National Republican., 1880-08-23
THE NATIONALS COMING HOME.
A Prospect of Brilliant Campaign Thi.
Fall

After an absence from home for nearly two
months tho National Baseball club will return
to this city the last Of the present week OF
the first ofnext During their sojourn in the east
they have played many matches and given such
handsome exhibitions ofthe beauties oftho gamo
as TO call forth complimentary notices from
the New York Herald, Vo,h, aud other Of the
metropolitan dailies, aud the New York Clip.
per- the latter pronouncing them the stronges
team in the country to-day. Having made ar
raugemouts sufficient to keep them occupied at
homo the remainder Of the season, they
will return and the tests during the coming
month will be with the RochostcIs, Union Of
Brooklyn, Newark of Newark, n. j., and
Globe and Athletics of Philadelphia. These
five clubs have taken advantage Of the break
ing up Of other clubs and honorably released
players from the league to collect their men,
aud all Of them have most excellent. mines.
The latest arrivals in tho flold--UuiOn aud
Newarks-aro considered the strongest. II is
iumorCd that the Rochester club will be 10.
Gated in Baltimore until the season closes but
that Is probably q mistake. Thcy are likely
to be there during the month of September, in
order to place themselves in the circuit Of the
clubs coming TO this city aud thereby have
their nine constantly engaged.
From the 1T proXimo tho Nationals will
have their hands full aud during the month of
october it is expected that they will play q
game every day, Sundays excepted. The
dates have been arranged with some Of the
league clubs, but all have not been heard
from. Still there Is no reason to think that
the programme as arranged will not he fully
carried out. II is as follows: October / and
p with the Providence club October 4, ) GO
and in BaltimOre). : aud with the Worces-
ter club; October II, II, (l3 aud ii in Balti-
morc) 10 and 10 with the Chicago club; Oc.
tobcr IS, 10 go and 21 in Baltimorc), % and
N a.. y. ~ IL.
and % with the Boston club; October %, 20 and
80 with the Troy club. Thus it will be seen that
tho best Of the league clubs are to bo brought
here, aud the public will have chance OF
seeing all Of them play. In all of these cou-
tests play will be called at o'clock, in order
to givo time TO finish niue innings. To-day
the Nationals meet the Ncwarks and the
Rochcsters the Unions. Tomorrow the
Rochcstcrs come to Newark aud the Nationals
are expected to drop down TO Philadelphia
| homeward bound. The friends of the nine
arc awaiting their return, and promise TO give
them q hearty reception.
While so much Is being said about the profes.
sionals the amateurs should not be forgotten
This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock the Douglass es
and Manhattans meet to play another game
| of the colored league series. At the previous
coming together of these two clubs the
Manhattans were victorious. They are
equally MS confident of winning again
| today. The Douglasscs think differently
| While on the ball subject it may not be telling
secrets out Of school TO say that there is some
prospects ofa white nine being selected to pit
against the Douglasses. 1t is thought some o
the Capital City team, who recently VISITED
Richmond, Va, and other skilled amateurs
might make q good nine and give the Doug
losscs hard fight to win. The latter club il
not at all disnayed at the proposition, auC
viii play whonGver the white nine invites
| them to tho field