The daily critic., 1890-06-23
BASEBALL GOSSIP
THE SECOND SUNDAY GAME AT
THE DRIVING PARK.
raE WILWIgGT0yS WERE EASY VICTIMS
A Large Crowd and a Good Contest The
Team is Now in Condition The
New Second Blseman,

The Washingtons played their second
$ uday game yesterday at the Gentle.
mems Driving Park near Alexandria,
ard easily defeated the Wilmington.
with the wonderful Anderson in the
box The Cape May wonder was very
wild, sending eight men to bases on
balls and hitting five. The delivery was
no puzzle however, to the local team
for when he put the ball IN the vicinity
Of the plate It was batted freely. On
the other hand Daniels was especially
effective and pitched an excellent game
He gave but one base on balls. and
only allowed seven scattering hits 10 be
made OF him, and these only after the
chances had been given 20 retire the
side
Owing 10 the condition of the
ground, good fielding was out Of the
question, and both sides made a mum
Der Of costly errors, but the Washing
tons had a majority of them Under.
wood played right field and made one
OF the pretticst plays Of the game In a
long throw from the field which would
have put out a runner at home had
Nicholas held the ball
About 1000 persons witnessed the
game and enjoyed themselves thor
oughly. The only drawback was the
long wait for the train after the game
The game was concluded at 6 o'clock
and the crowd had to wait for nearly an
hour for the regular train. President
Iiewett Is endeavoring to arrange with
the railroad officials for the running of
excursion trains and will probably be
able TO have better accommodations
next Sunday. Charging the full fare
to Alexandria also caused considerable
grumbling, but this will also be RENE
died by next Sunday and reduced rate
Of fare given.
President Hewett Is thinking seriously
Of getting another location for Sunday
comes, and II Il Is possible will secure
Ivy City, which Is much more eligibly
located than the Driving Park and con
siderably easier of access. II can be
reached by both the B. & o. r. r.. aud
the lexington line, and the grand stand
Is amply large enough 10 accommodate
any crowd that will patronizc Sunday
games. In case he does not secure Il
the games will be played at the Driving
Park, and a number OF improvements
are contemplated. The home. plate Will
be placed where the Judges stand now
Is and seats extended on either side of
the grand stand, so as 20 exclude people
from the infCld Of the race course.
where they interfere with the PLAYERS.
Other arrangements looking 90 the com.
fort and accommodation Of the spec.
ialurs are also contemplated.
To-day the Washingtons and vii.
mingions will play at Atlantic Park.
and Phillips and Wehtle will be tue
opposing batteries Wurtz. the new
second bascman, Is expected 10 be here
In time TO play. He will be here surely
TO night, as he left Louisville. or was 10
have left, on Saturday. Riddle Is away
In Philadelphia, where his mother Is
seriously III, and so Nicholas has 10 do an
the backstop work. With Wurtz on the
team, the men will 60 back to their old
positions, and the team will begin 10
look a little more like a ball team and
less Ike hospital
sULLIyAN's FAITH
The Washington manager Is confident
that the club Will now commence 10 re-
cover some OF its lost ground and he
confidently expects 10 be very near first
place By the Fourth of July. The
pitchers are getting In frstclass condi-
tion, Daniels being the only one who Is
complaining. His arm, which has been
sore ever since he Joined the team, Is
getting all right, ana he Is pitching bet
ter ball every time he plays J0rlan's
finger IS nearly we'll, and by the end Of
the week, If there are no more accidents,
the men will be back In their old form.
Wilmington Jersey City, and Worces, !
ter, are the teams that will do battle
with the Washington team this week,
and against such clubs the boys ought
easily TO pull up a few pegs in the race.
SUNDAY GAMES IL MAINLAND.
Notwithstanding an the talk Of the
Sheriff of Anne Arundel County 10
stop the Baltimore game yester-
day nothing was done. owing 10 an
arrangement by which the case will be
settled during the week. Mr. BaTnies
counsel propose 10 apply 10 the courts
for a writ Of hH5eds corpus, and the de.
cision upon the application will be the
accepted Interpretation Of the law Ia
reference 10 Sunday BAH playing until
The next Legislature meets
In this city there will not De any Al. |
tempt made 20 test the legality Of the
sunday games for the present The
management and its legal advisers are
conhdeut there Is no law against them.
but they realize that the Commissioners
possess certain discretionary powers
which might interfere with tae PLAYING
Of other games, and hence cause a great
deal Of trouble and lead 20 litigation
that would injure the game.
AlI Hewett also recognizes that a
large element is opposed % sunday
games, and be does not wish 10 auIag8-
nize Il by attempting 10 play them
The legality Of the games will be tested. /
however before the season closes. I'M
order 10 define the rights Of The club
In the meantime the games viii either
be played az the Driving Park or al
such other place as the management
may select
Temperance Edueauou.
The true means Of temperance edu-
cation 1-aa cha 1HtHFaaf - De- IA