The Washington critic., 1885-08-04
AN EXCITING CONTEST.
The Game Tomorrow Between the
Athletics aud Nationals

Athletics and Nationals.
The game tomorrow between The
Athletics and Nationals, promises to
be one Of the most interesting OF the
season. Though the former are only
fifth in the race, yet they are one of the
strongest mines in the American Asso.
citation, and about the only club in that
association that the Nationals could not
defeat in April Our own club OF
August is not our club OF April, as the
Quaker City boys will soon discover.
Barr will pitch, and will probably be
supported by Fulmer. You may set it
down as a victory for the Nationals.
The wonderfully good ball the home
nine has been playing lately, has largely
increased the attendance ut the games,
and no doubt the full capacity of the
grounds will be tested tomorrow.
The Nationals played beautiful
game yesterday, and one well worth
going far to see. The visitors only sue
ceeded in hitting Barr safely twice, and
he was supported by Trott, without an
error. In fact, only one error was
made by the whole nine. Their bat
ting was quite free, Hoover leading with
four hits. II is hard to see how the
Virgiuias can beat them as now con-
stituted.
Following are the results OF yester.
days games: Boston-St. Louis, to o;
ovidence-Detroit, II to o; Cincin-
nati-St. Louis, 3 to 4; Virgina-Lan.
caster, TO 6; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 5 to o..
The batting and fielding averages of
the Nationals for the season are some
thing to be proud of. Burch leads the
former and Bare the latter. Hoover
stands Il fair chance of making 100 base
hits first, while Knowles and White fol-
low him closely.
Manager Scanlon will 20 with the
Nationals on their trip the last of the
week to Norf Tx and Richmond. The
club plays six games and it is safe to
say that they vii win five of them.
President, Secretary, Treasurer, ct
al. Diddelbock of the Eastern Associa-
ton has concluded to accept the fiat of
the association aud turn over his papers
to his successor, Mr.. Ballard OF Newark.
This Il a very sensible conclusion on the
part of Mr.. Diddelbock, and will pre-
vent disagreeable consequences.
Mr.. Secretary Young intimated in a
Sunday paper that the Cincinnatis
would take the place Of the Buffaloes in
the League. The Cincinnatis would be
glad to do so il the League would con-
sent to Sunday games. This the League
will not do, hence the hitch. About
one half Of the seasons patronage in
Cincinnati is received from the Sunday
games, and the directors hold that the
club could not live without them. The
CRITIC has ii from good authority that
Pittsburg will take Butlaloes place, and
that Brooklyn will take the place of
Providence in the League. The "Mets"
will surely disband at the close of the
season, thus leaving three vacancies in
the American Association, and it will
be very chilly il the Nationals do not
get one of them.
Aguatics.
The storm last night filed the river
with drift wood and made the current
very rapid. Shell rowing was diff
cult matter The Columbus did not
attempt to take their eight out, but the
senior four, Mute, Kintner, Wade and
Kondrup, went out in the four cared
Siicll, iIllib w uiu JoOh lOul ulOiC Uub vi
the gig aud Andy Smith took two more
out in the Terror, making the eight
cared crew and two substitutes.
The senior four Of the Washingtons,
Smithson, Baker, Ryan and Sweeney,
took long pull down river, as did also
the senior four of the Potomacs.
The race in singles, between Smith
son and Kearney is "off." The men
may meet later in race open to all
District sculleIs.
Turf Tips.
The CRITICS Monmouth tips have
been excellent lately. The races to-
day, however, are somewhat harder to
pick. For the first event either Sutler
or Richard J.. The second race should
fall to either Buffalo or Long Stop. The
third race will be the hardest to pick.
but either Pontiac or Richmond should
win it. The fourth race should go to
Barnes or East Lynne, and the fifth
race to Valley Forge or Error.
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