The daily critic., 1890-07-15
BASEBALL GOSSIP
NEW HAVEN WINS THE GAME BY
LUCKY BATTING.
me HOME TEAM DR0PSTOFIFTHPLHCE
A Pretty Race for Third Placs.--At Hart
ford To-Day---No Change in the
Situation, Nor Likely to Be.

The Washington team was defeated
yesterday in New Haven by a mere
scratch, and Just when victory seemed
assured had the game taken away from
il by streak Of lucky batting The
came was to IN favor OF Sullivan s
men in The ninth inning and two men
were out when Gmiand dropped a
safe fly in right field on which two
men scored
Lang received his first on balls. and.
with two men on the bases, Mckee
made q home run. Five runs resulted
and the game was lost While Il
showed good batting on the part Of the
New llavens, yet It can hardly be con
sidCred anything more than a scratch
victory. Gilliland pitched an excellent
rame and received good support. while
Underwood was batted rather freely.
The fielding on both sides was excel
lent, although the Washingtons put up
the better game Doyle and Hill both
did great work at third, and Jordan
Bader and Bird captured a number Of
difficult Aies IN the outfield.
The W Washingtons, by losing yester.
day, dropped back into fifth place,
Worcester taking that position through
its defeat Of Jersey City. Sullivau's
men play in Hartford to day, and a
continuance Of the playing that has
marked IL for the last few games ought
10 insure a victory.
Newark also lost, and together with
Worcester and Washington Is very
nicely punched. A few games will
determine which is entitled to third
place, and the race for that position Is q
great deal more exciting than the race
between the leaders, In which New
Haven has a good margin to the better.
No CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.
There Is no change In the situation.
No one has come forward to buy the
club or offered any money for 1t, and
there Is hardly any likelihood an offer
will be made very soon, Notwith-
standing this the management has not
given up hopes Of dispOsing Of Il at
private sale. Secretary Burkct, In an
interview last night said
II do not believe the people here will
allow the club to 60 under talked
with several parties today and they ex.
pressed a desire 10 form a company and
take Il of our hands. | believe this
will DC done. and | confidently expect
that the franchise will be purchased
within short time. IL will require
some money tostrengthen the team, and
II that Is done Il will draw the crowds.
There Is no doubt In my mind but what
the Atlantic Association will last
throughout the season. / do not think
that more than two clubs viii drop out,
even II there Is as many as that Most
Of the clubs have a small salary list and
although this has been a particularly
bad year for baseball most OF them are
about even or very little behiHd.
The parties who are working the
American Association project are wait
ING for something 10 drop and from
present appearances they are likely TO
be disappointed. They are figuring on
the dlshanGmont Of the team. when
they will have an opportunity to come
In and secure a franchise for nothing,
TuE Critic has positive knowledge
that a franchise has been promised by
The American Association officials, and
that the parties who applied for II are
sanguine Of supplanting the present
management within few weeks.
1t is pretty generally understood,
however, that Mr. Hewett will not sac
rifce everything by letting the present
team go 10 the wall IL necessity re-
quirts, there Is no doubt but what he
will buy the team In himself and run II.
While he Is willing 10 lose a goOdly
share Of the Indebtedness and get out Of
baseball, be does not propose 20 lose II
ALL and sooner than let the team 90 10
the wall will resume control Of Il agaln.
This, Of course, would defeat the AS
soCiatlon schemers, although if the
franchise should be purchased there Is
reason 10 believe that a consolidation
could be made upon favorable terms,
such as would be beneficial TO both
sides. This would give us a place in
major league, aud there Is little reason
10 doubt but that the way will be paved
easily for admission 10 the League next
season