Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
FIFTY YEARS Ago
IN THE STAR

Local interest in base ball half a cen
fury ago was not as keen as it is today.
as evidenced by the fact
Nationals that The Stars account
1t..A of the second match be-
'N'oAy' tween the Potomacs and
the Nationals. which was played on the
grounds of the latter. 9Th street and
Maryland avenue northeast. Friday. the
21st of September. 1860. was not printed
until the issue of the oath:
1.-The second or the return game Of the
home and home match between these
clubs was played on the grounds of the
Nationals Friday. So great was the In
terest in the match that. although there
was no notice in the papers. several hun
dred spectators, among whom was a very
large proportion Of the beauty OF Wash
ington, were on the ground. The Poto-
macs went first to bat, with great conf
dence, which lasted up to the end of the
sixth inning, when the score was-Na-
tional IA. Potomac 10; but on the last
three innings the Nationals gained enough
to make them victorious in the most
closely contested and exciting game ever
played in this city. Mr.. Adamson acted
as umpire in a manner that did himself
and both parties justice. The Potomacs
sustained their reputation as powerful bat.
tiers. Messfs. Camp. Robinson. Trook and
Wood making home runs
The score was 80 to % In favor OF the
Nationals. This report of the game lis in
teresting in that 1t contains the first box
score" of ball game ever printed IN
Washington. the names of the players on
opposing sides appearing IN tabular FORM
Acrreditirg to each his outs and runs
Il 4
After a long period without any first
class theatrical entertainment in Wash
ington the Cooper American
EnoliSh Opera Troupe appeared at the
washington Theater during
oPeIa' the week beginning September
"a. 1890 In The Star of September - is
the following notice OF the opening per
Torrance:
''The brief season Of English opera al
the theater commenced last night. The
long dearth Of music that we have en-
dured resulted in a large and fashionable
audience. the advent of English opera
once more appearing to be regarded as q
boon. The main piece was the 'Daugh-
ter of the Regiment with the piquant
and versatile Annie Miner as Marie. She
sang the parking music of the poet Will
great spirits and was frequently applaud
ed. but her great triumph was reserved
for the finale OF the opera. Her rendi
ton of 10, Hear the Gentle Lark ELECTED
tumutuoHs and we'll merited applause
In this she was enabled to display her
wondrous executive power and fairl!
electrified her audience. Mr.. Bowler has
wonderfully improved since last he was
here. He is most just and relia BILE
artist and thoroughly deserved all the
applause he obtained. Aynsley Cook was
very good as Sulpizio. He was in ex-
cei1ent voice and sang admirably Miss
Payne was an admira BILE Warehouses and
displayed great power. The musical farce
OF the Quaker was given. and kept tho
audience in a roar during nearly the
whole time. Messrs. Cook, Bowler. Bou-
flied their respective parts in very
creditable manner. Their musical farces
are quite feature with this troupe, and
we hope to see more of Them
In The star Of September oi. 1850, is
reprinted an extract from the United
States Railroad and
Washingtons Mining Register re,
Communications. and the future Of
the city of Washington:
I'm short. Washington city must have
more facilities for rail- communication
The canal Up the Potomac assures her
cheap fuel from the Allegheny coal re-
gion, and the deep tideway of the Po-
tomac gives her unobstrncted communi-
cation with the sea. But these water
ways will not suffice. There should be
a railroad UP the Potomac to intersect
the Baltimore and Ohio where that great
road defects from the Potomac to Bal
tinore city, and there should be a
railroad serving as portage from the
Eastern branch of the Potomac in Wash
ington to a port on the Chesapeake bay
In seoth. Annapolis and Washington have
a common interest In direct rail com
munication. With its eligible harbor and
proximity to the bay, Annapolis should
aspire to become the common shipping
port for the miscellaneous sea commerce
of Washington and Baltimore. Indeed,
with railroad bridge across the Poto-
mac at Washington and a close connec-
ton between railroads and Virginia
Maryland and the District of Columbia
We do not see why strong reasons might
not be urged In favor of making Annapo-
lis the Chesapeake terminus of a Euro
pean steam line, and Washington city the
center of an important miscellaneous in
land trade. So that, after all, it is not
impossi that the dream of Washington
may be fulfilled and the city bearing his
name be made an emporium of commerce.
At all events, the subject is deserving of
the consideration of the people Of Wash
ington, who should make the natural ad-
vantages of their beautiful city available
for lasting results