The Washington critic., 1888-09-18
SPORTS OF THE SEASON.
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The League games resulted as follows yes
terday:
AT Detroit-Detroit 5, Boston 4. Basohits-
Detroit 10, Boston Z. Errors-Detroit T. Bos-
ton 2. Batteries-Conway aud Bennett, Rad
bourne aud Tate.
At Plttsburg- o. New York /.
Basehits-Pttsburg 4, New York 3. Errors
Pittsburg O. New York Q. Baitcrles-Pitts-
burg Morris and Carroll, New York, WEIGH
and Ewing.
Athletic Tournament.
The great Athletic championship meeting to
be held at Detroit opening tomorrow, will
probably be the most successful event OF the
kind ever held in this country. Champions
from four countries will participate, and under
favorable weather and track conditions, some
new records Will undoubtedly DO made, The
delegation OF Eastern athletes who are to
compete in the tournament will leave New
York tonight. Special rates have been made
Tor the excursion and large party will start
Among the wel-known athletes who comprise
the coteffe are; Malcolm w. Ford, 7. =. Gun
neff, II. Westng, A. A. Jordan and f. w.
Jensen. There will be representatives from
the American Athletic Club, the Athletic Club
OF tho schulkill navy, Cape May; Columbia
of Washington, Jersey City Olympic ,Philadel-
phia and sparriug club and Warren Athletic
Club Of Wilmington, Del.
General Sporting News.
John l.. Sullivan failed to appear in New
York yesterday TO make arrangements 10 fight
kilrain. His friends said he was sick.
Professor William Miller, accompanied by
bis wife, will leave New York city Thursday
for Melbourne, Australia, where he expects to
live.
Tho mile and a-half double sculling match
between crews representing the Nonpareil and
Metropolitan Rowing clubs, on the Harlem
River yesterday was won by the latter.
James Pilkington, stroke, and Rock Kent,
bow, comprised the winning crew. Time, 8,55.
Baseball smalltalk.
George Keefe, whom the Washington man
agement secured from the Troy Club, is pitch
ing a great game for the Senators.--[Mall and
Express.
James G. Kennedys scheme TO improve
batting is meeting with great favor among
baseball experts. President John B. Day and
Manager Mutrie Of the New York Club; Harry
Wright, the manager of the Philies Umpire
John Kelly and Captain Comskey Of the
Browns all favor its adoption. Comiskey
says: at is by long odds the best thing that /
have ever seen on the subject" Umpire
Kelly says: sit will solve the problem how to
improve batting better than anything have
yet heard OF. II 1t Is adopted It win no doubt
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''The more / consider the plan the better
like It," Mutrie says: 81 am In favor of the
scheme because 1t is the best thing l know Of
We must have something of that character
done In order to relieve the monotony OF
pitchers contests"
The Washington game was postponed yes
terday by rain.
The patrons Of the game in Cleveland are
much elated over the clubs recent fine play.
ing. The general team work is of the best
while they have showed q remarkable i'm
provement in batting.
Jack Rowe is once more playing on the De
| troit team, and is feeling quite strong. HI
Will, with a little practice, regain his ole
| form.
or the ten umplres who have been tried IL
the International League this season only two
remain on the staff who began the season
| Curry and Emslie, and are umpiring well.
| Anson says that he would like to- secur,
| Mullane and Baldwin, the Cincinnati bat
| terry. ....
Wolf, of the Louisville club, is at his hom
laid up with "charley horse"
| Raymond. the Louisvilles latest acqusi
| ton, is playing good ball at third.
1t is said that three Association clubs hav
| already agreed to give the Kansas City Club
| perpetual franchise.