The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-19

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The return game at base ball was
played yesterday between the First
Nine of the Quickstep Club. of Pa
ducah, and the First Nine of the Ev-
ansville Club. The Quicksteps ar
rived here yesterday morning by the
steamer Quickstep, and after break
fasting on the boat, were taken charge
of by the Evansville boys. with whom
they fraternized in the most pleasant
manner.
The uniforms of the two Clubs are
much the same, differing only in the
belts and the trimmings of the caps
the belts of the Quicksteps being
black patent leather = that of the
g Evansvilles white canvas. The
caps of both are red, but the Quick
steps have a little more white trim
ming. At half past nine o'clock the
representatives of the two Clubs
formed in procession, arm in arm. and
proceeded to the grounds of the Ev
ansville Club. where the game was
played.
Already large crowd of ladies and
gent emen. had assembled, and the
number of spectators increased until
the game was ended. and ali seemed
deeply interested in the contest.
The .Quicksteps won the bat and
the game was promptly called, and
the contestants were promptly at their
posts and the sport began. The con-
test for the first eight,innings was ex-
.tremely close, and some very fine
playing was exhibited. though it was
manifest almost from the first that
the Quickstep's were in the best con-
dition, the catcher of the Evansville
J being quite sick during the whole
game, and the pitcher. showing signs
of WEAKNESS early in the game. There
was some brilliant batting and several
equally brilliant fly catches, two very
fine, long flies being handsomely
caught by John Wheeler and one by
Ed. Gale. There were others not
much less handsomely taken by the
Quicksteps, but we did not ascertain
the namesu moo bns pnlb1G@z0
At the end of the first inning the
scorce was even. and the greatest
difference at any time up to the end of
the eighth inning was three. At the
close of the seventh inning, the score
was even, and at the end of the
eighth the Evansville Club had one
the advantage.
When the ninth inning of the
Quicksteps was called, they came to
their work with the air of men deter
mined to win, and at the same time il
was evident that the pitcher Of the
Evansville Club was jaded and passed
the balls slowly, and the Quicksteps
by careful batting and encouraged by
their increasing success, played ad-
mirably, making the brilliant score of
Is, receiving, as each man came in,
warm and loud cheers.
The odds were now rather great,
but the Evansville boys came to time
and went to work carefully, and as
man after man sent the ball spinning
across the field, and made a safe run,
loud shouts of encouragement went
up, and six scores were made in ele-
CANT style, and the boys were be-
coming encouraged aud entertained
hopes of getting even at least, when a
run on foul ball put out man, and
this seemed to demoralize the pay
and the other two men being lost liz
rapid succession, the game closed
leaving the Quickstep Club the win
ners by eight scores. The following
summary of the game is furnished Us
through the politeness of Mr.. John
E. Martin, scorer on the part of the
Evansville Club:
oUICKsTEP. EVANSVILLE.
L. OR. OR
Harlan F., c.. 6 2 Vent c .......-...,.. i
Bell, 2 b--........ Coolidge. s-....--.. l