The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-09
BASE HITS.
Running Comments About Men of the
Diamond.


Hecker has been about all there was to
the Louisville team this season, and it is
now said that he is playing for his release.
Under the circumstances it would hardly
be wondered at.
II is said that the American Association
will not only place a club in Boston but
also in Chicago. If they do the Associa-
ton will finish next season in q very rocky
condition. much better plan would be
to take the Nationals into the Association
The League has more brains controlling it
than the American Association ever
dreamed of. Such men as Mcknight
Barnie and Simmons are not Daniel
Websters, though they may know some
thing of baseball and be able to judge of q
baseball player
Deacon Caylor's pets are in town to-
day. They have come to be slaughtered
by the Nationals. The Deacon is the
gentleman whose wild rawlings in the base
ball column of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette used to harrow the Soul of the
baseball public last season. The Deacon
has since been tanned, and is to-day com
raritively harmless.
Philadelphia papers say the Chicagos
will be first in the league this season,
Philadelphia second and New York third.
Just reverse the order and they will be
right, though Providence is likely to get
third instead of Philadelphia.
Hines of the Bostons has been released.
Here's q chance for the Nationals to get
their long-sought change catcher. Hines
was released because the Bostons had
three catchers besides him.
The two New York Philadelphia game
in the latter city drew over 10000 people.
Ward of the New Yorks is pushed by
the. newspapers good deal more than
Welch is. You seldom see Welch's name
mentioned, while if Ward sneezes it is
chroniclcd The majority of ball-tossers
here think WEIGH much the more effective
of the two. He certainly was against the
Nationals. 1t is a great pity that news
papers will take n member of a nine up
and make a pet of him-eXcuse all his
errors and magnify his playing. Cush-
man, late pitcher for the Athletics, is an
example. Cushman may not have turned
out as much of success as he promised at
first, but the papers, one and all, jumped
on him morning, noon and night. 1t must
have been terribly discouraging to him.
He was released last week, and says that
he was not given proper support by the
club. The chances are that he will play
great ball with the next club he is con
nected with Philadelphia is noted for
driving away players as buns who after
wards turn out tirst-class ball-tossers.
The Chicagos have a new ground on
which they have expended $4,000 in inn
provements.
ar. II. 7. is again to the 'front.'" the
Sporting World says. ut is pleasing to
note the cool way in which II 7. T.,
the Baltimore correspondent to the sport
ing Life, blows his own trumpet. In the
last issue of the Sporting Life the follow
ing appears The baseball department of
| the Baltimore Times, new Sunday paper
| is ably edited, and is the best published in
| that city This little puff answeres both
| for the Times and r. II. r. asitis known
that he writes for both papers
Aquatics.
Just at present every one is interested
| in Hanlan and what he has to say of
Australia. Hanlan says, in answer to
| Teemer's proposition that he "will row
| Teemer five races-one mile, two miles,
| three milcs--for 81 goo each race or one
| thTee-mile race for 81, GOO, these same to be
rowed in different courses in water of the
| United States or Canada" Hanlan fur
Their said that one of such races, if pulled,
would be at Pullman.
| Teemcr was asked what he thought of
| llanlan's proposition to take him among
| other noted oarsmen, TO Australia to
| which he replied: 81 will Willingly go
with Hanlan and row in a four, double
and single scull, but before 90 ] want
| to meet Ilanlan in a race and determine
| which is the best oarsman in America"
| John further says he has repeatedly chal-
| lenged Hanlan, who has paid no attention
| to him, and lac now formally challenges
Edward Hanlan to row at any time or
| place, and for any amount and for any dis
lance that may suit him. ~ am aware,
| remarked Teemcr, "that Ianlan is travel
ing while ! am at home, and WILL there
fore, give him every privilege
II is claimed that Dick Morse would
have made much better showing AT the
Harlem regatta, in singles, if he had not
| been fouled.
| Monahan of the Albany Rowing Club
winner at the Harlem, and Ed. Mulcahey
Of the Mutuals, have been matched tC
| row for gold medal.