The Evening critic., 1885-04-29
NOTES OF THE GAME.
Interesting chat About the Nation
ais and other Mines.

Interesting Chat About the Nation
ats and Other Mines.
Mr.. Appleton Of the Metropolitaus told
tho sporting editor Of THE Critic yester-
day that as long as his club was drawing as
well as it is now, it would not be dis
banded, so there is no immediate prospect
of tho Nationals getting into the American
Association. Hankinson. who sprained his
ankle in the first game the Nets played,
and Jack Lynch, who has been suffering
with rheumatism, are both nearly ft to
join the nine, which will be much
strengthened by their presence.
There was quite breeze among the Ma
tionals directors over playing the New
York nino on Tuesday. Hewitt and Ben
nett were strongly in favor Of playing,
while several of the others were against 1t,
Hewitt contended that the Nationals, by
continuing tho gamo on Monday, had con-
doned the offense the New Yorks had COM
mitted by ringing in a new ball; that If
they thought their action too dishonorable
TO admit Of their playing them Tuesday,
they should have refused to continue the
gamo Monday; that Tuesdays game would
I have drawn an immense crowd, and the
club was simply throwing away seven or
eight hundred dollars. His view was GER
tainly the common.sense business view to
take of 1t.
Some of the sporting papers hayo said
that if the Nationals were admitted to the
American Association they would fight II
out with the Louisvlles for seventh place.
Tho repeated defeats the Nationals have
Administered TO the strongest clubs in the
country seem to have failed In convincing
outsiders that we really have frst-class
.1,.l. ala NaI L., A a.
sociation when the season opened, the
Nationals would not be worse than fourth
at the end Of the season. It would have
been something like this: Cincinnati, Brook
lyn, ST. Louis, National, Athletic, Pittsburg,
Baltimore and Louisville.
Tho reporter for one of the Sunday papers
| in his account of the game between the Ma
tiopals and the New Yorks very wrongly
| attacked Barr, the pitcher of the Nationals.
| He alludes to the condition of Barr's arm as
| being of slight Importance, when in reality
the muscles are 80 strained that his physi-
/ clans have advised him to discontinue
| pitching for few days or he will suffer
from cellutits. As for his being afraid TO
| face these heavy batters is ridiculous, when
one remembers that he has been play ing for
the past two years professionally and has
been compelled to face any and all comers,
and to charge him with cowardice or at
1
from one who processes to believe this man
to be Zone of the best pitchers in the land"
| In an interview with Mr.. Barr yesterday,
| he says that he cannot understand why such
an article should have been published, for
he has tried to do his duty to the National
| Club, and will continue to do so. He further
states that as far as the article In question
relates to him that there is not grain of
| truth in IL, and that his friends in this city
and elsewhere know it. He is truly grate-
full for the kind advise gratuitously given
by the alleged "voice of the people," but
| when he wishes any he will seek 1t from
those whom he thinks capable of giving ad-
vice which is worthy of acceptance.
James Mutrie, manager of the New York
League Baseball Club, severely condemns
the directors Of the American Association
for their action in expelling him from
| that body at their meeting in Pittsburg on
Monday. Mr.. Mutrie also said that tho
fine which had been imposed upon the
club would be paid il the association in
sisted upon 1t, but that the local manage
ment would demand trial first, and If
they had violated any trust or agreement
would cheerfully pay several times that
amount. Another baseball man said that
| certain secretary and director of q club on
the Ohio River was the chief mover against
Manager Mutrie and that the same person
last fall offered Manager Mutrie bonus,
about So, 900, If he would bring two players
of the Metropolitan Club to that city, Civ
ing him the management. 1t is also re-
ported that Manager Barnie tried to get
two of the local players lately to go to Bal
timore The directors of tho Brooklyn and
Athletic clubs were the only ones in the
meeting friendly to the local club. Man
ager Mutrie is expelled from an association
to which he does not belong, he having
transferred his affections to the local
league club last fall. O'Rourke says he
changed the ball in the New York National
game at Washington, on Monday, over
which there has been so much talk be
cause the Washington club insisted upor
playing with a soft, dilapidated ball, which
the players could not bat outside thC
diamond. He said that in changing The
ball no unfair advantage was taken, and
that it was as fair for one side as for tht
other. This is certainly about the lanes
excuse that man possessing nnimpairet
mental faculties could offer.
BILLIARDS.
The eighth game of the billiard contes
now going ON at Irving Hall, New York
was played last night between slosson an,
Dion, resulting in an easy victory for Slos
son by a score of 500 to 1874. His averag
| waa % g II Dinnia ayaraua q 81