The times., 1899-07-15
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND.
Newsy Paragraphs About the Mag
nates, Players, and Umpires.

Hanlon put Casey back in the game yesterday.
He received welcoming hand from the fans and
mace two hlts. IRWIN t1ed very hard 10 get
Casey in the Mcclure deal, but Hanlon was inrA-
orable IN his refusal. casey OF the best
aIi-around pia.,rs IN the League.
The report comes from New York that Catcher
Alex Smith refuses 10 come to Washington be.
cause he Las business iii New YORK winch is
profitable, and he says that he cannet afford To
saerince H. In that case he had Just rs well
aoaheoh Lasebaii. he cannot attend to privaIe
business ard give his best services TO 4 bai cub
at the same ume.
In an emergency MeGann can go behind the pat
anu eaten - Well naJo.Ity oi tine bach
stops.
Brooklyn, Philadelphia Boston, and Chicago
are now bnncLed IN tne 900 per cent column it
Is beaG'ilu4 tace, and II Wiu lie very ,.iincutt
10 name the winIer. Much depends upon cir
cuIns:anees.
President Dryfuss, OF the LousviIIes, aocomna-
nes ms club. lie is in Iae,lc lrame or n,in,l
and conhdent tnat the Cu,oneIs VIII aavanr.
Their stand.iis before the Close OF the season.
Since McGirnity's decline, McGraw is h,stlinp
to nnd another pitcher. lie will und in.
mafAet very snort on mat commodity.
seymour throw to the home Pate, which WAS
uncovered, let III three runs ana gave the game
Il
sG4kIng iIihne OF mina, and his bau worA Is yle-
oTousy denounced. ~ p
The addition of Mcclure to Hanlon's catching
San VIII aud much strength to Inc team Nc
CURE at present is afflicted with batting s,ump
but new surroundings may dissp pate tins hand:c.lp.
ana the music OF mis- bat wIii be agaln head
aDout th- cIamoHd
Miner, the lett-hander signed bv Irwin. is soid
by persons vino have seen both men play 10 be
much superior 10 rarton
Donovan. pitching for Richmond. will re-
vert to Washington at the close OF the Atlantic
League season, unless Ianion desires his serylces
All Atherton needs to make h;rr Il star third
basenian Is asgresiveness, Insurance. and activity
ihese virtues ne cen attain II he desires 10 do So
II lie would MAIN L lew at third run over
a few in the out and In fields, stand a base runner
or two on ms head, anu generally conduct himself
nke man loaded with electricity, he would be
the Gieatess in the business. Sunday ay-scLool ball
paying Vont win
Barring Smiths execrable work as an umpire
On bases IL was an enjoyable game for the spec
tatois yesterday Is /. possible TOR President
Young to deport Smith for the balance OF The
season:
Mcclure caught his initial game with the
Brooaiyns yesterday, and by beautiful play,
turned an impending defeat into victory
Hoy's magnificent catch of Freaman's hard-hit
ball saved the Colonies lots OF bother 1t was
labeled for three bases.
The Toronto club is again forging to the front.
The fight Tor ptnnant honors IN that league is
the closest known for years
Young in fit Of confidence and desperation
made a home run hit at the Polo Grounds yes
terday. The farmer by his excellent work this
season gives evidence that he has been reserving
his youth.
The Washington team IS giving first-class en-
te-tainments these days Not a man left the
grand stand yesterday until after the eighth in
ming.
You will have TO have a dip-net and balloon
if you 'spects git dem high ones NV Buck
Froeman's.' sand colored bleacherire to Dex-
ter yesterday.
Excepting the third inning Mercer pitched a
good game. He did not give base on balls
hit batter. Five clean hits were made off
him in that inning, scoring as many earned
runs.
The features of yesterdays game were the home
hits of oBrien and Mercer and the fielding
OF Clarke and Hoy.