The Washington critic., 1889-03-21


begin the season at Nashville, but he viii
not 20 to Memphis or Lexington. He viii
run In some OF the small races, here. then
20 TO Latona, st. Louis, Chicago and thc
East.
The ball players had an uncomfortable
day at Bradford, England, yesterday. A
drizzling rain set In in the early morning,
and In the afternoon there was vertable
downpour. The visit had excited the great
est interest among Yorkshire sportsmen,
and had the weather been decent there
| would have been M enormous gathering.
| As Il was, there were more than couple
| of thousand people on the grounds The
players waited half hour beyond o'clock
In the vain hope that the rain would, clear
off, and then walked moodily on to the
ground, some in their overcoats.
Chicago went In first, and Ryan was
| thrown out at first base. Then Petit
| treated the spectators to an interesting cx-
hibtion of base-stealing and reached home,
scoring the first run. Anson made two
| base hit and then Pfeffer raised much en-
thusiasm by hitting a ball over the fence,
| enabling Anson to reach home and himself
| running all the bases. Chicago closed tho
inning with three runs to their credit.
All-America followed, aud were soon put
out without scoring. Chicago made two
| runs in the second, ,inning, and All-America
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| two runs, Chicago in the third scored one,
| All-Amerca again failing to score. The
| game was here brought to q close, having
lasted only twenty minutes. As matter
| Of fact, the play was simply to prevent tho
complete disappointment OF the spectators.
A movement is on foot in. England To
have the Marylebone Cricket Club, at it's
May meeting, pass law which, while not
| lyfy ha vii
the advantage of allowing the spectators-to
witness close finish, instead Of paying
their money to see weary, one-sided,
drawn game. The object Of the proposed
rule is twofold, and its principal aim is tO
prevent the second inning OF a side THAT
has long lead) from terminating In q farce
by the batters trying to get out and tho
felders trying their utmost to prevent them
from doing so. Luckily for the sport, this
is rare occurrence The proposed rule
will allow the side having a long lead TO de-
clare its second inning closed ut any stage
Of 1t, and to send it's opponents to the bat
at once, in hopes of retiring them before the
call OF time, and thus make win of what
is now disappointing draw.
Stovcy will captain the Athletics this sea-
son and Fennelly will assist him.
| The Phillies defeated Jacksonville yester-
day by 2 to /, due TO faultless fielding aud
heavy hitting.
Dupee Shaw has signed with Newark
President Harrison has received season
ticket for the Athletics games.
A triHe OF $500 stands between Bill
Gleason and Manager Sharsig. a
According to the latest story Idianapoiis
may get sowders, Washington Healy and
Boston Whitney--a swap all around.
Mclaughlin rides for the Chicago stables
this season, Garrison for August Belmont,
Godfrey for Mr.. l.angfelt, Hayward for Mr..
Cassatt, Taylor for Dwyers, Murphy for
.Lucky' Baldwin, Fitzpatrick for Charles
Reed & Sons, Littlefeld with Ia. g. H. II.
Morris, Barnes with R.. Tucker, Hamilton
Sam Brown, Williams for the Lamasneys,
Winchell for Mr.. Haggin, Hughes for tho
Preakness stable and John Callahan for
Green Morris. -.,.
FL Rio is one of the California 2-year-
olds who will render good account of him
Emperor Of Norfolk, Vera, King of Nor
folk, Prince of Norfolk, Duchess Of Nor.
folk and Duke Of Norfolk
,, VIC. France, by his recent purchase OF
.. the stallion Allendorf now has $500, 900 in
vested in trotters.
, Terra Gotta has the Kentucky handicap
| at his mercy II he is In anything Ike his old
form.
Sorrento and Wagrafn are considered tho
| stars Of Dan McCarthy's stable. Sorrento
has not grown in height but has filed out
wonderfully well. He is stostart at Louis
vile and Latonia before the American
Derby is run. He is brother to the famous
| II. G. Todd. t
St. Louis bookmakers are offering 20 To
, against The Bard and Hanover in the Su-
burban. Only is is offered in the East.
Sam Browns horses will be among the
first TO arrive at Ivy City from the South.
Ill Blows the Wind That Profits nd
Man.
Nothing can be more disheartening TO the
, industrious and energetic merchant than
the dire calamity of a confagration, in
which he sees his valuable stock of mer-
chandise (the accumulation Of years aud
the fruits Of many days labor, toll and in
cessant planning) laid waste and desolate
| hy ln W Rtt uyhf lie