The Washington critic., 1888-03-05
BASEBALL MATTERS.
A Chronological Arrangement of tho
Nationals Schedule for the Season.

A Chronological Arrangement of the
Nationals Schedule for the Season.
The following is the schedule of games
to be played this season by the Washing
ton nine
Athome, with New York, April 20, 81,
%, "a; with Boston, April %, 20, 81, 2S.
At Philadelphia, April 80, May /, 49, at
Chicago, May 8, Z, 8, 0; at Indianapolis,
May TO-, IL, u, IA; at Detroit, May 10, 16,
IL, Is; at Pittsburg, May 10, 20, %, %; at
New York, May %, 26, 2S 90.
At home, with Chicago May 80 "a. m
and p. m. }, 81, June 1; with Detroit, June
2, 4, 3, 6; with indianapolis, June s, 8, II,
II; with Pittsburg, June u, IA, 10, 1G; with
Philadelphia, June Is, 10, 20, 81.
At Boston, June o3 25, 26, 27; at New
York, June 20, 30, July 2; at Pittsburg,
July 4 "a. m. and p, m.), 8; at Detroit,
July 7, 8, 10; at Chicago, July IL, u, 13;
at indianapolis, July IA, 10, II,
At thome, with Boston, July 10, 20. 81.
At Philadelphia, July 23, "a, 25; at Bos-,
ton, July 20, q, %; at New York, July 80
81, August /.
AT home with Philadelphia, August
2, 3, 4; with Detroit, August 6, Z, s; with
Chicago, August 8, 10, IL with Pittsburg,
August 13, IA, 151with indianapolis, Au-
gust 16, II, IS; with New York, August
20, 81, %; with Boston, August %, "a, 25;
Bith Philadelphia, August q, %, 20.
At Philadelphia, August 80, 81, Septem-
Der l. at Boston, September 3, 4, s; at
Detroit, September 7, 8, 10; at Pittsburg
September II, ~, 49, at Indianapolis, Sep
tember 10, II, Is; at Chicago, September
20, 81, %.
At home, with New York, September
"a, 25. 90; with Indianapolis, September
2S, 20, October /; with Pittsburg, October
3, 4, 8; with Chicago, October 6, s, 0; with
Detroit, October H. -. 10.
The. reconstructed Washingtons played
their first game yesterday, and defeated
the crack New Orleans nine by 3 to 2.
Mack made the only error made by the
Washingtons, while the Crescent City
men made but four. They secured only A
hits off Gilmore. AS the absurd phantom
hits Of last season have been abolished we
can judge this season, from the published
score, the effectiveness of pitcher. The
Senators cracked up the Southern pitcher
for hits, though such was the excellent
fielding of the home nine that they were
beaten by only one run.
Some wise changes have been made in
the rules this year. The most important
change is. that of going back to three
strikes. The four strikes of last season
materially reduced the phenomenal
records of struck-outs, but not rs much as
was anticipated. While the base on balls
is no longer scored as base-hit, it is to be
, factor in earned runs. Thanks to the
efforts of Chadwick, Stackhouse, Mulford
and other leaders in the Baseball Re
porters' Association, q change has been
effected in the method of scoring stolen
bases. While the rule adopted is of ques-
tionable propriety, yet it is matter of
congratulation that a rule has been
adopted that will secure uniformity. 1t
is as follows:
Any attempt to steal a base must go to
the credit of the Base runner, whether
the ball is thrown wild or muiied by the
fielder; but any manifest error is to be
charged to the player making the same,
If base runner advances another base
he shall not be credited with a stolen
base, and the fielder allowing such ad-
vancement is to be charged with an er-
ror If base runner makes start and
battery error is made, the runner Sc
cures the credit of q stolen base, and O
battery error is scored against the player
making it, Should base runner over
run base and then be put out, he should
receive the credit of a stolen base.