The Sunday herald., 1886-08-29

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l,arr, Kcailcy, and RYAN pitchers, with wlnklcman,
Mccarthy, and Ralbfus as catchcrs. The nneld
win be JOY To- EvSrs ss; Senfo' & r. sS anu ans, i9n n,ne
positions filled from the extra batteries, the whole
under the management OF Mr. George Noble, II Is
clubs throughout Maryland, Virginia, and few OF
the District League mines. Arrangements are on
epics, Ma, and, although the FredericEs have man.
aged TO defeat all otherclubs In the Disrlcthcy VIII
strike snag when they come In contact with the
The Merchants have been doing some lively hall
playing the past week. On last Tuesday they de-
fcaicd the Governmcn, Printing onlcc by IS TO-
Thursday they visited ilyatsville and defeated the
club OF that place in avery interesting game, the
score being TO I, the features OF the game being |
OF the Merchants. on Tuesday they cross bats with |
the champions OF Maryland, the Fredericks. The
game will take place a, Olympic Park at 7. Nj
game may he expected |
The Columbias and olympics played an exciting |
game at olympic Park yesterday. Up to the sixth |
The r eoiambias then came in and pounded Fowler
for eight hits, and the score up II to In their
favor Seeing no Snnse 81 wnIaans the o
much IN icS to The disgust OF the audience. ~ o.
The washinRtons played three games at st. Louis
last week, winning one and losing two In the nfst
game snaw and Giillgan the battery and the Ma
rooms had no difficulty In measuring the "Wizard,
s Sssa ns @ ea m Se nenS
diled the points for the washinRtons, and 80 well
did they acquit themselves that not Maroon
OF Crane, and eleven strike outs goes to his credit
The game was model exhibition Of ball playing,
%h MsassS
field in the box, the st. Louis again defeated the
statesmen" BY tos Barrlng sending men 70 bases
Madigan pitched fairly good game, AZ only I'VE
hits were made.
Manager GaYney must keep q strict watch on
certain number Of the players a. they are liable to
ns a T p osS ss
for a change OF management will point out any i'm
provemeni over that Of Mr.. scanlon's regime.
The deal has collapsed: We are again left out 10
The policy ot the LeasIs; has been s yindisated
the outside base balst. Next season Glasscock.
Denny, and McKinnon Will be found on the Chi.
Cages Mark this and see II i doesn't come TO pass
base some OF his stops being marvellous; Phila-
dephia seems TO have made another mistake In let
Geschy, OF the St. Louis, Is the coming ball player
Of the country. lie Is terrible batter. Powell, Of
ns ns ball by ercs dog % tSs. caught hold Of hs eg
aud held him fast while the batsman made home
has become Of rSx me ;. great pshSer chez
his pets are ambling around the country.
For the advantage of the various crews in train
Ing, the special committee OF the regatta Is urged TO
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tain their proper time exactly. There is a dispute
over the exact spot where the course commences
rowei last season the start about fifty yards be-
low the big tree at aravey Greek on line drawn
the ep nv YIN me a To o e
about twelve yards beyond the Anaosian iionse run
dlagonay on toward Fort Meyer. The cruise ls
time over 1t is OG, made In the MA. Association
gatta The best time made over 4 In the Potomac
River regattas was as follows: Elghts-Columhas,
1888. s:ai; four-oared shells, seniors Columblas,
1889, 9:.3; juniors-Columbias, 1889, 9:5lH; light
weights-Potomacs, 1889, 1906; fonr-oared gigs
Mckinney, 1889, l0:al; junlor-littrell, OF Kappa.
hammock, II III, iss5 In the National Amateur re-
gatta held here In 1881 the following time was made,
ani the inauguration really of the lower course
Eight-oars. 7:5l Narraganseii.; four ours. Hills
Ss'es S FscSiencs % senior s Single. bod, olmss junior
scus, o'Brien. Of Boston, 9:42; pair oars, ClegR
accounted for by the statement that at the National
regatta the wafer was perfect while at nearly every
"loca regatta" bad water has operated against the
Oarsmen.
that raced here last IN the gig race and made
snch gallant nglt, are now members OF the Atlanta
club, OF New Yoik, and as such will row here Sep
tember 2S.
The hard work cnt out two weeks ago by Palstei
for the Potomacs Ia being kept up regularly, and the
men by their Drowned and tanned nesh are COM
,nencing to show the good OF the exercise. So far
lec,ed AZ the seniors, they seem to reach forward
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They are doing nicely and II practice Is maintained
they Will make capital crew. The seniors do moi
work together as satisfactory a. they Y should, @ q.
ahead OF the stroke, while the stroke makes toe
many motions to the minute for fast speed They
will have to remedy this fault. The light.weIghtt
having had their boat supplied with roller slides are
pursuing their work zeaOnsly and are rowing fairly
. require the hardest kind OF work get him down Il
the limit, while Fisher IL also above the ngnres
II. The other two are away below and they should bt
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y morrow and then the Oarsmen will settle down tu
the hardest Kind OF work.
= What the prospects this year for a successfu
regatta, Is a question put to THE HERALD and til
many Oarsmen every day by lovers Of aquatic sport
,. and merchants who take an interest In the affair
Well, II predictions amount to any thing the Potoma
River regatta this season will surpass any prevlou
one held under the auspices OF the united club
verbal admissions received from outside club
markes certain that larger outside array Of oars
l. men will he here than ever before The Harlem
, ali the fast crews Of that section will De In actv
- - training at the time OF the Potomac regatta, It. vii
~ !, not take much inducement to bring some OF IN
best here. This also applies 10 the clubs OF the Pas
sale River. az they Keep In training ioi the MareI
a have only to use little diplomacy to induce club
y to come here. The mere sending ont OF circular
will not snliice; each individual must use his bei
- endeavors to get clubs here The regatta, then wi
~ he an assured fact.
e, Charley Davis has at last given the Colnmblas
definite answer. lie will not row this season In the
II shell crews.
The Apalosians have fallen OF In their practIC
y pulls considerably 1t Ii rare sight now to see tw
~ shell crews wearing their uniform on the waite
The majority Of aer 9arsmea , are ont os ne sy
~ 10, when hard work will no doubt be the'order
u things.
e Ellis Ward Ia devoting good deal Of attention
Ne Yates, and smith, 1t IL good crew and one that
IL the remaining thirty days viii make Improvement
Of such character as to surprise the other clubs
Eugene Johnstone and Mckinney; Of the hep Pot,
,e OF the wreck the worst Of the two.
nj From what can he learned the champion eight an
~ fourOared crew OF the Fairmounls will come bel
sepem6er y 10 rae agains our our nest be IT, eTew p
~ mac River regatta an additional attraction.
,y The preliminary practice pulls Of the oarsmen
~ this city are now being watched very carefully 7
NJ lookers ON TO ihe real Oarsnen themselves, cauAt
ed many SMILE Up-rlver trips are now thing OF y
past most Of the men go down aud pull over y
IT. course, In order 10 get tho proper marks Tor see
10 Ing. The course, AZ mapped out, " the same ~ u
he one used the past seven Years, starting about ha
as CnInberlanda b0st-hOnse ON pleasant Afternoon
nj II IL pretty sight 10 sit In boat OH Analosan Ia
'% %S iown. Every other man has q watch, and Il
n, stroke OF each crew Ii timed repeatedly AMI di
eassed ~ TO ls a. ne one ior rae
IL shown by the attendance each afternoon Ut u
~ boat-house and along the wharves where sights q
for rowing, and every one IN taking advantage OF
.ee The Columbus certainly jumped into work Ia
I'D week, for nearly every afternoon Ward had out
,er least four four.oared crews, and he was makii
en them pull for all they were WORTH Al present. Wa
mn devoing most Of his time to the juniors and gl
sa. weights, and the work he is cutting out for tile
sas ambitious oarsnen IL interesting 70 those famiii
,ha | with training Last week the junior consisted
10 Green stroke, Bell Stoutenberg, AMI Hyde, stro
Al and powerful He Of oarsnen, VINO Will Improve We
,ns rapidly In The month that elapse between this
moi regatta day The men are yet little rusty and
nav mol pull In form, hut under their aklful aine
No work will soon be wiped away The aenora dol
en the work vi present is Wade, Lewis sloan, and KC
an drup and as Mute arrives home this week Of
rye waist Will give way aud he Will take up his
he stroke seat. II IL thought very probable that YOuI
Sloan, MAckall, and simmons Will be the Rg ere
thus holding the other men comparatively iresh
ar the eight-OaTed race.
Az The Anaostans will commence hard work Il
mr. week, an u large nunber OF their Oarsmen will III
lar nave returned from their summer jauna. II lOf
Dick S0mers Will be the bow Of the ell
crew, and as he viii have Dent, McKenney, AEp,
un, ALERT or Durant IN front of hin, the chances
anu good for fast crew.
Mi Kearney, the champion senior Ia doing very III