Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-13
For the Delaware Republican.
MILFORD, Del, August 6, lsee

MILFORD, Del, August 6, lsee.
Ms. vsasoa ,-As there is no news stirring
about our little State, excepting politics and
base ball playing, aud 50 lam no politician, but
a true lover Of all out door sport, when doDe
10 peaoeable and quiet manner, you will al
low me through your columns TO make few
remarks in regard to Base Ball playing, as
subscriber to YOUR paper and member Of the
Excelsior B. o. Seeing paragraph in your
worthy paper some weeks 20 in the cores
poadsucs IRON Smyrna, setting it down as a
sure thing that the Q ickstep club OF that
place, was the champion club OF the County,
and with the exception OF the Diamoud State,
able to compete with any cub in the State,
would Call attention to the fact that the E6-
eelsior club, threw out Il challenge to any Club
in the State, to play the two best in three Tor
the championship. 1t was taken up by the
Atla9 club OF Delaware City and single game
played at Middletown. Our boys there net
With signal defeat and acknowledged 1t like
men, Notwithstanding the many disadvantages
they had to labor uuder. They were all young
and active; they came home and went into ac-
tive training for some future day, and since
that tiue have Invited several superior clubs
both In and out of the State, to come TO Mil
ford, simply for the Instruction to be acquired
In said game and think as far as my knowl-
edge extends, that they have learned = little a.
bout base ball playing since the third OF May
As we have left our homes on several occa-
sions during this season, to meet clubs on their
own grouuds, AMI being believe the oldest
club this side of Delaware City, 1t would not
be proper for US to challenge any younger
club, bnt at Milford we have good ground
and the people are generally clever, and we
will accept challenges from any clubs in the
Stlts, except the champions, D. s. ).-wHIos
WE CONSIDER IsvIsciBLE FoR THE psEsRNT-who
were kind enough 10 leav- their homes on the
memorable 4,h of July, and come To Milford;
aud to those gentlemen and to their Club in
general for their visit and ho many compli-
ments passed upon US, through the public
Journals, am directed by The Exec sior club
TO return their sincere thanks. can cay for
them that never met With more gentleman
ly set of young men in oil my lite, and new
or enjoyed "a self better than during sheir stay
Ia Milford, and hoped that when they re-
turned home that nothing had been done or
said TO mr. the feelings Of any one, and shat
they did not regret their visit TO Milford. We
were invited ca Thursday last, the 26 h inst
by Capt. Hascall OF the Harmonic b. b. U. OF
Camden, to play a match or rather social
game OF ball and ae usu ! the Excelai lrs were
ready to "tase the mueic." We lett Milford
by private conveyance and arr we'd 10 Camdea
about O'Clock. We were th' re they met by
the Harmoui4 boys In very polite AID hos
pitabe manner.
AT So'clock the game was called. It lastid
three hours aud Ave minutes, resulting In Il
signal victory for the E1celsiors, the score
standing 50 to 9, Just Que Tess than to /. Tue
game was well played N both sides aud aitbo'
the Harnotia were dyfesied. they were no.
dsgraced, hat contested like heroes to the last.
They are qnile young cub, AID b. acuye
training wal soon maze hne appearanoe In
the Base B Ill arena. Ths good training the
Exeetiors were under soon showed thrmse-
yes too much tur the haI moriIs. The Umpire,
Mr. Cansreli Of Ina Gymuast club Of PhIiadel
phia showed himself by his decisions, to be
iuly acquainted with the rules of the game,
and iho gu ,hly impartial. The scorers we're
Mr. John Reville for the Excelsicrs and Mr..
Lord for the HarmOuias.
Ater he game, Capt Hasc4il presented the
ball 10 ahtat little spte, b "hicn VAS an-
swered by Capt Revil 10 tue same polite sH lie
they were then conducted to the Hotel where
both clubs sat down to he table in mJsi
tiiendly and agreeable manner, The, general
! had bsale3repared Ct the txpsnss o and XII
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