The times., 1899-03-13
DIAMOND DUST.
Baseball is being introduced in Manila
Al Maui Is I;ruhcrirr nm his arn, NJ Liz hcm

Baseball is being introduced in Manila
Al Maui is Iimbcring up his arm at his home
in Philadelphia.
1t is suspected that Jack Doyle is Sir Andy
freedmans man Friday
Theodore Brctensten has signed contract
with the Reds for the coming season.
The meeting 0; tho Western League will be
held at the Republican House, in Chicago, on
March %.
Arthur Irwin has bet with Dan Miller Of a
suit OF clothes that the Senators will beat ont
the Phllies.
Dusty" Miller was rendered a banquet 10y
CyGnet, Ohio. admirers before leaving for Gin
cinnat 20 join the Reds.
DcMontreviIle Will play at second lase for Chi
cago, Mccormick viii look after short held, and
Wolyerton will cover third.
Frank hillen has rented his house in Alleg
/ heny, Pa, for the summer, and viii bring his
wife and children to this city.
Manager Selee, of the Boston Club, thinks lac
has secured prize in Frisbce. the crack out-
fielder of the Kansas City Club.
Louis Berbsuer, the famous second base
man, is open for engagement He says he is
IN good shape 10 play once more.
Manager Day has signed pitcher for the
Giants. He j. H. Irving Hampton, OF Bound
Brook, y. J.. and is said 10 control some fine
curves.
The least ohtrusivc magnate a, The meeting
| was j. Earl Wagner lie seldom in the
! Sporting Life
Jac. Taylor. now that he has Joined the Reds,
| Is LAYING claim to the championships Tor the
| Cincinnatis. Jack started out with -. L0ui,
| last season, and made the same claim for the
/ Browns.
/ ''Nluggsy' McGTaw is awaiting the series of
games to be PLAYED in the South between the
BroOklyus and Balrinorcs with goatmg antici-
! patton He says he will make his old associates
: hustle 10 win.
Jimmy Nc Aleer the crack cenuefelder Of tie
/ Cleveland Club, and of the greatest out
ielders the game ever produced has announced
| his retirement nom the diamond forever. Tie
Spiders lose Il great man in McAler
Manager Selee says that the new balk rule
will require catchers who can line The ball
to second base with the speed oi q Shot and tht
accuracy of a rifle. lie thinks that in Berger
and Clarke he has two such catchers.
President Kerr. of Pitt,luTg. says thar j
Robson holds on to the Cleveland franchise the
chances are that he will play the club th'
road most Of the time. II' believes that Bllt
more will play out the schedule much ia th,
same way.
II had the pleasure w.ltes Jake Morse go
meeting Arthur lryin'- Wanted fnd. J. i
O'Briom, AT the New York League meeting. Tht
young viii doubtless make Is good an i'm
preston upon others he did upon yours truly
lie looks all right Arthur SAYS he Is"
The following League PLAYERS have coached col
lege teams: Ted" Lewis, Harvard; Lander
Brown; Duffy, Boston; Kttrdgc. Holy Gross
Camel, Williams; Nichols. Amherst; Tcnv
Dartmouth: Jennings Cornell; Clarke, Prince
ton; Dwyrr, Hobart and joe Kelly, Cornell
John ]. Saunders writes in Sporting Lie
"Dreyius, while coming home on the train TeAt
long interview with linn in the Washington
- The JOKE Of the thing is that Mr.. Drev
i.fus never in Washington during lis triI
East, did he have any interview with an,
Washington people. The - man must hav,
4 wonderful Imagination
President Powers, Of the Eastern League hal
returned from the Pacific Coast. and while II
Frisco had a talk with Joe Corbctt 81 thiul
il is safe to bet that Corbctt will not play viii
Brooklyn this season., says Powers. He ha
good, lively business, and is making money
He told me he had about decided never to play
ball again with any team.''
The news that ''Scrappy BIZ Joyce has beer
ordered TO report to Manager Day, Of the New
York Club, created considerable comment
few weeks ago Mr.. Day made the positive an
nouncement that joyce would not be mem
Der OF the New York team this season. In view
players are not speaking terms with Joyce
and that il has been admitted he created most o
the dscoTd and dissension in the team last wear
il is hard TO understand this latest move ON tht
part of the local msnagement.-New York Sun
Boston cranks elated over the acquisition
of Clarke, the backstop who caught Tor th
Orioles last year. The champions had grea
| aggregation Of ball tosseTs without Clarke bu
he strengthened the catching department to sIlcl
an extent that the rOoters are already predict
ing that the Beaneaters will end the 90 seasoi
| pehnant winners once more. Manager FranI
| Selee believes that Clarke IS great addition
| TO his team and is commended for his sagacit,
In napping up the Baltimorean when he ha,
the oPpoTtunify.-Philadelph Enquirer.