Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-11
IN AND OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Base Ball Notes.

IN AND OUTDOOR SPORTS.
| Base Ball Notes.
The championship season begins tomorrow
with Boston at Washington. New York at Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg at Cincinnati, Cleveland at
Louisville, Chicago at St. Louis and Brooklyn at
Baltimore.
| The assignment of the umpires for the first
series is: Gaffnev in Washington, Hurst in
Philadelphia, Emslie in Louisville, Lynch in
| Cincinnati Sheridan in St Louis and Mahouey
| in Baltimore.
| The Dartmouth College nine defeated the
Georgetown University nine on Saturday 10 TO
s. Georgetown suffered q bad case Of "ths
| rattles" in the fourth inning.
Other college games Saturday:
Washington and Lee, Is; staunton Military
| Institute, s.
Dickinson, 8; Indian School, 4
Princeton, 10; Lehigh, 2.
| University of Pennsylvania, I4;Amhsrst 4
Hamilton, 5; Shortlidge, l.
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 Philliss
on Saturday.
Cold weather prevented SATURDAYS pAms
between the Nationals and the C. A. q. nine
| Nash has accepted the captaincy of the Bos-
| ton club. Kelly's contract calls for him to act
az captain, and be may object to the new order
| OF t0lngS.
II Fnilers batting justifes it he will be
placed at the head OF the New York club'Sbat-
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
4 T aintv
| burg is strong. Boston has a strong club, and
/ Philadelphia il its pitchers turn out well, will
make lively bid for first place. New York is
not much of a 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 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 Ahe which
! the latter made him a present Of. "Cub"
| Stricken reported Saturday to President
Won der Abe. He is in fine condition and says
he is In shape to go in at any time. His terms
| we're accepted by Won der Abe and he left
Washington on Thursday night. Though q
| frst-class player Washington can do very well
| without 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 communica-
| tons should be addressed to Secretary 8. Lin
| coin, 1901 Q street northwest
The hard Uniting Bostons" made only hits
off Woodcock, the Brown University pitcher.
on Saturday, Duffy making 4 of those, and
squeezed through by 6 to 8.
The CincinnatIs defeated the Indianapolis
nine yesterday by IA to 3. About $500 cranks
shivered throughout the game to encourage
| their nine.
Harvard and the U. 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 an1-
ious to meet the Patent Office nine for the BEN
eht OF the Russian fund. Address Dow Nc 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 Pimico Driving Club The
stake races for next fall were opened, the con-
ditions 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.
The stake events will be, says the Baltimore
Sun for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, four
year-olds and the three-minute, 245, 2.35,
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
the Gentlemen's Driving Park, and winners at
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 mile dash, and will
show how much improvement in the way of
early training has been the result of the earnest
efforts Of the associations members. The
stake. except that it il a mile DASH il similar in
condition to the other events.
The board considered the advisabiity of
| Offering extra attractions at the meeting A
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
Blackburre defeated Bird after sixty-fve
moves in game opened by Bird with to K
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
scores Bird won l, lost Z; Blackburns won 6,
lost 2; Gunsberg won 215, lost 81; Lasker won
651S, lost ~; Mason won 4, lost 4.
Wheeling Season in Baltimore,
This season promises to be 9 lively one in
Baltimore and throughout Maryland The