The Washington critic., 1885-07-16
Th4E POTOMAC REGATTA.
VIII Freezing out Policy be Adopte
hV five UiI CIt,hs9

committees appointed by their several
clubs, met last night to arrange for the
coming Potomac regatta. The Columbias
sent an invitation 20 the Washngtons,
who were present at the first meeting but
as this meeting was held at the Potomac
boat house, and that club had not invited
them to he present, they did not attend. A
preliminary organization was formed with
Mr.. Walsh of potomacs rs chairman and
Mr.. Stinemetz secretary. 4 motion made
by the Columhas, not TO proceed 10 the
permanent organization until the Wash
ingtons were admitted, was lost. The
committee was then permanently organ
ICED as follows: II. Il. Pairo, chairman; S.
w. Stintmctz, secretary, and j. g. Walsh,
treasurer.
Mr. Balch said that dscreditable ru-
mors had been set afloat about the WASH
ington Club, and if there were any
charges, that now was the time to make
them. Not n word was uttered, however,
rejecting on The new club. An Analostan
member said that the new club had not
applied FOR admission. The Columbus
held that as there was no organized navy
here, it was not necessary, and that they
had invited them ct the first meeting.
Nothing further was done in regard to the
matter. The Analostans and Potomacs
wanted the Potomac regatta held the Sec
ond week in October. The Columbus
was finally reached on the 10th of Septem-
ber and the committee adjourned to meet
next Thursday night.
The date selected for the Potomac re-
gatta is a good one, but the best thing
done by the committee is the selection of
Mr.. Stinemctz as secretary.
There are various ideas among the local
men as TO the weight limit that should
constitute lightweight crew. Last year
tnisf 1tn 40 ta INIT ,,ttt
at 12S pounds. There is talk of having
the limit this year l25 pounds. One thing
is certain, all crews should be weighed be-
fore the committee appointed, and on the
same scales. 1t is said that the light
weight crews of one of the clubs have
never been properly within the weight.
1t is said that Brem will be here in
day or two to take charge of the Potomacs.
He trained the winners of the gig race at
the late Fredericksburg regatta. Courtney
could not come.
President Hufty of the Old Dominion
Club of Alexandria has written letter
denying that he ever circulated the stories
about the fredericksburg race. He says
he was at the finish. and totally unable TO
see or know anything about the foul that
occurred. If the man who had President
Hufty quoted otherwise in cold type had
ever been able to get his article printed,
he would have found himself in hot
water.
The Washingtons, at Cumberland's
Georgetown house, and the Columbus
are very neighborly.
The semi-monthly hop of the Columbia
Club will be held this evening ut the Co.
| lumbia boat-house. Invitations will be
| by cards, which are very prettily engraved.
The National Rifles shell, belonging to
| the Columbus, has been changed over to a
| gig, under the direction of Ward. 1t makes
| beautiful-looking boat but Captain
| Stinemetz and others do not think it will
| be as fast as the old one.
The Washingtons did not attempt to
| hold club regatta last night as stated in q
morning paper. 1t was the Capital club.
The Columbus have purchased the
| eight-oared shell Of the class of 'S6 of Har-
| ward As noted several days ago, the
boat is expected here shortly. Ward went
on TO see it, and approving of it, the Co
| lumbias made the purchase. The old
shell of the Columbias is in Il bad way.
| It's n wonder the crew made as good u
showing in it as they did.
| Baseball.
| The Nationals lost their game yesterday
with the Jersey City Club, the dispatches
say, on account of the umpire. II this is
luck. Gladmon and Knowles did the best
batting, while Knowles, Morrissey and
Cook carried off the fielding honors. The
same clubs play again to-day
The games played yesterday resulted as
follows: Detroit-St. Louis 4 to 0; Provi-
dence-New York 6 to 3; Chicago Buffalo,
to 2; Cincinnati Metropolitan, IS to 2;
| Pittsburgh Baltimore, 3 to o; st. Louis
Athletic, s to 4; Lancaster Norfolk, 0 TO Z;
Newark-Virginia, II to 4.
The Virginias sustained the worst de-
feat of the season yesterday at the hands
of the Newarks This is the second game
they have lost in a week, and now is the
time for the Nationals to make a rally.
Rumors were rife yesterday afternoon
that the Builaloes would disband, as
printed in THE CRITIC several days ago.
The Buffalo managers deny it this morn
ing. The League directors says that they
will eXpel the Builaloes any way, for sell
ing their players. Yesterday afternoon
Manager Scanlon received u telegram
from Il. C.. Bancroft of the Providence
Club, urging him to take the place of the
BufialOes. The telegram said: This will
put you we'll for next season." Mr.. Scan
Ion says that his club will remain just
where II is for this season, and that he is
too old bird to be caught with such bait.
If the Nationals should join the League
and play out the balance of the season,
next year the League would find some ex-
cuse for throwing them over, as 1t is well
| Known lIlul lIltN WullI IL w cSJcTll CluD
situated in Cincinnati. The Nationals
would simply be the cats paw to pull the
League chestnuts out Of the fire. Many
men would have been so flattered that
they would have jumped at the offer, but
Mr.. EScanlon has been too long in the
business.
The following kilograms on the matter
have passed between Secretary Young
and Secretary Hughson of the Buffalo
Club:
WASHINGTON, D. c., July Is, 1885.
TO Ge0iqe Hughs0a, Secretary BH6aL0 Ba3eJat
| CiW6, BEBdi0, ". T.!
sincerely hope there is no truth in the
rumor that your club will not play the season
| out. Please answer N. IL. Young.
TO this the following answer was sent:
BUFFALO, N. j., July 49, 1885.
TO ~. II. Yong, Secretary Natioaa! LcaJRe
washington, u, o.!
Do not credit the rumor. All our arrange
ments are made for the club to go East to
morrow night and play schedule games.
GEORGE llUGHsoN,
1t is said in baseball circles, that the re
lease OF Calvin by the Buffalo Club il
their first step toward disbanding, anC
that the League will put club into Gin
cinnati, with Justus Thorner at its head
Thorner is fine winner, but the wors
loser in the country. When the Gin
cinnati Unions were here last year, they
had lost little money and Thorner eX
pected to better their position i'm the race
and consequently their exchequer, b,
winning all their games from the Ma
tiOnals. The games they lost here mad
Dan O'Leary almost afraid to telegraph
the result.
Racing.
The summer meeting at Monmouth con
tinues to-day with full fields The frs
race should be won by DeCoy Duck,