The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-06

The record OF the National club 10 date Is inter
esting reading, and IL Us follows:

Total base hits on Shaw. l55; Barr, -. Daily, 96
Bases on balls ON Shaw, " narr, ii; nay, ..
Passed halls,Giligan, %; Baker, Z; Crane. 4.
,ilalmon, 3; Start, Force, Baker, ?. Two base hits
Hines, s. Carroll, q Crane, Barr, Gllligan .; Baker,
| .. Total base hts-iiints, Is; knowles, ~; Baker,
l5 start, q Carroll -; crane, II; Gla,ilnon, u;
| Struck out-by Shaw, o.; Barr, ~: Daily, 10.
At the sixth attempt the Nationals aud Kansas
Citys managed 10 play TUESDAY last game through
to the finish, the hye previous ones having been pre-
vented by rain. In order 10 atone Tor their past
mishaps and to ailora the public II chance 10
how We'll the two infants OF the League could play
| II required four more 10 settle the question of
supremacy. the Kansas ctys finally winning In the
thirteenth inning by score of to l. The game
was virtually one of the two pitchers. Shaw anu
Wedman, as the rms made on both sides were
earned by timely hts, though 10 Shaw belongs the
credit OF br,lliancy. He pitched magnificent
contest, while little Gllligan backed him up admiia.
| bly without anerror. the Nationals outbated the
Kansas cty5, but the excellent bise-funning of the
| latter helped them along to victory. Knowles
played The best fielding and batting game yet shown
| this season, while Crane was not very FAR behind
In his fielding and hitting. McQuery. The drst-
baseinan OF the ''t0wb0ys,' put oIt twenty-twomen
without an error, Twas game OF many brilliant
points ana 1t Is hardly possible that another such
WI! take place ihlS season.
| The bad run of ill-luci that has followed the
course OF the Nationals Tor the past thirty DAYS has
| not dishtliiened their admirers at al, Tor they
reiliae how unfortunately events have occurred to
Keep Them ont OF victories. In many cases the
Nationals have onipldy ed both at tue bat and in the
| Held, their opponents, hut by combination OF cir
cnmatances and hits at opportuIe times the part
| OF their antagonists they. have Wrung rom them
victories time and time again, Right here 1t Is wen
| 10 make known the weakness OF tnc home club, ana
II Is IN their lack OF ability to bunch their Rits on
make sacrifices al critical points of lhe game. In
the games OF last week, especially In thar OF the first
Deflolts, had the bacrs used headWork, they would
have come very near tieng the score, hut the men
did not 10 realize the fact That such hits were
necessary. IfefT Is loo mugn Individual
playing by some OF the men, ana naturally they
they achieve good record. There II yet time To
make good showing for the home club
on Monday aul Tuesday the Nationals Will play
the ~. lhnls at tapito! Park, being The last home
games for some weeks. ON Thurslay, Friday, ana
| they will go TO Boston, playing there on the IAN,
lbtf, ana 10Th, then back 10 New YORK for the lIth
18TH and lSth After these games they viii take tlp
| their second Western Trip, opening Ia Chicago on
June %, - and sii At Detroit aGth 18Th, aud .oh;
al 81 Louis Jnly l., g and 3; then 10 Kansas CiIy
Tor july ana ., Nwp games men returning home
TO meet the Bos0ns on July =, ~, aud ~, at Capitol
Park, the above table Is complied from the neat
schedule issued 10y iewrll unl Muyss, managers OF
| the capitol PLIk stand.
| on the next "trip 0t the National Clnb they VIII
carIy WIN Them w" complete biIterles-shaw aud
| Llllgan aud Bar and kinsl1w, with BAKER and
| Crane as change catchTfs.
The new catcher OF The National ClnD ~ kinslow,
VINO formerly caught Tor The fptomacs an aInatenr
cinb oi Wtst washington lie IL promising
player, and under the wachful care Of Barr, shaw,
anu nlligin VIII make good one.
| "BlarE Diamonds again on Monday and Tuesday.
| MChnnOn, Dunlap, Denny, and GasscGck are
| looked upon as the greatest lnueL Oi The country
Sir. Matherson, oi the Detroit Free PRESS, accom-
panied the DetrOls on their Trip as Ohclal scorer.
The "Bg Four" ami the rest Of the Detroit players
| made their Iyst appearance "Wednesday. ANA u say
That lhey fnllY upheld TIER reputation AZ "slnggersh
would mildly express II. Up To the fourth InnlnR II
looked me "a victory Tor the Nationals, as the
| score Then stood 10 ., hut he"BnililO contingent
| began IN measure BArr'a delivery, AMI ~ sue
'cessful were they that they hid Piled up
| inning, ana eventually won by score OF q
To L. The game was anOiswOrlby CONTEXT through,
| out, both sides playing splendid ball some remark
| ably line plays were made Ia the held. AMI alto
peihera better game for free hulng has not been
seen Barr pitched Aplenlldly, hut 10 pitcher could
nave stood In the way Of those siX Dlg lcfthanded
balslncn, 20 gay nothing ~ The other three good
| right-haiIded men. The "Biy -Four M u big four,
ahh M mistake; IN fact, they are worth all the
money Inc DelrpilH paid Tor heIr release from ine
| BnilalOs.
Bennett OF the Dcir0lis, has successfully caught
twenty -FOUR games m succession this season. aud s
as sound as when the season opened This sets
bhrh many accomplishing ralchers VINO are cODlln-
uaHy h1ueallng. lie was sent home on Friday.
| A picked nine from the junior class met the hest
nine Of the seniors Of the National University the
| Arsenal grounds yesterday and achieved great
victory, The score being ~ IN ~, MIR. MILAN, OF
Tennessee lInplIeh the game aud gave great salts
faction. capt. Weller, Of the senOrs, has challenged
| HE Junior club Tor u second game next Saturday.
|
| ApOi,
The three games played by the Nationals aud De.
lT0ts were remarkable contests la every way, aud
II u MOI probable mat our people VIII SEQ their like
again ms season. In The three games the DeirOlts
| made i0Al OF nlDe runs, aud 10 nne was the held
ing OF the Nationals that every one OF the had
| 10 DE made by Hue hitting and base. running, con
sequentlJ al. were earned. Two Of The games were
| prolonged beyond the regular inning allowance
one having eleven, while that Of Friday went up 10
thirteen, anu then resulted ia draw, elch club nav
| my made but one run. THIS contest WAS marked
| by brilliant plays on both sides, though the fool
! hardy aud batyish coaching OF Hines aud Carroll
by 6ladinOn aud Force Ia tue lrsl aud thId innings
| lost The Nationals two runs and the game, The big
hiitera Oi the DetrOs did not measure Barr sue
cesstuly az ia the lifs game for where they mad IN
| mat game OF niue innings made twelve hits they
only dcored slA IN the thirteen OF Friday. Alter
hueh game every one VIII say that In Barr tue Na.
hohalH have as due pitcher az mere Is Today la
| The thgde Lalena, aud Win catcher behind mia
similar 10 Ollligau ne vii Toube the OF bats.
men. hnhlOw started IA 10 eaten aud dd very well
up to the fourth inning, when IN attempting 10 stop
| a low Wide bah he badly injured his lcf hlnd aud
| had TO retire. Gullgan TOOK his place ana caughi
! without an error BY cafetul analysis OF Inc