Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-05
CITY AND DISTRICT,
OUTDOOR PASTIMES.
Hafer-The Oar, the Wheel and the
BGt-A Promise Of a Brilliant Season
the Turf.
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Now that both the Potomac and Columbia
boat clubs have approved the plan for dspOsng
OF the conflicting prize cups at the coming re-
gatta, there seems to be no obstacle in the way
OF the successful union of forces for that event.
The action OF the Analostsns there is little or
To doubt. will he similar to that of the other
clubs II Is sincerely hoped that in the future
t. rair-ininded leaders of the different clubs
VII guard against any MISUNDERSTANDING.
4 IN" meeting OF the COlumbias the other
! mt, the new rule IF the national association
CtriGiH1 iHai0r and senior oarsmen was aIl-
proved. with 4 recommendation that exceptions
from the rule be made in eght-oaTed crews.
Aag riding tn the new rule any man who con-
- m IN 0ur1 race becomes senior Oarsman
NJ ,l1i~Criu1 could b. Inaie To fnur-Oared crews
ia t4is connection. but it would he most too
ss.srpn-C 10 include ei.-ilt -oaret crews also.
IT," weather has not been very prCpitious SO
Z. TT opening the season. but Il few more DAYS
bring oUt tEe Powers.
hHarury. of the PUtomaCS. hopes to contest
g.. SIZE supremacy ot the river with the souls
t-."rc TIE season = over. He doesn't think he
,.,I beat " -&iuacy. but he is anxious TO see
lIN bear De can cOafe 10 il.
%"rG ianan was in California Frank Casa
Wy D''rFI-k nodd) told "A very funny story
81 Tie San fEa-ei>co Post eli how tnat CHAMPION
'i--iuIn surprised an amateur crew. " Eo mis-
sal N tn" beat NTH the object Of breaking him
ga mp When they finaIIy drew up To the float
at-rT Ear'i spin the stranger calmly asked why
jErE Didn't squirt her. when everybody else was
idH,'HE and splitting cotton. The witty story
teller makes the mistake Of thinking that a0v
oae would tJ>c Elanian Tor dude and the still
-Fsurrr mistake Of representing him as a New
Yorker
Tie Pa=ssc River Amateur Rowing associa-
I n regatta sill take place on Decoration day
The races viii be single sculIs for juniors
uuItis' -g:l.S. pair Jared rigs senior singles
pair cared shells four cared senior and Junior
and eight cared shells Trial heats will be
lowed in the morning. final heats in the after
recon. II X not probable that any of the
Potomac oarsHen will participate. 1t is a
little cary. but 1t Il very good chance to
open up the season. An 0arsman can only be
satisfactorily iutiged in a race.
BASE BALL
The grading of the National grounds Is COM
I.-ted. and the grand stand nearly ready for Oc-
cupancy- the grounds will be rolled, and if the
weather continues fair games can be played
there before a great while.
Manager Hollingshead has been Informed by
telegraph by President Mills that the Minneap-
oils club has withdrawn all claim upon Hum
Fhri"S. That player Will be- allowed. therefore
to take fart in the game on Monday with the
Providence league club.
The Ws>hingtons nine in Mondays game with
the Providence will be Trumbuil D.; Humph-
Ties. C: JOY. 10; Hawkes., 2b.: Jewell. Sd;
teaesly. So: Morgan. Ii; Barr. ct. and Beach
T. I. In the second game Hamil will
pitch Manager Holly SAYS he knows what Barr
e'n do. and ne wants TO ind out what his other
pitchers can do as soon as possible.
HUMPHREYS will captain the Washngtons dur
Ing the season.
Members of the Buffalo League Club have
been praeticing in Baltimore during the week
They viii open the season with tine Baltimore
club on Monday
Pitchers do hot like the new rule adopted by
the umpres of the American association which
lines pitcher - OF SlU for striking the batter
s"lidly with the bail They say that they will
give the batter his base every time rather than
run the risk of having to pay q fine
The umpires have adopted uniform coats and
pants of blue yacht cloth and a black cap
bradley u said To have been guaranteed So
$40 by the Cincinnati Union club for three wears
service.
The Cincinnati EAq,tysY predicts that the Ral
timOre club. which has been the ta-ender in
tie American championship race for two seasons
past. viii De nearer the top notch than it will
the lowest at the end of the season.
A silver ball. supported on the ends of three
golden bats. Is the prize for which the Intercol-
ireisfe association will play this season
Word comes from Boston that the veteran
George Wright will not play with his club His
business takes up all of his time and he can't
attend To 1t and play. too. II is not Improbable
however. that he will appear occasionally in
June or july. when the Julons piay i'm Boston.
Cleveland has twenty-fOur players under con-
tract. but the club has been undeniabIy weak
e'ed by the detection Of Dunlap
traits Philadelphia team includes q battery
Called " The Yankee giants" They are FIynn
and Sullivan, both powerful men over six feet
high.
The weather has been so unfayorable for good
praetiein= that the managers of both the home
Teams have been unable to form fair idea of
the merits OF their new men When once the
games commence the chaf can be easily nick cd
from the wheat
Hawkes. Is the only married man in the Wash
in&ton (American( team This is lucky, as the
Test Of the team can better stand loss of salary
or walk home over the mounts aims about Jnne
Without mountaineering their families Gin
cis.aTtt Eiuyrsrer
The Kendall Base Ball club of the National
Deaf Mute college have reorganiZed. and eyuect
I" b,' ready 70 neeive challenges on and after
u idh instant The team will be composed of
tF'ah ANGEL. Berg. Brookmire. Daily. Cloud.
H5,.>"n, Hyde. Mcnamara ard Lynch
ne Providence nine defeated the yirrinias
a. hicam"nd. Yesterday, by score OF 7to3
E"dCE'S american association base hail puida
g.vrS a history of base ball aud accortis to the
"'i National nine OF this city tine credit of hay
M revived the game after the war Ii de-
r'fiUe> th' famous western trip OF that club i'm
- wren Bti!y lliitnS was pitcher and Ber-
tI' Forest City club. of Rockford ILL.,. Was the
"i.y one experienced during the tour Those
were the days OF rubber balls and hig scores
he Nationals often scored double figures in an
inning. and their total score often exceeded
hun lrei
Beth home mines were practising Yesterday
afternoon. notwithstanding the unsuitable
NfahHr- The boys. at least the old hands.
" are not inclined to 40 much throWin" az that
exercise when is windy is very in furious to
general throwing.
The Nationals expect TO practice on their new
grounds next Monday. The game with the
"averleys. which was to have occurred TODAY
was postponed until after the little southern
trip.
The foreign men on the Washington nine have
maize very good Impression but their merits
c2Hnot be Judged accurately until regular games
are on You can't tell player until he piays a
game, nor an Oarsman until he rows race
BICYCLING
TIE Capital Bicycle club are busy put inr their
n" quarters in good condition The building
: very conveniently arranged for their pur
i"'Ses- The front basement room will be used
-"f storing machines. and the back room for a
"'fhShop- The front room on the first floor
W. hc The reception rOOu. handsomely fur
i..-Hri- Ia tAe rear will be fhe reading room
81 me hail will stand handsome glass case
H--'tt!IlG the Hays and banners of the club
ii' poo! table occupies the front room M the
second HOor. and the billiard table the one above
II lack 81 the former is the locker room and
- We latfef 4 card room The iauitnr liva1 in