The daily critic., 1890-06-03
GOSSIPOF THE DIAMOND
DlD NOT PLAY A
SCHEDULE GAME
But WILL PLAY IN HARTFORD Today
A Suit Against the Executors Of the
Hewett Estate Some Interesting
Developments to Follow

There was no game scheduled foi
the Washingtous. so the boys took a
run up to Cambridge ard played the
Harvard College team To-day the
Harfurds and Wsshingtous will cross
bats Perhaps the boys will win just
Tor change and there Is a strong
probability that they will They have
not lost a game since Saturday, and
they may forget that It is not their
duty TO lose every game. Perhaps they
will avcnac the numerous defeats upon
the Connecticut lads by literally wiping
up the ball field with them There is
no doubt but what it would like to.
and 10 S about time the-team did some.
thing Of this kind in order TO let people
know that ii has not forgotten how TO
play ball
Sullivan's men will play two games
In Hartford and then Journey TO Balti.
more where two games are scheduled
for this week and one for Monday
next. II is probable the latter will be-
played on Sunday. on the new grounds
Of the Baltimore Club In Brooklyn, a
suburb Of The Monumental city. A
good many Washingtonians will 90 over
TO Baltimore 10 see this game, especially
If the team PLAYS any kind Of ball
against the Orioles on the other days.
Ted Sullivan does not have much to
say these days about the work Of the
club lie writes an occasional letter
10 his friends, and his tale of woe is
usually short and unsatisfactory. The
only excuse he offers Is the hard luck
the team is playing in when the club
outbats and outhelds its opponents, but
when II piles up the errors equal TO the
hits and plays like dine of amateurs
the genial manager says nothing. No
one can hardly blame him. Ted al
ways was a hard loser, but he ought to
have lost his sensitiveness on that point,
for he has been with the Washington
Club several years now.
THE SUIT AGAINST THE CLUB.
The action In equity brought by
Mrs Laura G. Robinson Of Brooklyn.
N. Y, against the executors Of the
Hewett estate promises 10 develop
some interesting facts IN connection
with baseball In this city, since the suit
is the culgrowth Of the elder Mr..
lICwCtt' 8 connection with the club. Mrs.
Robinson Is n married daughter of Mr..
Hcwctt, and the suit Is brought against
her mother, the two brothers, L. l..
BWkct and 4. b. Hay In her bill Of
complaint she alleges that the property
has been mismanaged and the money
collected from the rentals used In pay.
mUnt OF debts and lcracics, when bv
the terms or the will the rents were not
to be so applied except In case OF de.
fCienCy in the personal property.
She states that at the time of her
fathers death the Washington Club
was indebted TO him In the sum of
500 000. and that the assets of the ball
club have always been sufficient 10 pay
It's Indebtedness, and that had the ex
ecutors desired the amount due the
estate could have been paid
Among other things she claims that
Walter Hewett received $l2 600 for the
sale Of the lease of Capitol Park and
that as the club could have purchased
II tor $50 400 and might have sold Il
for Slj5, $50 Il lost S51l20 by selling
the option. That he sold certain players
which realized $4,000, that he received
500. 900 for the sale Of the franchise
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fund Of the League and other large
sums which he has been permitted TO
use In purchasing stock Of the club
from other persons at $500 per share,
while he declared that the stock belong
ing 10 the estate was worthless she
asks for an injunction TO restrain the
administrators from collecting the rents,
etc. an accounting from the admins
traitors and the appointment Of
trustee
While It is not known positively,
still IL Is believed that the suit Is a
friendly one, and Instituted for the pur
poses Of closing up the affairs of estate
In connection with the ball club Mrs.
llohinson's attorney IS a Law partner of
the attorney for the estate, and this
would lend color 10 that theory. When
the case is tried, however, there Is Ger
tain TO be some interesting develop
mcnts that will show whether baseball
has been such a losing venture as its
hackers claim il has
COMIsKEY's 5 GREAT usTAKE
When Charles Comiskey left the ST.
Louis Browns and cast his fortune with
the brotherhood lie made one Of the
greatest mistakes Of his life. With a
star combination he has been unable to
hold il up near the top, aud in cOuse