National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-26
BASE BALL TOPICS.

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A Gamo ro-Dny--The League Opening
on Thursday and Other Items OF In
terest.
To-day the Nationals will play their sec
ond and last game with the Yale College
boys, and from the way In which the visit
OTIS handled themselves Saturday, good
contest may be anticipated. The score cards
had Heyworth down to pitch for the Yales,
but II was not that player who occupied the
points, ana who gave some Of the Nationals
30 much trouble In hitting tho ball. In his
place the collegians put Vinton, the prom
ieiDg young player who has spent his vaca-
lions Tor the last two seasons on the Phila-
delphla League club, where he has helped
Harry Wrights team to win many victory
by bis deceptive curves.
To-days game will be the last exhibition
contest, there being no game.on Tuesday or
Wednesday, but on Thursday the League
championship season will begin aud the Ma.
tionals will cross bats with the Philadolphias
and strive hard for victory, The opening
day will be an event In Washington base
ball circles, and the management promise TO
make IL pleasant for their patrons. A band
of music will be In attendance to entertain
the audience between innings. Thursday
the homo club should have out their strong
est nine in order e. to compete
WIN bnt NlblbOlhy hhu buO hEfbbbi-
CAN, with all due respect TO the
management, suggests that In making up
the nine that are TO appear on the field that
day Phil Bakers name be put on the score
card. He is player who should by all
means be on the club that day, as his bat
ting and fielding abilities are such that rem
der his services on that occasion indispen-
cable. Gentlemen, put the mascot on
Thursday and you will not only crafty the
public, who thoroughly admire and APP
preciate Bakers rpalnstallng merits, but
you VIII also strengthen yoir club. Put
him on the list.
Last Monday in the game between the
Nationals and Newarks, quite an amount
. OF kicking was INDUCED In because Smith
and Trott were not the battery for the
visitors, and their non-nppearance in that
position was laid at the door OF the Ma
tionals. Now, boys, that is altogether
wrong, and the local club are entirely free
from blame. Haokett, the manager OF the
Newarks, would not put Smith In the box
In opposition to Shaw, and when he found
out that the Nationals south paw twirler
was going to pitch he put In Pyle. The
local team had nothing whatever to do
with the change and could not prevent the
visitors from breaking faith with the pub
lie II they felt so inclined. There is no
question but that the tactics Of thus
changing the battery advertised at the last
moment Is to be condemned, but the blame
should rest where IL properly belongs. 1t
is to be hoped, however, that In the future
such unpleasant and dishonorable methods
win not be INDUCED In by visiting ball clubs.
Thus far the local organization have pur-
sued On honorable and manly course In
dealing with the public, and as the gentle
men who are spending their time and money
In building up base ball in Washington are
well known and respected, patrons Of the
national game have every reason to believe
hat l,au. Ia e., "a. al
liable manner
For the convenience of those who attend
the games branch ticket offices, where three
tickets may be purchased for 81, WIN be
established at the following places j. w.
Dunbar's, corner New Jersey avenue and
II street northwest; Edward Gladmon's,
corner Second and Il streets northwest; Dan
0'Brlen's, Emmett House, opposite the
Baltimore & Ohio depot; Scheller 81 Stevens,
National Hotel drug store; e. j. Burts, 800
Seventh street southwest; James Gourley's
cigar store, Seventh street, next door to
Schwing 81 Clark's; j. l.. Burkharts cigar
store, corner Ninth and Il streets north
Fifteenth street next to Thompson's cigar
store; G. W. Joyce's cigar store, south side
OF Pennsylvania avenue near Seventeenth
street northwest; G.. A. Bentley's, corner
Fourteenth and Corcoran streets; G.. N.
Happ's grocery store, corner Sixth and
btICCtb uuItnWCbtt w. IL. iOuo
Seventh street northwest; Phil. Bakers,
corner Ninth and N streets northwest, and
@. ID. Sanger's drug store, 316 Four-and-a-
half street northwest.
Ladies win have to pay the regular ad-
mission to go into the grounds, but will be
admitted free to- the upper floor of the
grand stand. There will be no extra
charge to the lower floor of the stand, but
gentlemen who desire to witness the game
from upstairs will have to pay 25 cents for
that privilege. tsEEgs.
Persons desiring to send base ball com
municatlons to the REPUBLICAN,, In order
to have any attention paid to them, should
sign their name and address, as a'failure to
comply with this rule will consign all such
letters to the waste basket.
SUNDAYS GAMES.
At Louisvllle-Cincinnati II; Pittsburg
10.
Ats Louis--St Louis, 10; Louisville, 10
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn IL; Baltimore, /
At New York--,Atantics, @; Troys, Z.