The daily critic., 1890-06-27
BASEBALL GOSSIP
a FABCICAL GAME TN WHICH
WASHINGTON WAS DEFEATED,
2 COMEDY OF ERRORS At THE PARK
The Last Game at the New Grounds Was
Like the Opening One AT
Capitol Park To-Day.

Yesterday game between the Jersey
| City and Washineton, the last 10 b
/ played at Atlantic Park, was like IN
initial game played therc-a defeat 70
Washington Also. like the opening
game, it was a see saw contest from be
ginning 10 emo plentifully besprinkle !
with errors, good hard hitting, an
abominably bad umpiring. But it wa
not he fault Of the umpire that Wash
lrGton lost Kelly is perhaps the wors
specimen of an umpire this city has
ever seen, not excepting the amateur
umpiring several weeks ago. Why.
whcn a ball struck Baders fingers and
mashed one so badly that the blood
spurtCd from IL, this individual called
q foul ball He treated both sides
alike and displayed an ignorance Of
the rules and a lack of judgment that
would be hard to duplicate in any other
man who ever essayed his difficult
position
The game was an interesting one. not
withstanding 1t was poorly played. The
visitors jumped into the lead and had
the game well in hand until the fifth
inning when they went TO pieces and
Sullivan s men In that and the succeed
ing inning piled up enough runs TO give
them the lead. The local team held Il
To the last inning. and 10 clinch the
victory Sullivan substituted Daniels for
Underwood, who had been batted hard
The change proved a good one for four
innings, for the south. paw twiler was
very effective. In the last inning, with
a lead Of four runs, he became over.
confident, and the Jersey boys batted
his slow curves all over the field, and
earned five runs and the game, much TO
the disgl8t of Mr.. Daniels and his fell
low wplayers, who had previously been
congratulating themselves on a victory
that seemed assured and which did not
belong 10 them.
Wcntz, the new man, made his first
appearance, and barring slight
nervousness in the early part OF the
gene did cxccllcnily At the bat he
hit the ball clean and hard, and always
on the ground lie made two singles,
both OF which were productive Of run.
getting, and although he made several
errors az second HIS general work
showed that he will prove a decided
acquisition 10 the team O'Brien
played short and did fairly well. but
81 me Of The playing he did would have
made the angels weep Jerry couldn't
get over the idea that he was PLAYING
The game by himself, aud several times
went into other mems territory aud
caused needless fumbes
Badcr was pretty badly hurt Ia the
fourth inning and had to retire from
the game One of his fingers was
mashed against the bat by swift in
shoot Of Fitzgerald's aud Il may be
some days before he VIII be able 10
play
To.pAY's GAME.
The club returns to its old stamping
ground at Capitol Park 70. day. aud will
meet the New Haven team. Horner
and Phillips will be opposed 10 each
other, and good game ought 10 result.
New Haven Is wellu towards the head.
and playing In excellent form, so that
the local team will have to play better
ball than il has been doing Ia order 10
win.
All arrangements have been com
pleied for the retention Of Capitol Park.
provided the initial games prove salts
factory from pecuniary point Of view.
The change has been very favOrably
received by the patrons Of the game
and the attendance will no doubt be
larger than II has been at any games al !
Atlantic Park. The grounds have been |
put In condition and a number Of needed |
Improvements made Everybody will |
be glad 10 GET back 10 Capitol Park, |
both players and spectators. The ac- |
are a great deal better for
getting there, the grounds are better /
and the only regret spectators will have /
is the inability 20 have a seat 10 Dumas |
pavilion. The memory Of that grand /
stand will always be a tender reminis-
cence compared with the ramshackle /
affair al Capitol Park The new grounds
will come In handy some day. possibly /
next year, but al the present time II Il
a white elephant on the hands of the
HERE s CHANCE.
Non der Abe, having secured the
pick Of the Detroit team. has released
Catcher Kane, Second Baseman Herr
ana Third Baseman sWeeny. Ii Is also
believed that GettingeT and Roseman |
will he released. Washington could Sc
cure sweeny very easily, aud il might
be worth their while TO give him a trial
10 the field for the heavy batliag ne Is
,apable OF doing.
SOME UMFREs NEEDED.
The Atlantic Association is IN a bad
say for umpiTes. Kelly, who has been
Icing work here during the Jersey Citv
lames, IS an awful example OF igu0
auee lie does not watch the plays
S the worst We have ever had. About |
be only thing that can be said for him
S that he distributes his fav0rs with an
qual disregard for the feelings of the
players and spectators thai would be
esults thai sometime follow his De-
f-fDrE The Aezarfsffau ua.4s a err.