The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-12

Earned. Runs-Derhy' 3; Lynch's, |. Two-hasc |
BASES on Errcrs-Dcrhy's. ,: Lvnch's l. struck
out-Derhy's, 4; Lynch's, ~. ump'ic--AIr. Her
ger
A good week for ball playing.
Who will compose the team next season.
Cincinnati people are going wild over their
antagonlsm Of the League.
The present ninc of the Nationals is suifi-
clcnt'y strong enough for next season.
lIouck is playing a splendid game for the
Providence, his batting being unusually strong.
The Clevelands have been BANKED eleven
times this season, more than any other club In the
League.
The two picked teams will play again to-
morrow The men will lie more evenly divided than
yesterday.
Keenan,, late catcher OF the disbanded
Aibanys. Is filling like position for the Stars.
OF Fort Edward, n. Y.
Gore. of the Chcagos leads the batting Of
the League Connors. Of the rroys, being second with
Hines. OF the Providence, third.
| II is thought that as soon as the League
Is theeams Of Chicago AMI Cleveland viii
visit San Francisco and other Californian cities.
The Boston Heraid of Friday says that the
Providence club has secured Snyder change catcher
aud Mcclellan ~ short stop for 1851. How much
truth Is there In this9 Imagine Snyder acting rs
| substitute!
Jones has been expelled by the Bostons.
Cause: Hoston's side. absence from duty without
permit; jones' side. cecau he demanded his salary
| that was overdue. You take your choice without
| paying your money.
In n ten-inning game recently played in
| Brooklyn between the Unions and IIaymakers. Clin-
ton, OF the Unions did soiue remarkable batting.
f s' an" % "nn snr,e Seses as c" IN
another long hit Ivy splendid running catch. Cn-
tons picture lights up the pages of the clipper this
week.
A special meeting of the League has been
called for october 4 to take some action regarding
salaries AMI the engagement OF players for next
son. Tho abuse thrown IN the League may In tho
light Of some lie Just. Int without League as at
present Constituted what would become of the noble
AMI American game. Its rules are arbitrary, hut
arbitrary rules are required to govern the majority
of those composing professional players.
The testimonial to the National Club take,
place the coming week. The exhibition game Of hall
VIII lie played on Thursday when two strong teams
will face each other. The excursion takes place on
Friday night on board the steamer Arrowsmith. A
large lumber of tickets have been sold, Insurlng a
, success. The Irrational Dromios, - consisting of
Lynch. Manscll Niorrssey, and Powell, viii cnI'ven
pected that Baker and Mcclellan will render some of
their choicest selections.
the Cincinnati Club lve directors elected
for next II Is the Intention of the managers
to secure for next season one OF the strongest teams
possible at whatever cost. The Cincinnati people
fighting hard the five men reserve rule of the League.
adopted at Buffalo I'm 1879, and intend to do all that
lies In their power to have II beaten at the yearly
meeting OF the League this winter. Evidently the
good people of Cincinnati wish to retrieve themselves
from their poor showing Of the present season. The
rule Is good one and ought to stand upon the books
The standing of the League clubs up to
Yesterday Is as follows below. The Chlcagos are now
virtually champions, while the Proydcnces will surely
occupy second position. The fight between the Troy-
tlpyp1au,lS npw Iu,r all
the attention Of the lovers Of the game, and hoti
are In close proximity Of each other, the struggle
promises to he hard. AMI fought mp To the close of til,
season. In the games played sectional clubs. til,
East has defeated the West badly, the total being HI
: t." 1876. THE games Of the past week We're the nnes
played during the The record here given doe
not Include Yesterdays games: