The Washington critic., 1888-05-31
SPORTS OF THE SEASON.
Current Comment Relating to the
Ball Players,
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Topics of the Turf Coming Racing
Events.

Nearly 5000 persons paid to see the two
games with Chicago yesterday-1,5i9, to
be exact. 1t is safe to say that il to-day
had been pleasant nearly that many
would have gone out to encourage the
boys this afternoon..",...In the score of
the morning game yesterday Washington
sho1ld have been given earned runs in
stead of0.,."..W Washington made runs
off of hits yesterday afternoon. Chi
cago made only 3 OIL the same number
.,...,.. The Chicagos are having their suits
washed to day. To change their luck,
probably".".""Only 2 games behind In
dianapolis now...."". Pittsburg's percent
age is less to-day than il was n year ago
this date....o".. Hoy made 0 put outs yes
terday and hits. .."..". Pfefier accepted ~
ont Of 10 chances yesterday.
The Phladelpha-Pitt game, in
which Gardner played second for the Po-
MES, will be counted in the record as q
victory for Philadelphia until the League
directors throw it out.
Buflinton was well pleased with him
self after his second defeat ofthe Bostons.
"oh, was played out, when the Dostons
let me go can't pitch Oh no ~ said
Buff. as he was leaving the grounds.
The Philadelphia Club has arranged TO
display mo Game cards at all the Amer
ican !H-tnct Telegraph offices throughout
the city on days when the grounds are
too wet for playing. Why not here?
Bob Ferguson, the umpire, they say, is
worth 100000, and yet there are some
people in the stands who hoot him lust
as If he were dollar-a-day toiler on the
dump.
Dunlap's monthly salary is $7l4.1j;
weekly, Sl7S.57; daily, including Sundays s,
S255l. That's more than a Senator re-
ceiyes-a real Senator, not our water
fowl.
The attendance at the last Chicago De-
troit game was S,Ij7.
One run in twenty-eight innings will
not keep the boys in the front ranks
Boston Globe.
Cleveland has laid off Stemmeyer with
out pay.
The Detroit Tribune says of Farrell, the
Chicago's new acquisitions: This big,
young fellow is wonder. He can play
any iniield position finely, is grand out
fielder. catches like a Bennett or DAILY,
hats about as well as any man in the
club, and runs like racehorse.
Amateur Ball Players.-The Young
Dew Drops recently defeatedsthe E-street
sluggers by 16 to S......... East Ends, 8, Pal
Green yesterday defeated the Jeflersons
by II to 11..,.,.,..The Pallas club defeated
the Olympics-the Georgetown club
yesterday by 10 to S...."..The East Ends
and Metropolitans play at Lincoln Park
this afternoon...."The Mount Vernon
Baseball Club of this city took trip TO
Alexandria yesterday and defeated the
Episcopal High School Club by the score
OF III to G; battery, j. Keyworth and Nc
Carthy..".".The Heros Of South Wash
ington yesterday defeated the Early Rose
by ii to 9........G Games will be noticed in
this column if sent to this office by II
o'clock of the day of publication.
The superior batting of the Pallas nine
was too much for the Olympics yester-
day, and they had to succumb to the in
evftable. This is the Olympics' second
defeat this season, they having dropped a
game to the University nine. The Pal
las is one ofthe strongest amateur mines
in the District, and this Is their sixth
consecutive victory. They appeared in
their new uniforms yesterday, consisting
of blue pants, stockings and belts and
white shirts.
A Card from the PaIlas Club.
The statement published in the Post
this morning to the effect that the East
End Baseball Club had defeated the Pal
las Baseball Club is incorrect. TIE Pal
las have asyet for the first time to meet
the East Enders in game of ball, and
will be only too glad to have chance to
cross bats with the selfstyled "victors. -
The Pallas Club have by hard and we'll
played games succeeded in holding first
place among the amateur ball clubs ofthe
District and have as yet to record their
first defeat. WM. A. HICKEY,
Manager Pallas Baseball Club.