The Washington critic., 1890-04-09

Gossip in tho World of Baseball, Pt
Eilism and Other Sports,

Eiiism and other sports.
The ball game yesterday had to be
postr oned on account of the wet
grounds. The grounds are not yet in
shape, and consequently It does not re.
quire much rain to render them unfit to
play upon. To-day, however, they are
all right and, unless 1t should rain
heavily, the advertised game between
the Bostons and the Washingtons will
take place at 4:30 o'clock. Clarkson
and Burnett will ofliciate in the points
for the visitors, and Maloney and
Riddle for the home team. The game
will undoubtedly be the best of the
exhibition series. The Boston team
will be the strongest the local team will
meet and IL will try hard TO gain a
victory.
Gleason likes his team very well, and
yesterday said he did not believe there
was club in the Atlantic Association
that could compete with It. He believes
ii to be a better team than last years
and said be had no doubt but what 1t
could beat that club easily.
The question of Sunday games is be.
ing considered, and 1t is not improbable
that Washington will be treated TO the
novelty of Sunday games. There are
plenty of good ball grounds Just beyond
the Long Bridge, and no law to pre-.
vent Sunday games in Virginia. Such
games would draw very largely In this
city, where there is very little recrea-
tion on the Sabbath, and the matter is
being very seriously considered.
st. Louis Is red-hot Brotherhood
city, and II. the Players League could
be persuaded to put a club there it
would make Won der Ahe's team mis-
cradle
Yesterdays games resulted as fol-
lows: Boston (P. L.), z; Brooklyn,
P. L.), 8. Pittsburg IN. L.), 10; SYRIA
cuse ca. A., 0. Chicago P. L.), 3;
Cleveland (P. L). 1. Cincinnati IN.
L.), z; st. Louis CA. A., 6.
The Atalantas of New York and the
Yale crew will row an eight.o four
mile straightaway race here May "a.
A fight has been arranged between
Isaac Murgin, the colored middle
weight of the District, and Jesse Mol.
ton, the Black Pearl. The fight will
take place on the 18th, and will be for
800 side and purse.
Mclean and Kemp, the scullers,
will row for the championship of the
world. on the Parametta River, Aus
tralia, on May 10.
The / mile bicycle record of 36 2.5
seconds, held by W. A. Rowe, was
broken yesterday by f. M. Bell at
Montgomery, Ala, who made the dis
tance in 32 seconds.
Harry Wright says that neither
Hamilton nor Burke is as sure catch
as Fogarty in the centre field, but they
cover as much territory and when it
comes to getting runs Fogarty is not
in it with either of them.
The much talked of fight between
George Northidge and Billy Mcmillan
for $500 and the middle weight cham.
pior ship takes place two weeks from to-
morrow. The final deposit will be
made tomorrow night. Both men are
in excellent shape and are training care
fully. Mcmillan is down to within a
| few pounds Of the weight at which he
will fight, IA, and Northidge is in bet
ter shape than he ever has been before.
| Both men are confident of rendering q
| good account of themselves in the
ring. The battle ground has been
selected and the price charged for
the tickets insures better class of
spectators than usually attend such
fights. Tickets can be obtained at 314
Eleventh street. The betting is be-
coming quite spirited and already a
large amount has been wagered on the
| fight An even bet of $500 was made
last night in a well known sporting re
sort, and there have been number OF
! wagers placed at even money - is
| probable chat both men will garry sew
eral hundred dollars into the ring to
place on themselves just before the
| fight commences.
1t is said that the Puritan Club will
offer a purse of $25 900 Tor Sullivan
and Jackson to contend for. The Puri
tan Club is an infant as yet, but il
| promises to have u monopoly of the
fights in the East.
! AS Peter jackson is under contrac
| to the California Athletic Club it il
| doubtful if he will be able to enter int
arrangements to fight Sullivan for thu
purse offered by the Puritan Athletic
Club.
Hereafter when fight at the Occi
dental Club lasts over fifty rounds the
referee will be changed. 1t is thought
that this new departure will be adopted
by all the clubs in California
Johnny Files and Fiddler Neary have
signed to fight fifteen rounds in New
York with three-ounce gloves within
four weeks for $3.50 a side and $30l
purse.
Proctor Knott is one of the favorite
in the Suburban. He is rounding-to il
great form and will give some of tn