The Washington critic., 1886-08-24
OUT DOOR SPORTS,


| For Sis innings Detroit was retired lu
quick succcssion yesterday, the only one
| who reached tho first base in that time be.
| ing put out on double play, aud at no
| time during The game did a Detroiter see
| second. In the ninth inning the side struck
out, making total of ten strike outs. The
home club, generally, played we'll, but its
errors were costly. This IS the first time
the Michigan Midgcis have been shut out
this season Baldwin pitched for Detroit
and Clarkson for Chicago. White made the
only hit for the former Chicago secured
in the first, 2 in the fifth and | in the
seventh.
st. Louis shut out Kansas City yesterday,
making six runs. llealy held the Cowboys
down TO one hit We want Healy. st.
Louis made no fielding errors, base on
balls of llealy being the only error charged
against the Naroons
The Athletic and Baltimore clubs will
play In Philadelphia to-day. The teams ap-
pear TO he evenly matched and arc playing
good ball, says the Rccmd.
Fred. Berger of Grand Rapids has been
appointed League umpire.
The Philadelphia Club opens at Detroit
today, and Is scheduled to play twenty
games before returning home, three each
at Detroit, Chicago, Kansas City, st. Louis,
Washington, Boston and New York in the
order named.
There are one or two very good men in
the disbandCd team Of Troy, \. Y. Whit.
ncy, the first hascman, Is fine hitter and
good first haecman. Schcnck and llanrahan
are also good.
ID. Byrne Of the Brooklyn club, who Is
one Of the leading men In the American As.
sociation, when spoken TO in regard to the
| transfer of the PittsbuIg Club to tho Ma
| tional League, said that he did not think
| that the League would get a club from the
| American Association. ~ club did 70
| into the League 1t must 20 empty handed,
as 10y the rules OF the Association the play.
| ers belonged TO that Organization and not
| to the club and therefore the players must
remain with the Association to BIZ divided
| among the other clubs. IN case any Asso-
citation cluh does 90 into the League the
| Association has the pick Of three good pay
| Ing cities TO take its place. These cities
| nre Newark, Cleveland and Milwaukee.
| The latter city has shown willingness to
| put up guarantee Of $4,000.
The trouble between the st. Louis Club
| and the League will be settled tomorrow
| at the League meeting. 10 s tumIrci that
| the League will carry the club through the
season, Us mtimatcd by THE CRTIC ycster-
day. Mr.. Waiter Hewitt and Manager
Galncy urc in st. Louis to-day aud VIII
look utt FOR the interests Of the Nationals
Some of the stockholders OF The National
club are in favor Of not taking any OF the
-. Louis men unless they have the privilege
Of choosing us many as they want, seven
beI & the number desired.
The Columbas were defeated by the
Olympics by Il score Of s TO at Olympic
Park yesterday afternoon. The Merchants
and Printing Ollce mines play to-day. Man
agcr Hogan has strengthened the Printing
| Office nine, and good results are expected
| this afternoon.
AQUATIC.
Mr.. James Ashbury OF England, the
owner Of the schooner yacht Cambria,
| which raced James Gordon Benefits
| Dauntcss across the Atlantic in 1871, ar
| rived in this country on Sunday. Mr. Ash
| bury thinks English yachtsmen are quite
| confident that the Gaatea will give the
| American yacht good race, but he has
heard it said that the Galatea Is not the
fastest yacht in English waters.
| William O'Connor, the Toronto sculler,
who, as an amateur rowcd double with G.
| 7. Enright, has challenged Joe Laing Of
Montreal to three mile single scull race,
10 occur on or before September 10, for
$500 or 81 GOO side.
w. i. Conlcy OF the Shawmut Rowing
Club Of South Boston offers b. row ID. j.
Murphy Of Boston Il single scull race Of one
and one-half miles, straightaway, at Lake
Qunsigamond, Mass, September 25, for a
suitable trophy.
Murphy has left the ranks of the anna.
tcurs.
In the Erie rowing and sailing regatta,
which takes place on September 7, S and Q,
the purses, amounting TO $l,1lj In all, in
clude the following: Three hundred dollars
for the iirst-ratc single sculler; $3.50 for men
who have never beaten - minutes; 800
| for clinkcr oaranen; $500 for four. cared
crews, and 500 for private sailing yachts
on Lake Eric.
Lee and Mattcrson have been matched
| 10 row on the Thames from Putney to Mort
lake on September 10 for 600 side. Fifty
pounds was deposited last night. Kemp
and Bubcar have also agreed TO row over
the same course on September 20 for 600
a side.
Wednesday, September /, has been deG-
nitely settled as the date for the race be.
tween IIanlan and Courtney, on Jamaica
Bay, over lhIecmlle course, ior purse
Of $500.
BOOMING.
The hackers of John l.. Sullivan and
Frank Herald say the contest will not he u
slugging match, hut boxing match, scien-
title points to count only.
PORTLAND, ORE, Aug. Hi.-JaCk DemD-
sey is now in San Francisco on visit, but
all his friends here arc of most decided
opinion that he will not accept Burkc's
challenge. Dempsey has repeatedly stated
since his marriage that he intended to settle
down here and go into business. He has
published his permanent retirement from
the ring and has told everybody lie would
never fight again,
BREAKING THE oNE-MGLE RECORD.
The one-mile running race at Lille
Bridge, England, yesterday, between George
and Cummings was won by the former
The attendance was variously estimated al
from G,0O0 to 1900. The betting opened
at to on Cummings, and closed 8 to 4
against him. George had lead Of yard
at the quartcr-mile, which he made In 59s
and also at the half-mile, which he reached
In 2m. 2s. Their positions were not changed
until the three-quarter post was reached
when Cummings forged ahead. The time
for the three-quarters was 3m. 7ls. A des
perate race followed to the seven furlongs
when Cummings slipped, George finishing
alone in 4m, 1918, the fastest time OIL
record.
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