The Washington times., 1894-08-06
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
Senators Made Little or No Headway
During the Week.
JOCKEYS AT THE ISLAND TRACK
The Washington Ball Club viii Have Hard
Work to Better Its Position During the
Coming week-Racing at Alexander
Island Track Still Continues to Be Good.

While the Senators won two games during
the past week they lost five, and though their
percentage was slightly increased they made
no gain on the Colonels who managed in the
most aggravating manner to hold their own.
Perhaps Manager Schmelz is waiting for
Garrison finish, to make good his promise
that the locals would land above twelfth
place There is the same old screw loose
somewhere and one day the Senators are
strong at the bat and weak in pitching; the
next day the reverse, while every now and
then they give the world shock by playing
fine all around bail and winning game.
II there was such constant reversal Of form
at the race track or in any other sport as in
baseball the public would boycott it, yet the
more ball CLUBS play fast and loose the more
popular is the national game. Boston re-
Gently walloped New York three straight, yet
a week after New York won two and tied the
third with Boston. 1t is the same thing all
along the line, hut strange to say not
breath of suspicion attaches 10 the sport.
There is nothing more uncertain than base
ball and it is this very uncertainty which
makes it so interesting.
Boston still leads In the race for the pen
nant but Baltimore and New York are right
in line, while Cleveland is dangerous. The
Spiders will hardly be in the first three at the
finish. as they are not putting up as strong
game as the three leaders. The struggle just
now is pretty one. and as the Orioles have
gotten their second wind they may be able to
keep up with the procession. As long as
Washington cannot win the championship.
the average Washington crank would doubt
less prefer the pennant going to Baltimore
New York is the second choice with many, be-
cause of the enterprise shown there 20 get
winning team.
Little ''Artie' Irwin is not having such q
whirlwind of success with his Quaker aggre-
cation. He has been handicapped by acci-
dents to PLAYERS, but so have other managers,
including genial Gus" but the Phillies un-
der Irwin are not as strong as when under
the tutelage of Harry Wright. 1t was sorry
day for Philadelphia when Irwin and his the
ories succeeded Wright.
Racing at the Alexander Island course con-
tinues with improved attendance and with
watchful officials. There is no doubt the as
sociation is not losing any money, and as long
as they break even the hackers are satisfied.
as great things are expected in the fall when
racing stops at the big tracks. 1t is proposed
TO hold an agricultural iar Inc iattef patt oi
next month at the course. and several build
ings are in course of erection. There will be
premiums and prizes for everything from a
loaf OF bread to prize OK, and the country
people will no doubt turn out IN force.
Murphy heads the list Of winning mounts
at the Alexander Island track, with Manlove
close second. Foster has the best percent
age. with Manlove next in line. Those hav-
ing won seven or more races since the meet
ing opened are as follows: