The Washington critic., 1885-06-05
DOUGHTY ANTAGONISTS.
The Nationals to Meet To-day New
York's SuccessfmI Onponents.

victory which the former achieved over
the famous giants must have ut least set
them thinking of what was to happen to
them to-day. None of the Eastern League
clubs played yesterday, but all play to-
day. The Nationals will win one, if not
both, their games with the Newarks, de-
spite the way the latter whipped New
Yorks.
IN yesterdays games st. Louis beat
Buffalo s to 4; Chicago Detroit, . to =;
Observation-Disclosures, 1 to .; Baltimore
Cincinnati, ~ to /; st. Iouis-Athlctic, s to
3; Pittsburg- Brooklyn, to /; Ncwark-Ncw
York, 10 toI.
Only a short time now before the return
of the Nationals. 1t would have been
good thing to have had series of games,
during the Nationals absence, between
representative mines of the several depart
ments. Such games would have made
handsome money return, and have created
a good deal of interest.
The Chicagocs are pressing New York
very hard for first honors in the League.
Lucas nine has rather disappointed
people. Lucas says they have been play
ing in hard luck, but will show better
record in future.
Boating.
The Columbia eight tackled the poto.
mae eight Just below Holtzman's the other
night and beat them easily. The Column
bias are growing in high glcc, but the PO
tomacs say they only pretended to row in
order To get the Coumbias' gauge. Queer
business this rowing
When the Washmgtons new wooden
four-oarcd shell was ready to ship the
builders went up fifty dollars on the price
agreed The Washingtons Immediately
tclcgrapcd Waters for paper, which IS
expected to arrive any day.
IT is impossible to figure how Ellis Ward
can get an eight from his college that can
beat the Columbas. IT is safe To say that
he will try harder to beat the Columbias
for the Sharpess Cup than he ever tried to
make them win, and for two reasons I'm
the first place they fooled him last season.
lie did not know they could row as fast
by fifteen seconds, as they really could,
consequently he was sure the Universities
would beat them, and if the COlumbias
had wanted to have taken advantage they
could have owned the University of Penn
sylVania, buildings, campus and all. I'm
the second place, the Columbias are sure
they have better crew, Individually, than
the Pennsylvania. If the latter win it
must be all Ward work. If the Column
bias win that and other races this season,
it will show that while they continue To
row their old men they do not stand in
much need of the services of Il trainer.
The club is displaying the same wise pol
icy this season that has been character
istic from the first. If they could not Sc
cure Ward it was by odds the best plan
not to have anyone. Anew trainer would
have brought different ideas, both as to
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enough alone.
Smithson has been doing hard and con-
scicntious work in his single for two
months past, and is hard rs 4 rock and
brown as Il berry. Whether he does any
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nihg the llght weight race before Column
pa man ne smiles ana says, possibly
one on lhelll was cornefed Yesterday ana
uShcu Win a. iiilS HiSs'eIy uIcaliO' ~
viii have Oh one Of The hest li"ht wo,oEts
ever cotton to~othnr on tbn riv"r S3nd
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icdcIl mas Teluscu Io come 10 America
and row in q proposed regatta and New
York man has offered him 81 900 expenses
10 row tanlan match race on American
waters. Beach does not seem so confident
that he is the greatest sculler in the world,
as some otherpeonle seem to be. Until he
has beaten both Teemer and Honlan on
American waters The CRITIC will not al
low that he is their superior.
The annual boat race foi-the champions
ship Of the Government Printing Olfice
will take place on the Eastern Branch to-
morrow, at o'clock, ON the course from
MCComas Landing to Bcnnings Bridge,
distance il miles, i'm double-Outrinper
The contestants are Mcssrs. Fcrguerson
and Nallcy, Cornwall and King. AS all
ofthe contestants have been in training
for the past month, a close and exciting
race may be expected,
Racing.
In majority o( the races nt latouio
cesterJov thc' fnvoritns won HloZn
| Duke J1e Cotton Tom Martin and (snn.
| ii Old Icmon in the first rncc WIS n snr.
misc Tie odds nrniust him here wore 10
| Duchess and Free Gold, Buhaloin the first
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