Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-06-12
OUR NATIONAL cAma.
TIE CHAMPIONSHIP oF THE STATE

championship OF the Stale, came OF on
Friday last, at Delaware City, between the
Atlas Base Ball Club of that place, and the
Diamond State Base Ball Club, of this city.
This match is, by far the most important
one that has yet been played in our State,
as it was between two clubs, one or the
other of which, ii was universally acknowl-
edged 10 be the best in the State, and which
ever club was successful must become the
acknowledged champions of the State.
The a. nine" OF the Diamond State Club,
together with y large number OF its members
and its lady and gentlemen friends, left this
city at about eleven o'clock in the morning,
on the steamboat Union, for the scene Of
the contest. After pleasant sail of about
I hours they arrived at Delaware City and
found that quite a number Of other ladies'
| and gentlemen had gone down in carriages
| Wilmington was thus fairly represented in
the large concourse of people assembled to
witness, the match.
The day was beautiful one, but was in
| tensely warm.
Both "nines' assembled on the ground Il
few minutes before two O'Clock, and after
choosing Mr.. ID. Stratton, of the Salem b.
B. c., as Umpire, the game commenced at
O'Clock and 10 minutes p. NJ, the Atlas
Club going first TO the bat The following
is complete account of the game by in
nings.
FIRST INNING.
Adds.-J. L. Reybold TO the.bat; knocked
ball TO right.tield and made second base
Alexander to the bat; knocked ball to pitcher;
put out on first base, but brought Reybold
home. A. Pennington struck out, !. g. got
out ON three strikes. j. Price sent ball 10
right-field; caught out on fly by Taylor. Side
out, scoring one run
Diamond lstdte.-G Gibney to the bat; struck
1 mt hnn IN .;f En11 4
made second base. Malone knocked ball to
lett-field and made first base, bringing Tat
nall home j. Chandler sent ball to short
stop, making first base and bringing Malone
home. Taylor knocked ball to centre-feld
and made first base Chandler knocked ball
TO second base making first base and bring.
| ing j. Chandler home. McCabe sent ball to
leit-iield, bringing Taylor home and making
first base. Thomas out on foul, by j. l..
Reybold. Gouert sent ball to centre field;
out on fly, by w. L. Reybold McCabe
left on base Side out, scoring four runs
SECOND INNING.
A1ds.-Stewart sent ball to right-feld,
made second base, and before another strike
got home by wild throwing, Price out on a
| fly, by Malone. c. Reybold struck out. F.
| Higgins struck out. Side out, scoring one
| run,
|
to right field and made Il home run. Tatnall
sent good ball 10 lelt-held and made second
base. Malone knocked fine ball to right field
and made third base. bringing Tatnall home
}. Chandler sent ball to centre field, making
first base and bringing Malone home Tay
| lor knocked ball to second base, made first
base, forcing j. Chandler off, who was put
out on second by Stewart. Chandler knock,
ed ball TO leit-hed and made first base. Nc
Cable out ON foul bound, by j L. Reybold
Thomas TO the bat;-Taylor and Chandler
| both come home before u suike-knOoks ball
to right field and makes first base. Gouert
sent ball to third base, making first basc.
Gihney sent ball to ettield, making first
base and bringing Thomas home Tainall
| 10 the bat; Gouet and Gibney come home
before a strike. Tatnall sends halltopitcher
and gets out on first base, Side out, scoring
eight runs
THIRD INNING.
Adds.-W. L. Reybold sent ball to pitcher,
out on first base. j. l., Reybold sent ball to
right field, made second base. Alexander
struck out. Pennington knocked fine ground
ball TO centre field, making first base and
bringing j i. Reybold home. ]. Price sent
ball to third base forcing Alexander off first.
who was put out on second base by Taylor.
Price left on base. Side out, scoring one
run.
diamond stdte.-AIalone sent ball to cen
tire field making second base, and immedi-
ately afterwards, by wild throw, the third
base. }. Chandler put out on foul bound by
). Il. Reybold. Taylor out on fly by Pen
nlngton. Chandler at bat. Malone came
home by very close run before strike
Chandler sent fine ball to centre field. Nc.
Cabe sent ball 10 left field, making first base
but forcing Chandler Off, who was put out
on second base by Stewart Side ont, leav.
ing MeCabe on base and scoring one run
FOURTH INNING.
AHds.-Stewart struck out. j. Price sent
ball to second base, made first base w. Il.
Price, ball to short stop; made first base,
forced j. Price off who was put out on Sc.
cond by Taylor before another strike. w
E. Price in playing off first base, was put
out by Chandler. Side out, no run.
DiGm0nd St0te.-McCahe sent ball to third
base, and, through wild throwing got home
making a home run. Thomas sent a splendid
hell TO right field and made home run be
fore tho ball was iielded. Gouert sent bal
TO right field and made first base. Gibney
put out on fly by Pennington. Tatnal L
the bat. Gouert came in before strike Tat
nall sent fine ball TO centre field and made
second base Malone sent ball TO second
base, making first base and bringing Tatna
home. j. Chandler sent ball to left field ant
made second base, bringing Malone home
Taylor, ball to short stop; made first base
j. Chandler out on home base by j. II. Rey
bold. Chandler, ball to centre field, made
second base McCabe out on foul fly by
], I. Rcybold Side out--Taylor and Chan
dler left on bases-scoring five runs.
FIFTH INNING.
, AHas.-C. Reybold struck out. Hgpin,
ball TO pitcher, made first base. w. E. Rey
bold to the bat Higgins came home be
, fore strike. Ball TO left field, made frs
: base. ]. L. Reybold out on fly by Gibney
Alexander, ball to left-feld, made first base
Pennington sent fine ball to right-feld
I making second base and bringing w. E. Rey
| bold and Alexander home j. Price sen
! ball to short.stop and made first base Stew
! art out on foul fly by Gbney. Side out
leaving j. Price on base, and scoring three
runs.
Diamond state.-Thomas out on fou
bound by j. L. Reybold Gouert, ball tc
: short-stop, made first base Gibney at til,
bat. Gouert came home before strike
Glbney sent ball to right-teld and made trs
base. Tatnall at the bat Gibney playinl
i off first base put out by Pennington. Tat
! nall sent ball 10 short-stop, and got out u
first base. Side out, scoring one run,
SIXTH GSNIsG.
, -idas-W. f. Price, ball to third base
+ out on tirst by Chandler c. Reybold, goo,
ball to left field made second base. Higcin
sent ball to second base, got out ON first, bu
c brought c. Reybold home. w T. Reybolt
c sent ball 10 centc-tield and made first base
e J. L. Reybold, splendid ball to left-tield mad
s third basc and brought W. f Reybold home
/ Alexander out On foul fly by Tatnall Sid
: out, leaving j. l.. Rcybold on base, and scor
n ing two runs,
I, Diamond Stdte.-Malone sent ball TO cen
y tre-iield and made first base. j. Chandle
c sent ball TO left-iield and made second base