The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-09-15
OUT noon SPORTS.
How Yesterdays Game with st. Loui
Was Lost-Turf Topics.

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Was Lost-Turf Topics.
They came and they conquered. II
was not so much the superior playing
of the st. Louis, a. the aggrnyotingly
bad luck of the Nationals. Two or
three fouls, driven into the crowd,
were pronounced "fair' by Umpire
Holland, and Knowles played of and
on. His two errors gave two runs, but
his play otherwise was quite brilliant.
II was simply that luck was "agin Us.
The magnificent running of the 81
Louis helps them greatly IN the field,
and hits, that otherwise would have
yielded bases, were leldcd so quickly
as to put men out. The hits of the
Nationals, though more numerous
than those of the s. Louis were not
punched, and came mostly after two outs.
Hoover could have scored another run If he
had come In ON pass ball, rs he should.
Barr made a fine stop In the fourth inning,
putting the last man out Bob was proud
Of that stop, and came In with siX-by-ninc
smile ON his lace
Oh, my! What a crowd there was. Tus
CEiTiC advised every one TO 20 early, as
the grounds would not hold the people
and then II went late itself and stood ON
the edge Of a step, witha fat mau dropping
Precipitation on It from behind and q thin
man iabbing his elbows in it in front.
The funniest part Of the show was the fat
man with the French horn. lie started of
q couple OF notes ahead Of the other instru-
ments and ended up couple Of notes be-
startling effect, The men all kept time to
the music rs they changed places between
each hall-inning.
Wonder If they begin to think Washing
ton a good baseball town nowY II was
shame for an American Association nine TO
take so many good dollars out Of town
when they would have done the Lancasters,
Norfolks IT al. so much good; but then the
Lancasters, Norfolks ct nj. cannot play ball
and the ST. Louis can.
Lucas nine should he in the American
Association and the nine that played here
yesterday in the League.
Don't forget the game to-day. Go down
and see us take revenge. It's a bad time for
the Bridgoports to visit us.
The Nirglnias won Il game yesterday;
that makes them but ono game behind.
The reporter who caught the foul tip in
the grand-stand Yesterday is now in posi-
ton to criticsc any passed ball of Cook S,
The Newark Club wants to get into the
American Association next year. Brooklyn
aud the "Metsn both say they are going to
stay in.
The Providence Club is all broken up, they
won't probably win many more games this
year.
The scores Of the games played yesterday
are: DISQUALIFICATION, s to .; Cincinnati
Athletic, Il to 3; Chicago-St. Louis, 10 to .
Racing.
Woodford is not the animal she was
There is no use Disgusting the fact. The
race yesterday between the Eastern, West
crn and Southern cracks was great one,
and the time only quarter of a second
slower than Getaways time mt Saratoga in
ISL. Frceand laid well back, and came
with a rush in the last two hundred yards.
FIeeand ran his first race this season at
st. Louis June ., where he was fourth to
Tom Martin On June IL he was second
TO Jim Douglass. The next day he was
third to Frcda. On July . at Chicago he
won his first race for the season, over the
same distance of ground that he ran yes
torday in 200. Since then he has run
eight times, winning six. One Of his de
fcUts was to BETTER to whom he conceded
% pounds, and the second one to Wood
foid.
Modesty showed up well in yesterdays
race She is evidently coming back to form,
and will win good race shortly
Tips at Shccpshcad: First race, Colonel
SpIaguc or Parole; second race, Rupert;
third race Enigma: fourth race, BiggOncttc
or Dew Drop fifth race Bonnie 5. or Jack
of Hearts; sixth race, llghlight or Parole.
At Lexington: First race, Violin; second
race, Mamie Hunt or Kaluuh; third race,
LcpOnts.