The Washington critic., 1888-09-07
SPORTS OF TnE SEASON.
Baseball

The Washington team stopped at Buffalo
yesterday on their way TO Detroit and played
an exhibition game. The experimental batter
les Of the visitors were unsuccessful. Score:
Buffalo Z, Washington 5. Basehits-Buflalp
g. Washington 3. ErrOrs-Bulfalo 4, Washing
ton 4. Batteries-Fanniug and Welch;
O'Brien, Shock and Arundel
The indianapolis won yesterdays game on
its merits outplaying the Pittsburgs at every
point Burdck pitched very effectively, al
though somewhat wild at times The game
was called at the end of the eighth inning to
enable the visitors TO catch train. Score: In
dtanapolis 8, Plttsburg l. Basehits-ludiau-
apolis, 10, Pittsburg T. Errors-lndianapolls
2, Pittsburg T. Batteries indianapolis, Bur
dick and DAILY; Pittsburg, Staley and Miller.
Detroit had very little trouble in hitting
Krock yesterday and they were assisted in
scoring by Chicago's fielding errors, which in
almost every case were very costly. Getzein,
who was hammered so hard the other day by
Anson's men, was steady aud effective to-day,
and when his opponents needed hits of him
they could not get them. The fielding Of the
Detroits was not more than fair. Attendance,
5000 Score: Detroit 5, Chicago g Basehits
Detroit TO- Chicago 5. Errors--Detroit 3,
Chicago s. Batteries-Detroit Gctzein and
Wells; Chicago, Krock and Farrell
The Athletics narrowly escaped defeat yes
terday at the hands of the Kansas City Club.
Hoffman pitched for the visitors, and the local
| batsmen were unable to bat his delivery sue.
cessfully, Cline's muf of high fly IN the
seventh inning virtually giving the Athletics
| the victory Catches by Stovcy and Weyhing
and the playing OF Brennan aud Esterday were
| noticeable features. Scorel Athletic 4, Kan.
sas City 3. Basehits-Athletic 9, Kansas City
! 4. Errors-Athlet 4, Kansas City t. Bat
teries--Weyhing and Townsend; Hoffman and
| Donohue.
AS usual, Cincinnati could not hit Bake
ley's delivery, and Cleveland won its eighth
| consecutive game yesterday. Viau did well
| In the box, and the remaining members of the
! Cincinnati team, except Fennally played q
fautless game. Scorc Cleveland 3, Cincin-
natl 2. Basehits-Cleveand @, Cincinnati 4.
Errors--Cleveland 2, Cincinnati !. Bat
tteries-Bakeley and Snyder; Viau and
keenan,.
According to the turnstile, LISA people saw
the game yesterday in Baltimore between the
Baltimore and st. Louis Clubs. A large num-
Der of ladies were at the game. The contest
was a brilliant one, full of life and fine play
ing The home club was lucky enough tc
defeat the pennant winners They did 1t by
timely batting and fine fielding, assisted by
Kilroy's superb work. Score: Baltimore 3
st, Louis 2; basehits, Baltimore 6, st. Louis 4
| errors, Baltimore 2, st. Louis 2, batteries
Kilroy and Fulmer, Hudson and Millgan.
President Won der Abe was much put ou
Y
team, and every man, from Comsky down
was hauled over the Goals. Won der Abe sale
he was tired of the bad playing of the team
Latham, who was injured, as Mr.. Van der Aht
said, by the ruflian, Darby O'Brien of Brook
lyn, is at his home in Lynn, Mass
Washington dropped to last place yester
day.
The Mount vernons and Alerts Baseball
Clubs played Wednesday for the champion
ship of the District and the game resulted In
tie after ten innings had been played. Score
8 to 5. Basehits-Alerts s, Mount Vernons 8
Batteries-Mount Vernons, Fuller and Nc
Carthy; Alerts, Williamson and White, Tn
game will be played off one day next week.
The Jeffersons defeated the Bindery nine o
the Government Printing Office yesterday b
a score Of ID too. Basehits-JefIerson 10
Bindery /. Errors--Jeffersons g Bindery
Struck out-By Halliday IL; by Holden, 8
Batteries4-J effersons, Halliday and Smith
Bindery, Holden and Perry.
Racing at Sheepshead.
The races over the Coney Island locke
Club Course at sheepshead Bay yesterday, re
suited as follows;
First race, one mle-sam Harper. tr., wor
Niagara, second; Grimadi, third; time, 1;42
Mutuels paid S29. .15 straight
Second race, hve-eighths Of a mile-Chau
payne Charlie won, Minnie Palmer S.l,, second
sSfs1y SlS aSo as Minnie famer
2 Third raoe, one and three-quarter miles-Pe
Wofington won, Tristan, second; Larchmon
third time, 3;03.
Ea9 Fohpth fhte 'one and three-sixteenth miles
Firenzi won, Lelex, second; Terra Gotta, thirt
J time, 2:025s.
Fifth race, one and one-eighth miles-Fran
Ward won, Orifiamne, second; Leila May thrt
time, ] :56 85.
Sixth race, seven-eighths of a mile on the tul
-Lafittc won, Estrela secondi Drake, thrC
time, 1:29 10. Mutuels, straight, S212. Ii
place, S74 so; Estrella, $40 .95.