The Washington times., 1894-03-22
THREE BALL GAMES TO-DAY
Plenty Of Sport for Lovers Of the
National Pastime.
YALE OPENS THE SEASON HERE
Georgetown University and Columbia College
at Capitol Park, Y M. c. A. and Yale at
Y. M. c.. A. Park, and Washin gton's
Leaguers VII Play Practice Game.

There will be three games of baseball played
in Washington this afternoon, two of which
will be by amateur organizations and the
other practice game between the Kids and
Vets OF the local league club At the Y. NJ. c.
A. park, Seventeenth and U streets, the cele-
brated Yale Varsity team will open their sea-
son with the Y. NJ. C. A. nine, and there will
without doubt be a large attendance. Yale
will put in her full strength and count on
starting the season with a victory. The y.
NJ. C. A. team will be about the same that won
the District championship last year. The
players of both will be as follows: Yale
George, c.; Gunther, p; Stephenson, ID;
Rustin. 2b; Arbuthnot, 3b.; Grimby, S.; Bige-
low, IT,; Case CT, and Speer, ri. Y. NJ. c.
A-E. Hodge, c.; Colliflower. p; O'Hagan.
h.; McCreery. 2b.; Johnson, 3d.; Bolway. S..
C. Hodge. IT,. Fuller. cf., and Greene, ri.
The game will commence at 4 O'Clock, and
Charley Snyder will umpire.
Owing to yesterdays rain the Georgetown
Lehgh game was not played at Capitol
park. and 1t is hardly likely the two teams
will be able to meet this season because of
conflicting schedules. Manager Anderson.
in not getting in the game, rs ii meant the
loss of some money. The boys left last night
for Charlottesville Va, where they play the
University of Virginia to-day, and from there
90 TO Richmond and to North Carolina. play
ing the University OF North Carolina on
. Saturday.
Georgetown will meet the strong Columbia
College New York; team at Capitol park
this afternoon and endeavor the wrest victory
from the northerners. Georgetown will
present the same nine as arranged for the
game with Lehigh. Manager Horsey counts
on a big crowd.
Manager Schmelz failed to put his men
through their regular course of practice yes
terday afternoon, the failure being caused by
the rain. As IA consequence. the candidates
for the League team were given rest. and will
start in fresh to-day when the Vets will make
another effort 20 win game from the Kids.
The members of the Washington club are
engaged in a drll,to be given previous to the
game on Saturday afternoon, when the public
will first have all opportunity TO see the men.
The Kids will line up in front Of the grand
stand and march 10 the home plate, when, at
a signal from Manager SchmelZ. they will
about face and give salute to the public.
The Vets will then make their appearance and
go through the same programme. The boys
are getting things down fine, and the only
kick is on Joe Mulveys failure to keep step
and McGuire's propensity 10 stop and look
around. Joyce was Il candidate for the right
of line, but Cartwright was given the place.
and 'Scrappy' is now satisfied the scheme
will not go through as 1t would with him as
guide.
The New York papers are paying consider
able attention to the differences between
Charley Farrell and the New York club over
salary Farrell claims he only wants as much
as he received in this city last year, while the
New York management refuse TO be forced
into raising their offer. Mr.. Talcott says the
season will be played without Farrell if the
latter does not come TO time. According to
the present condition of baseball Farrell has
no chance of playing ball with any other club,
and he will Doubtless fall in line as it would
not pay to remain idle.