Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-23
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USUAL EXCITEMENT on THE DALL GROUNDS.
The ball grounds of tile Qnickstep club were
the scene of an unusual excitement, yesterday
afternoon. First q LIMB high up in large tree
which overlooks the field broke beneath
the weight of nine lads and fell with Il crash to
the earth. lii the midst OF tie play game was
called to witness a fight which hHl bloken ont
among couple of the spectators, and as closing
scene to the day the enthusiasm became 80 Wild
that it confused the players, Who could not hear
the decisions Of the umpire, MIR. FoSaer OF the
Shibe, (now playing with the Quchsteps) nor
the directions of the captains This probably
lost TO the Baltimore bows victory.
The game itself was what might have been eS-
pected from two such we'll drilled clubs as the
Active and Peabody. Probably eight hundred
| people viewed it from seats within the enclosure
and several hundred more from the adjacent
| hill-tops and the windows and roofs OF bull
| dings. From over the iidgepole OF dwelling at
| the entrance to the grounds appeared two female
| heads, bent III the direction of the players.
| They seemed to enjoy the sport as much as the
| spectators did tho unusual sight Of women in
| such positions. The game opened with the Ac-
| tives at the bat, who were retired III one-two-
| three order without run,as were also the Baltl-
| more boys, two of their men beng put out on
| bases by very tine double play by James and
| Goodman. AT the end Of the tnird Inning the
| Active5 had scored i've runs while the Peabodys
| had been blsnked every time, each striker being
put out in the order he approached the bar. Az
| the middle of the fifth inning the fOrmer club
increased their score to ten, while the latter
had made but single run, but by change of
pitchers, Stone coming in trom tho centre held
and delivering swifter balls to the ActYes which
they could not bat 80 well, the striped stockings
| ran up their score to six.
From this time tho game seemed to improve,
the Baltimore club slowly filing up the gap in
the score, and ~ they did so the enthusiasm in
creased. A very fine play was made by Dickin :
son, of the Peabody, IN QUE of the closing in
nings by coolly holding the ball while Dlliou and
Davis were usht between basis and finally
throwing it to balbert at home in time TO put out
Dillon and the side as he was coming i'll. But
for the throwing away OF Il run in the last inning
by Dickinson, in his anxiety to get homo when
there was necessity for it. the game would
have been a tie. and there was some murmur-
| ngs thereat. He, however, redeemed himself
by three-base hit later, aud the enthusiasm
knew no bounds. Both clubs were strong bat
ters and fairly skltul in the fold. Their
eatchers are remarkably accurate.
Tie following is the score
Innings :............ 2 1 5 & I ) 8 rota
Actiyes ................o % 5O13o -.
Peabodys. 0 0 o 33 i;
Base hite, Act.vas, 10 Peabody, -. Earned
rtns. Actiyes Peabody, 1. Errors, Active
II Peabody s.
Ihs afternoon, an exhibition game will be
played between the Active aud Quickstep clubs
the championship series having been concluded
with the last. Game will be called 1T go. lii,
| QuGketeps will play with some chanses tht
nine being constituted AZ ,follcws' Hladle
| catcher IaifeTly pitcher Stldham, fhortstOp
| Kelley, LIST base Fowser Ind base Fisher, 3It
base Splaine, lett field Brady, centre field
Stock. right field. IL is quite probable tina
Brady will relieve Laflerty during the game, a
the latter's arm IL plrtiay disabled by rheuma
tsm.
To morrow. afternoon the RoIeby club Of Rs
ing Sun, will play match game with somo otho
club on the Quickstep grounds.
The Peabody club returned to Baltimore at L
| O'Clock, this morning, anl will play there to
morrow the Harrisburg Experts
The Active club will go back to Reading. thi
afternoon. Tomorrow they will play the iiig
BOYS at Harrisburg.
lenged the Dauntless of Newport to game O
Saturday on the Newport grounds
The expected game between the Quichstep
and the Diamond State clubs will not lie plAye
Oh Snturaay. the Qnieksteps having determine
to take rest for Il week. lney will probabl
play the Athletic club next Thursday Sewers
challenges have been received, but they canno
be accepted ut Present ON account OF the dlsa
bled condition of the nine. 1t Wi.s for this rea
sun that game c0uld not be arranged with til
: Harrisburg Experts tomorrow.
The Ac!ives and Experts Of Harrisburg play
fifth game next week. The place has not as ve
been decided on The Expert preter Philate
phia aud the Active Potteyie.
The Reading Tanes and DiSpd'ct, to-day, saw
The people OF Wilmington have treated til
| Pennsylvana champions 10 the most hoepitabl
manner. They were escorted about the city
all the points OF interest, and wherever the
u may 60 the most hearty welcome is gwen then
The home club are, for their gentlemsnly d,
pertinent. held in high esteem by every Wi
minetonian, and they think there is no club liz
the Active. They are stopping at that gxeelier
MOTEL the Clayton. whose proprietor and gci
tlemans assistants leave nothing undone iC
their comfort and enjoyment. The boys say tits Il
- hest hotel they have stopped at this season. A
: day tho hotel NJ boslegeG D, anxious admirers
the national game, who delight in talking to I'll
Heading boys. Tie Active will have mar
roasans for remembering their four daHs' ST
in Wilmington,