The Washington critic., 1889-04-05
SPORTING SMALLTALK.

The Jerseys pitcher, Daily, was very
wild yesterday, sending eight Of the locals
to first ON balls. Considerable interest
wass felt as 20 the effect of the
new rules on O'Day, whose great
fault has been his lack OF command Of the
ball, but Hank has evidently set down 10
very steady work, for he gave only one
man his first on balls Six hits were made
OF him. The visitors played poorly In the
field and their errors were very disastrous.
The prominent features OF the game were the
heavy batting of O'Brlen OF the Washing
tons and the catching Of Banning, a new
acquisition TO the ranks Of the Senators,
who at once Jumped into favor with the
spectators. Score; IL TO Z. Only seven
innings were played.
The Phillies showed the Harvard Univer
sity nine how to play ball by a score Of ~
TO l. The Athletics gave the University of
Pennsylvania men lesson 10 the tune OF
20 10 3. The Bostons were beaten by n
picked nine, led by Morrill,, by 8 10 Q. IT.
was really battle between Morrill, and
Kelly, and was no generally regarded.
Johns friends were consequently iubilant
over Handsome Mixes downfall.
New York yesterday defeated Newark, o
TO 3; Brooklyn, the Nets, 10 to 3; Louis
vile, Indianapolis, 8 10 4; Kansas City,
Pittsburg, 6 tod.
Hatfield played short for the giants yes
terday and didn't have a chance.
Our new eatchers seem TO have caught ON.
The opinion prevails In New York that
Ward will play on the New York team.
The New Yorks will probably have
grounds at Hoboken.
The New Orleans Tines Democrat says:
This morning Bryant had Proctor Knott
and Come.to-Taw out at daybresk for
trial. After they had been cantered around
the track for a mile At slow pace, Bryant
gave Finnegan the nod and sailed away
with Come-to-Taw, Proctor Knott at the
latter's tail. Before furlong had been
covered the Futurity winner was neck and
neck with his stable companion, and thus
they ran coupled for the next half mile.
Here Proctor Knott heightened out little,
and when the mile had been covered he was
three quarters OF a length In the lead,
Come-to-Taw hanging on like bulldog
and giving Just slight evidence Of distress.
Into the stretch they swung at a pace that
had business in every hoof-beat OF IL,
every dozen strides they made. Thus they
raced, nose and tail, for another furlong,
when at a signal from Bryant they were
pulled up. The watch showed that they
had covered the mile and furlopg in 206.
This is cracking good time for the iirst trial
of the year at that distance. A well-known
trainer, who also pulled watch on the
horses, claimed that they had covered the
mile in 1.4s, but Bryant denied this, claim
ing that his timepiece showed 1:40.
dispatch to the New York Sun to-day
says; Ted Sullivan quit the Washingtons
to-day after discussion with President
Hewett growing out of the announcement
that negotiations had been opened with Jim
Hart to manage the home club. Sullivan
might have been induced TO abandon his
trip abro ad and remain with the Senators,
but he feels that his services here have not
been appreciated. Hewett offered ST. Paul
81 800 FOR the release Of Pickett, but that
figure is not high enough TO land him. st.
Paul wants fancy price for their third
baseman, now that HIS services appear to
be In demand, and unless compromise is
reached Pickett will not come here. All
sorts Of rumors concerning the engagement
of players by the home club are aHoat, but
Hewett is keeping his own counsel, as he
does not proposet to have prices run up on
him. There Is an impression here that John
Morrill, may be secured to captain and man
age the team. He is we'll thought Of here,
and 1t is said that negotiations for his SER
vices have been opened.