The Washington critic., 1889-05-13
THE SPORTING WORLD.


The Washingtons begin long series
of games at home this afternoon and
the indications are that they will better
their percentage considerably before
they leave for their Western trip. They
have suffered combination of bad
luck and poor playing ut critical
moments which has dumped them info
| position that IL is not likely they will
long occupy. Two games, the first one
with the Phillies, and the second one
with the Black Crooks, they lost through
| Ebiight's muifs at the plate; others
have been lost through wildness on the
| part Of the pitchers; very few have been
lost'through bad playing on the part of
| the nine. That they can bat at times
| and. Wise and Morrill, have
both shown that they can WELD
| the willow us of old. The team
| support, but the reverse cannot be said.
| In the face of the most wretchod work
on the part of the pitchers the nine has
| played steadily and under the most dis
| couraging circumstances IL is hard
for player TO keep up heart when
-four balls, take your base" will coun.
| ltTUdllnNt llnluBS vi BDOu WDTN. ut
fact Is that the new rules are bearing
very hard on our pitchers. With the.
exception of O'Day our pitchers are
young fellows, and have not the steadi-
ness of veterans. O'Day has always
been noted for his wildness, and
though lie appeared to be-.
come more steady last year,
yet under the -four ball" rule
he has not shown up in his
accustomed good form. AS the
season progresses he will improve. Our
team is largely an experimental one.
Clark, Banning, Ebright, Carney, Had
dock and Sweeny are all new League
men. They, with Wise aud Morrill,,
are playing together for the first time
in their lives. How foolish to expect
polished team work of such an aggre
CATION at the start. In League game
when victory so often depends upon
q single hit, single catch or a single
throw, 1t is not surprising that nine
suffers defeat that is composed of so
much new material. Manager. Captain
Morrill, is not strict disciplinarian
Everyone knows that. He has a rcpu-
tation for being too easy with his men.
But the cry of drunkenness" which
has been raised against the team cannot
explain the cause of their repeated de-
feats. The CRITIc hesitates to accept
this explanation. Should IL be true,
though, the severest punishment should
be visited upon the guilty ones. This
paper rather believes that with the
advance of the season, when the men
filing the points settle down and the
infield grows more acquainted with
itself, the real strength of the team will
become apparent. Give the boys a
little more time. the season is yet
young.
The following is to-day's schedule:
National League-Chicago at Phila.
delphia, Pittsburg at Boston, Cleveland
at New York, indianapolis at Washing
ton.
American ssociation-Athlctic Al
Louisville, Baltimore at st, Louis, Co
lumbus at Kansas City, Brooklyn al
Cincinnati.
THE NEXT RACING EVENT.
The race for the Kentucky Derby and
other turf events in the West during
the past week has aroused feverish in
terest among racemen in the opening OF
the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs spring
meeting, which will take place on
Wednesday. The liberal stakes ant
purses offered by the club, combined
|, with the true sportsmanlike way il
! which the Messrs Dwyer and their fel
/, low directors of the course conduct the
, racing, has attracted galaxy of stables
, that will compare favorably with any
, track in the country. Strings of race
: horses from the stables that will com
T pare favorably with any track in thu
! country. Strings of race horses from
: the stables of Messrs. Belmont Withers
Cassatt, Scott, Hearst, Haggin, Morris
i Dwyer, Baldwin, GratZ, Davis ant
a Hall, Morgan, Preakness, Brown, Lor
q illard and others of more or less re
!, nown, make up long list of arrivals.
: But the handicap will draw the mul
titude, and from present indications |
will be great race. The Dwyers
chance to win II for the first time |
looked upon as good. Hanover Shove,
5 a remarkable trial run on Friday, witt
j George Taylor up, making the handica
J distance, II miles, in 2:0S9; severa
watches made il 2:0S}, pulling all th,
: way at that. Taylor win probably rid
this horse In the race, but Hindoo'
famous son will have royal company
a and If the track is dry and in Its presen
!, fine condition the initial handicap Il
! which Dry Monopole beat Blue Win
and Hidalgo in 2:07, the best time o
!, record, will probably be repeated
; Among those likely to appear at tn
! post out of the original fifty,four entrie
5 are Dwyer Brothers Hanover, 12
pounds (Taylop; W. GRATIS Elkwood
100 pounds Martin; A. J. Cassatt'
Eurus, 100 pounds (Hayward); A. Be
9 monts Prince Royal, 12O pounds (Gal
9 rison); w. Lakeland's Exile, II
: pounds Wamilton); S. S. Browns d.
9 faulter, ITO pounds (Bergen); A. j. Gas
i salts Marauder, 1903 pounds Iittleield
: j. j. Carroll's Eleve, 102 pounds (AI
. derson); Acorn Stables Richmond, II
7 pounds; G.. Hearsts Gorge, 112 pounds
Edgemont Stables Juggler, 07 pound
: "a. Mccarthy; T. II, Stevens Wary
107 pounds (Williams); G. II. Kernl
: ghan's Judge Murray, 115 pounds, an
@ | II, w, Streets Niagara, 106 pounds.