Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-11

Base Ball Notes.


Base Ball Notes.
The championship season begins tomorrow
with Boston at Washington, New York ct Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg at Cincinnati, Cleveland at
Louisville, Chicago at Sc. Louis and Brooklyn at
Baltimore.
The assignment of the umpires for the first
series is: Gaffney in Washington, Hurst in
Philadelphia, Emslie in Louisville, Lynch in
in Baltimore.
The Dartmouth College nine defeated the
Georgetown University nine on Saturday 10 10
s. Georgetown suffered bad case Of "the
rattles" in the fourth inning.
Other college games Saturday:
Washington and Lee, rs; Staunton Military
Institute, s.
Dickinson, 8; Indian School, q
Princeton, 10; Lehigh, 2.
University of Pennsylvania, l4;Amherst, 4
Hamilton, 5; Shortlidge, 4.
The Nationals will play the Johns Hopkins
University nine this afternoon instead of the
Athletics, as was intended The Athletics have
not all joined the new team, and only four Of
them took part in the game with the Phillies
ON Saturday.
Cold weather prevented Saturdays game
between the Nationals and the C. A. G. nine.
Nash has accepted the captaincy of the Bos.
ton club. Kelly contract calls for him to act
az captain, and he may object to the new order
OF things.
II Fnllsr's batting justifes 1t he will be
placed at the head OF the New York club's'b
ting list
With The thermometer almost down to the
freezing point. 5000 persons saw yesterdays
game in Louisville with the Milwaukee club
Louisville won by the score Of 10 to 3.
As to the various teams Capt. John Ward
says: Cleveland is strong and will make
good fight for the first championship. Chi
cago. with Arson, is also in the tight st. Louis
is weak. Louisville is an uncertainty and Pitts
burg is strong Boston has a strong club, and
Philadelphia, IL its pitchers turn out WE'LL will
make lively bid for first place. New York is
not much of team. Brooklyn will beat out
New York and be near the top of the list"
Nicholson. who covered second base for
Sioux City last year and was signed by the St.
Louis club last fall, was given his uncon-
ditional release by President Won der Abe. By
SO doing Nicholson was enabled to accept an
offer to manage the Toledo club. Nicholson re-
ceived $500 advance from Won der Abe, which
the latter made him a present Of. "Cub'
Stricken reported on Saturday to President
Won der Abe. He is in fine condition and says
he is IN shape to 60 in at any time. His terms
we're accepted by Won der Abe and he left
Washington on Thursday night. Though a
frst-class player Washington can do very well
withou! him.
The Douglass Base Ball Club, colored cham
pion nine of the District, has recognized for
the season with the following officers: L.
Thomas president; E. Brown, vice president;
L. Ii. Richardson, treasurer; J. Green man.
ager; s. Lincoln. secretary. All communities
tons should be addressed to Secretary &. Lin
coin, 1901 @ street northwest
The "hard hitting Bostons" made only hits
of Woodcock, the Brown University pitcher.
on Saturday, Duffy making of those, and
squeezed through by to 8.
The Cincinnatls defeated the Indianapolis
nine yesterday by IA to 9. About $500 cranks
shivered throughout the game to encourage
their nine.
Harvard and the o. of P. mines will play today
! at Philadelphia.
Archie Smith, the New Jersey A. C.'s first
baseman, will retire leaving Third Baseman
Chauncey the only whiskeredball player in the
country
The Pension Bureau base ball nine are anx-
lous to meet the Patent Office nine for the ben
EFT OF the Russian fund. Address Dow NJ Claim,
pension bureau.
Meeting Of the BREEDERS Association.
meeting Of the board of directors of the
Maryland and District Of Columbia Breeders
Association was held Friday in Baltimore at
the Office Of the Pimlico Driving Club The
stake races FOR next fall were opened, the con-
ditlons governing them being similar to those
OF last season. The track over which the races
are to be contested and the dates will be de-
cided at future meeting, which will be held
at Frederick Md.
Sun for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, four
year-olds and the three-minute, 2.45, 235,
z ~ and 2.25 classes. 1t WAS decided to declare
any stake race off for which there are not four
or more entries: Fifty dollars are to be added
to the stake in each race. Instead of four
moneys the stake will be divided into three
| moneys, 60 per cent going to the first horse Is
per cent to the second and Is per cent to the
third. Entries for the stakes will close May 2,
| Just one day before the beginning of racing at
pork md univ AZ
the driving park, if entered, will not be barred.
| The association decided to join the National
| Trotting Association, and the National Associa-
ton rules will govern the races, irrespective of
| the track over which they are trotted. Secre-
tary White was instructed to invite horse breed
| ers of Virginia to join the association.
Through the efforts of Mr.. E. B. Emory,
aided by Mr.. De Garmendia. the yearling stake
| was opened. 1t is to be a mile dash, and will
| show how much improvement in the way of
early training has been the result of the ear nest
| efforts of the associations members. The
stake. except that it is a mile dash, is similar in
condition to the other events.
| The board considered the advisability of
| Offering extra attractions at the meeting.
parade and display Of stock were among the
many features proposed.
victors in the Chess Tournament
The last two games Of the London masters
tournament were played on Friday at the
British Chess Club, King street, Covent Garden.
Blackburne defeated Bird after sixty-five
moves in game opened by Bird with P to
B. 4, and Lasker and Mason drew four knights
game. opened by the former after forty-three
moves. As will be seen by the appended table
Lasker won the first prize, Blackburne the Sec
ond and Mason comes third while Gunsberg
and Bird followed in the order named. Final
score: Bird won !, lost Z; Blackburne won 6,
| lost q; Gunsberg won ~, lost 81; Lasker won
| 81, lost ~; Mason won 4, lost 4.
Wheeling Season in Baltimore.
This season promises to be lively one in
Baltimore and throughout Maryland The