The Washington critic., 1888-04-07

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this year, Dunlap has been released
to Pittsburg, but q very good man
guards second in the person of Hardie
Richardson. OF course slugging will
be the stronghold Of the Detroits this
| year as ever, but with the return
TO three strikes the pitchers Of OPT
| posing mines will be given an advan-
tage they did not have last year, and
itwouldnot be surprising If the new
| rule proved fatal to .Detroits hope for
the pcnnant. Detroit is not showing
up particularly well in its series with
ST Louis. They field loosely, run
bases sluggishly and do not display
the dash of latham's men. The
trouble is they are growing to be
| veterans.
Pitlsburg has undoubtedly been
strengthened. Maui, Sunday and
Dunlap are three acquisitions Then
Morris and Calvin will stay and Me.
| Cormick can come or go as he likes.
He will probably come. The Smoky
City has n high. priced team and it will
undoubtedly play good ball. Whether
il will squirt at the first and then drop
away is u question. Many believe IL
will. At any rate Pittsbnrg is Wash
ington's most formidable rival for q
place among the first five clubs.
Tim Keefe has not yet placed his
name to q New York contract, but ID
is believed that he soon will. Keefe
| had hankering for Boston, but he is
too valuable for New York TO give
him up for small sum, and Boston is
not likely to pay any more fancy
| prices just now. New York is all
| right with the exception of third base
and outheld. There are Gore, Tier
nan, O'Rourke, Foster and Slattery
| to choose from for the field and
Cleveland and Hatfield for third. The
Southern trip did not show that any of
| the new men are anything remark
| able-not all equal to Hoy and Will
mot of the Washington team. There
isreally no reason to expect any i'm
| provement in New York's rank
The indianapolis team has not been
| strengthened, unless the acquisition
of Paul Hines is to be considered. 1t
is a nine that can put up arattling
game at times, but ii is not q reliable
nine. There is some weak spot IN it,
and at a critical moment the weak
ness gives way and the nine is beaten.
| For instance, in Cincinnati the other
day. 1t was nip and tuck between
the Reds and the Hoosiers for seven
innings. Then the indianapolis
| pitcher weakened and Cincinnati
drew away and won easily.
Things look dark for Philadelphia
| just now, but they may brighten
soon. Their only good pitcher is Fer
| guson. Bufllnton and Casey have not
| signed. Bastian is under a cloud and
Fogalty hangs off for q release. 1t
viii take all Harry Wright's diplo.
\ macy TO bring peace and satisfaction
from this turmoil. Childs, he thinks,
| will be good second baseman and
Kelly Il good fielder, No other
changes are contemplated.
Baseball Personalities.
The second game between the Wash
ingtons and Athletics of Philadelphia
| ing and occasional heavy batting. A
| brilliant double play by Daily was one OF
| the features. He also led at the bat with
q home run and three-bagger. Score:
| Washington, 81 Athletic, 4. Base hits
| Washington, 81 Athletic, 8. Errors
Washington, o. Athletic, 5.
Other games yesterday; AT Philadei.
| phia-Philadelphia, A.; Newark, .. Base
hits-Philadelpbia, Q; Newark, o. Errors
Philadelphia, 8; Newark, Z.
At tIndianapolis--Ind o; Cleye-
land, 10. Base hits-Indianapolis, .;
Cleveland, II. Errors,,-lndianapolis, s;
| Cleveland, g. Batteries - Shreye and
Buckley; Crowell and Goodfellow.
The Boston triumvirate within one
| year has paid out $23, 800 for players, has
agreed TO give over S4 900 in increased sal.
aries this season and is building grand.
stand which will actually cost $4,000
| They will pay this year SIS, 200 in salaries
to five players-Sowders, Clarkson, Nor.
rill, Radbourn aud Kelly.
The Pittsburg players must report twice
a day, $3.50 and 2:30. They must retire al
ll:30p. IN. and get up by $3.50 q, III. The
players have no passes for friends.
Suatton, Louisville promising pitcher,
is the youngest baseball player under
contract in the American Association
He was but Is years of age few month:
ago.
Charlie Soden, son OF President Soden
OF the Boston Club. will, it is said, enter
Yale this fall. Young Soden is q crack
pitcher, and would be q good man for the
Yale team of 1889.
Daily of Boston will probably be given
an unconditional release. -5t0
| lHC lilltt-SlTlht TUlt. Is lHdklIlE SUOrIeT
games, something that will please good
many folks, especially those who FIRE,
quently missed such an important en-
gagement as supper, owing to long games.
The majority OF games this season, will
hardly exceed hour and 10 minutes, and
lwhile they last the excitement is in.
tense, much more so than when there is
heavy hitting, g,-[Chronicle-T Telegraph.
Browning has signed with Louisville.
He will receive bonus ofS200 for goo
behavior. 'tf
The Chicagos will play the Kansas City,
Western Association nine, in Kansas CITY,
to-day and Monday. ~
The faculty of Harvard College have re.
1 fused to entertain the lftition of the New
/ York Alumni Association, that the col
lege nine be allowed to play with profes
sionals
Little Mccarthy, the Browns new cen
tre fielder, has Caught on big with the
public who have seen him play. He i;
not only an excellent substitute fol
Welch, but he can iun bases faster thar
Latham.-[St. Louis Post. Dispatch.
Fogartv writes as follows from Lo
Angeles, Cal: II received letter from
the Philadelphia Club Offering me 81, ,00(
for my services next season., and request
ing me TO report March 30. Itrequires
more money q an that TO get me to sign 1
Philadelphia 4 Qntract, and think au
entitled TO it. If my terms arenot &C
cepted by April !, will sign with th'
California Lea, ue.p MI
| A letter was eceiyed in Baltimore yes
terday from Kilroy, addressed to one O
the members Of the Baltimore Club, il
which he ammo unoed his intention o
being married On Monday next to one o
the young ladies of Port Richmond. Th,
letter was written before he could hay,
received Manager Barnie's summons.
The University Of Pennsylvania wa