The Washington critic., 1885-09-17
OUr- moor SPORTS.

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the different sCullCrs about making il
match race, so as to protect the
juniors who enter from being declared
senior sCullcrs whether they win or
lose. Something will be done towards
protecting them, and Mr.. Garfield, the
president Of the National Association,
win be consulted mt once. II Is
thought that If this can be arranged,
Brewster, Wade and Johnson, all jun
Tors of the Columbia Club, will enter.
Yesterday II was stated that Koarncy
Of The potomacs would not enter. This eau
hardly be possible, MS the race, originally,
was gotten up so that kcancy could meet
~mithsou at the formers favoHtC distance.
Smitlsou is ON hand and will meet kcar-
rcy at this distance though he prefers
mile and u-halE When the race was orig.-
nGlly spoken of, kcarucy said at once that
| he would row.
AQUNriC RIrpIEs.
Potomac Boat Club held q special meet
inc last evening, to receive the report Of the
room committee The report was accepted
aud the committee were instructed 10 pro.
cure tile rooms situated in the + street front
Of the Corcoran Building from October LIST
TO April LIST
Mr.. Frank X. Ward is the gentleman.
who with Mr.. Robert Hoffman, offers the
scullcrs medal. II will be known, however,
| us the "llOltzman mcdal.h
There is some talk in the Washington
| club Of giving a field meeting this fall.
| Running races. open TO all amateurs, and
! special running races, open only to nom
| hers Of the different boat clubs. with bicycle
races, etc A meeting Of this kind, under
energetic management, should prove very
successful.
The Joint regatta committee has not yet
closed up its work. though one meeting has
been held since the regatta.
lis claimed, and with good grounds,
that the editor Of wcll-knOwn sporting
paper in New York Is the engineer of all
the so-callcd matches that have been rowcd
near New York this summer and those
which are ON the tapis to he rOwcd. lie
| gets 80 much MS agent Of the Manhattan
Beach Railroad Company 10 bring these
| races p about and so much for the support
| Of his pepper ll0uan does not wish to row
! Iona hdc match this year, and has lent
| himself 10 the scheme. Tisrc are no stakes
| put up ly any one. Each contestant Is
paid so much by the railroad company aud
what they can get from the dcludcd public
through the puOl-bOX. There never has
| been season known to professional row.
| ing IN the past atty years when there were
| 50 few match races This aquatiC-railrOad
| hippodroming has dcmoralizod our profcs-
s!unul oaTsmen, and the public with open
! mouth swallow the Associated Press dis
| patches of matches for big money, sent out
| by men like this New York editor. How
! long this thing Is to 70 on no one can say,
| but this can be said: II the newspapers
| which have the best interest OF all sports at
| heart would come out openly and expose
! the triCkcly and fraud surrounding these
! sO-CallCd matches, railroad companies would
! lie deprived Of the Inducements they offer
| oarsmcn, and honest matches where one
| man,s money is placed against anothers,
| would he the result.
| Mr.. Whites Views ON the Baseball
outlook for Next Near.
| In long talk last night with Mr.. Charlie
White, treasurer Of the Nationals, he OK
pressed himself as very much encouraged
at the baseball outlook for next year. II
| have been invited, - he said ''to attend the
meeting Of the American Association on
| the 18th Of next month in New York, and
| think the prospects for getting into that
association excellent. The only one OPP
! posed to us last year was Barne of Balti-
more. Why, | cannot imagine. Our not
! icing in has Kept thousands of dollars out
| Of his pocket. He has no such local rivalry
! anywhere as we would have had between
| cur two clubs. Wander Abe of the St.
| Louis has always been friend Of the Ma
/ tionals, and was perfectly delighted with
/ the treatment his club received here mt the
| hands Of the baseball public. paid him us
much for that one game as he received for
two weeks work East playing champion
ship games, He says Washington forever,
| aud has told such marvellous stories North
Of the amount Of his share of that one
game, that we have been flooded with telc-
grams asking for dates.
1--WE were anxious TO get games on with
the ChiC0gCs, and offered them $500 bonus
and uuG-half of the gate If they would play
| us three games, Tut they will not come
East at air. Mr. White was asked what
he thought Of the relative strength of the
two old Associations, and he replied that
lie considered the American Association as
cling in the better position at present.
Van der Abe has purchased the stock OF
| Lucas League Club, until he now holds Il
majority and practically controls the club.
Lucas has had enough Of base ball, and this
is the last year, in Mr.. Whites Judgment,
that 81. Louis viii be represented in the
League. Won der Ahc is heart and soul in
the American Association. The League
can't get q nine In Cincinnati. If it adopts
the guarantee rule Detroit and Buffalo will
drop out sure, This is Providence's last
season, and it really looks shaky for the
League. Mr.. White says that there Is no
doubt in his mind but that the Metropoli-
tars viii he obliged to retire from the
American Association.
PICK-UPs.
The game yesterday was interesting to
lovers Of heavy batting. Conloy of the
Bridgeports, who kept the st. Louis down
five hits, was pounded by the Nationals for
thirteen. The game was also remarkable
for the fact that Powell dropped two fly
balls and did not make single base hit 1t
was cold indeed. Hoover led tho batting
again. lie must have started his average
up the past week. The Trentons play to-
day, aud the Nationals have got to play
their best to beat them. One game lost
now may mean the loss Of the champions
ship. The Nirginias hang on like leeches
and are only one game behind
The scores Of the games yesterday are,
Chicago Boston, 10 to A; Detroit New York,
q to 2; Philadelphia Buffalo, Z to 3; 81.
Louis-PrOyidcucc q 10 4; Cincinnati alt
more, 10 10 o; st. LOuis-Athlltc, 10 to 6
MetIopoitan- Pittsburg . to /; Brooklyn
Louisville, to 8; DISQUALIFICATION, 3 to
Nationals Brdgeports, 10 to2.
Racing Tips.
Tips to-day arc Sheepshead, first race
Abba or Aretino second race, Favor o.
Boatman; third race, Inspector b. or th,
Bard fourth race, lIidulgo; fifth race
Euclid; sixth race, Strathspey or Swift
Al Lexington, first race, iIazaras; second
race, Alta Blue or Nirgie H.; third race
NOlo or Tennessee.
The Capital Clubs FaII Races.
The Capital Bicycle Club will hold IT.
fall races at Athletic Park October 0, fo
which the following programme has beer
arranged; Fye-mile, Flint Cup, club; half
mile sociGblc club; two-milc open, record
halimi!c open, one-mile open, two-mile
club, Woodward & Lothrop Cup; one-mllt
safety, open; thrcc-mile open, record; one
mile iandam open; onc-mile novice. En-
tries VIII be closed at noon, October s, n
the room Of the handicap committee, 81!
q street.
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