The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-23

lego nine and the Naval Cadets at Annapolis re-
very exciting from beginning to close. Ten innings
had 10 he played to decide the game, after which
the college boys had TO leave In order to catch me
train As viii he seen by the following, the Collie
CLANS both outbatted and outnelded the Cadets.
Base hi,s-Colegc, IL: Cadets, Z. Errors-Colleee,
q; Cadets,'.
During the past week Messrs A. q. spa'dlng 4
Gated with the Remington Arms Agency, at $40
Pennsylvania avenue, furnished new suits for the
,ns, Certainly arc handsomer and amer, 40 FAR as
taste displayed In blending OF coors and OF quality
OF materials are concerned, than any so Tar IN use
the Amateur League has been presented with one
dozen Of the very finest second growth ash bats OBJ
o YIN Al ryn, I'm soSa S o
name OF the club thereon. These were presented as
free VIII oncrinE on the part OF the agent and not
Manager scanlon tccgraphs from Detroit that
Daily has pitched HIS last game. Who has been sc.
cured to take his place has not been made public.
Five games lost last week by the washiugtous
drops them down from sixth to eighth or last place.
They can't go any lower, we believe, however; they
will rise point or two this week.
Admirers Of base ball are cordially invited TO visit
us at our rooms, No. i2ii street. The result Of
games throughout the country telegraphed by In
ninns. Sutphln h Co.
The annual regatta OF the Plate Printers Rowing
Associa OF an auxiliary character
penss many Of tSe pr"mlnen, oarsmen Of Inc pis.
rlc, took place yesterday over the national course
The races attracted good crowd TO the river banks
The balconies Of the Anaostan club and Cumber-
lands boat housc were thronged, while on the river
there were numerous boats Of every description.
aIles, an eighi.oarcd shcl, a fonr.osre% elr, and
their six.oarcd barge The Potomacs had out their
barge, a tour. oared and four single shells, and a
number OF pleasure boats, while the AnalOstaus
were represented by q gig aud u number OF smaller
boats. The first race was due at O'Clock, but. as
water at that time being rough anil very hard to pui
through. Al the starting point was the referees
tug, on board OF which was Mr.. John White, the
Analosians, and MIR. Arthur Small OF the Potomacs,
besides number Of invited guests aud members OF
steamer Mary Washington, laden with friends OF the
contestants. owing to some informally, the single.
scull race between Baker and Noordsy was declared
on The first race was that Of double sculllng gigs,
Soiene and Marl!e; iinck and scaeycr !, Clarvoe
delay In starting, hut at last good send.of was
made. and the men bent TO their work with a rush
ing stroke, the "kids." as Grihth and Hall were
termed pulling more evenly and regularly, and they
at once went 10 the lead, with ClaryOe and Smith
well up. For three quarters OF mile the race was
mcnced TO drag, aud the other three boats left them
far astcrn. The skid crew still led, holding the
same up 10 within small distance Of Easbys Point,
where the strain upon them began to tell and their
rowing became ragged GascoIQue and Martie, also
well used mp, started and took the leatl, with Clar.
voc AMI Rogers number three. This was the order
they crossed the winning line, Cobnrn and smith
coming In fourth, with lluck and SchOyer quarter
n nysn e pen h he race WAS ,ne import
follows: Reds-McKinncy how, Robinson Q, box
son 9. Ryan stroke, Whitcs-somers bow, Bode
with the exception OF Robinson, were old and
experienced oarsnen, and naturally good race was
p a signify G,ey na sas s as G oSs s
moment. as the Whites rowed up, AMI for the halt
mile II was splendid contest, but from there the
and at the mile had a lead OF about two lengths.
There was no change In the positions, though OF
10 lower the lead 81 their opponents II was Of No
avail as the Whites crossed the line, with about
three lengths IN the lead, In 1919 The usual c0ur
teses were exchanged after the races 1t ia the
talk that regular crew will be organized In the
Printing Bureau for the purpose Of entering the
Potomac River regattas, and that Baker, Ryan,
BOde, GascOigne, and some of the others will be the
nucleus from which crew will come.
Friends OF Baker AMI Ryan in the Potomac Club
who are anxious to see the men once again In the
shell crews OF the organization. are not sangune that
leading members are opposed to their coming back.
i he feeling Is not persona! one for both gentle
issue being the abrupt manner In which they left
the club last season, when they knew their services
them ont Of the sr tma E, rowep
Baker aud Ryan ever learned" said an old member
Of the rotomacs "was through the paid trainers Of
their club, anu when they were as near perfect as
they could ne, when the championship and Its valu-
able trophies were 30 near our possession, having
out Of our club and went into aaestionaSe orRan.
cation" While the river will be deprived oftwo
celient Oarsmen the lesson to all In the future will
he beneficial, anu Will make our clubs more secure
AMI strong from the teaching administered to the two
misguided men. Unless the two Join the Capital
Club, 1t Ia very highly probable that the regatta will
be deprived OF their appearance this year.
The Analostans expectto produce very good
lightweight crew In Boyd, Albert Appel, and Dent,
In case the weight IL reduced to 1875 pounds. They
hold h that their club stands no show to win Il the
weight crew they have had for several years, but
are satisfied that II the weights are reduced they
above are strong and active, and under the practical
eye OF Capt. Wright ought 10 make fast oarsmen.
Somers still complains OF ill.healih, and may he
forced to give up rowing. II this IL 30, 1t Ia prob
able That the crew VIII be made up from Eckstein'
erul and large built crew. The junior il vet sub
ject OF conjecture hut II Is probable that 1t will he
Gillian, Bossidy, and some OF the other new men
that have lately come into the club. Everything
being consldered tue prospects are bright that the
than any former one.
The club that purchases the shell OF the Washing
ton Club will secure very line boat and one OF the
siaunchest and best rugged on the river 1t Ii said
TO be the personal property OF Baker and Ryan and
that they are eager To SELL
senior crew commences work very soon he will 20
| to sngle-shell rowing, and nothing will stop him
| from entering the Junior scrlls.
| Mckinney, the schiller Of the POtomacs has offered
TO give three evenings each week to teach the new
men how To row. "Mac" is thoroughly capable tc
teach, having had a dozen years training under
| professionals, and VIII no doubt give the oarsmeT
| all the now points.
| Mr.. W. II. Gibson, OF the Columbias, has taken IL
charge number Of the new men OF his club, and II
| out nearly every pleasant night In his six -Oaret
|
| OF rowing. Some of the men are very large, jus
the kind the club has been fortunate enough 10 ge
| each season. None OF their senior Oarsmen have
done any work az yet on the river, though humble
Of their aspiring old juniors have been out quit!
often. II IL rather doubtful whether this club will
attempt TO get light weight crew out this season
though Woodward, PeddrIck, Ballantyne, Brewster
| and some others could make good one. The bill
eight VIII commence work early In June for TN
Sharpless Cup regatta. which takes place early II
July In Philadelphia, when the club hopes to retrieve
It's defeat VI last season.
Dredgers were ut work last week cleaning out tn
canal and deepening the water front In the POtoma
| club house.
| Mr.. j. q. Hutchinson, OF the Columbus, has puT
| chased from Mr.. James Green, OF the same clut
the beautiful pleasure boat that he used last season
The first regular hop Of the Potomac Club viii
| take place Friday evening next, at the ciub-hOuae
Invitations for the same are limited, ana can be la
only OF subscribing members.
A game Of ball will he played Wednesday mex
on Analos,an Island. between teams selected frOr
the Potomac aud Columbia clubs. II will he III
first Of series to determine who has the better bal
tosscrs.
A 0oed Man.
| Arkansas Travcerl
"Nar," ssid the justice OF the peace, "you ar
charged with stealing q shirt"
""raiut true, boss"
al do NOT say thai II IL. The charge says that 20
stole the shirf and II In my business TO ind Ou
whether or not you dbl so"
"Jedge, yer amt been lelln' desc men fool wi
yer, has yeT7"
"rhat makes no difference. You are charged wit
stealing shirt. Are you guilty or not?
'Jedge, dar's two sides ter cherry question, verse
In er smart man an
"That makes no difference Did you or did 20
not steal the shirt7n
"Neber seed soh er cOut ez dis. Er man hahn
got no chance eTtail. Makes er man feel shame
o. his set Neber seed de ike In mer life."
"1hat makes no difference ! want to kno,
whether or not you stole the shirt 2"