The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-12

generally cheered when a good catch
or strike was made. As was quite
natural, and MOTTO be complained of,
the Paducah Club were the recipients
of the most applause during the pro-
gress of the game, and had the sympa-
thy of the greater part of the specta-
tors even in its defeat.
The contest lasted three hours.
Every player did his best. Not hav-
ing much experience in match games
of base ball, the writer is not compe-
tent to speak intelligently as to the
amount of skill displayed by either or
both parties of contestants. 1t was
evident that the Quickstep Club had
the best throwers, and perhaps the
best ielders also. At least, they did
the best fielding during the game.
The Evansville Club surpassed in
batting the ball and running the
bases. With no little skill, its mem
bers generally knocked what are
known as ground balls" which were
difficult to stop aud impossible to
catch. Two or three of the Club also,
while striking yright-handed, put
their balls into the extreme right
field, which is something rather un-
usual, and for which the Paducah
boys were not altogether prepared.
After a hard struggle of three
hours, victory vas awarded to the
Evansville Club, they having made a
score of sixty to forty-seven for the
Paducah boys. Each of the clubs
then eheered the other heartily, and
both returned to the hotel with most
excellent appetites for supper. One
or two slight accidents occurred
during the afternoon, but none to oc-
casion serious or permanent injury.
The steamer Quickstep, having re-
turned from Cairo, took the party of
excursionists ON board at five O'Clock,
Wednesday morning, and after. a
pleasant trip, landed them safely at
home at 5 o'clock yesterday morning.
The Paducah Club promptly ex-
pressed a desire to play the return
game. and next THURSDAY, the 18th,
was fixed as the day, and the ball
ground of the Evansville Club as the
place, for the friendly contest. Our
citizens will, no doubt, receive the
Club cordially, and extend to the
visitors the Inequalities of the city,.
All who can do so should make their
arrangements to witness the sport.
They will find the game interesting
beyond their expectations.
Below is copied the details of the
game as made out by Mr.. JOHN E.
MARTIN, one of the scorers. Mr..
JOSEPH PARTRIDGE. formerly of this
city, acted as Umpire, and pleased all
with the promptness of his decisions
and the correctness of his judgment.
Play was called a little after 3
O'Clock, the Quicksteps going first to
the bat. In the first innings the bat
ting was not good on either side, the
Quicksteps going out for 2 score of
two runs on three fy-eatches, and Ev-
ansville losing one man on a tip, and
two others at first base, with two runs
only. On the second innings the
Quicksteps, after losing their first
man at first base, got down to their
work in earnest, and scored nine runs
by some very fine hitting, and Evans
vile followed suit in exactly the
same manner, losing their first man
on,a fly in the right field. and after
wards scoring nine. The game had
now become very exciting-two in
nings played, and the score eleven
each. On the third innings, how
ever, Evansville made seven against
the Quicksteps' 2. This advantage
was maintained, o. increased, to the
close of the game. On the ninth in
nings the Quciksteps made a grand
scoring ten runs, one of which
was a home lun, by Angus
tus, on a splendid hit to GEN.
tire field, and the only home run
of the day. The cheering during this
innings, as run after run was added to
the score, was quite enthusiastic, and
when it closed, leaving Evansville two
to make to win, the result was consid-
cred quite doubtful. When play was
however, it soon became appa-
rent that the Quickstepss pitcher had
himself, or could not get
the speed into his balls which he had
obtained heretofore, and they were
freely, in every direction, IA