The Washington critic., 1885-09-18
OUT noon SPORTS.
Littrcll, Winner of the Junior Singles,
to Row for tho Hoffman Medal.

Littrcll, Winner of the Junior Singles,
Ia Row for tho Hoffman Medal.
Messrs. Ward and IIoltzman have agreed
TO let Littrell, winner Of the Junior singles
at the late Potomac regatta, in as a con
tcstant for the Hoffman prize at the com
ing single scull race. 1t was originally in
tended that only District scullers should
participate, Iittrcll has lived several years
here, though member Of the Rappahan-
mock Club Of Fredericksburg. lie was
anxious TO enter this contest, and his entry
would add 20 much moro interest to the oc-
cnsion that the projectors decided to make
an exception in his case and let him in. The
CRITIC has already been assured of three
entries, namcly Fisher Of the Potomacs
Smithson Of the Washingtons, and Iittrcll
Of the RappahannOcks. Fisher is q game
sculler, and can scull fast at that In the
race for the Potomac Club championship
last year he finished second to SmithsOn,
Kearncy being third. Fisher has rowed but
little in a single this year, having devoted
himself 10 sweep rowing, but his friends In
all the clubs are confident that he will make
fine showing.
Iittrcll Won the junior singles so easily
at the last regatta, that lots of people be
licyc that there is no sculler in this part of
the country that can beat him. 1t is not
generally known, but when Dempsey,
trainer Of the Pennsylvania, was here,
Littrcll rowcd a trial with him, and de-
fcatod him without much trouble. The
race next Thursday promises to be grand
one.
Baseball.
The Virginias could do no better than tic
their score with the BridgepOrts yesterday,
while the Nationals, by winning, are now
two games ahead again The Sporting Life
has given them ms tic for first position
Even by their table the Nationals are now
one game ahead.
The game yesterday was another fine ex-
hibition Of batting on the part Of the home
nine, but bum display Of fielding ON the
part of Knowles and White. The former
is not playing his position up to the mark
he established early in the season Whites
work is usually good, but yesterday his
and Knowles errors footed up six. OiDay
proved very effective, and it was very for
tunate for the Nationals that this was the
case. The visitors played great fielding
game, and If they all had batted like Larry
the score would have been different. Muir
ply gave as fine an exhibition of catching
Gs has been seen on the grounds this sea
son. Tiernan was very wild, and Murphy
made some wonderful stops when the
bases were full. The same clubs play
again to-day. Barr will pitch and Fufmer
catch
The uniforms Of the Trentons, to say the
least are novel. 1t is rather relief to see
something outside of the conventional base
hall suits.
The scores yesterday were Athletic-St.
Louis, l3 to 3; Observation-Disclosures TO
!; Metropolitan-Lo Louisville, to .; Brook
lyn Pittsburgh, 2 to 1: Chicago Boston,
II to &; Philadclphia-Bu q to3; st.
Louis-PrOvidencc, IL to 2: New York-D
tGoit, ! too; Observation-Disclosures 3 to >:
decentralization, o to 6.
Horse Sense.
Who says Little Minch can't 20 over
seyen-eighths in good company? His win
yesterday was great surprise
Nolante was nowhere. Alta is pretty
near the crack threc-year-old lust now.
Many pinned their faith to lIidalgo in the
fourth race yesterday but Nolante was the
''sure thing" The other "sure things
We're Ariteno, War Eagle and Whizgig,
none of whom have yet been heard from.
Tips to-day at Brighton: First race Bes-
sic b. or Soprano; second race, Ligan or
Lille b.. third race, Tom Martin or Peri
cles; fourth race, Woodlower or Mollie
Walton; fifth race, Rushbrooli or Quick
March.
At LeXington First race, Ten Booker:
second race, Mamie Hunt; third race, John
Golfer or Audelia.