The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-02

GAMES ELSEWHERE.
At New YorkrNew Yorks, I; Chlcagos, 90.
AT Observation-Disclosures, 7; Pittsburgs,5
At Boston-Bostons, o; st. Louis, o, elk innings
RAINY
At Observation-Disclosures. 3; Detroits, /.
Al Richmond-Nirgtnias,9 0; Lancasters, 3.
At Phlladelphia-phadelphia g; BnGalos,5.
At Brookyn-Metropolitan O.; Brooklyns l..
AT ST. Louis-Cincinnatis, 4; st. Louis, /.
There promises TO be question for discussion
between New York and Chicago as to the engage.
mat ns %onS
engage with II In 1885, something the club has nc
right TO do. Corcoran will strengthen New York
ers In the League. There will be fun next week
when Chicago comes TO New York and finds Cor.
team.-Phfid. lem.
The New York team leads the League In batting
and neldlng. with Chicago close behind. New YORK
has made 400 base hits, with total OF GIL; Chicago
Yorks batting average Is .e75, Chicago e5i. New
York has made 1874 errors and chIcagos sGs.
Buck Ewing says Joe Gerhart is playing a wonder.
III game at second base, and that not single player
of them were playing. That's something no other
catcher or second baseman can say.
The Cincinnati g, kaqu,er in commenting upon the
pay Oh Miss Sadie Houck, Ia recent game, when
stops being clean base hits that he picked up on
dead run, says" he played as II there was whisky
In Cincinnati"
club. was seen driving hack in town the other
night, and II has been whispered that this will be his
future occupation. quite drop for Naya.-Bdif-
more keirs.
to make 100 base hits for the season of lss5
The Nationals played good ball during the past
week, and won SOME creditabe Victories from the
Lancasters and TrentOns-clubs that beat them on
their last IT'D away from home. The play OF the
Nationals was above the average, az their fielding
and batting was NE best seen here this season. In
sitnted ID the strongest the city OF Washington has
ever possessed, and the games are generally patron
yea by large ana paying crowds Unfortunately
dropped games that under ordinary circumstances
should have been won, and this has given the club
as 1t should be, for II comparison is made with other
clubs IN the daerent associations IL will be seen
shat Siiisi tesails nave iaken place notably the
son why the games were lost; II was only because
OF that great uncertainty OF base ball, az none Of
them were lost on account OF bad plays. IL was a
bad run OF il-luck, and nothing else can explain It,
For the rest OF the season the team expects 10 play
70 bring down the lead Of HE 1ireInlss o yePs
narrow margin. Good ball then Ia TO he played by
the home team the rest OF the year.
The engagement Of Trott by the Nationals gives
satisfaction, for he 10 Of the begt players Wash
lngton ever produced. 1t comes with poor grace
from one OF the local papers 10 belitle the ability Of
Ifo but az that paper mol Know an earned run from
one secured on an error little need be said abonl IT,
1roft Is not only great catcher but his batting IL
splendid, he leading Ia the Baltimore club Va The
games played.
o,Day, the new pitcher Of the Nationals, arrived
on THURSDAY ana took part In the game thatday
against the Trentons. He Is good pitcher, nils his
position admirably, and Is well backed up by Cook
They Will make great battery.
The games BET fsr the coming week at Capitol
Park viii be win The NewaTks on Monday and
tuesday. Az tue Newarks are now playing a
very sr0Ag game, having defeated the yrglnias lasi
week, some Interesting contests may he expected.
Inc Nationals play In Norfolk on Thursday,
Friday aud Saturday, aud on Monday, Tuesday, ana
wednesday OF the next they are In Richmond
smith, OF the Allentowns, who has a record Of strk.
ing Out more batsmen than any pitcher In the pro-
iessona ranks lie will be backed up by Lynch, for
LneIy o. me ihlladephias They will play here
| against the Nationals.
On "Wednesday the famous Athletics, OF Philadel.
Phia, wiz gone here and play one game with the
NationaR AS this team was the only one the
lc NC seen u me present team can do anything with
| lnem. hoack VIII play short for the Athletics
Manager scaDlon will accompany the Nationals on
victories.
The New York Clipper says o. Day was NOT ellRl.
DIE 10 play until August 9. Howis this?. Ile
Newark club has released Wilson, Blackiston Carr,
and murphy Powell now leads the batting Of the
Nationals: The +" KID 10 thumplng the Jan yer,
lively, Fulmer 10 getting plenty Of needed resi-,
but he II great catcher all the same The people
VINO paifOnze ball IN tue Interest OF local pride de-
mand ilat barr he taken TO Richmond on their next
ZIP. granny White and Pap" Knowles have
runners Mor.issey still fingers IN this city, LAT
GaRua, u SAID, has gone 10 Richmond 70 look out
| FOR chan9e Mckee and McCauey, OF this city
plfyeo wnnthe "arrenton club IN yesterdays game.