The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-03-07

tor spring wear, introduced by Dunlap 4 Co., OF
New YORK, were issued In this city yesterday by
Messrs. Willett 4 Ruol o0S Pennsylvania avenue
These hats are the acknowledged styles throughout
the United states. None genuine Unless bearing the
trademark Of Dunlap Co.
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Base Ball.
The coming baseball season promises 10 be the
most Interesting one the citizens OF Washington
lngon Nationals into the League, the hopes and
fears OF their many friends and patrons that this
player and that player would or would not he
signed by the management the friendly advice
gwen the management by the different newspapers
the kindly suggestions OF the friends and advocates
OF the League and American AssOclatlon-one and
az have aided In educating the people at home and
abroad up TO the idea that Washington CITY is
pretty lively town. pretty wei up in base bali, pos
sesses some pretty energetic, go-ahead business
men, and proposes 10 be the possessor of a pretty
good baseball nine, providing our citizens aid and
support them In the future they have done 10 the
past, No cits in America has been advertised in
connection with base ball so extensively as Wash
| lngton through the National Base Ball Club, and
now that we are no more TO hear OF our National
Club as we are compelled 10 drop the old name and
lake up with new one since our admission into the
League we hope our old friends won't forget us
when we make our first appearance on our new
grounds with a new nine and our new name, I" The
Washnstons.n Our hope is that the success OF the
old name may follow the new one. The Washing
tons open the League season here April 90 with the
Philadelphias, and play at home during the
season: In April, games; May, games June,
games: July, 16 ganes; August, ii games Sep.
iemner games october, games: total 60 games.
b ngIas me season the club VIII he away from home
days, during which time they Will travel IL .O6s
miles and play % championship games. They
make one Jump from Boston 10 ST. Louis OF ,2Oi
miles without game; that is the longest lump.
Inc Inc snnItest lump Is TO Philadelphia l9e miles.
s4,eo.4s, and the hotel Bill Of ig men while on these
| ttlps Is. sl,SSa, making a total OF expenses to
travel during the season of s59S6.is; aud as the
cent. TO the visiting club the Washington Club
must draw 10000 away from home as their 80 per
cent. share to enable them to pay their actual ex.
tlona game has there been time when 1t was more
necessary TO have good, reliable, shrewd business
and with such men at the head OF affairs would
rather today risk $1,000 in base ball stock than
friend OF mine told me that he bought some of that
STOCK last month and sold 1t again and made one
per cent. profit. l told hun that did not exactly
stock. He said "The STOCK cost me sieo; sold
for two hundreds; made one per cenL-secs" |
vestment. The management propose to issue sea-
son tickets emitting the holder to seat on the grand
stand LOT the whole 6S games at the moderate sum
OF twenty dollars, making the cost to the holder of
one of these tickets 81 cents per game Be patient,
friends; We will all see the Washinetons play their
games this season, anu 1t won't cost so cents per
game either The management are doing ali in
their power to help us ont.
WILLIAM WARREN WHITE.
The Washington. are very DESTROYS of securing
the coming season, and that splendid player has eS.
pressed himself as very DESTROYS OF coming 10 this
President Day, OF the New YorSs, was very anxious
10 release him. In order that the Metropolitaps OF
me me, american Association, could secure him, but
Manager scanlon wouldn't agree, and offered 81 600
Ior MS release, money to be paid down Immediately
The action OF Day was convincing that he still owns
some stock In The twin organization. II EsterbrooS
| IS not secured the team during April will be Barr
| shaw, and Wise, pitchers; Gilligan and Hines
f psn in start, ID; Knowles eb Gadmon. 3D..
ri. This will be great organization and Joe STAR
at nrst-oase would make great deld captain.
Under the new laws of admission fees into the
grounds the kids Gallery Will require twenty.fve
| cents from all the youngsters who desire TO avail
themselves Of those choice seats. This Will be hard
| on the little fellows.
1t Is to be hoped that Mr.. Richard Further will gel
the score card privilege OF the grounds as outside
me directors no man has worked harder than he tC
| help along the club.
The Washingtons are reservpg Joe Start, and hays
up to March 10 10 give him defnlte answer
The Settlers and squatters awaited themselves Of
| at Capitol Park. After very exciting game of 1--WE
innings me Squatters won by score of to 3. Good
| plays were made by Messrs. Wade, Shreeyes Gin.
| nifty, Stoddart, Sc2nlon, Raweys, and Mckee.
| The Georgetown College team has reorganIzed IN,
tne season. and the men are daily In the gymnasium
preparing Tor the spring campaign, They will ac
|
| trict.
The opening League game in this city will
| be played on April 70. the Washingtons having a,
their opponents the celebrated Philadelphia team Of
| Rt.edged players. The new schedule that has beer
adopted by the League consists of 1875 games each
club playing eighteen with the other and three CON
tests on each trip.
The contract for making the uniforms ,or the
| home team has been awarded to Messrs. AL Spald
| ing d Co., of Chicago. II is the Intention Of mi,
urn 10 open branch Of their increasing business
THIS city. They are the largest sporting Inanufac
turers In the world, and II branch is located herf
| II surely would do we'll
| Kansas City having been admitted Into the League
are hard at work getting together team that is t.
batt!e iof her honor this summer. They have al
ready secured as pitchers Whitney, late Of the
Bosons; Weidman, of the Detroits, and Conway, o.
| me Bullaios-a trio that Will compare with any Of
the other clubs.
The contract for erecting the fence ami grand
stand at the new ball grounds was awarded by tn,
directors to Messrs. Perkins & Co. on Thursda,
tey started IN 10 worE, and placed lot Of non unoi
carpenters at work. This raised quite row amOni
me knights OF Labor, and in little time nearly al
were on the grounds demanding the discharge o
| the men. A delegation waited upon the director
and told them that II they wanted 10 hold their pat
| ronage they must have nothing but union men
work. After several hours spent in squabblinp IN
men were dismissed and quietreigned IN the swamp
The players of the Washington Club have beel
directed TO report for duty the latter portion OF In
present month.
A
home, with PhIladelphas, April 20, 80 May July ID
u, ~, september 10, II, 10; with Bosions, May
Nay y Aefas Ja IL 81 I'll wa Kansas es
50; with Detroits, June q 8, T. July 2s 90 3d. Octo
Der ., 9; with Chicagos, May ~, 2s 20, August
June q Z, s. AuSu;tI o 49, September 25, IS, 20
L, i. Aoroad-At Detroit. May 81, %. "a, Jun
~ July l,2,s, august y, IS, %; at Chicago Ma
sss u it ~ name rs "a Is; September l,s,. at Kan
az fhi.adelpha, June 10, H. l2, August 12. IS, ii
September 22, 2s, "a; at New YORK, May 8, !,
June II, lS, 49, September 10, 10, III at Boston, Jim
1913 10, July q, 2s, 20, September ls, 20, 81.
At the League meeting last week the request o
washington for twenty-five cent admission was re
fused. This we believe, WILL diminish the receipt
trous. Patrons OF base bail VINO pay fifty cents wi
not attend as often as If they only paid half as much
as 81 sn nv VIII sssn what they VIII
Hewitt and his colleagues did all they could for IN
ss s cent taElli, but were oyerruled, Chi
J cagp. Boston, New YORK, and Detroit holding GU
tor the higher rate. Hines, Carroll, Gllllgan an
shaw were assigned to Washington. soden, OF tn
Bosfons, tried to claim Carroll, bat did not succeed
President Hewitt, after long and excited discus
sion, IN which he spoke plainly ana severely OF 30
G Den cond a gaining hls point our home en
serve the patronage OF all lovers Of the sport
RowIna.
me as Asany 9wng people are moving 70 secur
one IN conjunction with the blcentenna OF that cit,
president Garfield has notified the prOmoters ibs
under no circumstances can the regatta be held
me professional one also contemplated ia held al III
same time.
The Potomaes will give a subscription hop at the
clubhouse between the 1th and 10Th OF April 10 IN
nature OF house.warmDg for the season. Tn
! cue intends purchasing two new four-oared shell
this summer.
t Bob Wade, who has been quite sick, IL up an
about again with his friends. II Ia not certain y,
that Bob Will row 10 the Columbia senior crew hi
year, for II Ellis Ward is secured Bob will not tax
MS seat IN crew under any circumstances
The Columbias will not want for material froJ
winch 70 select their crews next summer az nearl
~ OF tlel available men are In the pink OF cor
dliion, and II VIII only require few weeks pracic
pn!ls on the water 70 get them into their systemaf
swinging stroke. Their "blg FOUR as II has com
, 10 be termed, will not be one whit weaker than m
one OF last season, while, II anything. their eight wi
pc stronger. They OF course will Improve on tie
Junior, while many hope 10 see lightweight ere,
come forth from the club.
Smlthson will commence his training as soon a
GOOD weather SETS IN, ana says no will devote all h
time 10 scullng In the future. II the Washington
cease 10 exist he may join the Capital Club.
; President Wheatley, OF the Potomacs, on Wedne
day last rendered his resignation. Mr.. Wneatle
having acceptaby filled the position for three sei
sons he thought about time 20 retire In order tina
some other might be called 10 the chair Among IN
names prominently mentioned now for the yacanC
are Messrs. j. Maury Dove, Austin Herr, and Co