The Washington critic., 1885-06-16
BASEBALL MATTERS.
Cosby Comment on the Movements
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Cosby Comment on the Movements OF
the Mines.
Hines of the Bostons, whom the Ma
tionals tried to get, has been engaged by
Lucas for his st. Louis team. It's no use,
gentlemen; you must pay money for good
lall players.
Yice-President Hendricks, who used to
lie frequent visitor at Capitol Park, is
row an almost daily visitor ut the Indian
apclis games.
II is said that they have the baseball
fever so bad in Columbus, Ga. that gem
tleman, when his wife presented him with
twins, ordered one to be named Base and
the other -[Courier-Journal.
Pittsburg people are wild over their
nine. There is no doubt that it is the
best club the Smoky city ever had
Farrell of the Dctroits is laid up with
rheumatism and won't probably play
again this year.
Brouthers leads the second basemen of
the League in batting, and Stricken of the
Athletics the American Association.
The Harvards will probably win the
college championship. They now hold %
commanding lead.
Radbourne has proved the most effect
i've of all the Providence pitchers, not
WltnslunulnS tne great ClallnS maze Tor
the wizard Shaw.
luck in bases given him. No less than
twenty-five have been given him on balls
this season, so far.
The Chicagoes will be the first in the
League race by Saturday night, at which
time the Eastern clubs will leave for the
West. New York is not sure of the pen
nant by any manner of means.
Nearly all the outside papers claim that
the Virginias will win the Eastern League
championship easily, but the. friends Of
the Nationals still keep their faith in
them. They are playing great ball now,
and their prospects are excellent.
The following games are scheduled for
today American Association-Pittsbu
ut Philadelphia, Cincinnati ut New York
| Louisville at Baltimore. National League
New York at Providence, Detroit at
| Chicago, Buffalo at st. Louis. Eastern
| League-Lancaster at Jersey City, Will
| mington at Norfolk, National at Rich
| mond, Trenton at Newark.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June 16.-Tne mana
| gers of the Detroit Club have purchased
| outright for $1,000 the Indianapolis ball
| nine, with the exception of Casey, the
| change pitcher, who will sign with the
| Baltimores. OF their present nine the
| Detroit managers will retain only Ben
| nett, Wood and Weidman. The Indiana
| polls Club left for Detroit last night.
The game with the Norfolk yesterday
| was won by the superior batting of the
| Nationals. Hoover's play in the field
| and at the bat was the best seen this
| season.
The Norfolk Club will be transferred
| from the present manager to stock COM
pany, and some good players will be en-
| gagged in few days.
The Nationals stand second with 10
| games won and s lost, the Trentons third
with 10 won and II lost.
floating.
The Columbia College crews, freshmen
| and varsity, have been at New London
for week past, and have been taking
wards will arrive there to-day, and the
Yales on Thursday. Harvard has hel
own boat-house there. 1t is one of the
best in the country, and she takes her own
cook and assistants.
Bowdoin has had a new four-oared
cedar boat built by Ruddick of Boston, in
which they intend to row the annual col
legc race for fours.
Hanna does not intend to race with
Cauley this year, but will row double with
Teemer, if the latter comes to the 4th ol
| July regatta mt Boston. Teemer says n,
is rowing his single this season faster thar
ever before
Clegg and Standish of Detroit, who woi
the double here in 1881, are going to the
national regatta this year, and hay,
ordered a new double of 'Blakey of Cam
bridge, Mass. They will have harde
work winning at Boston than they hat
against the crews here in 1881.