The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-08
A TREAT IN PROSPECT.
The Game Tomorrow Between the Ma
tionals and the Cincinnatis.

between the Cincinnatis and Nationals
/ The Cincinnatis are very confident Of
their ability to hit Barr, while the friends
of the home nine scout the idea. Charlie
Snyder says that Barr proved puzzling to
some of the clubs last season, but that the
Cincinnatis batted him all over the
ground. An enthusiastic friend of Bars
offered TO bet him that the Cincinnatis
would not make eight base hits off his
delivery. Why" said this gentleman,
20 club is batting Barr terribly when it
secures six or eight hits in a game"
Snyder said nothing in reply, but his
smile seemed to say, wait until we
Porkopolis get on to him." There is no
questioning the fact that Barr has inn
proved wonderfully since last season, and
that he not only intuses confidence into
the audience, but also into the players.
1t is TO be hoped that Barr won't be
tempted again by outside clubs. to leave
the city. Next season, with the many
changes that will take place, there is not
much doubt that Washington will slip
into one of the two big associations, when
Bars services would be of great value TO
his club, and fully appreciated by his
friends.
1t looks as though the League still held
the whip-handle. Simmons, Barnic,
Caylor and Mcknight are making guys of
themselves by talking big fight, and then,
when they can't scare anyone, getting
down on their knees and whining.
Powell is proving a terror in the box.
He has surprised even his friends by his
effective pitching.
Little White is getting to be terror
with the bat. 1t is almost a daily oc-
currcnce for HIM to make three base hits.
Hoover and Gladmon are also batting well.
Il
he was given his walking papers.
The next American Association victims
will be the Cincinnats.
Aquatics.
The next prominent rowing event East
will be the four-oared shell race for the
Childs Cup on the 18th of this month. The
Cornell University crew is composed of
Rowland bow, l54 pounds; Holman (2),
1852 pounds; Olmstead (3), 152 pounds, and
Schofeld (stroke), 1913 pounds. The crew
is nicely balanced as to weight and
which is trihe older than the general
run of college crews Rowland and Scho-
field are the only members left of last
years crew. The crew this year is better
than it was last, however, and it's hard to
see how the University of Pennsylvania
will beat them.
The University of Pennsylvania is ont
with another eight-oared challenge,
| though it is not quite as sweeping as the
| one last year. This time it is directed at
| the Columbia College eight, and names
Lake Quinsigamond Mass, July /; dis
| lance mile and half. 1t is not likely
| that Columbia will accept. In fact, Col
| umbia men say that if the Pennsylvania
| boys will come to New London and row
| over the regular four-mile course there
they will row them either before or after
| I,ntr will IIar r1 ~ lS
| and Columbias row about July 3d. and the
Columbias are training for four-milc
! race. Lake Quinsigamond, once the scene
| of all the aquatic battles between the
college and other oarsmen, has, of late
years, fallen into neglect. This year tn,
regular Fourth of July regatta between
| the different colleges will be decided OF
this lake, Lake George proving too rough
For that reason it would be quite con
venient for Pennsylvania to row an eigh
| ON the same water Just before her four
Pennsylvania is especially trained TO row
a mile and Il half but few people who ar,
posted believe that her eight could row
four miles. In u four-milc race will
either Harvard, Yale, or Columbia, the
Pennsylvania eight would probably bt
last. Her men are much smaller anC
lighter. She has always had the ightes
college eight of any of them, and though
they have the skill and dash to make t
hot race with any of them for mile anC
half, they lack the strength and endur
ance to row four miles at speed. Columbia
will probably say just what has been sale
in this article, that if Pennsylvania want,
| To row, she can come to New London anC
row over the regular four-mile course.
Mr.. NJ. A. w. Louis is quite an acquisi
ton to the Washington Club. He is indie
fatigable in his efforts to push anything
he takes hold of, and the Washingtons
will find him hustler
1t is expected that the Washingtons WI
have out their regular senior crew thi'
week in full.
Racing.
great deal Of fault is being found Will
| the way kelso's stable is being run. kclsC
never bets himself, and it is claimed thai
the trainer stands in with a certain ring o
| gamblers.
The Dryers Portland is likely to prove
| q worthy successor to Luke Blackburn
Hindoo, Woodford and other great horse,
that have carried the Dryers colors Sc
often to the front. 1t is something re
markabe to see so many famous horse,
come from one stable in such shor
| time
Joquita is very liable to surprise some
people by the way he runs for the Subur
ban. He is lightning and IS in very
light.
The question naturally arises, where i,
the good thing the owners of Tony Foster
thought they had for the Suburban. fl
can't beat poor old Ecuador and Other
Brighton Bcachers, what earthly chance
does he stand with Monogram and Others
The Suburban Handicap to he run on
| Thursday next the first day of the Sleeps
head Bay meeting, is the only topic Of
conversation among horscmen, The odds
have changed rapidly in the last week OF
| two, as some horses have been scratched
and the form Of others developed. Slater
of Baltimore now offers the following; II
10 each against MARYLAND, Jack of Hearts
War Eagle, Richmond, Elizabeth anC
Joquita; 10 TO each against General Mon
roe, Rataplan, Himalaya, Thackeray ano
Mittie i; 90 10 against Duplex, Com
anche, Pontiac Katrne and Choctaw; p
to | against Billy Gilmore, Fosteral ant
WallOnsee; 80 to against Drake Garter
and Royal Arch; 10 to | Barnes, Rca
Knight of Ellerslie, Strickland, Brook
wood and Glcngarine; 30 to | Kingiike
Jim Renwick, Ferg Kyle, Hilarity, Tolu
Miss Brewster, WoodtlOwer, Unrest, De
liliah, 81. Louis and Judge Griffith - t.
! Greystone Eachus, DeCoy Duck ant
Saltpetre; 100 to | leman, Fond du Lac
John Henry, Tornado, Endymion, Mission
Belle, Geo, Singerly, Bella, Richard l..
Lutestring, Joe Mitchell, Jim Carlisle
Tiltord, Florence NJ, East Lynne Valley
Forge, Tony Foster Longview and Others
He is laying nothing now against Mono
gram, and it seems to be the general feel
ing that Monogram will win. 1t must be
remembered that Monogram has a long
journey TO make, that the climate is en-