The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-10-22

for nno week Of sport at Ivy City is very inc. An
tho horses that have been running at baltimore With
q number from Brighton Reach, viii come together
here, and win insure large fields and exciting con
tests. Asour telcgraphc report shows, the pimlico
nothing to prevent the eastern racing season from
winding up here With brilliant finale,
Auuatics.
The Columbias held n very large meeting
ON Thursday cvcnlngat their clubhouse 10 take action
ON the question as to representative crews at tho nj
Centennial regatta In PHILADELPHIA on Thursday of
tho present week, II was unanimously agreed have
the club represented In the eight and four Dared
contests, and the entries for the were forwarded
by telegraph a resolution OF thanks was passed
and ordered to be properly ongrosscd and scnt to tho
shell during the past week. The two crews, consist
Ing Of Mute Kntner Davis, and Nesmith, for tho
lour.oared, aud Lake, Woodward Wallach, wade,
Ncsmith Davis, klntner, Mute with Gibson rs
cONswain, viii leave this afternoon at ago via Balt-
more sud Potomac Railroad FOR Philadelphia, TO got
IN readiness Tor the regatta. large delegation viii
loive Wednesday afternoon next from this civ
who 20 on expecting to sec Victory again perch on the
columbia banner
The Potomacs very generously loaned
the Columbia Club the use OF their eight. cared shc,I
during last week for the members who expect 10
form the crew In the race at Philadelphia Thurs.
day next such acts 60 great way toward creating
anu establishing an era OF good fellowship among tho
boat clubs.
Capt. w. II. Gibson, of the Columbia
noat Club was elected member OF the Executive
Committee VI the National Association Of Amateur
'iNlheH w us lnNtlnk on SATURDAY lASl III NOW
Nork Vice Mr. John w Corson, resigned. Mr.
Gibson was also elected secretary In place ut l.. H.
sauner resigned, position he Is fully competent
hll with satisfaction, Is better posted lu
boating rules than he.
Parker Page, who rowed Mckinney here
| lately and was defeated, figured In n race on the
Harlem last saturday and was robbed OF his Victory
| over Pilknson, VI the Metropolltans OF New York
for the diamond SOULS. Page crossed the line ono
length In advance, hut as lie had Judge at the
nhish flklnson's man awarded the race on his side
NAH,
| meut.
| Tue SUNDAY HERALD early in the summer
called attention to the fact that number OF scuiers
| In the Amateur Association were more amateurs
than llanlan, Courtney, et al, and pointed out the
fact that they ought to he expelled for the way they
were acting. Justice TO the other members of the
Association has partly been done by those In author
NY, rs 81 the last meeting OF tho Executive Com
mltco HOLMES and Appley, OF Providence aud
Kirby, OF the Narragansetts OF Rhode Island, were
expelled. There arc more almost bad, and tho
| committee VIII attend to them.
The iair committee of the Columbia Boat
Club are pushing the enterprise along oncrgetcay,
and are working like beavers to insure success.
Suitable quarters In the central portion OF the cIty
will he provided tho present week. In which tho COM
mitec will take charge and receive goods
ly their friends. The committee feel satisfied that
they VIII have enough to I'LL the many pretty booths
| that are to be erected III the hall Many new and
attractive features viii bo voted for while devic es
never before exhibited III this city win 10 added thar
VIII surely draw big crowds to the hall every evening
The tables VIII be presided over by the pretlest Young
ladies In the District. The zeal and success ~ the
club on tue water VIII serve motive to strive for "A
large success on land. The COMMITTEES is composed
| OF Messrs. Harry Towers John paret. Samuel
Stlnemet2 i. II. Gordon, ,Ir., and Edwin briggs
desk Tor newspaper reporters viii be nut up 10 be
decided by ballot rs to who Is the most popular Of the
local men.
AT the regatta next Thursday in Philadel.
rhla the coumbias VIII contest against tho following
clubs: Fnur-Olrs, Croscents, AMI Farmounts, OF
| Philadelphia; Eght-oars Metropolit,ns, OF Nav
| York. The first race VIII be called at e:aO O'Clock
aud the other At 1880. The regents of tho SchuylkI
Navy promise all visitors grand time as the list of
entries embrace all the best scu,ers anl oarssn In
The amateur ranks, among whom are Dempsey, Hen
/ defSOh, Plklnson, iiobcr, Page, Morse Kent, Ben
merit, and Weldon.
| Much regret is expressed that Mckinney,
of tho Poomacs cannot 20 to tho HI Centennial Re-
gatta to nect Dempsey and Pllknson In bout at tho
scmlls His business VIII not allow him to spare the
| time.
| Base Ball.
| Babe Trott, of this city, after a very sue
sessn season with The Derolts, has returned to his
home here Babe looks looks splendllly. lilo is on
| gagged Tor Detroit again next season.
Members of the Cincinnati Club deny the
statement that the club will he expelled for playing
| the Chicagos recently. They claim that tho nine
| that played did So ON their indh dual responsibility
AS all had been released for this season, and con
seqnenty the club cannot bo held responsible for In
| dIvIduals not under tho managers control.
| The National Stars, composed of Baker,
c.; Wise, p.; Joy, b.. Evers. b. schriner, J b. ;
| l. Il. g.. u.
+. T., and Pierce, change pitcher, have done some
| remarkable fine playing during tho season, and cs-
tablished reputation rs ball. players of the very
last, and out OF the twenty vo games played lost but
two. making score of 2io runs to their opponents
| so. During the they played In Richmond
| baltimore, Annapolis and other towns, and on all
occasion their superb batting and fielding was the
| theme OF much deserved praise We are pleased Ia
learn that this organization will DO maintained and
that tho players Win remain the same ncxt season.
| when, perhaps, thoy will hayo opportunity To
| mect tho celebrated nine about to be organized of
| which we have recently heard much. This clu,
having beaten the Waverleys three straight games
the only games played by these two clubs, we fail Ia
see where tho claim OF champions by the Wavcrlcys
| comes In.
An amateur base ball league ia being pro-
leced, In which tho National Stars, of this ciy the
| Poabodys, Of Baltimore; tho Browns OF Richmond
and Fredericksburg and Alexandria club will play
regular series OF games under the rules OF the AmeTl
can Association.
On Wednesday last the National Stars
played the Alexandria club In Alexandria, Va, aud
won by score OF too. The umpiring OF Mr.. Ilur-
lingame, OF tho Post ONCE Department, deserves
special mention These two clubs again on Fri
day In this city, the National grounds and again
| the stars were the yictors by a score Of . To d.
The Columbian College nine went to Alex
andrla yesterday aud played the nine from Epis-
cOpal High School, the boys from this city winning
tho game by "A score Of 10 Ia 3. ON Monday tho CO.
lumbians defeated the st. Johns Collegiate nine by
| score OF 10 to 3.