Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-08-26
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CoNCLUeIoN OF THE CHAMPIoNsu1P sfRrEs-T9
AcrIvKs WIN THE PALM AT PHrLADELPHIA-TH
GAME ON TUESDAY.
Three games have now been played betwee
the Reading Actives and the Quicksteps OF thi
city, the first aud last Of which were won by tn
Active club Consequently they claim and ar
entitled to the championship. But it yet re
mains to be proven that they arc the more skill
full players. Neither the game in this city no
that played 1T Philadelphia, Tuesday. exhibits
any very great brilliAncy on their part. Barrin
the eighth inning In the last game, in which the
scored twelve runs, their play was only Of tn
| game cannot but admit that they were ont field
ed and out-batted by the Quicksteps, except i
| that inning, who lost the championship on
through few bad plays and the demonstration
which they produced
The score itself torbids the assumption tina
the Actye5 are superior to the Quicksteps il
skill, although under better morale. lively,
rims in single inning In amateur games will
the experience OF these clubs is such an unusua
occurrence that no one will say it was the resul
| OF better prowess. The other innings refnt,
| such theory. Rather will those who look ri
the game from scientific standpoint seok GU
| the cause, which il we'll known to exist. 1t wal
the missing of a foul by Talley, followed closet,
by two muifs in the field, which did the work
| These errors dispirited the Wilmington players
although vol on the lead, and lifted the
hopes OF the Actiyes from the depths Of despair
into which they had sunken. They put theiI
reviying spirits into their arms and bats, and
the result was brilliant squirt of batting in
which they quite exceeded themselves. Strong,
clear hits were msde every Time, and almost
every one added run to the score. Bases were
also frequently stolen which was not done al
any other time in the game, and which showed
the extent OF the Quickstep Decentralization. We
say tins not to the disparagement Of tho Active
club for ii deserves all praise for this work, and
only to account for the defeat of the Quicksteps
in truthful report OF the game.
II Will not do to say that the Aetives were
playing oil, as has been suggested. Earnest
ness marked their game throughout. Each
man of the nine played his part with rs much
zeal as Loyett, who in his anxiety to get in
swift, strong balls, kept the umpire, who was
frequently calling balls Oh him, in the per-
petual motion OF a jumping jack, while the bat
ters were dipping and lodging like ducks. The
mercurial temperament Of the heading follow
ing also contradicts any theory OF permissive
game on the part OF the Actiyes. When
the players first assumed their positions, one
man in woollen dnster and silk hat, corpuent
and with black moustacbe, offered $50 to $40
in favor of the Actives. He found no takers,
but when, III tho It'll inning. he wRs reminded of
his offer no confessed it looked "rather rusty"
Another man in brown cloth and collarless, with
more confidence than money and more wind
than either, soon subsidized after the game WAS
fairly opened. This may have been, however,
because his money had vanished. And even
during the brilliant effort Of the Actives the de-
sire for betting gave place to enthusiasm, the
Heading people seeming to fully app eciate the
capacity of the Quickstep players, and disin-
clined to risk the venture. with them to come
twice more to the bat.
But to the game itself. Tho Quckstep won
the toss and went to the field. The first three
innings did not give run to either nine, al
though both struggled hard to make the first
score. Stott, first at the bat was put ont on
foul and Goodman hit fly to splain, which was
taken. James and Lovett got out on their bases,
but Clinch took fly from Dillon. and the Quick
steps took the bat. Kelley struck strong, far
ball, but split his bat and did not make his base
Fisher, more fortunate, made his first, but was
forced cut by Clinch, who by hit to and made
his lst Lsfierty failed to get to lat, and Clnch
was left on the base. In the I'd inning neither
DAVIS nor Smith reached their LIST, but Warren,
who struck between them, tgot out on that posi-
ton, but was put out in attempting to steal to
2nd. The Quicksteps also went out rapidly,
stidham's fly being. taken, splain striking out,
aud Geary being put out in au effort to steal
bases while Talley was batting.
10 the third inning, Ressler, Stott and James
failed to reach 1st. Goodman, who had struck
between them, was loft on the bases. When
the Quicksteps came in, Tailey made his LIST
out, and Kelley and Fisher failing at lat.
The fourth inning was the most brilliant on
the part Of the Quckstep club Of the whole
game. I.ovett, Of the Actives, by a hit to short
stop, made his first, but was put ont at End by
fine double play Dillon had sent his ball to
Stidham Which was taken on fly, and rapidly
passed to 2ni in advance Of Loyett. At first
Lorett did not comprehend the situation, in the
midst of the enthusiasm which prevailed, and it
was some little time before he could :. sec where
order, was put out at LIST, and then
the Actiyos went to the tielG. Clinch,
frat at the bat, made his 1st on fly to left, and
WAS advanced to ID by hit to exit enc right by
Latferty. Stidham sent his ball to the centre
field, bringing in Clincl, who scored the lst run,
and made his LIST. Splain, by q hit to extreme
left, made his 2ud, letting in Lafferty and send
ing Stidham to 3D.. Goary's bail fell short, but
he made his first, and Stidham scored another
rum. Talley was caught out by Dillon, but
Spain made his run. Stock made his LIST by cr-
ror, but Kelley missed his strikes.
The Aetives were retired in the fifth inning in
rapid order-Waren on foul, Smith at LIST and
Rossler being caught out. The Quicksteps, al
though longer at the bat, failed. to make a run.
Kelley, Fisher, tLafferty and Stidham all made
bases, but Clinch and Splain were put ont on
FOULS while Kelley was forced out at 3rd. In
the sixth inning the Active scored two runs
through Goodman and James, Stott. Lovett and
Davis being caught out, aud Dillon being left on
the bases. These were the first runs made by
the Active club. The Qucksteps also scored
one run in this inning through Talley. Geary
and Stock wore caught out. Kelley made his LIST
but Fisher left him there on a ball to pitcher.
Tho seventh inning gave blank to the Actives,
while the Quicksteps scored one run through
Stidham, and Splain WAS left on the bases.
The eighth inning was the decisive one OF the
game. In it the Actives scored twelve runs
through two each for James, Lovett, Dillon and
Davis, and ono each for Warren, Smith, stott
and Goodman. These runs, as We have already
explained, were made by the excellent brttiug of
thp ActiygA and tho fielding of the t)uick-
poorest probably since the days Of their early or
ganization. Until this time the Actives follow
ing was moody and silent, except at the opening
of the game, but their lungs now gave full vent
to their JOY and their tunultuous cheers rolled in
volumes far beyond the ball field. No more runs
were made after the Actives left the bat by either
side.
The following is the score:
1913 5 6 7S9