The Sunday herald., 1886-09-19

allowed only six scattering hits TO he made on OF
him. Mack caught well, though credited with some
and Knowles was splendid. II looks, indeed, as II
the washlngtcns were riding on top OF tidal wave
Of success.
A base ball club has been organized In this city to
I've known Ms the Athletics, TO he composed OF some
OF the hest talent In the city aud virginia state
Georgetown tomorrow.
The washlngtous will return home on Friday and
on Saturday they will commence the last series Of
games with the four Western clubs For the open
an @ IS pynr '"S S
slong ball OF late, since the great Dunlap left them
The boys deserve to receive big audiences for the
superior ball playing they are now doing.
on Friday large and enthusiastic audience as
semblcd In Cooks Park, West Washington, TO see
the special match game between the champion Red
snS the ns sns
game resulted disastrously for the unknowns, as
they were beaten 10 to 9. The battery work OF
Cassin and Tucker was admirable, eleven striking
out.
The Washington AMI Philadelphia Clubs are the
only two In the League who have played less than
ss =, Sn he nsnss mas
Louis, ioe; Kansas Ciiya, iot; New Yorks tot; Bos
tons, lo II will he seen that the washnptons have
played six games less than the Kansas Citys. Ar
Engagements should he made to play these games on,
even II two games day have to be played.
The washlug,ons have crowned themselves with
rnas & New Yorss, and Bss,ons, having won s three
games, tied two, aud lost two. Certainly showing
OF great Improvement.
We'll, perhaps KreIg and Shock aint dandles
They have inspired new vigor aud life to the team,
Us they coach the runners equal to any In the pro.
fession.
We may be ta,l.cnders. hut, ike the small boy
woIsted In the light, walt until we are older, then
well give It to you.
What good team we will have here mex, season,
when we have the power TO reserve such players
shaw and algan, Gilmore and Mack, Henry and
Hines, Carroll, Shock iodsby Baker, and others OF
the team. Keep as many as possible, say we, and
our prediction Will come true, that our city will have
champion team next year.
| The reason Henry has not pitched yet Ia on
account OF an illness brought about by too much
posure In recent Hartford game People OF Hart
ns Ss n @
| his club alone.
It IL vet within the range OF possibilities TO over
come the Kansas Citys, but II now looks improbable
The cynlcs who rldculed the engagement Of Far
seir holes, as % he is Playing better bali than Dun
lap, while his batting is splendid.
There is some talk OF Phn Baker going out TO
Louisville TO nnish the present season ami continue
on the club for 1881. II would look strange to
this old veteran and prime favorlte Of this city on
another club.
The addition Of the Hartford and Detroit con-
siiffen up; consequently good games are now the
result.
The Detroits still say that they will eventually win
the championship, M they play better ball away
| from home than the Chicagos.
The washngtons opened the playing In New York
most ausplcionsly, as they administered to the So
called aud alleged giants the worst defeat OF the
year, to 0. II was no -drunl- fu-oi-errors
game for both teams were on their meite and played
| ball from the start, the washngtons only having
two errors IN the field, while the New YoIks could
| only make one. The batting OF the boys from this
city was the feature Of the game making total OF
eighteen, while the New iorks only reached five.
Tne 6es. batting ing was hy Farrell. home run Gill
giles, Including one two, ,baggcr, aud two single hits
i by Shaw. No wonder the boys won when thu" "wiz-
| ard batted so well. shaw pitched magnincently,
and US he was backed In fine style. only four scat
tertng hits were made OF his delivery. The indi-
yidual play OF the other eight men was almost per-
feet
| Crane still fingers around with the boys. He is q
general favOrte as man among the many admirers
| OF the game here.
In the last four games the Chlcagos proved to be
far superior To the New Works at every point They
made fortyseven hits, with total OF seventy Six
bases, OF Of which forty Lone were scored OF
these sixteen were earned, while they made but
twenty three errors. ON the other hand, the New
ioIks made ,hirty-three base hits, with total OF
forty; scored twenty two runs OF which only three
were earned. In dong this they made thirty-nine
errors.
There are twenty eight postponed games In the
| League up to date. Kansas City has ten, Wash.
tpgtOn eleven, Philadelphia fen Boston seven. New
York six, Chicago i've, Detroit four, and ST. Louis
three.
The greatest surprise of the season was the VIC
tory Of the Deroiis over the ChIcagos by the score
Of tO3. Betting In Chicago, 1t In said, was $3.50 to
f25 that the White Stockings would win three straight
games. Richardson's battling aud Williamson 3
fielding were the features OF the game.
The Detroit players work for themselves only and
guard their Individual records with n Jealous eye.
They Handicapped, by jealousIes and lack Of har-
mony. Il the Detroit players were able to arise
above SELF and II the Interests OF the club alone ami
mated them, they would win the pcnnant with ease.
SO says the Courier journal.
The professional baseball player, wh> draws a
larger salary than one.half the lawyers, doctors,
and ministers, will soon be ready to take a i've
months solid rest. This Is one OF the beauties OF
the business s, i'hey are paid annually and only
and Yale are now playing on the League mines, and
they are among the most successful. There Is no
telling what these young men might have accom-
pshed II they hadn't wasted 30 much time on
Latin, Greek, and other useless college studies.
Few veterans can surpass the record made by
Tommy Ryan. ofthe Ch!cagos, with the stick In the
last seventeen games. lie has male twenty. three
hits, with u total OF fOrty-twO
,o'Day, the pitcher, has pitched for the Toledos
Pittsburgs, Wnshpgtons, and savannahs.
A Misunderstanding man walked into gun
British bulldog revolver, u twelve-inch drink, a sui,
OF arlnor, and u box OF cartridges" "Yes, sir, by
the way, what game do you umpire to-day 7'-Mer.
chant Traveller.
MOnumentals, two well-knOwn amateur clubs Of this
city, Will pay match game Of base ball at Capito
|
good game may be expected. In the last game played
between these two mines the Palas boys the vlc
tors by close OF Ia TO IL. The Palas Club has
been materially strengthened, and will In Tuesdays
game present tho following well. known local anna
teurs: John Efner, catcher: John Madlgan pitcher
william Mundcl' irst base; William Madigan. secon,
base; "DuLcl" Grail third base; John Carroll, slOr
stop; Charles Harlow, left fielder; NJ. Madlgan
right fielder; Charles Duly, center helder W. A
Hickey, Of.Alexandria, Va, AMI John j. Watkins
OF this city, will have charge Of the POlas Club
: Tickets for sale at the gate.
/, The Merchants Of this city were treated to reg
, ular surprise party yesterday afternoon at capItO
, Park, AZ the visiting club from Virginia. with th
. outlandsh name Of Caharpns, signally defcate,
, them by score OF to l. There WAS quite goo,
sized audience present, aud the fine Playing Of tn
vlrginians WAS much admired Their heavy battnI
and the excellent work Of their battery, Sanders AM
Sanders, was the most remarkable feature, as four
teen OF the Merchants were struck out.
!, The release OF Pitcher ODay TO Washington with
: out giving the young man an opportunity to shOy
: what he could do In the box has caused COnsiderabl
o wonder In Detroit. Everybody there Ia inqurln
why O'Day WAS re eaBed. II IL said hat the signin
0 OF the Savannah 'glant' by Manager Watkins wa
: simply speculation Watkins heard that Wash
, ington was pulling wires for ODay's release to then
t and Immediately began to work wTes-teegrap
= wrcs-between Detroit and the Georgia nietrOpOll
Q himself. The purse AMI promises that Watkins hun
up before the Savannah club directors captured IN
J. prize When Manager Galfney came here with hi
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