The Washington critic., 1890-05-08
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD, RACE
TRACK AND PRIZE RING.
Washington Won Its Fourth victory
Yesterday - Good Advice About
Transferring Games--Last Nights
nScrap''- General Notes.

Jransferrfng Games-Lns6 Nights
a"scrap''- General Notes.
just as THE CRrTfc said Yesterday,
the Washingtons succeeded in winning
game from the NewalSs, although it
took eleven innings to decide. Phillips
was put In to pitch, and he did remark
ably well, while Riddle behind the bat
did everything that could be expected
OF him. Gleason lost the game in the
earlier innings, but not to be outdone,
smith, the short-stop of the Newarks
made tumble in the last inning that
gave the Washingtons the game.
OBrien, as usual, played a great
game at second base, having five put
outs and an equal number Of assists.
lie and Whistler seem to be dividing
the honors, both in fielding and bat
ting, and the Washington team in both
of the basemen seem to have secured
very clever men.
So far as the game itself was con-
cerned II was nip and tuck, and the
Washingtons tucked the longest and
showed they were possessed of staying
abilities by the manner in which they
took advantage of the errors of the
Newarks In the last inning.
The games In Newark have been so
improbable, and there Is but little
chance that they will be any better in
Trenton that the New Jersey team have
adopted the dernier resort, and concluded
to.transfer Fridays game to this city, so
that the local patrons of the game will
see the club at Atlantic Park one day
earlier than the schedule calls for.
Here Is Just where the advice THE
CRIT1c gave yesterday will forcibly
apply. While the basebill public of
this city want to see all the games they
can, there is enough self pride here to
desire to see the Association In which
Washington is now IN the lead to sur
vive the season and, If possible, to keep
its circuit intact. This cannot be done
by the transferring of games.
If the Newark Club cannot support
itself either on the city grounds or on
the grounds on which it has been accus-
toned 10 play its Sunday games, and
which it has finally resolved to use
during the season, let 1t drop out of the
Association. If, by the use of its old
grounds, 1t will prove paying invest
ment, no matter what the. cost may be.
let it go back to them and every club
in the Association will help 1t out. But
tunately is near the top in the race and
is formidable candidate for pennant
honors, commences to transfer its
game, it simply foreshadows the disso-
luton Of the League.
If Newark can transfer its games to
this city so can every other club, and
every losing club will do it, at the ex
pense of the home team, from which it
will derive a comfortable and profitable
guarantee. Ii might, and probably
would be, desirable consideration for
the club which represents this city, but
IL would result in the disband-
ment Of the Association. Unless
the schedule Is carried out, and outside
OF the Washington management there
is no one who is more interested in the
success of the ball club than the writer,
the Association will prove a lamentable
failure. Let Secretary Braden step in
and stop this interchanging of dates. The
salvation of all the clubs depend upon it,
and only wise discretion and firm judy
ment can save the newly created At
lantic Association from travelling to the
same grave and through the same means
that has already hidden the remnants of
other leagues that have started under
just as favorable circumstances,
The biggest surprise that has hap.
pened for some time in baseball was
the defeat of the Baltimores by the
WilmiDgtons. 1t was only yesterday
that the Sun suggested that the pen
nant race might be between Baltimore
and Washington. From proudly claim
ing the championship, the Orioles have
cOndescended to admit that at least ONT
other team is in the race. Washington
te,t Nv 4 hnyx If. 4, I,
difficulty in taking the conceit out Of
Mr.. BARNES team as it had in beating
New Haven and Wilmington. Balti
Like an old poker player, Barnie ha'
pile.against the others, but when 1t wa
met, he withdrew The Baltimore
will not finish better than third.
The three.round 60 last night be
tween Billy Young and Hagan, at Ker
mans, was about as interesting mill a
the pugilistically inclined citizen woult
twenty pounds less than Hagan, but tina
gentleman. who claims the middle
weight championship of Pennsylvania
was not in it. Young did all the lead
ing, all the hitting, and got away Will
cleverness that ELECTED unstinted ap
plause. He showed that he WIS by Ion!
odds one of the ceverest light weight
that has ever dOnned the gloves in thi
city, and although his antagonist wa
the larger and heavier man, Youn!
made an exhibition of him.
Tomorrow night George Northedg
will box Hagan for four rounds. North
edge is too well known.as q boxer AM
fighter to need any words OF praise
The only fights In which he has particl
pated have been those with Childs an
Mcmillan. He lost the first on q fou
and won the last. His boxing reputa
ton rests upon the showing he mad
against Jack Dempsey, and he was b
no means the loser of that bout. II
will meet Hagan tomorrow night an
lively three-round so may be antic
pated.
The oft-repeated rumors from Men
phis to the effect that Proctor Kno
has broken down and will never sta
in race again prompted n
porter to make careful inquiries int
the true condition of the famous tho
oughbred. If the information obtaine
should prove to be correct, the flee
footed son of Luke Blackburn may y,
astonish the world by his performance
this season.
Mr. George w. Scoggan of Scoggo
Bros, who own Proctor Knott, is no
in Memphis with his stable Of racer
but his brother, Mr.. Hiram j. ScoggaI
was seen yesterday afternoon, and askt
for a candid statement rs to the gel
ing's condition.
al have inst received a letter fro