The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-06-07
AMERIcAN AssOcIArIoN.
Total. .......
LEAGUE.


The mid summer season viii! he opened at Capitol
WITH e 1aen
| team. This club are looked upon as the coming
champions of their association as they have Of
Il that old Washington boy, Charley sny-
der, who to-day Is unsurpassed in the
here. Then, too, is Frank Fenneey, who played
here last year on the Washingtons, and who is re-
garded as the leading short-stop L viii be great
from them but as they are confident they can do IL
with Barr and Fulmer as their battery big crowd
| VIII assemble to see Cayors pets wiped up Snyder
and Shalx or White will be the Cincnnatis battery
Brother Caylor, though a staunch friend Of the
Nationals, Will have occasion to exercise his judicial
and every player fifty cents for dHotrin1 the Ma
| ti0nais to defeat them.
| On Wednesday, Thursday. and Friday the Ma
tionals will again take up the Eastern League games
here the WilmingtOns have materially added to the
strength OF their eam much SO that they are now
| teams.
| The Nationals recovered their old-tme playing
form last week while at Jersey City as they piled
up three very crediable victories from the team Of
order seen here during April, their batting being one
Of the greatest features, while their fielding was in
Gsgus and Powell have improved In their pitching
as the Jerseyttes were unable to do anything at ali
with them: Fumer and Crowley did the catching
Ing OF Baker, Knowles, Gladmon, Kelley, White
Moore, and Hoover, as well az Gagus and Powell
have been first class. Their department while away
has been perfect, there being but one demer among
the whole eleven players This has more than
| realized the anticipation OF Manager ScaIlon.
Thus do the mighty fall. The Philadelphia League
team have jumped away up In their playing, and
have set the people Of that city crazy with delight.
snide ball in ON their opponents, and are beaten,
they put the blame upon the umpire; "A League
umpire has little show In New York unless he favors
the team OF that city in their smart tricks.
The season opens again at Capitol Park on Tues
day.
Give the boys royal welcome home, for they
have conducted themselves admirably while away.
Morrlssey, having recovered from his Illness, has
returned TO do service for the club. His old asso-
ciafes were glad to get him back.
Kelley, OF New York, played In the Jersey City
games win tue Nationals, acquitting himself In
with the club, his employers are opposed 20 his
leaving them 10 play professionally.
Manager Scanlon predicts that the Nationals will
not lose three games with any OF the Eastern League
clubs upon Capitol Park.
Great Inducements are being offered TO get the
celebrated 81. Louis tAmericanI Club 10 come here
and play game. They are the leaders IN the race
ers and base-runners In the profession.
good story il going the rounds about sutcine,
The catcher OF the Chicagos, and, whether true or
not, Is worth repeating. Some time about the mid
die OF last season Arson, williamson and a LOT Of
the blliardists Of the Chicago team, were playing
pyramid pool In The Lake CITY when snlcline APP
peared among them. lie was then tall, ungainly-
looking LAD 81 Ducoic appearance, and when he
asked 1or ball II was given 10 him In about the
same manner mat ihree-card monte player gives
however SucIiiie refused 10 he taten in liz ns,
the Chlcagos al their own game and mads ncp De az
mnresslo6 tbst ali hands eisc,,,sIad 70 sueh an
quite a pool payer.n "Yea.O Inc rural yontb
drawled n, renIv !, hnt ,hs, an, ms ,sn y"u.i
samee" % amt" said Arson; swell what is il
then?" why, base ball ;" said Sutcline. Then he
told Inc BOYS what catcher he was, and Just 10 get
even they asked him over 10 the baseball grounds.
Reaching there, they sent him behind the bat and
then ordered goldsmith and corcoran 10 20 In and
XII hun. ihey wore Their arms out trying, and,
what was worse, sutcliue refused 10 wear mask,
ana merely smiled when told that 1yiip might hi
snoetnine Else and hs y, VI OUT an eye Of
H, Az ed sntclsa nn '" snssxe nn lnslanleI:
he Iaiter rened iha, ans, i,sy ns Wan.ed, ann
Inc rIeht thing Later Ma saa1y "oua ~ aoou,
now liz niiar sa,ona,a ne mas iaiseu. anu