The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-05-01
YESTERDAYS SPORTS.
Field and Turf Events of Interest to
Everybody.


At Pittsburg yesterday Gruber was
batted. numerically and not many es-
capped without base hit. The weather
was threatening and the attendance
was small. Pittsburg's battery, Miller
and Calvin; Cleveland thinner and
Gruber Score, II tod in favor of
Pittsburg. In the afternoon game the
weather was fine and over 5000 people
witnessed the game. The batteries were
changed and Conway and Fields were
the home battery, while Beattin aud
Sutcliife played for the visitors. The
score was to in favor of the home
club.
Over 1900 people went to the
grounds in Philadelphia yesterday af.
ternoon to see the home club win II
game from Boston. The batting of
Wood and the fielding of Mulvey were
the features of the game Clements and
Sanders were the home battery and Mad
den and Kelly did the work for the
Beaneatcrs The score was 2 too.
At indianapolis yesterday 1000 PEG.
Pile witnessed the game. Glasscock,
Duffy and Pfeffer carried off the honors
of the day. Dryer and Flint were the
Chicago battery and Whitney and
Daily did the same for the Indianapolis
The score was to In favor of the
Hoosiers.
Washington made the Giants work
for their victory yesterday afternoon ut
Staten Island IIcaly was very effcc-
tive, and Ebright, who stopped his balls,
showed less nervousness than he has
done. WEIGH, the New York s pitcher,
nd ynIN t,Ftt
The score was 0 to z, in favor of the
Giants.
The trotting season ut Herring Run
begins to-day, and a large crowd is cx-
pccted to attend from Baltimore. The
track is hard and firm and shows little
effect from the continuous rains.
Yesterday one of the largest sales of
thoroughbreds ever held in Kentucky
took place at Lexington. Eighty four
head brought S60,020, an average of
1925. They were for the most part
yearings of the Woodburn Cold Stream
and Runnymeade stock farms.
MEMPHIS, April 30,-The last day of
the annual spring meeting of the Mem.
phis Jockey Club closed this evening.
II rained heavily and the track was very
sloppy. Numerous scratches resulted.
The first race for two-year-olds was
led from start to finish by Miss Belle,
with Blarney Stone second. Time,
1864.
Second race-Handicap sweepstakes.
Kerveena won by three lengths, Boodler
second and Brown Princess third.
Time 207.
Third race-Selling purse; one mile
nd E,.fA rtu
away together, the others in bunch.
Enterprise won by a length with Helena
second. Time, 1924.
Fourth race-Selling purse for all
ages. Five-eights of mile Bootiack
took the lead from the start, but was
quickly overtaken by Voice, who came
in first with Bootjack second. Time,
los.
The majority of the stables have left
for Nashville, though few go to Lex
ington and Louisville
The following changes in baseball
circles were announced yesterday by
Secretary Young of the National Base
ball League:
Contracts for 1SS9-With Chicago, j.
X Tener; St. Louis, Charles King;
Detroit, George Shaffer; Hamilton, w.
b. Phillips; Milwaukee, j. b. Free
man; Des Moines, j. +. Macullar.
Players are released as follows--By
Chicago, NJ. Baldwin and 7. DAILY;
Pittsburg, r. G. Allen and J. f. Cole.
man; st. Louis, w. ID. White Dcs
Moines, George Schaffer; Detroit, E.
Wiswell; Hamilton, ii. Il. Jackson and
d. f, Carver.
Hanover Reported Broken Down.
II was reported in New York yester-
day that Hanover had broken down In
his work at the Brooklyn track. George
Taylor. who worked Hanover to-day n
mile in about 1:4S, says that, If the
horse has broken down, IL must have
been in the stable. In other words, he
does not think the story Is true, On
Sunday morning Hanover worked a
mile and a, quarter in 2;10.
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