Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-29


exciting game of Base Bali was played, on the
22d inst, between the Wawaset OF this oil
and the Olympic Of Middletown, this was tbs /
second game between these clubs, the Wawa Of |
having suffered de feat about a month ago, al |
though both club were sanguine of SUGGEST
The betting men, some few Of which were on tie
grounds, would not give odds on either side
The attendance was rather small, yet the in
terest ssmsnifested, wss at times very exciting.
Al Eve minutes OF two o'clock the players al
rived on the ground; Mr.. Charles McCsbs of the
Diamond State Base ball Club, wss selected
Umpire, and the Wawaset having won the lose,
took their positions In the field, and RothweN
appeared At the bat, he maze good strike to
left, thereby securing his frst, Lockwood next
at the bat made short strike which was
quickly gobbed by "Perky" and deposited in
the hands Of Gallagher, and Lockwood retired,
with Rothwell on the second, Cochran next at
the bat was likewise disposed Of by 'Peray,"
Gallagher, and Wilson fell victim to fy
catch BY Conway on the second inning closing
for Skunk. Blizzard opened play on the Wa
waset side, and was quickly disposed Of by
Rsudain on the hy, a pretty catch; Bright
Knocked q foul and Lockwood considering it
palatabls Gagged it in time to save Bright fur
| Their trouble, thus he was disposed of. Windls
next at the bat, was also taken by the generous
Lockwood, in a like manner The inning clos :
|
| Willetts opened the second inning but struck
out; Naudain was COPIED on the a. by Galla-
CHER, Crouch knocked good ball to centre
| held, reached his FIRST Rothwell sent Crouch to
third by good hit to lett field and reached
first; Crouch finally reached home but Kanely
Tell by tho hands of "Perkyp and Gallagher
inning closing forons run.
Gallagher opened play on Wawaset aide and
by d spiendii hit to centre reached his second
l a. ant Jim hra dali Ia
centre, and reached first himself, "Perky" sent
him to third, making frat himself, Wilson re-
tired hy Naudain an hy, Carrot knocked q
splendid surveyor Of the clouds" which was
kindly taken by Kanely at right. Blizzard
u ade bis first by good hit to left aud by pass
ed balls rea ched his third where he wac left
BY Bright being brought 10 grief through
Lockwood, inniae closing for three runs, Gal
laghsr, Hates. and perky" scoring
The olympic on the tAird inuiag suffered au.
o,her skunk, in one, two, three order, Roth
well ana Cochran falling by Perky and Gala
gheri Wilson finding himself hors du combat
by Conway on the iy. The Wawaset third inn
log was quickly settled by "skunb, Windio
Gallagher and Rates retiring by Lockwood.
The fourth inning only added one run to th
Olympic score, credited by Naudaiu. W illett
sent II splendid ball 10 centre Just where th
little man wantsd it, and Hates gobbled 1t Il
l
at first, inning closing for one run. Tn
Wawaset fourth inni ng was opened splendid
by Perky and after fine display of bsttin
they ran the score up TO 10 runs. Nine run
was made on the 9th inning by the olympioI
Crouch and Cochran were brought up b
Perky, Gallagher and Rothwell aired a fly
E for Wilson who took little of thot, and Rott
d well went up The Wswaset scored three o
. the 9Th inning, Perky Conway and Wlso
getting home. The sixth inning was anotht
Y skunk for the olympic; Blizzard taking " so
u on the fly at right, Winde hAished willetts @
. foul bound and Conway settling Crouch O
the fly. The Wawaset sixth was a repetitio
OF the fourth, scoring nine runs.
. Tho seventh and eighth innings only adde
d four ruDs to the score of The 0 yu pic while Il
Wawaset added eleven TO theirs The gan
% closed on eighth inning with score of 80
Q is in favor of the Wawaset. After the gan
'i the Oh ympIcs were handsomely entertained
e the Wnwsset at the Delaware House, aud
IS the evening were escorted 10 the Institut
1t they were very much pleased with the enter
J. talnment. They returned home in the mi
le night train, well pleased with their reception