The Washington times., 1894-08-20
CRISP SPORTING COMMENT
Senators Have Their Chance to Pull
Out of Last Place.
THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND FAIR
With Two More Games with Louisville and
Three with Chicago the Local Club May
Considerably Improve Its Standing in the
League Fight-Running Meetings.

BY means of steady work the Senators hav'
lessened considerably the difference between
the Colonels and themselves and by winning
to-day's and to-morrow's game will be almos
! on equal terms with Barnie's reiuyenateC
Bourbons. After the series with Louisville
| will come Cap. Adrianicus Anson and his drafl
of colts, who are just now playing champion
ship ball and no mistake. Two out of three
from Uncle Anse would give the Senators
an opportun ity to jump to eleventh place, as
the Colonels will tackle New York after leav-
ing here. To those who have remained con-
slant to the local team throughout the vicissi-
tudes of the season the outlook is rather
promising that their devotion may be re-
warded But 1t has heretofore been that
whenever the Senators braced up and caused
revival of interest and hope, slump would
follow and the fans are kept on tenter hooks
all the time, unable to tell which way the cat
will jump.
Manager Schmelz is reported as having
started on another trip after new material
and hopes are expressed he will return with
one or more new players. 1t is mooted
question whether there is any real need for
the absence OF the manager from his men at
the present time when his presence might re-
sulI III tue cluD puilluS Oul VI lust piicc
Perhaps the boys will strive all the harder to
win games and SO show they do not need
their mentor at all times. But the Senators
will have to keep on playing good. honest
ball all the time to improve their position.
They have thirty odd championship games
vet TO play before the season closes and all OF
these are with the Western clubs. Their
chances are just as good as the Westerners,
but they must win more than half OF their re-
naming games or else they will again finish
the tail-enders.
II Baltimore should win the National
League pennant the people OF the Monumen-
tai City would actually grow crazy for the
time being. and the members of the champion
ship club would own the town. As a matter
of fact the Orioles have as great chance as
Boston 10 finish ahead inasmuch as the Bal
timoreans have been very successful against
all the Western clubs. with the exception OF
the Pirtsburgs and from the manner in which
they jumped on the Pirates on Saturday it
would seem the spell had been broken. The
Bostons are not nearly rs strong IN the pitch
ing department they were a month ago.
while Baltimore has improved. Every time
the Gothamite cranks claim their Giants will
do the trick along comes Uncle Anson's or
some other aggregation and knocks tho
spots out of all calculations. Cleveland will
hardly do and il looks certainty the cham
pioEship Will 20 to either Boston or Balu-
more with the chances about even.
Commencing tomorrow the great Southern
Maryland fair will open at Upper Marlboro
and continue four days. While general provis-
ion has been made forthe usual mechanical and
agricultur~ exhibitions. the special feature of
the fair will be the trotting and running races
over 100 entries have been received for the
trotiinS events and l25 for the running races.
Many OF the horses NJ the Alexander Island
course will be taken TO the fair to compete.
and excellent contests ara assured. The track
is one-half mile and is in fine condition, while
new grand stand has been erected for the ac-
commodation Of spectators. Special trains
will run between this city and the fair
grounds.
The building OF the new race track at the
Gentlemen's Driving Park. near ST. Asaphs
Junction. Va. is being prosecuted and the in
dications point TO everything being in readi-
ness for the opening of the projected running
meeting on October II. A license has already
been granted by the Jockey Club and as the
meeting will commence directly after the
close Of racing in New York State all of the
big stables will probably be represented
Whether there will be a clash between Alex
ander Island and ST. Asaph is not yet decided.
but it would be far better for all the interested
parties to come TO some agreement whereby
there will be no clashing.
Owing to the Western clubs being in the
East there were no Sunday games played.
To-day Louisville plays at Washington Pitts
burg at Baltimore; Cleveland at Philadelphia;
Chicago at New York; st. Louis at Brooklyn,
and Cincinnati at Boston.