The Critic and record., 1891-04-17

Georgetown University defeated the La.
fayette College team yesterday in a we'll
played game, S to Z.
This afternoon the c. A. c. club will
play the Duponts at Analostan Island.
The Aerials yesterday defeated the Riggs
Market nine, II to &c.
Behind the bat.
Joyce was very properly fined S25 by
Umpire Jones yesterday for abusive Ian
guage. After his uncalled-for exhibition
he should have been taken off the field in
addition to being heavily fined.
Washington slipped into fifth place yes
terday with great vigor.
The order of Mayor Mosby of Cincin-
natl forbidding professional ball ON sun
day is q serious blow to Kelly's team. II
is also likely to result in pretty little
war as the Association people declare that
if baseball must stop the theatre and other
places of amusement will have to shut
down.
There is no game scheduled for to-day
and the local men will practice this after
noon preparatory to the game with the
Baltimore tomorrow.
Davis will arrive here this evening and
| will play against his old team tomorrow.
Miller has the making of great pitcher
| in him and will win many game for the
| Washingtons if gwen proper support.
Farrell of the Bostons is wise. HE
| can't have any of my money" he re-
marked, after Joyce had been fined.
There is likely to be a vigorous shaking
| up in the local team unless there is "a
change in the playing of the men, and
| several of them will have to go.
Second Baseman Pettee of the Louis
| vile Club was Internationally released
| by Manager Chapman to-day. He played
| with New Haven last year, ana jumped
| his reservation to sign with the Associa-
| ton. Pettee says Louisville did not give
him fair trial, as he was sick during the
exhibition season.
Manager Sharsig says the Athletics will
| play no Sunday games at Gloucester this
| year, for the first time in their history,
He says the club cannot afford to pay the
visiting team 40 per cent, give 10 per
cent to the Association, as now required,
| and at the same time pay the owner OF
| the Gloucester grounds 25 per cent. of the
gross receipts, The Athletics, like the
Baltimore, Washington and Boston clubs,
will play Sunday games in the West.
King 'Kel' succeeded in getting game
from the champions yesterday.
The Cincinnati Clubs losses are charged
to the grip. 1t is said Kelly, Vaughn
Crane, Dwyer and McGill are all suffering
from the enervating complaint.
The Northwestern Baseball League
which completed its organization Wednes
day, takes in the following eight clubs
Grand Rapids, Bay City, Detroit and Sag
naw in Mich; Toledo and Dayton, Ohio
and Evansville and Fort Wayne, Ind
The officers of the league are: Y. II
Ketcham, Toledo, president; w. S
Walker of Detroit, secretary and treas
urer. The season will open May ano
1876 games are scheduled. Sunday games
will be played throughout the season
The guarantee fund was fixed at $50, the
playing guarantee $50 and the salary
limit at $40.
The Leroy Baseball Club of South
| Washington has organized for the season
and will play any club whose member
are under Is years of age. Its member
are Hugh Gordon, A. Morgan, d. vii
liams, S. skinner, NJ fitzgerald, Il. Sulli
van, G, Wright, j. Chesildurne, and II
Myers. All challenges should be ad
dressed to Hugh Gordon d street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets southwest.
In the Squared Circle.
Edward RhOades of Seattle knocked on
Clarence Winters of Texas, in the seconC
round, at San Antonio Wednesday nigh
for purse OF $500. They fought at 10
| pounds.
Arthur Upham, champion middle
weight of Texas, was defeated in sil
rounds Wednesday night by Bernau, tn
heavyweight champion of the State. Tn
affair took place at Galveston. Uphan
was severely punished and Bernau brok
his hand and wrist in several places.