The Washington critic., 1885-05-30
THE NATIONAL GAME,
Relative Standing of the Mines NJ
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Relative Standing of the Mines up TO
Date.
In the League the New York Club still
holds its lead, though the Chicagoes are
still uncomfortably close. Lucas team
has dropped peg and the Bostons are
clinging to that peg for dear life. Buffalo
and Detroit are having desperate struggle
for last place. Harry Wrights Phia-
delphia nine is showing up remarkably
well. In the American Association the
ST. Louis team has q good lead, not so
much i'm games won as in fewer games
lost. Cincinnati has given way to Pitts
burg, which is playing remarkably good
ball. Louisville is close up in the leaders,
and If she had few more Heckers would be
first The four Eastern clubs are hopeless
ly in the rear, the "Mets," occupying
the post of honor (0. In the Eastern Asso-
citation the Richmonds still lead though
only by one game won. IL was expected
that the Nationals would surely be second
by to-day, but they lost two out of their
three games with the Trentons, and the
game they could have won yesterday was
prevented by rain. The Ncwarks are n
good fourth, with the Lancasters one
game behind them. The Wilmingtons are
still last. The Nationals have n chance to
tie the Trentons to-day if they win both
games WIN thc lsnlCnSterS,
The Baltimore american says the Balu-
more Club did not lose its game yesterday
1t aincd.
The games yesterday were few and far
between, only one League and two Eastern
Association games having been played:
Philadelphia-Builnl g to 1; TrentonWil-
ningtOn, To 1; Jersey City-Norfolk, 10 to
j. Brooklyn-Nirgnia ~ to1.
Moore has dropped in his batting some
what. lie Is still great iavoritc with the
patrons of the game.
Fulmer is one of the best all-round
players in this country; u iirst-class
catcher, good batter, and q great basc-run-
ncr.
The Virginas are great basc.runners.
Their base running has been remarked
upon wherever they have been this sea-
son.
The National managers got somewhat
down on Powell ut one time. They must
be satisfied with his playing now.
Delegates from the several American
Association clubs held meeting at
Philadelphia Yesterday. Said President
Mcknight: This meeting has no other
significance than to amend the pitching
rules, he said. mo, we have not met to
declare war. ! do not know what the out
come will be, but we will probably take
no action until after the meeting of the
joint conference committee Of the Ameri-
can Association and National League
about August IT,
"I am open and above board in my
stand" said Manager Barnie Of Baltimore.
81 ann for war, and everybody knows it.
have my eye. on at least four League
players that want, and they will come to
me-
"And / ann with You with four more"
said Mr. Sharsig of the Athletic Club,
shaking hands with Mr.. Barnic.
"There are at least three of the League
clubs that will not last" said Mr.. Barnic
Detroit and Buffalo are doing poorly, and
there is talk of transferring the Providence
Club to Baltimore. The field is open to
them, and | will welcome League club
TO Baltimore
Baseball.
Lewis of the st. Louis team, whom
Harry Wright thought not good enough
for Philadelphia, leads the league batters
with an average of .43l.
Chicago will play no exhibition games
this season.
The Boston players say that Wedman