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COMMENT OF THE DIAMOND

Holy Cross at Georgetown Field to-day.
Joe CantiIlon predicts that his brother
Mixes Minneapolis team will win the
American Association pennant.
The Athletics found the Phillies the
! easiest sort OF picking in the series for
the championship OF Philadelphia.
Ty Cobb has been keeping up his repu-
tation for hitting and has led the Tigers
IN this respect in the spring games.
Rube Waddell is certainly behaving like
a perfect gentleman. It Is hinted that
Rube has the front seat or the water
wagon and is strapped on. Soon he will
be styled the model athlete.
The Won der Abe benefit game in St.
Louis netted s5.000. This will enable Chris
10 start IN business again The veteran
magnate was not present at the game
He was feeling indisposed and remained
al home
With MoTiarty showing well this year,
the New York Highlanders will have a
slam inheld Hal Chase on first,
Harry Niles on second. Kid Elberfeld at
short, and Moriarty on third makes a
great combination.
Arthur Irwin. manager Of the Unions,
was here yesterday 10 make arrange
ments 10 bring the new team here later
IN the week. Irwin hopes to arrange to
play couple of exhibition games before
the opening Of the season on April ..
The intercollegiate association Of West
ern Pennsylvania has gone on record as
opposed to summer baseball playing, and
no player who INDUCES in the game for
money in the warm months win be al
lowed to play with any college team in
the association.
Lajoie and stovall have forgotten their
little differences Of last fall StovaH has
been sorry for HIS part IN the affair ever
since. He realizes his mistake, and right
now would fight for the Nap leader at
the drop Of the hat. The two compare
notes every day. and frequently play pool
together
We have been handicapped to some
extent by rain since We left the Coast"
says Fielder Jones. I'VE have missed
many games, which would have given the
boys some good work. but we viii be
ready when the bell rings TO hold our
own with the best Of them. The work on
the Coast was something the other clubs
did not have That put Us in good condi-
tion. and we could afford 10 have few
days of"
1t is really a shame that there are not
more Silk O'LoughIins floating around on
the umpiring staff Of the two big leagues.
The spectators only appreciate him when
man comes around whom no one can
hear and few can understand by his
signs. You can understand O'Loughiin
both ways. and President Ban johnson
can consider himself lucky in having such
an umpire He could stay here all sea-
son and the local cranks certainly would
not care.-Cincinnau Commercial Tribune.
IT is the woman fans who make the
Little Rock team OF the Southern League
possible. A writer has this 10 say about
the support OF the gentler sex there:
Little Rock. the fast-developing little
burg OF Arkansas, has. they claim. more
woman fans than men. il is the sport
OF the fair sex. Micky Finn doesn't have
any ladies' day attractions there, because
il would be a big loss 20 him Almost
One-haIf or the daily attendance at the
park are women. and while they do not
coach their heroes OF the diamond as the
dyed-in-the-wOOi bleacheTite might. their
cheering is always the big noise in en-
couTaging the athletes"