The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-16
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
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Base Ball.
To show how utterly foolish 1t is to pay players
hg salaries the case Of Daley, the one.armed
pitcher, Ia cited. lie was paid $500 salary month,
Sw aTo n month"; salary and during inat time
tue bat aud made three hits. lie received, IN fact,
lsu game Tor MS services, or, Judged from bat
why he was released by Mr. LucasG
Big averages In batting are only obtained by play-
ers VINO ngure only for individual advancement and
not oil Their club, Take the New Works, for In
stance. Connors leads with an average OF 40, hut
ORourke, who bats more for the side, has an aver.
age OF only 300. Ward, 81 the same club, who has
won game after game by sacrifice hits and his really
skillful batting has only an average of ,2iS Ger,
hardt, who won three games last month by timely
hlts has only an average OF .lI9. II will thus be
seen that players with high averages not the best
by all means
In the games between the Nationals and Rich
monds the former have won seven and the latter
eight out OF their schedule.
Charley snyder will manage the Cinclnnatis next
severely handled by the press OF Phadelpha for his
loose playing. they say his bad plays are caused by
him as Ss a ss carried TIE around with
tired OF the Eastern League aud have made arplca-
lion to the southern League. Old reliable Joe
raised have the Nirginias become that public sub
scription is being made to supply the PLAYERS with
PeSs ts,s wss. bg crowds VIII ocs to Capitol
corner will give Hen. Moore q fitting reception.
White mas continued TO play an exceptionally strong
have little to say since their Richmond games :.
Joe Gerhardt receives as much praise for his good
playing from public and press as any other member
o. tue new ORR team. Some say II Is good bet
to make that the Nationals win evcry game played
here the rest of the season.
The Nationals played the strong Virginia team
tnree games last week upon their grounds In Rich.
mond. 1t is credtabe to record the fact III al ont of
the three Nationals won two and lost the other
through errors OF Knowles and Trott at critical
ha ryN
OF UNIFORM good playing, In both games each In.
dlvldunl played his position for all 1t was worth.
though Pss In excellent
Bars delivery more readily. They were backed up
admirably by Trott and Cook, their catching and
mond and demonstrating the fact that not only is
Irott great catcher, but his throwing Is OF the
highest order But the chief honors Of the two VIC
both contests, added TO his splendid base running,
really won the games. His fielding also was superb.
season, and the excitement attending each con,e st
was very high. II shows that II Manager Scanon
q, on haaa 10 the boys Victories instead
that the few trips to be made the remainder Of the
season will see him In charge.
The interest in the championship race Is very high
be the deciding ones on Tuesday. Wedne,dsy. and
Friday the Nationals will play the Norfolss, and as
tnis team has been strengthened lately good games
held for the club, and Is playing we'll On Saturday
the Virgnlas will again open here In their last series
ana as the two clubs are so evenly matched
Dig crowdwill be at the park TO the contest.
on Monday the Nationals will play the new noted
team from Westminster, Md. This club has es-
.anlisned very nne record for itself by success
clubs Of the country, notably the Batimores They
nave phenomenal battery.
THE SUNDAY HERALD has all along maintained
that 1t was within the power of the National Club to
nant. The record up Friday morning etood tiftv,
nve 10 n1ty In favor OF the Richmonds Now II rain
nadnt prevented the contests in Norfolk the record
would have been fifty-two for the Nationals leaving
them only three games behindthe leader. In the
present and coming weeks the Nationals have six
and Il they win all will place them in very close
proximity to the Virgtnias. Added to this, the two
postponed games with the Norfolks, going on the
supposon that they Will be winners In all contests
the record will then be tie for first place Ii viii
thus be seen that the Nationals have a nehting an
US hope that the boys will continue in their steady
play and that no opportunity will be lost to advance
the ends of the club.
The bridgeport Club, of Connecticut, has deserted
the Southern New England League and taken the
place OF the disbanded Lancaster team They stand
very high in the estimation Of the New Epglanders
and VIII no doubt make good addition 10 the Eas-
tern League.
The Buffalo and Providence managers. ere they
retire permanently from the League, are going to
make an endeavor TO reduce the admission fee from
nity cents down to twenty-h cents per head. This
tney say VIII give them chance to continue their
membership In the League ranks Unless the same
Is done, both organizations will drop ont and their
places Will be taken by prominent eastern cities
probably Pittsburg or Brooklyn.
Gagus, late of the Nationals, has signed for the
rest OF the season with the Newarks. Manager
Hackett thinks Gagus one of the most promising
young pitchers of the country.
With the game set for Monday the Nationals will
nave finished their one hnndredth contest. This is
the first one hundred games on record for so early
in August
1t will be remembered that some weeks ago the
papers Of this city, with few exceptions spoke of
Trott as second-rate man. The same Journals are
now loudly sounding his praises
The record to date Is as follows in the three asso
Citations.
AMERICAN AssOCI ALTON