The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-25
RECORD TO DATE.

Hays, Of the Hartf0rds, who formerly caught for
washlngtona Farrell was under the weather last
week, and ga not play. 1t Ia announced that he
viii az si%s 81 nne
c.; Baker, ID; Farrell, 2b; Knowles. 3D.. Force,
S.; Carroll, IL; Hines, CT; and II the recent good
playing OF Crane IL TO be encouraged he will go into
rlght.ned. Manager scanon is much pleased with
Madgan and Oldneld, and says that all the changes
Force the equal OF the best. He also says that he
considers Knowles one Of the best inHelders In the
nine viii be strepgtSened by sending KnoWles to
that position.
The Pension once defeated the Analostans at
olympic PARK yesterday By score OF II too. The
game was remarkable for many nne plays.
De Wolf Hopper AMI other members OF the Nc.
Caul company sat In the grand stand yesterday and
bemoaned the fate Of their pets Of New York,
Keep ssch Play up, Nationals, and you will crowd
Capitol Park daily.
Genial Manager scsnlons smile as he sat among
his players yesterday In striking TO that
which nItted across Mutrie's In the grand stand.
shaw has been forgiven, and all past misplays
overlooked. Keep 1t up, Dupce. Our hopes are
"wtd ye."
show Improvement. at gives promise OF merry sun
| shine" Now, gentlemen, sinen up and let US
record further improvement this week. II can be
done II you all work together.
Already the cry Is raised by the Chicago Inter.
Ocean and Tribune that Washington ought TO be
dropped next year from the leagu. and Its place
supplied by more lively club and city. Now, N
these journals will remember the war that was
waged for admission from the early fall OF 1855 up
showing OF Tue wasnlngons is more the result Of the
dlatory tactics Of the League than It's management,
known fact that the League trined with the Wash
ngtons up almost 20 the time the season opened,
sy s @ os pISp
action BY the league all the best players OF last
years Nationals could have been secured. The
Washingtons knew they were at disadvantage, but
were anxious for membership. which they obtained.
They have rights in this organization thai cannot be
taken from them, and II 10 the merest nonsense to
| talk about throwing them out. II takes time TO
build up great ball club; they are not made In a
day. Ii therefore comes with bad grace from these
Journals, organs OF League onicias, 10 set up cry
that cannot possibly result IN any good Even In the
second year Of the champion Cnlcagos' history they
teen games. We can a. least win ms. number Of
| games before the season closes. gentlemen, be
| Just and give the Infants fair show.
| The New York World OF Tuesday last said that
during Mondays games Joe Gerhardt was visited by
sSip Broet;n ana The once faoas Of the
old Creighton CLUB, OF washington, from which
GerhaTdt sprung. No such person as Pagan ever
| played short-stop for the Crelghtons.
The schedule OF games played that appears every
| Saturday In the Euening Star In frequently consid-
erably mixed. The games played BY the League as
days out Of the way. A record. to be Of any use,
| should be correct.
II IL not unlikely that trouble may arise about
farre, VINO IN ~ pay WIN Tue Nailonas from ths
| lime out, owing TO his conduct toward Manager
| Wright, OF the Philadelphia. Farrell did not Ike
the way he treated by the Philadelphia anyway,
and when they bariered him of 10 the Nationals he
| felt terribly outraged He threatened Manager
| Wright all sorts OF harm, and said II he went upon
the train with hun he would throw hun on.
Whether Manager Wright was scared or not, he
nevertheless waited In Washington for later train.
The language and tone Of Farrell's talk oh
| Jeciionable that some talk OF suspension ID
| preached
Houck has been released from The Batmores on
| account OF indifferent playing. Manager SeaDlOn
| thinks he would play strong ball here. Powell also
| had Ills release handed him at the same time.
Managers Mutrie and scanlon. together with sew
eral others, sat In ScaDon'a last night and related
| Incidents OF their earlier habits In the baseball
| world. II WAS very Interesting 10 the lisleners.
Manager Muirie rays Chicago ID the nnest city In
| the Union to play ill.,
Whiting Will PROBABLY he released II Oldleld turns
| out good. Kinsow, who never had signed regula
contract, was allowed his liberty last week, the ulu
doing handsomely 10y him III the way Of money ere
| he WAS given up. kezi season, even this, he
would be great addition 70 the Southern League
| clubs
After winning tue game last Monday from the
Phlladelphlas by score OFF, 10 ., II was expected
that the Nationals would play at least fair ball az
Boston o. "Wednesday. ssddeT VI more demoIal-