The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-09-10

scniorg u the executive committee puts such COM
against the many who do not. lie said he would
await the publication ot the letter to what response
was made by other authorities on boating matters.
Basc Rail.
Bennett is announced TO play with the
Aleghcnics next year 10 salary Of twcuty-threc
hundred dollars,
snyder, White, sommers, Carpenter, aud
Mcrhce have signed to play IN Cincinnati next sea-
The Association closes their season Sep
TENDER 30
The Athletics have played loo games,
winning ~ aud losing 81.
glance at the books OF the treasurers OF
the various clubs reveals the startling but truthful
fact that the different clubs Of the Association will
close their season with prohts ranging close upon the
$50, 600; Cincinnati s5, COOS Allegheny, 81 coo; nal
timnre, ~, 900; Louisville A., 900; total, Ssi OOOa
sum never reached by any other Association.
The Western League teams closed their
Eastern tour saturday, winning twenty-five ont Of the
forty -eght games played Buffalo and Cleveland won
eight out OF twelve gineS Chicago six out Of their
twelve, aud tho Detroit nine vt theirs. Providence
aud Roston were the only Eastern teams than won a
majority Of their games.
The secret of Galvins recent success in
pitching appears to lie style OF shoulder throw,
which none Of the baters can get ON to eiGcctuay,
aud there Is a great Kick over tho matter. Both
League and Association VIII I've imnOrtuucd TO lake
some action against tile shoulder throwing practc cd
by many pitchers this season.
The Philadelphia Club has SO far played
10 games, ct which 1t has CO. lost Is, aud had
drawn.
The Metropolitan Club has played 1876
games, winning ST. losing a., with drawn.
The Corcorans and the Q's, two newly
organized uniformed clubs, composed " the junior
residents OF the streets above named played their rs
MOuunN "a
the Q's went to grass the CorcOrans winning ball
bya score Of 10 to II. Tho excellent pitching of
Atchison, and the ne play ut FIST Ot Clarence auck,
both OF the Corcorans, werc special features VI tho
game.
The Waverleys and the Alexandrias
played game Thursday that attracted a splendid
crowd to the grounds Ot the latter club The WaVer-
leys won 10y the good score OF to 3.
The Posts played the Mount Vernons of
Alexandria on Thursday In Alexandria, and easily
defeated them 10y a score OF u to-.
The Interiors forfeited game to the War
Departments on Tuesday, and on Thursday the same
teams met, the Wars winning by score OF IS to 2.
A match was played on Tuesday last be-
tween tho clerks and proOf-readers In the Govern
ment Printing once on the Printing ONCE grounds
In the presence OF n large audience. The proof
readers were victorious bv score Of IA tn IL.
A match game of ball was played on
Monday last between the AleNandrans aud the stall
warts OF this city, on the grounds Of the former In
IHe game WAS ninety contested through
out, the Alexandria boys winning by score IL to IL.
The Interiors and Post Office were down to
play game last Monday, but owing to some chicanery
OF both organizations game Played the requisite
i've Innings not being completed, 10th teams pre-
sented players who are In no way qualified to play
upon the teams OF either, the Interiors showing up
Barr, Hart, and Ginnaty, tho Post once Joy and
lewell Such measures should at once meet with the
decided dsapprova OF the Departmental League. II
Is unworthy Of the clubs who guilty OF the practice,
the Pihtng ONCE being equally as guilty as the two
named above. The Interiors were tho first to COM
mence the nefarlous SYSTEM but that Is or
the other teams following. 10 the credit of the Wal
departments bo II said that they have refraincd from
playing any but their regular men.
match game of base ball was played yes
crday afternoon between picked nine of the Drafts.
mems Division Of the Patent once and one com posed
Of the employees of Dietrchs drafting Bureau which
| resulted In victory for Dierich's nine by 9
score OF 20 to 10, the prize being what remained OF
| the ball and bats.
The game on Monday between the Interior
aud Post Once nine seems to he considerably mixed,
| tue umpire having given the game on Mon.
| his decision the next day. The Post one,
| claim that the Interiors refused to play
the game ont the score should have been to o. and be-
lieye 1t VIII he so decided when the question comes
before the League. II this Is correct, the games wOi
| by the Post oice viii lie 10. instead Of .. II
| our table.
The game on Friday between the War De
narment and the Printing ONCE was one of the fines
|
The fielding was so sharp that out OF total OF twenty
| two hits only total Of seven made. The
batting good that the great concourse of people
| whu witnessed the game gave frequent applause 4
| each good hit. The Printing once team won by
score of To g. being the first defeat sustained by tn
| War departments for a month. Heck pitched fO
| the Wars and was batted freely while Holden OcCu
pied the box for the Printing Once.
On Friday the Standards defeated the Pc
| tomacs by score OF II to IL. The game remark
| able for the heavy batting Of both teams.
of the original League teams with which
| the season was opened Chicago nor Boston have re
tired none, neither have they engaged any. nuifll
has let Thomas MOrrlssey go; Cleveland has dropped
| Kennedy, Richmond, and EstcrbroOk; Detroit ha
| fired Troy but no one knows how many new player
she has had; Providence las dispensed with the ser
Vices of Manning and Brown, and Worcester COggs
| well, Bond, Ruudlet, Mann, and O'Brien. Troy In
| dismissed three-Smith, Cassidy, and iiarbidge.
The game yesterday afternoon between
the Post ONCE and Interiors Resulted In victory IA
the former 10y score OF II To I. Gould made hi
| temperance with the Post once and played
| splendid game.
The race for the American Association
championship is practically settled in favor of III
Cincinnati club, unless unforeseen break dow
occurs in their ranks, which, To say the least, Is yer
| Improbable. The Athletics are second, which the
VIII probably hold at the finish Of the season. FO
third place Louisville, ST. LOnis aud Pittsbutg ar
tie, though the former has the best showing, having
| lost the least number OF games. Baltimore repre-
| seutatives fill the niche At the ta-end with grca
credit. The record up to yesterday Is rs follows: