The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-04-04
THE ENEMY ARE OURS.
The Heavy Batters OF the Brooklyn
Club Taken Into Camp by Score
of 8 TO AN Interesting Inter
view with President APP


Club Taken Into Camp by Score
of 8 TO Can Interesting Inter
view with President APP
pleton of the Metro
politan Club.
Barns pitching, finely supported by Fail
mer, and generally so by the balance Of tho
Line, did tho business yesterday for tho
Brooklyns. Barr used a great deal Of head
work, and only allowed the Brooklyns to
earn base hits. Fulmer's work, consid-
ering ID was his first game for the season,
was marvellous. He is one of tho best all
round players in the country to-day. He
led the batting for the ninc 1t was we'll
deserved victory, and showed what the
nine are capable Of whom they unite, with
a long pull, strong pull, aud pull alto
gether.
AS stated in the CRITIC last night Nick
Young was in Philadelphia. The committee
took up tho cases of Powell and Fulmer and
reinstaied them, and Young at once tolo.
gfaphed Mr.. Bennett. How much the
batting and catching Of Fulmer did toward
the victory, those present know.
The sporting editor of TIE CRITIC had
| long and interesting talk last night with
Pre- sidont Appleton of tho Metropolitan
Club of New York. President Appleton is
an exceedingly pleasant gentleman aud
Justly popular In baseball circles all over
the country. He said that he considered
the Metropolitans as strong as they were
last year when they won the champion
ship. The club would miss Keefe sone he
having been transferred to the New York
Club, as had EsterbroOk. But in their places
they had Henderson and young and worry
promising pitcher. The New York League
| and the Metropolitan clubs are both owned
and controlled by the same company, of
which Mr.. Appleton is the largest stock
| holder Continuing, he said that they had
| lost $4,000 in tho past two years on the
Metropolitan Club, and that IL they had
not made largely on the New York League
| nine tboy would have been out. They lost
| $4,000 two years ago ON tho Nets aud $l1,-
600 last season. While Mr.. Appleton did
not say outright that the Nationals and
Metiopolitans would be consolidated, he
left very strong impression upon tue mind
of THE CRITIC man that such would DO the
case. He said that IL IL was done, of course
he would want an interest in the new club.
lie asked The CRITIC If Washington would
support high-priced nine, aud was an
sweied that no city in the country would
respond more literally to the support of Il
frst-cass nine than Washington. Mr.. APP
pleton said that he was under the same
impression himself, and that he thought
Capitol Park great site for baseball
ground, In speaking of the Brooklyn
nine he said that they were strong batters,
but their weak spot, he thought, was in
their pitchers President Appleton was an
interested spectator OF the game yesterday,
and anxious to see the Nationals win. He
loudly applauded the foul tip catch of Ful-
mer and pronounced him an exceedingly
promising player If Mr.. Appleton comes
here he will be great acquisition to the
sport-loving public of Washington.
Assistant Secretary Coon was an inter-
ested spectator at Capitol Park yesterday
IL was his first gamo of tho season. Jacob
Schaeher, the New York billiardist was
also among the spectators and number Of
the members of tho different boat clubs
were on hand as we'll.
Porter, who pitched for the Broolslyns
yesterday, is paid s., 800 for his services this
season. He is not as good pitcher or player
as Barr. The latter used to be a good batter,
but last season did not do much in that line.
This year he is getting back his old form.
Though Bars batting average was small
last season he did not strike out nearly as
often as many who led his average, He hit
the ball. but had the luck of putting it in
the hands of some fielder.
1t is very seldom that Phil Baker misses
fly ball, and consequently tho surprise
was all the greater when he did yesterday.
His Judgment on balls in the out-held ia
as good as any mans in the country.
The western half of the grand-stand up.
stairs will probably DO reserved for ladies
and their escorts. The management should
put q little rail across and put up a separate
flight of steps at that end. The expense
would be tlihing, and they would be amply
repaid by the increased attendance of
ladies' Mr.. Appleton spoke on that very
point yesterday.
Umpire Stearns had his hat taken of by
a. foul tip yesterday. He thought a miss
better than hat in that instance. A man
in the upper grand-stand was not so fortu-
nate few minutes afterward. A foul tip
raised lump on his head that 1t would
have puzzled phrenologist to classify
An average Washington baseball audi
enee is the most impartial of any in the
country. They applaud both sides, though
they initiate their lungs a little fuller for
the hsme nine. They are keen to detect
any funny business and quick to resent it,
pete" Hotaling of the Brooklyns is a no
torious kicker, and INDUCED in his favor
lite pastime yesterday until the small boys
began to hoot him. He INN odiately
turned and took off his cap to the crowd
The good -natured nerve of the fellow
caught the boys, and the jeers were in
staDtly changed to a round of applause.
At yesterdays meeting of the National
Baseball Arbitration Committee in Phila-
delphia the annual election of officers re-
suited as follows: Chairman, n. l.. Young
of Washington; secretary o. 2. Caylor Of
Cincinnati; treasurer Henry H. Dddle-
! beck of philadelphia. The following com
mittces were appointed On trials, IL. ID
} Mcknight of Pittsburg, Michael Seaman OF
) Washington, John |. Rogers of Philadelphia
: on forms, George NJ. Ballard of Newark
: John b. Day of New York, William Barnit
|, of Baltimore; on official book, Messrs. Young
Caylor and Dddlebock The committc,
! adjourned to meet in New York on the first
Friday in November. II was decided mo-
to allow the Eastern league club in Balt
more,
. ROWING RIPPLES,
The regular monthly meeting of tn,