The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-27
SPORTS AND PASTIMES.


The game announced for Yesterday between
the Nationals and Nnnnys had oic postponed on ac-
count OF the iau THIS last game aud the tie Of
Medn shay will hc played "H when the Aibinys visit
this city III August.
The Nationals and Albamys played their
FIRST game In this city their second trip on Weduc-
day last. The game WAS curious mixture of brilliant
plays aud miserable errors combined, In which the
most costly OF the latter placed 10 the credit al
The Nationals The score was tie 10 to ~ darkness
preventing continuance at the end of the ninth
inning, M through the game excitement among the
large crowd ran high. from the fact that hrs one aud
then tile other club would manage 10 get the lcad The
httlug was splendid, Derby aud Baker took Lynch
aud SNYDER places early In The game aud finer cN
Intuition ot pitching and catching never was seen IN
this city. Gcthatdt carried oil tile fielding houors.
Joe making sclne miraculous stops aud throws pur-
ing the game the rst ballot from Cincinnati read
by capt Prince, aud the mention of Hancock lead
caused loud aud long applause Tile umr,ing
miserable.
The League clubs are again cudcavoring
National Association PLAYERS To break their contracts
with the clubs they are ut present engaged with.
Iiu1aln Chicago Cleveland Worcester Providence
aud Troy condemn the dshunoioblo practice re-
sorted TOP
The clipper publishes the past week a
picture NJ Mason, VI the Athletics Of philadelphia,
as one Of the most prominent players of the country.
In the estimation ot those who saw him here with ths
Athletics he is only good enough To carry the hats,
Tor he Is about the worst In the business.
Would it not be we'll for the gentlemen
who occupy seats la the grand stand to do less talking,
siony They should ,cmemher that they seated with
idies, aud the noise aud racket Is ve,y hard ior the
representative of press to CORRECTLY
The exhibition oG Wednesday was dsgiaccfu to our
city, This Is not Albany, should he horne In mind
10y the strong lungs
Gerhartt' average will overtake any other
player IN the country rs Gar rs fielding Is con-
cerned. Mcclellan too Is away up, both in fielding
and batting.
The new Rochester team will play the
Nationals In this city Monday, csday, and Wednes
day OF the present week. Long Levi Meye,le Is with
| the Rochesters. Give him hearty welcome.
The Nationals sigh for League club.
The Nationals and Albanys played a
| championship game In this city Friday The Ma
tioais won easily by score of idto 3. The batting
of the home nine was splendid. they pounding Nichols
every direction. GGrhanlt, Powell, Derby, naker.
| bany player who could hit Derly's pitching The
excellent catching Of Hakcr aud the wonderful pitch
Ing OF Derby were the great features of the game
these two fine players retiring ten Of the Ahaiys
strikes. Tns fine ils'''ng of Herhardt was another
| umpired In an impartial manner.
On Monday the Capitols defeated the Man
hattans. after good batting game, by score of %
| to IL.
On Thursday the Douglas numerically
pounded the Capltos, formerly called the kcystoncs.
the score standing - to I. Tho pitching and catch
ing at the Douglas too effective for their oppo-
nentS.
On Thursday the Manhattans and Douglas
viii play championship game, on the grounds corner
| III Ninth aud streets.
| Ward and Richmond have accomplished
The wonderful feat OF retiring professional team In
nine consecutive innings without man reaching first
base In safety The Nationals and hlbanvs play two
games, exhibition ones, ON July 4, one AT Troy In the
| morning, the other at Albany in the afternoon. The
Albanys have engaged Nichols late of the Worcestefs
releasing Mccormick At game in san Francisco
recently, but three balls pitched In inning
Lynch pitched In of the games lately with the Attn
etlcs of Philadelphia one inning, without u ball being
called on him. Doug. Allison wants the Troys to Civ,
| him chance at catching again. Dlckersnn is abon
| to retire from the rroys.
| II is a noticeable fact that in the record.
published hy the Cincinnati Enquirer the best
ages are made 10y men who came from the Sationa
Association of last year. This shows that IL the Ma
ti"nal Association had been properly managed, they
would have been the leading organization of thscOun
try.
The record of yesterdays games is as
follows:
| At Observation-Disclosures, 3; ProyiLences, L.
| At thicagu-ChcagnS. I: Wnrcrsters u.
At Baitino,e-llop Ritters, .; Baltmores, o.
AT observation-disclosures, u: Cleyeiands, o.
At Springhell-Irocktons IL; lIarvarls, ..
The game at Cincinnati between Troy and Ciucin
natl called at tie end of first inning account u
rain.
The standing of the League clubs is a
follows below. chraEos st maintain their bi
lead. The fight for second, third, and fourth posi-
ton Is getting to he very exciting between Worces
| tiers, tluyplliIds pTOvilencps, and HOstons: