The Washington critic., 1890-05-09
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD, RACE
TRACK AND PRIZE RING.

Games-Baitimore TO Play Hero
Monday-The Rumored Pittsburg-
indianapolis Deal--General Notes.
Wet grounds prevented the game at
Newark yesterday and the Washing
tons returned home last night. The
game, which was scheduled for Newark
to-day, will be played in Washington,
Manager Trott having consented to the
transfer. Tomorrow the Wilmington
Club plays here.
On Monday the Baltimores will play
here. The game was originally
icheduled for Baltimore, but as Bar
NUNS circus exhibits there Manager
Sullivan agreed to take advantage of
the open date and play It here.
In to-day's game either Mccoy or
Maloney will pitch for the home team,
and Sullivan for the visiting team.
The trip, so far as winning games was
concerned, proved successful, for the
team won every one of the contests in
which IL participated. Only three
games were played, two with Whining.
ton and ono with Newark. Rain pre-
vented one sure victory in Wilmington
and the wet ground yesterday in New
ark probable victory.
The talk about transferring the Pitts
burg League team to Baltimore still
continues. The latest story quotes
George Munson as authority, and he
says that the deal has been completed,
and that Cleveland is to be transferred
10 st. Louis. President Young does
not know anything about the alleged
DEAL and 1t is denied by Day, Spalding
and Nimick. The story is most i'm.
probable one, but in the event of any
change the Pittsburgs will go to India
napolis, in pursuance of an arrange-
Inent made with Brush when he
sold out. The understanding at
that time was that Brush should
be given the first vacancy, and so if
there is any change it will be to Indian
apolis. It is certain the Cleveland will
not be transferred.
The League magnates are taking
gloomy view of the baseball war.
President Spalding yesterday declared
that one or the other Of the leagues had
TO go to the wall. He admitted the Broth
erbood teams were drawing larger
crowds and frankly confessed that the
crowds the League drew were far from
being satisfactory.
Anson says: 81 was asked to Join the
Brotherhood. Ward came to me and
invited me to cooperate with the boys,
and ] said, What's the object?' and he
told me 1t was to be sort of protective
organization to watch over the players
and see that there were no wrongs COM
mitted Well, l didn't join replied,
I've been playing in the National
League good many years now and |
have yet to hear of a wrong they failed
TO right. When you can give me one
instance to the contrary I'll be with you
heart and SOUL"
Daniels, the pitcher of the Pittsburg
team, tells funny story of description
by an Irishman of game played by a
couple of teams in Savannah last season.
Daniels was pitching for the Augusta,
Ca, club, and the latter beat the Savan.
nah boys by a score of II 90. "You
see, it was this way" said the old Irish
man, who was telling of the defeat to q
crowd of his w-laborers at the dock.
I'VE didn't have players enough in ouI
club, and they were so placed on the
grounds that none of them cud stop the
ball when it was hit be wan of the byes
from Owgusta. but tomorrow we are
goin' to have a Savannah man stand III
livery possible place where those fellows
can knock the ball, and be the saints
we'll bate the life out of thin. CHI
cag0 Times.
Manager Buckenberger has filed a
notice, protesting all the games played
between Columbus and st. Louis, al
St. Louis, on the ground that the rule
providing for rubber plates at the cor
ners of the pitchers box has not beer
complied with.
George Godfrey, the colored pugilis
of Boston, yesterday defeated Patsy
Cardiff in sixteen rounds, in Providence
The fight was for purse of $1,250, o.
which the winner received ST. 900. Tht
mill was poor one all through. Th,
sparring was tiresome, Godfrey pushing
and fighting. He secured first blood
and first knock down, and punished
Cardiff pretty badly.
There was an interesting little bou
last night at Kernan's between Hagan
the Philadelphia middle weight ant
Billy Mcmillan of this city. Both mer
did excellently and there was som,
lively and clever sparring given in the
exhibition.
George Northridge to night will NEE
Hagan, the Pennsylvania middle
weight, in three round 60 for points
The setto will undoubtedly prove
good one.
Orif1amme's withdrawal from the bi!
race at Elizabeth caused some surprise
as the horse was thought to like mud
but Trainer Jack Joyner, one Of tn
most careful and conservative of tn
younger generation of trainers, sal,
that he was not going to take any risks
The track was not quite the kind OF
one TO suit a nerved horse like Orl
famine.
The Brooklyn Jockey Club handica
will be run on Thursday next. Their
is a likihood of dozen or more horse
going to the post. Garrison, Hamilton
Bergen, Barnes, Taylor, Littlefield an
Haywood will have mounts, and 1t
said that Murphy will also be on han
TO ride. 1t will be one of the best be-
ting races of the decade, because n
horse seems to have any mortgage upo
the race. The handicap Is good one
and if there are only heads between tn
first four at the finish it will not SUI
prise those who recognize and apprt
ciate the high character of SecretaI
Mclnlyre's work in the adjustment {
weights.
The owner of Diablo intends to Civ
the son of Eolus race as sort of pu'
lie trial before the Brooklyn Handica
is run This would certainly be vii
in the case of Diablo, as in his case
would probably demonstrate wheth
the colt has the speed and coural
which made him so formidable in Il
spring of last year or whether he is Il
eunine Mrnck which he nrnYel himse