The Washington critic., 1888-05-09
SPORTING SMALLTAIK.
Current Gossip Among Local Tennis
Players,
THINGS NEW IN BASEBALL CIRCLES.
Topics of the Turf-Mr. LoriIlard's s
Opinion Expressed.

week.
The Baltimore tennis tournament has
been postponed from June and to l3.
A number of young ladies, members of
the various clubs have signiied their in
tention of entering the District tourna-
ment.
Misses Bartlett of the Zephyr Tennis
Club will enter.
Miss Meigs, Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Par
son of the New Jersey avenue Club Will
take part.
At the G-street Tennis Club the players
are busy at practice. Mr.. Oscar Wood
ward has Joined this club, and in con-
test with Mr.. Davidson Monday last lost
to the latter by 6-3, ca, 60. Mr.
Woodward is astrong player and is looked
upon as q probable winner in the tourna-
ment.
a new tennis club has been formed of
the following gentlemen; Mr.. VIM. III.
Run, Lieutenant b.. G. Bryan, Messrs.
Pickering Dodge Nicholas Goodlet, w.
A. i. Gresham and Seymour Cunning
ham.
At the Far Hill Tennis Club Brent
wook road) there are two players prac-
tcing and are generally unknown. They
play remarkably quick, steady game,
and many tennis player will be sur
prised when they meet them at the tour
nament.
Mr.. Petit, the champion court tennis
player, will give exhibitions during the
tournament.
1t is expected chat other crack players
will also be here.
At the Alta Tennis Club, Rhode Island
avenue and Ninth street, the players are
at play daily, and it is an attractive sight
TO see the ladies and gentlemen there.
Miss Nina Bartlett and Miss Anna Bal
linger are making rapid improvement in
play. Mr.. Chenoweth of this club is
rapidly developing many good points.
The members of the club will attend the
tournament in body.
Harry Spence's first act each morning,
says "Billy" Harris, is to scan his list of
players and calculate who'll be the next
man to be knocked out. "I'm manager
of the Indianapolis hospital now," says
Spence but before long ] expect to be
running ball club" ..."u..Ewing has not
pitched in League game this season =
N. Y. Sun. Wrong. Buck pitched in
the Washington game of the 24th ult.,
when New York won by 10 to 10. If
Buck had pitched another inning New
York would have been defeated...."..A
this time year ago Washington had won
4 games and lost 10, Just 2 ahead of the
present record. ........ Pittsburg Is much
lower now than II was year ago at this
time. a year ago Chicago had the same
percentage that Pittsburg now has A
year ago the Phillies and the giants were
lied for third place. indianapolis year
ago was one game behind its present po.
sition What's the use of bowling
about the management? The best man.
agement in the world cannot make heavy
hitters out of weak batters. Our nine
will win game once in while and will
be in the sixth place before long. Nc
one hopes for anything better.
Radbourne signed q contract with the
Bostons last night at Detroit. He is tc
be paid regular salary and denies that
he Will be paid so much per game won
The Free Press says that RadbournC
signed for 5000, and that the money de
Quoted from his salary while he was un
der suspension last summer will be re
turned to him. The Bostons are spending
money literally enough to win.
Wet grounds again postponed the Chi
cago-Washington game, for which we arc
thankful. Anything that will prevent O
game until we can reach indianapolis
and take q few games there is to bt
desired The Indianapolis-New York
game was the only League contest. The
centages TO date are Chicago, SIG; Bos
ton, .7sG; New York, .6i2; Detroit, 57l
Philadelphia and Pittsburg, each 1885
Indianapolis, 200, and Washington, .l67
A New York correspondent writes abou
the Giants: 'As has been the case for sea
sons past, the New York Club will make
good fight for the championship, but won
get there. On the home grounds the clul
won five games and lost three, and thes
figures were all but reversed. The club ha
too many players and too many managers
Captain Ewing may have charge of tn
men while away from home, but assur
edly not when at home. 1t certainly wa
bad judgment to put Slattery and Foste
in the outfeld Thursday, while Gore ant
O'Rourke were spectators of the slaugh
ter. Hatfield is weak hitter, so that tn
nine is bound to be weak when Ewing /
behind the bat. Ward is hitting YER
well, and will be as valuable to the clu
as ever. The New Yorks seem to b
afraid Of Crane, for they did not try hin
against Boston. They say that nobod
can hold him. Titcomb IS good man
without doubt, and he ought to be, for h
has splendid backing in the out and in
fields and behind the bat
The Mail and Express prints the follow
ing interesting items:
The California crack Grover Clevean
may be reserved for the Brookdale Hand
cap. His work at the Gravesend trac
+, Fdoes not warrant high opinion of hiI
Macbeth, so much talked of for th
Kentucky Derby, is not by any means
frst-clast colt. He will have nothin
first. class to meet in the Derby, howeye
unless Lucky Baldwin's horses turn OF
well. There are two of them-Princ
Charlie and Wonderland-but they hav
never run in public race.
Sir Dixon and Emperor of Norfolk WI
meet in the Carlton Stakes on Wedne
lav Nav 1D and the EmOorOr of pOursi
will win Mr. Haggin is likely TO sta
FitGjames, Mr.. Belmont may send Rae
land to the post and Now or Never wi
probably represent Mr.. Cassatt The di
lance is a mile and the colt that runs
faster than the Emperor will come neG
breaking the record.
= The spring meeting at Pimlico bega
yesterday under rather unauspicious ci
cumstanCes and the attendance WI
rather slim. The betting was slow. Sc
enteen bookmakers did business. IT
only event of interest was the Duke
Bourbon's defeat of Garrison's noun
Sam Harrer. The days winners we
Duke of Bourbon, Belle Dor, Sal
Brown, Patrocles and Salvini. Garriso
left for New York last night. The vii
ners at Lexington were Persimmon
Chevaler, Tudor Chlhowee and Gas
away.
The New York Tribune ycsterdi
printed an interview with Pierre Lorr
lard on the abuses of the turf, which h
attracted more attention than any simil
utterance on the subject in years As d
Tribune says, Mr., Lorilard was the mo
generous supporter the American tn
ever had His Rancocas colors won mo
lustre and distinction for American the