The Washington critic., 1885-06-30
BOATING MOTES.
why Harvard Was Confident OF Win
ning--A story of Hnnlan.


THE CmTIc's boating predictions prove
pretty good tips.
1t turns out now that Harvard was
pretty sure she could not be beat. Before
they left Cambridge the crew had two
trial races against professionals. The pro-
fessional crew was made up from among
the many in and around Boston and in
cluded the Gookins and Casey brothers,
Neil Henry, George Faulkner, and two
more In each trial the Harvards won
easily. If the conditions had been favor
able, the Harvards would have made the
best time ever made over the course.
The Columbias have purchased the eight
Dared pa per shell of the Harvard class of
's7. May it bring the club luck.
Hanlan has lately been in Boston, and
Cummings of the Crescents tells the story
of an experience he had last Sunday: 81
saw sculler dozen lengths behind row.
ing in great form. His boat gained rap
idly on me, while | was slugging for all
was worth. ! knew it wasn't Hosmer,
Mckay, Lee or Hamm; so ] decided to
wait for the dufier.' When he was within
a length of me hit her up for all / was
worth, and when was done which was
shortly, the 'duffer was dozen lengths
on him he cried out: Hi say, do you
think Hi can row Bit? | was thunder
struck to find that Hanlan, the champion
good oarsman, had been having q brush
with the champion bad one"
The defeat of the Pennsylvania eight on
Saturday last settles their chances for the
Sharpless Cup, and proves the truth of the
assertion of n member of the Washingtons,
printed in THE CRITIC several weeks ago,
that the crew was not nearly so good as
the one of last year. The race however,
will have q new interest in the fact that
the famous Narragansetts will send on
their eight. No matter how many crews
enter, the Columbia will win the race.
Make no mistake.
Kirby, the reinstated amateur, has been
doing great deal of rowing lately, and
has ordered new shell from Ruddick OF
Boston.
Hanlan and Teemcr have grown so fond
of each other that it is highly probable
they will row double before the season
closes and that Teemer will accompany
Hanlan across the great pond next year.
Baseball.
Calvin has made one hit and one run in
eleven games.
The Bostons are playing much better
ball now than earlier in the season. AS
far as their chances for the championship
are concerned it is now too late to pick
up, though they will probably improve
their position.
Hartford will have an Eastern Associa.
tion team another year.
1t is said that either Buffalo or Detroit
will take the place Of the "Mets" next
year in the American Association.
A special meeting of the Eastern League
was held in Philadelphia yesterday. The
delegates present were Felix j. Moses
Virginia Club of Richmond; Michael
Scanlon, National Club of Washington
George Ballard, Newark Club; j. g. Clark
and p. i. bowers. Trenton Club of Jer
scy City, and FL. Slade, Norfolk Club
| The first business transacted was the eX
| transferred to Atlantic City, for non-pay
ment of guarantee money to the Virgni
and Norfolk clubs. Since the Jersey Cit,
Club has disbanded the Trentons wer
transferred to that city, owing to lack o
support in Trenton, and it was yesterda!
granted permission to play out its cham
pionshlp games in Jersey, City and con
Club of Jersey City" The Eastern Leagu
followed the action of the American As
sociation and by a unanimous vote abol
ished the foul bound. The schedule com
mittee then arranged the schedule.
According to this schedule the Ma
tionals will play the following games n
home
Tgenton-July 1, 90, 80, 81, septembe
%. "a, 26.
| Newark-July 3, "a. m. and p. IN. :,
August /, 4, s. September H. Is, 16
Lancaster-July @, 7,s, "a, %, 27, Sep
tember IS, 10, 81.
Virgiliia-August %, "a, 90.
Norfolk-August Is, 10, q.
The following games will be played il
other cities Lancaster, July 10, IL, 13
Jersey City, July 10, 16, II; Newark, Jul.
IS, 90, 90 Norfolk, August 6, 7, 81 Rich
mond, August 10, II, ~.
By this schedule it will be seen that tn
Nationals play thirty-two games on hom
grounds and only fifteen games away
The chances are favorable for betterin
their position.
Eighteen militamen selected from TIL,
Washington Light Infantry and the Fiftl
Maryland Regiment played q game o
baseball yesterday at Oriole Park, Balti
more, in the presence of about 200 people
The nine men representing the Washing
ton soldiery proved themselves the bette
players and won the game by the score o
II to Z; The mines were made up as fol
McCafirey, p:: Ramsey, 1b.; O'Brien, G.
Ehlen,, T. f.; Rial, C. f.; w. Munckers, |. T.
Light Infantry-Ryan D.; Kinslow, C.
Noon, h.. Shreeves, 2b.: Sames. S. s
Weber, 3b.; Wade, c. f.: Reid, |. f.; Hall
| III. Inc Flftn made seven base hits an
ten errors and the Light Infantry ten bas
hits and ten errors. After the game tn
visitors were taken into the city in chal
tered car and partook of lunch. Late
in the evening they were shown through
the Filth's armory. They returned
Washington on the last train.
TrOtting.
The following programme of races ha
been arranged and the following entriC
made for the Ivy City meeting ON tn
afternoon of July 4:
First race--Special race for gentlemen
roadsters, mile heats, three in five, purs
500. j. III. Morrow, ch. g., o. G. Staple,
j. Harrison, ch. g., Billy Hates; Joh
Simmons b. g., Ulysses; l., G. Kengla, |
h., Harry Busshaw; A. h. Shepard, cll
M, S. E. S.; Il. o. Sanderson, b, g., Ben
ID. Sandheimer, ch. m, Jonpey g.; II
Norton, b. g., Charlie.
Second race-240 class, purse 5000. Johl
Eggleston, br. g, Johnnie H.; Henry Brad
ley, b, m, Blanche B.; James Coyle, b. &
Plow Boy; j. II. Morrow, &. m, Tackey
T.. o. Sanderson, b. ~, ELLA Rose.
Third race-Stoeplechase over shol
course Il. C.. Blunt, ch. g.. Ben Bolt; &
Il. Tompkins, b. h., James q. Blaine; W
ii. Arnold, ch. g., King.
Fourth race-Milc dash. Entries nc
complete.