The times., 1899-08-08
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.
Newsy Paragraphs About the f.
vorites of the Fans

vorites of the Fans.
In speaking of Fred Clarke's wonderful
steal home from third base, Louisville
writer says: '-The first Brooklyn game
was corker-9 to 2 in favor of Louisville.
In the sixth inning Clark was on third
base, with man on first. The man on
first started to steal second and Clark for
home on double steal. Mcclure made as
If to throw to second as soon as the man
on first started Clark, watching for this,
made his start with the motion of Nc
Cures arm, but the latter whipped the
ball to third and Clark was caught be-
tween there and the plate. The whole
team gathered round to assist in the put
out, and Casey in some way got near the
home plate and as the ball was passed that
way he stopped to make low catch Clark
seeing his opportunity, leaped over the
little fellows head and safely scored the
run without running out of the line. Moth
ing like it was ever seen before"
The game today between the Senators
and the Orphans will be hotly contested
Weybing and Kittridge will be on the
points for Washington and the mighty
Griffith will do the pitching for Chicago
The Boston players are said 20 be
affected with the ''hoodoo" malady, and
Lewis is claimed to be the latest victim
OF their suspicion. Lewis had better make
his escape from that land of the witches,
or he may be burned at the stake.
The city of Cleveland failed to support
a ball club, but when it comes to en-
couraging strike or maintaining a boy
colt the town is in the van.
Umpire Smith has concluded that he has
enough experience and will retire. He will
be succeeded by Frank Dwyer.
Manager Irwin has another hard luck
story to tell-out of the eleven games
played away from home Washington
should have had eight of them. Five
games were lost by one run, which they
should have won on their merits, but were
lost by accidents and untimely errors.
Fate seemed to be against the team at criti-
cal times, yet these unexpected and un-
looked for results are characteristic of
the game. 1t is about time now for the
luck to break the other way
Casey went behind the bat In Wednes-
days game and, Notwithstanding his long
absence from that position, he played like
a veteran. His throwing and batting was
strictly gilt edged.
Pitcher Powell, of St Louis, who pitched
and won the fourteen inning game with
Boston. is not only an artist on the slab,
but hard and timely batter. His home
run hit in that remarkable game won the
contest.
Lightning struck the Princeton grand
stand last week and did considerable dam
age. 1t was not pennant lightning.
This being ladies' day, and the Chicago
club the attraction, there will undoubtedly
be a big crowd at National Park this after
noon TO witness the debut of Washington's
new players, Coughlin and Miner.
The oft-repeated story that the Brook
lyn club is negotiating for Pitcher Dinneen,
of the Senators, is stale, improbable, and
untrue. Hanlon wired the Washington
management asking if it would consider a
proposition for Dinneen and was answered
in the negative That was the beginning
and ending of all negotiations.
Elmer Bates, the sporting correspondent
of Cleveland, is really In an unfriendly
mood toward everything baseballic. In his
Indignation ne petulantly denounces the
critics for their structures upon the Cleve-
land public for its failure to support one
of the best clubs in the League. He says:
1T was not what any player did, or did
not do that put the game 10 sleep in Cleve-
land" What was it? He has said that the
Cleveland public doesn't care anything
about the magnates or what they do, their
soIicitude being entirely with the players.
Bates will please untangie himself and
give the public the true story of the situa-
tion.
Manager Leonard, of Worcester, wishes to
make deal with the Chicago Club manage
ment TO secure Second Baseman Connors,
but is unable TO say whether Connors will
go 10 Worcester
McGraw is quoted as saying that he ex-
poets Boston to finish first. as he thinks
with Hamilton in the game nothing but &C
cident can beat the Champions out.
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