The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-04
SPORTING SMALLTALK.

Nearly / 500 baseball enthusiasts saw the
washingtons take the Baltimorcs into
camp yesterday by q score Of to 8. The
visitors eighty outbatted tho home team
and the errors were even. Washington
won by punching hits in the second inning
and by running bases cleverly. Person was
a puzzle to the Baltimoreans until the lat
ter part OF the game, when he let down to
save his arm. Several members of both
teams appeared soft and in no practice
The feature Of the game was Myers work
at second base. Carney, Sweeney aud
Ebright created favorable impression.
Shindle and Griffin for the visitors did good
work all around
The annual election of the Potomac Boat
Club last night resulted as follows; Presi-
dent, Austin Herr; vlce-president, =. a.
Dougberty; secretary, Oscar p. Schmidt;
treasurer, DR.. NJ. F. Finley; financial secre-
tary, William Hungerford; captain, @. p.
Zapphone; first lieutenant, l.. A. Fisher;
second lieutenant, J. Hadley Doyle The
treasurer announced that during the past
year the club has reduced the Indebtedness
over $500. A committee was appointed
TO confer with committee from the Rich
mond Boat Club to make arrangements for
the regatta at Richmond on July A. The
meeting will be held at the Metropolitan
Hotel Saturday night.
The Athletics had hard tussle with the
Princeton College nine yesterday, but finally
won by to 9, though the College boys out
batted them. st. Louis wiped up the ground
with the Pittsburgs, B to l. Indianapolis
scored runs to none for Louisville. The
Cincinnati's allowed Springfield 10 score
once and took o themselves. Kansas City
defeated Omaha by 2 to 1 in an exciting
game, from which the umpire was forced to
retire on account OF the abuse from both
sides. Verify the season hath begun. The
Brooklyns warmed the Nets to the tune OF
% to /.
Wheeler Wikoff Of the American Asso-
citation has issued the following bulletins
Contracts, 1889, with Brooklyn, r. II.
Clark; Kansas City, II. Porter; Louisville,
II. Vaughan, Guy Hecker, l.. X. Browning;
st. Louis, j. +. 0'Neill; American Associa-
ton, G. +. Daniels, umpire.
indianapolis, l.. l.. Shreve, G. r. Bassett,
j. G.. McGeachy, X. ID. Buckley, j. +.
Whitney; Washington, William o'Brien,
j. b. Donnelly, John Healy; Chicago,
It L.
B. Ray, j. f. Morrill,.
Released-By Kansas City, II. Esterley,
+. Hoffman; Washington, j. +. Whitney;
Boston, j. A. Sommers; Indianapolis, John
HeaIy; Omaha, j. Campana, A. Donoghue.
The Jersey City Baseball Club arrived
here last evening, and registered at the
Harris House as follows; Joseph j. Ger
hnrdt, captain; T. 0'Brien, Charles H..
Wilmot, j. Knowles, T. O'Rourke, P.
Friel, F, Lang, q. Hofford, j. Hiland, NJ
Laudman, j. Doran, William Daily and W.
Lyons. Mr.. 0'Brien, formerly captain of
the nine, said to Tue CRITIC reporter this
morning that the Jersey City boys feel very
confident of winning the pennant of the
Atlantic Association this season.
4, GAIL Of the men, said he, shave not
signed yet, but they will In day or two.
Our season opens in Jersey City on the 27th
instant, when we play the Worcester boys"
+ Wilmot said they had started exhibition
games on five different occasions since the
goth of March, and. each time they were
knocked out by rain and couldn't play He
says they will try TO down the Senators this
afternoon. Old "Joe" Gerhardt will
doubtless be given hearty welcome to his
former home.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, April 4.--Articles
for glove contest between Joe McAuliffe,
ex-champion heavyweight of the Pacific
Coast, and Thomas Lees of Australia, were
signed last night. The contest is TO take
place In the latter part Of May at the Col
den Gate Athletic Club rooms. The winner
will be awarded purse Of $1,760, sub
scribed by the members Of the club.