The Washington critic., 1888-09-11
WASHINGTON CRITIC.
SPORTS OF THE SEASON.
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would try young Keefe again, aud the left
handler, W tn the exception OF one inning,
pitched a remarkably good game In the
seventh nc was hit for two siuglcs n double
and triple, The senators played very rag
gedly, giving two runs In the first on Myers
tumble and Fulcr's muff 1t looked like
shutout for the visitors up to the seventh,
when Daily made two-bagger, went to third
on putout, and scored on wild pitch. In
the eighth Deasley hit for base, and after
keefe and Hoy had been retired Wilmot
smashed the ball to right for three bases,
Deasley scoring Wilmot came home on
Twitchells nun OF Myers ny. The WASH
iingtons left at the close Of the game for Pitts
burg Score; Detroit Z, Washington 3. Base
hits-Detroit II, Washington o. Errors
Detroit 4, Washington !. Batteries Detroit,
Getzein and Wells; Washington, Keefe and
Deaslcy.
The Philadclphias and Pittsburgs played two
games again yesterday, the result being the
same as on saturday. Both gaines were
remarkable contests of pitchers skill
and brilliant fielding. The home team
won the first game in the fourth inning on sin
giles by Sunday and Miller and wild throw
by Buflinton. Scores: First game)--Pitts-
burg / Philadelphia 0. Base hits-Pittsburg,
Philadelphia 3. Batteries, Plttsburg, Morris
aud Miller, Philadelphia, Buflinton aud
Clements. Second game) )-Philadelphia /
Pittsburgh 0. Philadelphia 9, Pitts
burg 4. Errors--Phadelphin o. Plttsburg 9.
Batteries-Philadelp Sanders aud Schriver,
Pittsburg, Calvin and Miller. In the second
inning OF the second game Calvin hit Farrar,
Fogarty advanced him a base on a short sin
gle and he came home on a sacrifice by
Irwin and Mulyey scoring.
AT Indianapolis yesterday tho homo
Team won the game in the FIRST Timing
on good hitting and base running, combined
with two errors by their opponents. Burdick,
as usual, pitched n strong, steady game Glass
cock Is Ill again with malaria and may be
disabled for some time, Score indianapolis
I, New York g. Observation-Disclosures T.
New York 8. Errors-Indianapol /, New
York 3. Batteres-Indianapoli Burdock
and Buckley; New York, keefc and MUIR
ply.
Chicago got her third victory from Boston
yesterday. Sowders and Krock were hit equally
hard, but Sowders was wild and his support
was faulty. Krock pitched steady game
and was well backed up. The infeld es-
pecially distinguished themselves. The at
tendance was 4,500 Score Chicago 8, Boston
B.; Basehits-Chicago 10, Boston o. Errors
Krock and Farrell; Boston, Sowders and
Tate
Cleveland won ten straight games, but
missed one yesterday as Foutz OF Brooklyn
had too many curves and too much speed for
them The Bridegrooms played an errorless
game and snatched victory from a hard-fought
battle. Scores Brooklyn q Cleveland l. Base
hits-Brooklyn z, Cleveland 4. Errors-Brook-
lyn 0, Cleveland 2. Batterles-Foutz and
Clark, Bakeley and Snyder
Timely batting by Kansas City, combined
with the wretched fielding of the home team,
gave them the victory In yesterdays game at
Cincinnati. The features of the game were
the catching of Donohue and the iielding and
base running of Hamilton. Attendance 1,500.
Score; Cincinnati 2, Kansas City 3. Basehits-
Cincinnati 8, Kansas City 7. Errors-Cincin-
natl d, Kansas City 2. Batteries-Viau and
keenan,, Porter and Donohue.
Yesterdays game at Philadelphia between
Baltimore and the Athletics was well played
for five innings, but after that the Athletics
fairly walked away from Barnie's men. Weyh-
Ing pitched a great game and confined the WIS.,
ltors to four scattering hits. Kilroy was very
wild. He hit four men with pitched balls and
sent five to first on balls and made two wild
pitches. Score; Athletic z, Baltimore 0. Base
hits-Athletic 10, Baltimore A. Erors-Ath-
letic 0, Baltimore4 4. Batteries-W Weyhling and
Townsend, Kilroy and Cantz.
Yesterdays Results at Brighton.
First race, for 2-year-olds, three-quarters of a
mile. Lemon Blossom won IN 1:20, Gunshot
second, Allahrene third.
Second race, one mile and sixteenth. Blue
Line won in 1:542, Richeleu second, Macgre-
gor third
Third race, one mile aud an eighth. the
finish was duel between Flush and Clay
Pate, which will be long remembered by those
who saw It as one Of the hardest fought con-
tests ever seen on q track. For sixteenth OF
a mile they ran jump and jump, but Flush
won by nose in the last stride in 2:01. Har-
wood was third.
Fourth race, Brighton Beach handicap, one
mile and n quarter. Ernest won In 2:14i,
Brown Duke second Troy third.
Fifth race, seven furlongs. Egmont won,
sam Harper second, Harry Russell third.
Time 1919.
Sixth race, for three-year-olds, one mile and
an eighth. King Idle won, Orange Girl Sec
pnd, Subaltern third. Time 2:03.
Racing at Chicago.
First race, purse $400 for all ages mile and
hal furlong. Pink Cottage won by one and
l-half lengths, Winona second, Beacons6eld
hird. Time 1:50.
Second race purse $400 for tbree-year-ol -olds,
three-quarters of mile. Won Trump won by
n scant length, Alaho second, Roundabout
third. Time, 1:159
Third race, the Flight stakes, a sweepstake
!or two.-year-olds, five furlongs: Galen won
easily by two lengths, Laura Stone second,
Hindoo Craft third. Time, l,0lt.
Fourth race, purse $40O, for three-year- olds
and upwards, one mile. Bonnie King and
Birthday ran dead heat. with Doubt second.
Time, 1;423. Birthday won the run off in LAB.
Fifth race free handicap sweepstakes, for
Hornpipe second, Lizzie b., third. Time,
l:551.
The Irish Cricketers Win.
The gentlemen of Ireland yesterday taught
the Baltimore Cricket Club that they are not
yet English enough to make any showing at
the game Of cricket. Eleven of the lrishmen
played against fifteen of the Baltimoreans and
defeated them by Il score Of 173 to ll9 with
only seven wlckets down.
Athletics.
The championship meeting Of the National
American Amateur Athletic Association has
been po stponed from Septem ber 15 to October
8, when it is expected that team from En-
gland will be present.
At a meeting of the Board of Managers OF
the Amateur Athletic Union, held at Travers'
Island, August %, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted;
"Resolved, That any Amateur Athlete
competing In any open amateur games in the
United States not governed by rules approved
by the Amateur Athletic Union, shall be de-
barred from competing in any games held
under the rules OF the Amateur Athletic
Union"
"This resolution shall take effect immedi-
ately.n
Bicycle Tournament at Hartford.
A great bicycle tournament will be inaug-
urated at Hartford, Conn, tomorrow. The
purses ana prizes offered for the races, exceed
ing So, 500 In value, have secured the entry OF
svery rae ing man of prominence In the coun
Try and SO veral from abroad. Among the pro
essionals on the list are William A. Rowe Of
Lynn, the successor Of George M. Hendee, the
American champion Jules Dubois of Paris
champion OF France; Jack Lees OF Noting
ham, England, who has so often defeated
thatt latf 10 M lnnnar pAnEi1nral