The daily critic., 1890-07-08
BASEBALL GOSSIP
ANOTHER GAME LOST THROUGH
WEHRLE'S PITCHING,
ST0LEyBHSE REG0RDOF THE LEAGUE
Negotiating for the Ball Club. Waiting
for the Assignee to Set a Price.
Minor Notes.

Nehtle5 the pitcher the local team
| would not have after he had agreed to
/ its terms, administered another de.
feat to the Washingtons yesterday. lie
/ held them down to five hits, and had {.
not been for an error on the part
Newell none Of Sullivans men wouli
have reached home base. As Il was.
only one scored while seven Of the
Delaware lads completed the circuit p
The bases The fielding was excellent
on both sides aud some good plays were
made. Phillips could not puzzle the
Wilmington batters and his delivery
was hit rather freely To-day the local
team plays at Newark and an excellent
game Is expected
Washington Is pretty near that covet.
cd fourth place, and if Il wins to-day
and Worcester loses Il will pass the
Massachusetts team.
STOLEN BASES.
The base running records OF the At.
lantic Association have been made
public Long Of the BalHmores heads
the list with 81 stolen bases, and Bader
of the local team Is fifth The next
Washington man, Hill, Is M. t6.
Whistler and Jordan are "a and 25. re.
spectively, and the others are pretty
well scattered through the remainder Of
the list. As a club Washington stands
fourth In base running, being preceded
by Baltimore, New Haven and New.
ark, and is closely pressed by Wor.
Ccster
STRENGTHENING THE TEAMS.
There seems to be general dlsposi.
tion on the part of all the clubs In the
Atlantic circuit TO try 10 remain through
out the season. Last night the Jersey
City and Worcester clubs held a meet.
ing and declared they had sufficient
financial backing 10 carry them through.
The report that Doran had been sold
to Rochester is denied.
The secretary Of New Haven Club
says the club refused TO put a price on
the man, and that Rochester has been
Illegally negotiating with him.
The Hartford Club seems to be waver.
ing and the long series Of home games,
which commence Thursday, will deter.
mine whether the team remains In the
Association or not The president of
the club says very emphatically that II
Will not retain It's place unless the at.
tendance increases, and, as the club Il
at the foot Of the list and playing poor
ball, there Is little likelihood Of It's con.
tinuing. If the Association Is wise, it
will secure another city to take Hart.
ford's place when the crash comes.
There Is nothing new in the negotia.
tions for the Washington Club. but
there will probably be something de.
cislve done today. The greatest trouble
thus far has been TO get the assignee to
put price on the franchise, and the
would.be purchasers are not disposed 20
make an offer until they know exactly
what the present owners value their
property at When they ascertain that
fact they will be ready 10 talk business
Something will have to be done by the
time the club gets ready TO 90 away on
It's next trip, and It Is likely there
will be-
IL Mr IIewett will take reasonable
plice for the team, that Is, what Il Is
worth 10 the purchasers, considering
the risks they will have 10 assume. the
transaction can be completed within
few days. But II on the other hand
there Is a disposition shown 10 put
fancy price on the team, Il Is doubtful
whether any further steps will be taken
In the matter and the retention OF the
team In this city will be left In other
hands