The Washington critic., 1888-05-17
BASEBALL sMALnTALK

The Washingtons played another very
good game yesterday but the Detroits
played little better and knocked out a
couple of scores in the ninth inning Itis
q strange thing, but with one or two eX-
ceptions Washington encounters the other
nines when they ARE putting up very good
games.
Little Gilmore went in the box, aud
was effective as he always IS against tue
Detroits. Had he been put IN when Bald
win pitched, the day before, Washington
might have won.
WIlmot is hitting the ball now. In the
last five games he has made hits.......
Myers has taken big brace since those
two Indianapolis games, when he made
errors. Since theh he has made but
error and has accepted 30 chances. Great
fielding that. Donnelly had not made
hit in six games until he'struck Detroit
In the two games there he made 3.....".,
o Brien has made but hits in twelve
games. lie has made errors.,.".".Gil-
more failed to secure a strille.out. This
is singular, as the Detroits used to be
meat for him."".... Mack made the only
stolen Detroit earned both her
runs.
In the Pittsburg. Boston series the Pitts
burgs' batting average was .242 Bostons' f,
252; Pittsburgs' fielding average, $40;
Bostons' .676. Fourteen of the Bostons
struck out and 10 Of the Pittsburgs. The
Bostons stole bases, Pittsburgs 5. Bos-
ton made double plays, Pittsburgs 3.
Boston earned 0 runs, Pittsburg 10. If
Pittsburg could only keep up'such gait
she would be very near the front.
Washington's percentage to-day is .15s;
a year agoit was .316. indianapolis per-
centage is 1888; year ago it was 100.
Pittsburg's percentage is 400; year ago
year ago it was .750 Boston and Wash.
ington are the only mines that are doing
worse than they did year ago.
Gafiney says he has lost III, pounds
since the opening of the season and ex-
poets to work Off about rs much more
before August. He now weighs 1924
pounds.
Third Baseman. Pete Sweeney of the
Troys is to be transferred to the Wash
ington club, it is said. ...-
The Athletics manager telegraphed
the manager of the Louisville nine yes.
terday for the terms upon which Ram
sey would be released. The reply was
$4,000.
George Miller, the Pittsburgs' little
catcher Is now able to throw ball with
tuhtf anu HIS puySlCllIl SuJS llil III lWU
weeks he will be rs good man as he
ever was.
Out of Boston's twenty runs on Tues
day not one was earned.
When one considers the attitudes struck
by most of the Philadelphia players when
at the plate it is a mystery how they ever
manage to make hit Detroit Free
Press. The same criticism could be made
on some of the Washingtons.
Yesterdays games: Pittsburg 6, New
York /; Detroit2, Washington o; Indian.
apolis 4, Philadelphia .; Chicago ., Bos
ton /. Association: Athletic 0, Baltimore
4; st. Louis Z, Kansas City Q; Cincinnati
8; Louisville 8; Brooklyn IL, Cleveland o.
The Olympics and the Georgetown Uni
! yersity nine met at Olympic Park Tues
day, and the olympics were defeated by
| IL to IL. The superior battery work o.
Mccarthy and O'Day and the excellent
fielding of the University nine, was the
cause of the 0lympics' defeat. The latter
made several costly errors. Burke anC
Buckman were the battery for the Olym
| pics. Burke was batted very freely, and
| pitched wild at times. The same clubs
will play to-day, and should the
Olymplcs win. q third game for the cham
pionship will be played. The battery iol
the Olympics to-day will be Fowler
and Burke. The University nine is {
good one this year, and has not yet beer
defeated
One of our morning contemporaries
has unique way of calculating clubs
percentage. For instance, it gives Wash
ington 200, having won games and los
10. A clubs percentage is ascertained by
dividing the number of games woi
by the number played, not the numbe
lost.
Ward saved the game for New York q
Pittsburg on Tuesday. He was on third
and on a high throw from the catcher /,
pitcher he shot in from third and scoret
on a magnificent slide. New York die
not score again.
Mr.. ID. II. Burhans has resigned hi
position as manager of the Ariel Club 0
this CITY.