The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-08-01
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ON Wednesday, Thursday, AMI Friday the Ma
| country as the possess0rs Of the "Bg Four" They
are ut present In the lead for the championship hui
no iS.sy ape lney being pushed ny iae GnIaRos
state, and consequently resort TO any mean aud low
prac Ice 10 add victories tn their score. Their de-
more Of ruinansm and contemplate thievery than 1t
has been the lot 0f Washington admirers Of the game
other In their buliozng habits, aud, whether from
fright or premeditatlOn, the umpire (Elck) gave
them every close decision, AZ well a. some Of the
foulest. rankest meanent rulings against the home
team that ever disgraced the national game In The
nrst game his rulings lost the home team the game,
and he attempted 10 excuse himself by saying that
he was 10 exhausted by long thirty hour trip that
he was not In condition to properly do his duty and
| hat he knew he mad done the Washingions an In
Justice. II was during this game mat Manager
scahlon told big BrOnthers Just what he thought
Of him, and gave him to understand That he wOuld
though The Nationals were badly defeated. ihe
umpire WAS also deliberately for The DetIoits
fridays game was also stolen from the Washing.
tons by Umpire kllick, The decisions were the
worst ever gwen, ana It WIN he well for clubs
Of The Eastern cities to object to THIS umpire
onclallpg IN games in which the Delrolts
them u he can IN help The "Wolyerines' along
toward The championship. Our people love honest
SPORT and, though The team representing this city ID
a"tai ender, They VIII NOT tauely sit by aud see
them robbed OF their Just dues Force should he
when such man ~ Ellick Is Sci up as judge be-
tween opposing forces. Our city has seen many
strange SCENES IN Inc ball He'll, nut Tor pure, una
dulterated gall and ehcanery The allied forces Of
| Eck AMI the Detroit duh take the cake.
| The Columbus, Of the District League, have
strengthened their nine by the addition of the FOL.
ley, Ellis Mccariy, schrOies, Noble, Sneeden and
While This team will he likely 10 make II INTEREST
Ing Tor The leaders IN the race All communications
should he addressed 10 A. A. starr, manager, 6li
| kIghlh street southeast.
| The universal howl Of Indignation that went NJ
from the aliiea,e AT Hob BaIr stupidity Ia running
| bases last Tuesday was well meriied and the con
| tnued h.asiDg Ivy the spectators was Just rebuke
Of one Of The most assiniDe exhibitions ever seen On
me ball Held, Giliigans play al third was also Of
the poorest character, ami clearly proved his unnt
ness Tor that position. His bundcrs almost eqnaled
| those OF larr.
II was rather sharp trick OF the New Yorks u
demonstrated that he was Of no use ~ our nine, aud
he has consequently been released.
| Monday h game waa 40 ridieul0usly stupid that II
| does not deserve To he classed Al ball game
Crane aui Knowles seemed TO Vie with each Olhei
In making errors that would disgrace the me'es,
amateurs
| Wednesdays game with The DeirOiis was as bril-
liant ~ the two previous games were stupid. Ths
could Wish 10 nee. Hut Notwithstanding this the,
dropped 4 game owing TO the dlshoneal or lneompe
tent ampIiny Of Elilcs u seems strange that auei
home team Of victory wen earned Every cioa'
deciaion affecting the washlnglons was agalns
| them, While every close decision affecting the lie
trolls was In their favor.
| Honest nmpring would have placed fourteen
more games 10 the WashingionS credit. That mum
her Of games have been Lost In which there WA
only difference 0f one, when fair uInpiTing wol.i
| have reversed the acore In each oaAe.
GiadInon has gone to the syracuse, and no soonel
| had he landed ihere ihan he recommended KinsloN
| as a catcher. Yesterday d telegram was received
| by kinslow asking his terms, and II ID more thaI
| probable That he VIII 70 there thls week
The AdaIns,own club sent here for battery II
order tnat they might play Tue Frederick Ciiy team
| Friday. In answer TO tue request Fuller ant
| Kinslow went up there expecting " 1nd a pudding
Wen, the Frederick boys landed onto Fuller un
merclfully, batting him all over tue 1eld aud WIN
ming tue game W score OF IL 10 ., kinslow re
| laies some funay stories about The trip.
Among base-bai. players Of the League big Arson
OF the Chicag0s. IL looked ON AZ OF The hardeA
discipllnaTians III the arena-one OF the best mel