The Washington critic., 1890-05-21
GOSSIP OF THE SPORTS.
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD, RACE
TRACK AND PRIZE RING.

Ing Another Bomb.
The weather yesterday prevented any
Of the scheduled games of the Atlantic
Association being played, but If the
weather is propitious to-day the Wash
ingtons will meet the New Haven team.
Sullivan writes that the men are getting
all right again and from now on may
be expected TO put up a first class
exhibition. lie has no fear Of
losing the lead on the present trip
and says that if anything he will in.
crease. In the Eastern circuit there is
general desire to see the Washingtons
and the co nsequence is that
the attendance Is greatly in excess of
that of any other visiting club. The
attendance at the New Haven game
on Monday was underestimated several
hundred in the published accounts.
Sullivan looks for prosperous finan
cial trip, provided the club has good
weather.
Manager Barnie of the Baltimores
must have been encouraged by the de-
feats of the Washingtons, for he
Dohuou up Scicucly yesterday huu tnuS
discoursed upon the merits of his team
and Association matters generally:
Now, as to the Baltimore Club /
have great hopes for this season, based
on my expectations as to the position Of
the club. Some people have said that
am fond of promising a great deal,
and for that reason i will not predict
that the Baltimore Club will head the
Atlantic Association, for the greater
part of the time they are away on this
trip, after leaving Jersey City. But, IL
1t is In my club to get to the top and
keep there, we will do 1t. think that
as soon as we get the first position.
which the public expect of us, because
Of our changing from the American AS.
sociation to what they regard, perhaps,
as atless important league-then we
will begin to draw crowds and make
money. II takes an average attendance
OF 1880 persons for us to pay up all ex-
penses; but when the weather improves
and, as say, we get to the first place,
the attendance, believe, at the At
lantic Association games in which we
play will be entirely satisfactory.
81 have just received a telegram from
Baltimore asking me whether or no
intend releasing Captain Power or any
OF my players to Won der Abe. I do not
Whatever changes / may make will be
in the direction of strengthening, not
weakening my club. None of my play
ers are for sale. The Hartford Club,
understand, is anxious to secure Pitcher
Stab. Now, If the manager of the
club and Stab agree on terms I'll let
him go without the consideration of a
dime. My aimis to keep the best play
ers and get good new ones, and this
may necessitate reduction of numbers.
Stab will be released, but not sold,
whenever the parties to the contract
come to an agreement.
What ] want to do is to place the
Baltimore Club at the head of the list.
] am encouraged by the determination
OF the players themselves. They are
constantly talking of this one thing, as
If to lead was theirs by right, and !
hope to return to Baltimore from this
trip prepared to point to our position
and say, We have got what we were
after
Now, about our circuit; it is most
agreeable one to do. For the manager
II is altogether pleasant, the runs being
short. The same advantage applies to
the players. There are no long and
tedious runs of many hours, fatiguine
the men, as was the case when the
Eastern clubs went as far West as Kan
sas City and the far West came to the
Atlantic Ocean to play ball"
Barnie seems to have moderated his
language somewhat in claiming the
championship, but he seems as conf
dent Of 1t now as he apparently has al
along. There never was more conf
cal fellow than Billy. He goes ahead
with the same old story, year in and yeal
out, letting credulous people know how
his team is going to get there. but some
how they never do, and nobody evel
thinks Of going to him for an explana
tion why they don't. And the funny
part about it is that Barnie really be
lieves what he says. A Appointment base
ball manager In talking with the write
about Barnie's managerial skill said
'"The men Barnie has released would
win the championship of any associa
tion. He has a faculty for keeping tn,
worst men, and as for his knowledge O
ball player why he wouldn't know
one If he fell over him In the dark"
The League is getting ready to sprin.
one of the biggest surprises on tn,
brotherhood people that can possibl,
be imagined. It is the outcome of
little plan that was laid at the recen
New York meeting, and II promises T.
be an explosion that will carry tn
Brotherhood people off their feet
Just what its nature is cannot be state
Just at present. but, If the followers O
The Brotherhood will keep their eyes O.
the Brooklyn Players Club an
patiently wait until about July /. the
will hear and see something that wi
take their breath away. .
There Is every probability that
match will be made between Joe Nc
Auliffe and John L. Sullivan. TIL
California Club desires to have thel
meet there, and will hang up a larg
purse for them to contend for.
The subscribers were announced ye.
terday for the four big guarantee
stake races. at Charter Oak Park, a
Hartford, during the grand circu
meeting in August. The great event
the $4,000 race, which for the pa
half dozen years has been the sensatio
of the trotting turf This is for 3:s
horses, and the subscribers are; Villag
Farm, East Aurora, N. Y. G. l. Kelle
Norwalk; Elm City Stock Farm, Ne
Haven; Elkton Stock Farm, Elkto
Md; J. II. Winslow, Boston, aud Gle
view Stock Farm, Louisville, Ky.
That there are only six subscribers
claimed to be due to apprehension
that Geneva S. and Aubine would a
pear on the track, and owners of q,
horses are not anxious to meet ther
The owners of neither of them are su
scribers, but there is nothing to preve
them from buying out some of Il