The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-07-21

sporting Gossip of Interest 10 the
Fraternity In General.

day was the defeat of Providence by the
Buflaloes. oh, the glorious uncertainty of
baseball
| Charles Bennett of the Detroits has
fewer passed balls than any other League
catcher.
The New Yorks and Chicagoes have
played eight games together-four in
New York and four in Chicago. OF these
the New Works have won six and the
Chicogoes two. The Chicago Times says
"The reason is the simplest imaginable
The New York is the strongest club"
Barnie has lost his grip in Baltimore,
and it's doubtful if he can ever recover
it, Item.
Harry Wright has released his pitcher,
Lynch, and it is said that the Bostons will
engage him.
The Detroits are now proving great
drawing card. Since their reorganization
they have played eighteen games, win
ming fourteen and losing four.
Dunlop, the high and mighty kicker of
Lucas team, has been deposcd from his
position of captain.
The date of the National-Detroit game
is Friday of this week, instead of Thurs
day, as stated in yesterdays CRITIC.
The largest baseball pool of the season at
Mr.. Scanlon's, was that of yesterday, The
New York, Chicago, Detroit and Buffalo
tickets paid SASS for fifty cents.
Aquatics.
Several of the Washington members
went down on the 10 o'clock train last
night and gave Charlie Baker welcome
home. The senior crew will take their
usual pull tonight,
While the Old Dominion Club was pre-
pairing for the late Virginia regatta Mr..
John Kennedy helped them some with
suggestions, and rugged their boat for
them. They were very grateful, and asked
him TO name his price. Mr.. Kennedy
told them that he could not set price;
that he had only done it to help them
send him purse. To this he replied that
he would be obliged to return it. Moth
ing more was said on either side. Last
evening President Hufty and several
other prominent members of the club
called on Mr.. Kennedy and presented him
with handsome purse with the following
letter:
OLD DOMINION Boat CLUB,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, July go, 1885.
/ohn A. KennedJ, Esq, 275 y street noyhi-
7oe5t Washington, u. {.
DEAR SIR We have the pleasure to in
close herewith small token of apprecia.
ton of the valuable assistance rendered
our club in the late regatta at Fredericks-
burg, Va, which please accept with the
compliments of the club
Yours very truly,
FRANCIS Hurry, President.
Mr.. Kennedy at first declined to accept
the purse, at the same time thanking
them kindly for the high compliment paid
him. The committee insisted and left the
purse. 1t was a very graceful act on the
part of the Old Dominion boys.
Things were very lively on the river
last evening, nearly all the crews going
down the river over the lower course.
II is understood that for the Potomac
regatta the Analostans and Potomacs pre-
fer the lower course, while the Columbias
would like to see the upper course selected.
There is less danger of rough water over
the upper course. In this connect ion Mr..
Harrington Fitzgerald says in his paper,
the Philadelphia Item: THE Farmounts
will 60 to Somers' Point or to some point
on the Delaware 10 get rough water prac-
tice. This is sensible, as the Potomac
course is very tricky We have seen it
very rough at one point of the course,
while it was equally rs smooth at the other
end"
The Potomacs were out in great force
last night--three four-oared and an
eight being out. Breen, the trainer, was
out in single. Several single scullers
were also out from the house.
Kintner says he will row no more races
He is in his accustomed place in the boat
each night, but says it is only for the fun
of rowing. What Kints object is in Civ
ing this out it is hard to see, but it is good
betting that he will pull No. in the
eight and No. 3 in the four, both at Bos.
ton and here. lie has been wonderfully
fortunate in his rowing, having started in
eighteen races and being now able to sport
the medals for fifteen of them. It's doubt.
full if any other oarsman on the river car
show as good a record.
The Columbus were out in their eight
last night The new one could not b,
rugged in time so they took the old boat
Ellis Ward went out as coxswain witt
them. They rowed over the lower course
The Washingtons are thinking some o
purchasing the Columbia eight The OBJ
lection is that their boat-house is not Ions
enough to accommodate it.
The Washingtons had out six-oareC
gig last night, with Smithson, stroke
Sweeney, 5 Whitaker, 4 A. Griffith, 3
j. Griffith, 2 Lapham, bow, One or tw,
of the men had never pulled sweep be
fore 1t is intended to try all the neN
men in order to get out a junior four. Ma
jor Appleton, Smithson and Sweeney wer
f out in singles
! President IIufty and several other mem
bers of the Old Dominion Club of Alexan
, dra visited the several lighthouses las
: night.
y A short dispatch this morning says tina
: Gaudaur beat Teemer by one length in tn
y final heat yesterday in 1885.
y The Philadelphia Item is authority 70
the statement that the Fairmounts vii
enter the four-oared gig race for the Pal
mer cup at the Potomac regatta. The cul
has been won twice by the Pennsylvani
: Boat Club, but it is safe to say that, witt
n the Columbias and Fairmounts in, the
r won't win it this year.
Pat Dempsey is in Baltimore, training
+ the Ariels for the Potomac regatta. The
n are determined TO make bold bid for thu
}. junior iour-oared race this year. It's al
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