen BrO1le INJURED the Dali IN frtuay game
( he became thoroughly disgusted with himself and
I INDUCED in 4 personal roast that would have
/ done justice 10 Andrew Freedman. Founding his
| head with his fist. he said You ought to be
| fined $50 dollars; you are always making errors
ct critical stages you ought to go home and pick
( blackberries; you amt worth s. a year; You
would muh an apple dumping ii you were
J hungry
/ BurHs and Smith by their wretched work in
I New York, Friday, came very near melting
! a A
I to abide by the decisions made. and the game was
of the New York Club will doubtless result in
| the Holmes case. The Brooklyn Club will de-
4 mand not only the $1,000 fine provided by the
League statute for such cases, but also their
| proportion Of the gate receipts. returned TO the
spectators The New York Club owners will re-
/ sist the payment OF the fine, and in ext nuation
= of their action will recite the fact that the
/ magnates at the recent League meeting. recog-
MIXING the incompetency of the two umpires, re-
| quested President Young to remove them, which
I for some reason, he has failed TO do. Therefore.
in consideration OF the fact that the incompetency
/ Of Burns and Smith had been admitted at a meet
] ing of the League owners and by the magnates
themselves and their removal requested by general
/ consent, although no official action was taken,
/ that not being deemed necessary, the New York
/ Club owners say they cannot be held responsible
! for refusing to play under the umpirng Of the
! gentlemen named The case. unless matters
, should be speedily adjusted will furnish more
sensation for baseball circles. In the mean time
| President Young ought TO unload Burns and
Smith in justice TO himself and the game.