Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-06
PASE Ball.


RASE BALL
The Nationals are fully realizing tie p7ocic-
lions made in regard 10 Their playing with their
strong nine as composed n present. rur.n.
this week they have Won three games from the
Kansas City club and played one tie game when
the chances of victory were largely IN favor OF
the. visitors; who have proved themselves ahl,
To play very strong game Of ball No .aClt
can be found with the Nationals. They lat
freely are active and eyince a d:s,sgs.f.on 10
play a winning game every time e IL i pos, lie
IN their game with the Kansas City cub ve,tgr-
day they pounded the ball all over the Grll and
won by score OF Is to , III seven innings.
There will be q great desire to see tar home
nine meet the champion $. Louis club next
week and the Capitol park viii be full - over
flowing. The Nationals admirers think that
they can rake care OF the visitors very haDdiy.
THE AMATEUR LEAGUE.
The amateur base bail league OF the District
held another meeting last night. when the Col
unions Mutuas were dropped FROM the list and
the East Washington Stars were elected to iii
the vacancy. The admission fee Cor each club
was fixed at -. MIR. II. C. HuntcrWan was
elected treasurer and umpreS vera chosen ~
follows: Frank Howard. J. u. Hogan. /. VI.
Larncr. The uupirr'S fee was fixed II - II
was voted that in case am club -sija,l - appear
at a scheduled game a lilh OF > would he i'm
posed. In case any club may drop ont ut tnn
association the Pension Office club Will be al
mitted to fill the vacancy.
The clubs Reported their players AZ follows:
d. C.'s-Mauagcr Leopold Weiss: PLAYERS.
Raedy. Heck. ChappeIl. Gleason Swartz Run
pert, Breen. Noone, Schyoth. Fiddler, Mullins
Dunn. Willis.
East Washington Stars-R l.. Todd John
Ward, John Breesler. Frank CorkreH. George
prayer. viii Reese. !. II. FiShtack VIII RYAN
Hold Rcynod. Harry Coldweli. Harry Moran.
VIII McGiyen.
Streets-Chapple. Leshear. shoemaker.
! Schroth, NiGkerman. Walker Hughc~ IaibGr
King Gerhardt. Clancy Sanford. to l.f5wrr
Fa!cOpS-Nanagcr. }. Mccarthy; PLAYERS
Page. k!nsioe, McC arthy. u. Cu!.lnS. +. Collins.
IL. Wright. Mallory. .layins. :. k!n@. Mood.
Naverlys-I. f. Ryan. Howard Wall. Y. II.
Harrison. ". NJ. Gerard. c. II. kain.uS. Clinton
Robinson. f.. L. Iewell ". 4 Mckee. Robert
Aoone. Frank White.
Germantowns-.I. McCartg. c. King. Z. Gwin
e. Knight. II. Hoover. l.. Preston. ". ECucl. +.
Eagieston. b. Brown.
BOATING NOTES.
The Pofomacs are very active in preparing for
their fall regatta which takes place on the 18TH
instant, and number OF crews 90 ont every
evening This is the only inducement to keep
up the Interest in rowing and very little is done
at the other boat houses. Heretofore there has
generally been some regatta of Importance. IN
view 10 Keep the men up 10 Their work. Al The
nights are either too cool or m2Ilrial for much
pleasure rowing The Potomac regatta prom
Uses to be Il very interesting affair. A number
OF men have entered for the fUur-oared race
and 1t is probable that three crews viii contest
The eights Viii also be flied With rve.l-matchrd
men. In the singles kearney viii AGAIN cross
oars with SInthsOn. He has no doubt al smith
sons ability TO beat him Ia a miIr-anl-a-ha,f
race, but as the course is only "A mile hr feels
that it is no sure thing that >m.thSoa VII down
Fisher n g.a.s.
Kenny. who hold the championship Of the river
will not take part.
CANOEING GOSSIP
the canoe club hope for a brisk breeze to-
night. to the end that some of the sailing canoes
may try conclusions by a race. The differences
/ OF opinion in regard to rig have led TO some
lively talk about the merits of various canoes
under sail. and the advocates of favorita cuts
of sails all anxious to prove their Oh MONS
by the practical test of beat 10 windWard and Il
| free run home.
\ regatta is to he held on the 18TH of this
mouth. Messrs. Dod-e Brentano and Flint are
the committee having it in char-ce. and Viii Sc
lect the courses. arran e the classes. dc.
Mr.. Flnt's Racine canoe ''Winiiower. is eX-
pected to arrive from 'hr north next week She
Is shadow in model. and VIII MAKE the second
Racine canoe on the clubs roll.
Vice Commodore Dod4e and Mr. Moore
cruised up the canal to point ABOVE Little
| rails one day this week. thence IA ne era
! short distance above the dam and home again
| They report the water Clear and fishing GOOD
The vice commodore has presented the cuh
with a complete set Of charts Of the Potomac
river. which. when mounted. will adOrn the
walls Ofthe club house.
THE RACE COURSE.
The management of the National jockey club
are doing everything in their power to make the
coming fall meeting at Ivy Cit, the most at
tractive and successful in the history of :he club
! There will be no lack of good stables here and
! the purses and stakes offered are more liberal
than ever before. All the horses that have made
/ good records at Brighton Beach Saratoga
Sheepshead Bay and Monmouth Park will be
here.
Jay-Eye-See and Phallas viii trot against time
! at kalamaZOo. Mich. September -. This *
| the first track on which Lady eulfulkS time Of
2:26 was beaten by Prince Charles and on which
2:20Was beaten by Flora Tempe. Jay-Eye-Sep has
not been on fast track since he left ProVi-
dence, and he will probably lower the record at
his trial here.
THE HUNTING SEASON.
The marshes all about Washington are alive
with birds and at times there seem 10 DE almost
as many hunters as birds. The continual bang
| ing of guns sounds like the skirmish line in
time OF war The ortolan and reed birds are
rolling in fat. They came earlier this season
than usual. and as the wild rice matured sooner
the birds got fat before the shooting season
opened. Ii looks as ii almost every man and
boy who can muster a gun Of any description
| now wages continual warfare against the feath-
cred deniZens of the marshes The old flint
lock musket completes With the finest double
barreled breech-loadcr. Those who are not able
to hire boats wade through the water. and some
of the boys are very skillfu in following up the
birds and successful in filing their bags In
fact it is not an uncommon thing for Il boy with
a single-barrel muZZle-lOaGer to put the owner
of the finest breech-loader to blush in a COM
parison CT bags. Mr.. Wagner is credited with
having bagged the largest number of birds on
single tide. Messrs. Richard Jones and Charles
! Williams have been very successful. There is
quite sharp rivalry between some of the gem
tlemen hunters who are crack shots The birds
sell at 30 cents a dozen.
FISHING IN TIE UPPER POTOMAC.
The fall has not opened favorably for angling
in the Potomac, though the sport is followed
with great deal of interest. In fact. the bass
We're most diligently sought for all through Au-
gust. las during the earlier months of the season
when the river was kept muddy by the frequent
rains. Some very nice fish have been caught
The rock have been biting freely for week or
two past. part .cularlv in tde-water. District
Attorney W0rthington and party of friends
recently explored the upper waters of the Poto-
mac in search OF bass and found splendid sport
In what Is known as the trough Of the upper
fork OF the river. Gen. Marcus j. Wright and
several friends visited the Shenandoah and made