The Sunday herald., 1886-12-12
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Base Ba1I.

The public demands that the washington team for
1851 be strengthened.
Nash has not vet signed with the Bos,ous. lie is
Gafrncy;
The captain ot the home tcah uhdcr tic ntt
rules, Is sole judge now as to the ntness oi the
grounds to play upon.
Radford, oftho Kansas Citys, would make a spen.
did addition 10 the Washingtons. lie II n capital
a-around player, pitcher OF good average short
stop OF ability, leldcr OF excellent Judgment, aud
No. / batsman. Look to this, Manager Ganneg
Madgan, OF this city, will will play with the Br.
minghams, OF Connecticut The "ktdn will make
success OF himself in this League, as he is pitcher
OF decided merit.
Houcs, who mp to the present has not been en-
gagged for next season, is living down In Prince
time cunning. Well, llouck may have his playing
faults, hut II he isn't worth two such players as
McGlone aud Crane our Judgment OF baseball play
ers Is very poor
The st. Louis League team ia greatly encouraged
the fact that the Leaguc has granted It the
cesson of Sunday games with outside cluhs. 1t
will be the means of putting many dollar into the
treasury OF the ORGANIZATION
Washington will enter the League race about as
strong next season as last. By this we mean that
where the other teams have been adding strength,
| making themselves stronger than when they
opened, our club VIII start ont just about the same
Now, II Ia foolish To argue that players cannot be
| secured, that all the available men have been
| secured, as developments daily made show. The
| rittsburgs secured Gore AMI Dalrympe from Chi-
cagocs. while lately Mckinnon the great hrs,-base
man OF the St Louis, has been secured, thus showing
| that by little outlay OF money and business
sacacity players acceptable both IN playing strength
| and discipline can he secured. Let President
| Hewitt and his able lieutenant, Waiter Hewitt, cal!
| In eN-Mlnagcr Scanlon for consultation, and II IL
certain that good players Will he secured. Manager
| Golincy has not yet startled any one.
Rowing.
At present about forty rowing men OF the clubs ot
this city are at work in the Y. NJ. e. A. gymnasium.
This is good evidence that hard work will be carried
| out next season.
When does the N. A. A. y. intend to adopt the
English definition of amateur oarsn,au? II viii
revolutionize boating in this country.
The Analostans have not yet decided definitely rs
to the pracicabi,y Of doing away with match or re-
| gitta races with outside clubs There s quite
| number of the older members who desire TO make
the organization solely a social affair and devote
their time to pleasure rowing. or course there il
another element who desire to keep up the old fight
and to get out crews to battle for the club in all our
regat,as. The matter will be settled ere spring
| opens.
The Potomacs think in Dickinson, Writ, Temple
Sewers, Appin, onley, and some OF the new men no,
vet tried they have the nucleus OF junior four for
lSSi that will equal any from the other clubs.
| The Columbas will next season devote nearly ali
| their time TO racing here on the Potomac River as
their trips last too expensive, especially
the one TO Albany, when they lost the eight. .oared
championship. They certainly can afford to rest
Que season, for since their organi2l alton, no club In
| the country has been represented on other bodies
OF water more than the Columbias, nor with more
success. They will procure new boats aud work tC
| wipe out the failures of last season.
| The POtomacs are very desirous OF purchasing
| new gig, while many also want new cedar eight
cared shell. The big four are very eager for gig
as they ambitious to win this class OF race. ON,
| could he easily purchased IL the members woult
| help the 1nanCe committee along.
| The Printers Rowing Club will come forth next
season with both senior aud Junior scul!er, as wei
| IA junior and senior four. They intend TO whooI
up things, as II were. Their senior crew viii
probably he selected from Baker, Ryan, McRae
| BOde, Mckinney, Gascoyne, and Somers.