The daily critic., 1890-05-26
GOSSIP OF 7HB SPORTS
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD.
TRACK ANDPRIZE RING.
wAsHINGToNSDOUBLE LOSS.
Now in Second Place---The Schedule
Not to be Changed---Dwyor
Bros. Mistake.
BASEBALL

Waehtu gtnn DrOnH to second Place In
the Race
The opponents Of Sunday baseball
must feel highly gratified to-day, for
the Washington Club not only lost yes
terday's game, but It dropped to second
place in the race
This is in accordance with their
openly expressed desire that the team
would lose every Sunday game in
which It participated.
Their wishes are rather one sided
however, for IL takes two clubs TO play
a game, and If there be any dEplicity
about II both are equally guilty. But
both cannot lose
On Saturday the game was an excel
lently. contested one, which was lost bv
one run. Bader was responsible for the
loss Of the game, as he dropped a fly
ball after two men were out, and two
runs resulted.
In yesterdays game the Jersey City
boys caught the hang of phillips' de
livery and batted It freely, taking a
commanding lead at the beginning of
the game. Sullivan's men managed to
tie the game before the ninth inning
commenced, but the Jerseyites sue
ceeded in again batting Mr.. Phillips
peculiar curves in the tenth and won by
a score Of z toe.
BY these two defeats the local club
dropped from first place TO tie with
Baltimore for second place. New
Haven, by defeating Baltimore on Sat
urday, took second place, and, when
Washington lost yesterday, II jumped
into the lead. The Connecticut lads
are playing pennant.winning ball Just
at present, as Is seen by the defeats of
both Baltimore and Washington, and.
If Il can maintain its present gait, It
will be an important factor in the
race.
WHAT WILL THE CLUB DO?
The numerous defeats the local team
has sustained since II started on the
present disastrous trip has opened the
eyes Of its admirers TO the fact that Il
Is not as strong as it was supposed to
be, and that Il needs strengthening at
once. Although the team started away
very badly crippled, and IS yet, Il
would not have lost so continuously
bad II not been weaker than the other
clubs. The general opinion, which In
this case is fact beyond cavll, Is
that the team Is sadly deficient
in pitching material. The new man.
Underwood, Is an unknown quantity,
and until he Is tried, possibly at the
sacrifice Of game, we shall not know
how the club Is fixed II is said that
Sullivan has line out for another
pitcher Of established reputation whom
he expects 10 secure during the coming
week. Until then or Il IS known just
how much more the club Is 10 be
strengthened defeats can be relied on
more than victories.
WHY CHANGE THE SCHEDULED
The Brotherhood organs throughout
the country are frantlcally declaring
that unless the League changes It's
schedule Il will go to the wall. This
solicitude on the part of the rival organ.
ization, to say the least, Is very touch.
ing. Why should the League change
a schedule made for the avOwed pur-
pose of conflicting with the Brother
hood on every possible occaslOnY II Is
getting its share Of the patronage, aud
In fact for the past two weeks has been
playing to larger crowds than the rival
organization. Its expenses are not
nearly as much, and IL would be salts
fed II the crowds were smaller so long
as the Brotherhood attendance was pro
pOTtionately reduced.