The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-03-13
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

John Ward will probably arrive in New
York on or before March 81; then will come
the scramble to receive his services. 1t is
hoped aud believed that Washington has
the inside track, and her interests won't
suffer through any inaction on the part Of
President Hewett.
The League clubs will have to travel the
following distances this season to play
their championship games: Chicago, II, ,036
miles; Boston, 10,172; Washington, 0,763;
Cleveland, 0,462; Philadelphia, 9,37S; New
York, 9,097; indianapolis, 1891; Pittsburg,
s,752.
Jack McAuliffe, the lightweight cham
| pion has deposited forfeit of $3.50 at the
| Police Gazette office, covering a similar de-
| posit made by Mike DAILY OF Bangor, Me.
/ Jack is willing to fight for 81, 800 a side, but
| is not anxious to battle for less money. He
| expressed his willingness to meet any light
| weight In the world for from 50, 500 to $5, 900
| side. II. X. Fox has telegraphed Cap
tain Cook Of Boston, Daly's hacker, to come
on at once to arrange the details of the
| match.
President Day has made an offer to the
| indianapolis management of $500 for
| Denny, their famous third baseman, but
| that amount Of money will hardly be sufll-
eient to accomplish the purchase. 1t is
said that Denny is dissatisfied since the ap-
| pointment Of Glasscock to the captaincy of
the team, and the management, In view Of
| this circumstance, are willing to let him 60
| provided that they can obtain what they
consider a reasonable figure. Washington
may get him yet.
There are but eight players who were in
| the American Association at the date of its
organization, in 1889, who are with II al
present. The eight who have stuck to their
eolors are Comiskey, Bill Gleason, Wolf,
Browning, Hecker, McPhee, Carpenter and
| Keenan,.
The Chicago management have their eyes
| peeled for another catcher, and are pretty
| certain to secure just the kind of a man
they want. They are built that way.
| Walter Spalding says that he has been on
| the lookout for man to use behind the
bat, though the club is pretty well fixed In
that respect They have no particular man
| IN view, but two or three have been ap-
preached on the subject. Nothing will be
| done, however, until Mr.. Spalding arrives
In Chicago. 1t is stated that Catcher Hol-
bert has sent his terms to the Chicago Club.
Pat Killen is anxious to have a battle
with either Jack Ashton or Dominick Nc
| Caffrey, and the De Sofa Club of st. Paul
| is equally anxious to have the match for q
purse Of $500. Killen expresses cont
dence that he can down either or both OF
them, and emphasizes that opinion by offer
| ing to wager 81 900 on the result. He ia
expected in New York to-day and may
mal6 arrangements with John L. Sullivan
for tour OF the country. These two men
could put up a great exhibition and, no
doubt, make big money out of the enter
| prise should they decide to enter such q
combination.
The Chicago and All American baseball
teams played q game Of ball yesterday in
London. The grounds were crowded with
L at md fha ,,lo ~
thusiatic reception. The teams were re-
ceived in the pavilion on the grounds by
the Prince Of Wales, who shook hands with
all the men and complimented them highly
on their playing. The game resulted In a
victory for the Chicago team, the score
standing: Chicago, 4; All American, 4.
The London Post in commenting on the
Of EnglIshmen, II not crlcketers,
will be that there is no game
they would rather play than baseball.
The Daily Telegraph is not quite so en-
thusiastic and takes rather a different view
| Of the case. 1t claims that the general
opinion will be that the Americans are
adopts at throwing and catching, but that
the game is merely an elaboration Of round
ers. Suppose II Is. However simple may
be the beginning Of any game its elabora-
uon fs step toward its perfection, and
perfection Is universally admired, except,
| perhaps, by stolid, slow-going English
man, who Is SO welded to the ancient sports
Of his country that he is unable to perceive
the degree of perfection which the Ameri-
| can game has attained.
| John M. Ward, In an ably written article
some months ago, supported the claim that
baseball is the offspring Of FOUNDERS, but It
is such an exceedingly precocious offspring
that English imagination evidently finds Il
impossible to keep pace with its growth.
| Baseball 10 great game, and when an Eng
lish newspaper attempts to belittle II Il
Jumps on American patriotism with both