Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-22
BASEBALL MATTERS.
eenernl Notes from tire "spersing Lise
Csnesrnins tine Easserr-I.earue Cluhs.

Notes frum fbe "sporttnE Ltse -
csnesrnins the Esssers-L.eaaue Clus~-
Johnston, Boston's new man, is bat
ting heavily this trip.
The Newark Club management have
released twenty-one players during the
season. 70 far.
Householder has rejoined the Tir-
ginias, although he is still suffering
from his broken coIlar-bone.
Newark is the first and only club
that has succeeded in winning three
straight games from the Virginia Club.
Johnston, now Of Boston, was the
first Eastern-League player to pass the
100 hit line. When he left the Vir-
ginias to 20 TO Boston he had made l02.
Play Ball George" or more pro-
perly Latham, of the Yirginiss, has
joined the Trentons at Washington, and
will play with them this week.
W. nj. Nash, the new third-basefnan
of the Bostons, was born in Richmond.
Va, and is twenty years Of age and
five feet eight inches in height. This is
ms fourth season playing ball.
Newark has released Gil Hatfield,
the third-baseman, Burns. late Of Balti-
more, succeeding him in that position.
Hatfield had Rot missed q game this
season. lie was fair In bis position and
at the bat. Burns can discount him
with the stick, but will not play the
bag so well.
A series Of five games between the
Washington Nationals and the Balti-
mores, Of the American Association.
has been arranged. October 5tb and
Sth the Baltimeres play in " Washington.
and October 9th and 7th the Nationals
will play IN Baltimore. No place has
been agreed upon as yet for playing the
fifth game.
The dIsbandment OF the Virginia
Club virtually gives the Washington
Nationals the championship, although
the probability is that the latter would
have won il ANYHOW even had the Vir-
ginia Club remained IN the field. The
Trenton Club lost considerable ground
the past week, and Newark now has a
chance 10 pass that club. The Water
bury and bridgeport clubs still con-
tinue to make a good fight. particularly
the former, which has al excellent per-
centage.
When the LasterB-League race began
last spring, through the influence Of
the National Club. resolution was
adopted pledgiDg all the clubs TO de-
post s25O as al evidence OF good faith,
with 3 proviso that the club which dis
banded before the championship season
closed thereby forfeited It's deposit.
Seven Of the eight clubs made the re-
quired deposit and there is at this time
sl.7j0. secured by q bond that is per
tectlv good IL the hands Of the desIg-
mated depository. which amount, al the
close Of the season. will be divided pro
rGjG among the surviving clubs.
The question that Is agiIatlng the
minds OF those ashingtOnIans who are
interested the most is as to neither the
Nationals viii be represented ID the Ma
tIOnal League Or the American Associa-
tion next year or not. The managers
OF the home club are said to be divided
IL opinion as 10 which association they
would rather JOIN. Some favor the
League. some the American AssOcia-
tion. Correspondence and yerbal COM
munication mas been going on between
the National management and the d.
rectors Of the two associations. As 10
what will ~ the Outcone 1t Is al pres
ent impossible 10 say. Washington Is
Z good ball city. viii support first
class club MS has been shown, and has
ALWAYS come out ahead.