National Republican., 1885-09-07
SEPTEMBER SPORTS.

Gossip Concerning the Nationals-The
Eastern League Schedule-ChampiOn
ship Tables-To-Day's Racing.
The Nationals were uuluclty enough to
lose an important game last week, and
have lost O'Day's services temporarily. To
fll his place Gagus has been re-engaged by
Manager Scanlou, and will take part In the
Bridgeport and Waterbury games. The
latter club has taken the place Of the Nor
folks, and is strong team. In fact all Of
the northern clubs have been so materially
improved Of late that they are quite capable
of holding their own with the Virginias and
Nationals. The accession of the Bridge
ports and Waterburys has led TO rear
rangement Of the schedule for the remainder
Of the season, under which the clubs meet
each other as follows:
Trentons-At Jersey City, with Water
burys, Sept. o, II, and ~; at Richmond,
Sept IL, 10, and 49, at Washington, Sept.
IA, ,1s, and 10; at Waterbury, Sept ~, 30,
and "a.
Bridgeports-At Washington, Sept. Is,
16, and 81; at Richmond, Sept. IL, Is, and
10; at Waterbury, Sept. 25, 20, and 2S.
Newarks--At Waterbury, Sept. IA, 10,
10; at Washington, Sept. ~, 23 "a; at Rich
nmond, Sept, %, 20, 2S; at Bridgeport, Sept.
30, 80, Oct. I.
hhtcTDuryb-hJ bridgeport, sept. ~ aJ
Jersey City, Sept. 8, II, IL; at Newark,
Nationalist Newark, Sept. Z; at Bridge
port, Sept. 0, 12, II; at Waterbury, Sept. 8,
and 10. .
Virginas-At Jersey City, Sept z; at
Newark, Sept. 9, IL, IL.
The Nationals play at Newark to-day.
On Tuesday and Thursday they play at
Waterbury, and on Wednesday, Friday,
and Saturday at Bridgeport Returning
home their first game on Capitol Park
grounds will take place on Monday OF next
week with the famous st. Louis team, the
coming champions of the American Asso-
citation. The Bridgeports, Trentons, and
Nowarks will then arrive in succession to
contend the nine games that will wind up
the Eastern League season.
In Saturdays game, at Newark, the score
at the end of the sixth inning was u tic,
each club having made one run each.
When the Newarks went to the bat In the
seventh inning II began to rain, the result
being that Barr, could not control the wet
and slippery ball and the Newarks had
scored four runs and were still at the bat
when the rain forced the players to leave
the field. Rain fell for more than half an
hour; the National players had left the
field as had most OF the spectators when, by
direction of Manager Hacket, of the New
arks, the umpire called play and declared
the game forfeited on account Of the non
appearance of the Nationals. Several rep
utablo citizens, however, made affidavit
that rain had fallen more than thirty min
utes, and Manager Scanlon fled these afli-
davits and his protest against the Illegal
action Of the umpire with President Bal
lard, who resides atssNewark. Without de-
failing the steps that followed II Is sufll-
cient to say that the umpire's action was
set aside and the game goes on record as a
tie game to be played at u date to be stated
hereafter.
Manager Scanlon has returned home, and
President Bennett goes north to manage
the boys this week. O'Day will reloin the
club on Wednesday. II might be worth
mentioning that 1t was the death Of his
brother, and not of his mother, as has been
| published, that occasioned his temporary
| absence.
The following tables present the standing
Of the clubs In the three leading associa-
tions up to Saturday night: