The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-15
SPORTS AND PASTIMES.


BaSe BnII.
Dickerson is at present playing substitute
for the Worcrstels
Sullivan. of the Worccsters has been sent
to the city Hospital AT Worcester Mass, for treat
ment.
In three games played between the Provi-
dences aud Ccveland, tile latter only secured one run
In all three contests.
Manning and Charles Riley have been re-
leased iy the Cincinnaiis. Jim white has been
gagged Icy The clnb after repeated nvertutes.
The Stars and Waverlevs play their re-
turn game next Tuesday evening on the National
grounds. close and exciting game is expected,
On Friday the Manhat,ans defeated the
Douglass IN ten-innng contest, the score being 10
inning.
ON Wednesday the Douglas defeated the
Eagles 10y score of to =. Errors at the principal
part of the game allowed the Douglas To pile up their
run getting.
On Thursday the Manhattans defeated the
Eagles by a score of II Ia :. The Eagles were minus
their pitcher after The hf Inning he being suddenly
taken sick.
ON Monday evening the Keystones and
Douglass play on the National ground: Wednesday
Eagi"N and bonglasS, and Friday, the Manhattans
play the Douglass.
ON Monday the newly.organizcd amateur
clubs tile stars and Wav-revs met for the first fine
ulis season, ad after an ihieresiing and exciting
game the Wa'erlrys won by score of 10 l..
The coming week the Nationals and Rochcs-
nine o,,', ~, ~, ,, WIN new professional
the Nationals play the socheSters at C"ney Island
Every ball player in the country while on
Ms travels keeps his opened looking for Inroc.
Phillips, The defunct and missing naTiager Of I'm.
hoches'erS. One hundred dollars is the eye-opener
On Wednesday the Nationals and Roches-
.els p,aNeh ieli-innlngs contest at New York, the
nnti o, winning 10y score Of Ia i. The game
was timely played throughout the fine batting If te
nationals winning the game.
The Nationals and Rochesters played n
game ON FRIDAY as New York in the presence of An
Immense crowd. The game was exceently pIay.I'
the superior fielding and batting of the S,ti9n,I.
,ri s , ~ se9ie on ! TO l. Derby pitched In grand
derful form ' " ~
On Monday the Nationals and Rocbesters
were 10 nave played game In New York lut IN,
hochesters misunderstanding the arrangements failed
iorgc rn,,ar" e: niue was formed up out of the
acting pitcher and catcher. Tie Picked 4 Inc won IA,
,ne score OF to B. Ia the FIRST innings Lynch had III,
misfortune TO break one of the tendons of his rlrh
arm ana had 10 retire. Gerhar sIppIviu his maze
Lynch,s lnnry Is painful and it viii he some Tim,
peiore lie resumes play.
Successinl pitchers have very short live;
III tier positions, the most difficult AT first 10 hit he
,ilhb easy game to the heavy hilters In about fn,i
years Especially is this the case when hr is mn, i,
eo, p,n every zane fora few Taiters be-
1ohe IaIhillar TO Ills balls and his different motions in
delivering them spalding retired In his gi"ry aft"
n sl.o't period OF sN years. Matthews lasted seyel
Ses nut raced no heavy hitters lately for any I,ngtl
vi he' Bond Is now In his NTH successful season
bnt gets 1t hard occasionally this year, as does Wilt.
1hly III ms ihirl year. Nichols went ont very sud
'n, nn. ui me work for few after 1879
rms chapter In pitchers history teaches that th Ines
VIII iaii IN about three years II played with
' a ieilel, TWO good pitchers VIII last q long time
'h""8t' every game.-ci". Enquirer.
The standing of the League clubs up T.
yesterday Is AS follows below. The fight among III
contestants outside Of first posi- on Is very Interest
ing and is exciting much interest. Chicagos still Ia,
ths winning lead, with the Proviiences and Cieve
lands fighting hard for second and third place, an
Trys and WorcestsIs equally hard for fourth an
hfii with the iostOns In close vicinity. The cinci'
uatis still are good eighth.