The Washington critic., 1890-05-15
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD, RACE
TRACK AND PRIZE RING.

Washington won its third game of the
series from the Wilmingtons yesterday,
in the best played game of the trio. AT
one stage of the game 1t looked very
much as If the visitors might succeed
In winning. They caught the hang Of
McCoy's delivery and batted him out of
the box. Phillips was substituted, and
he succeeded in preventing any more
run getting, but It was not until the
latter part of the game that the local
Team was able to forge ahead, which
did on Jack Riddles clean hit to center,
which scored two men.
Bader made remarkable running
catch in the last inning, which ended
the game. 1t looked good for at least
two, II not three bases, and, had he not
caught 1t, the result would have been
decidedly closer.
O'Drien was unable to play, owing to
the injury he received in the previous
game, and his position was covered by
Bird, while Nicholas went to right
field.
To-day the strong Newark team plays
here, and commences the last series on
the home grounds. Harry Mace, who
was released by the local club, will
pitch for the visitors, and, judging by
his good showing against the Balti-
mores, will make Sullivan's men do
some lively hustling to secure vic
tory. Maloney will be pitted against
him.
For some time past the Washington
management have been hunting for eli
gible grounds on the other side of the
river on which TO play Sunday games,
and 1t is only question of few days
before the negotiations will be settled
and available grounds secured. The
new grounds are within few minutes
ride of the city and will be used solely
for the purpose of playing Sunday ex-
hibition games. This will be decided
novelty in baseball in this city and will
undoubtedly prove successful. There
are so many unemployed persons
on the Sabbath, who would prefer
10 attend ball game than idle
their time away in the streets that
good crowds can be counted upon. 1t
may possibly hurt the attendance at the
regular games, but that Is question for
the local management to decide. Sun
day games, per Sc, are not detrimental,
but 1t is the kind of people who patron
1ze them that make them regarded with
disfavor by many. While they would
draw large crowds still the policy of the
League in this respect seems to be the
better, and the management could we'll
afford not to play them.
The New York League Club is play
ing ball in its old form and seems to
have about struck its gait at last The
champions are now playing in a man
ner TO deserve the patronage of the
people, and 1t will not be long before
they will have 1t.
The Brotherhood is going down. OF
this there can be no doubt. Monday
night one of the staunchest adherents
OF that organization was in the city and
in conversation with the writer he said
"Old man, you were right. realize
now we are being crowded out and are
going down. / hate to admit it, but its
true. Our attendance is exaggerated in
thereports sent out, and altogether every
thing is not as rosy as il looks" This
was said In confidence, with the request
that the speaker be not quoted. In Civ.
ing it out without his name no conf
dence is violated, and it is done to show
League rests. There is nothing in the
gentleman's s admissions but what was
known weeks ago, and yet 1t is the first
open declaration of the waning of the
Brotherhood organization. They may
struggle through the season, but it is
extremely doubtful, and there are q
great many people willing to wager
that the month of August will witness
tho final dissolution, nf fho nh a,.c,
League.
All the racing world to-day is on the
9ut g5ge and every eye Is turned towards
Brooklyn where as fine lot of horses
will start In the great handicap as ever
passed starters flag. The field is such
an excellent one that the task of select
ing the winner seems we'll nigh impossi-
BILE owing to the great diversity of
opinion among racing men. Sir Dixon
Los Angeles, Come. to. Taw. Raceland,
Fides, Badge-among them will be
found the winner. There will be tons
of money invested on Los Angeles to-
day and the Western men will pile their
money on the daughter of Glenelg as
long as the book makers care to lay
odds. The Dwyers declare that Sir
Dixon cannot be beaten. Badge also
h"o u iui So ioiioNiuS duu WhilC nc uuo
never proved his ability to go the dis
tance, his light impost and good riding
by Hayward ought to bring him
Raceland are stable companions and
whichever Mr.. Belmont declares to
win with will carry the maroon
siderable doubt whether Raceland
mill % tarf pa1tab1a NIL ha
is not as fit as when he galloped home a
winner at Sheepshead last year, and the
stable is particularly sweet on Fides.
Come-to-Taw is particularly well
thought of. He moves in grand style,
and has improved wonderfully since last
season. A well-known turf writer, in a
special dispatch last night regarding this
horse said "The objection / have heard
most frequently advanced against this
horses chances to day is that Day, who
it is understood, will ride him, is moi
powerful enough to hold him together
and thus ensure his doing his best.
am not at all sure, however. that the
English jockey will have the mount
and | should not be surprised to SEE
either Fitzpatrick or Garrison don the
Hough Brothers colors at the finish
Be this as 1t may, I am satisfied thai
the owners and their colored trainer
Albert Cooper, firmly believe that moth
ing but an accident can rob their horse
of victory. There are two points tha
compel me to adhere to my selection o.
Come to-Taw to win the Brooklyn
handicap. He has already covered this
course in faster time than any of thu
horses that will oppose him tomorrow
have ever travelled the distance, Thi
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