Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-26
FIRST EDITION.
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CONFIDENCE IN THE QuIcRsTEP5 UNMARRIED
CURRENT NoTFB- -Nkw GAMES ANNOUNCED.
After the first flush of interest oauaed by the
defeat Of the Quicksteps, pnh!ic opinion settling
down favorably to the homa club, and attribut-
ing the defeat to one of these unaccountable in
cldents which occur now and then i'll base bali
playing More blame now seema to attach to
the wet ground and the bad condition of the
ball, than to any other circumstance. though the
bad playing OF the club on the eighth inning is
not excused 1t is believed, however, that this
defeat ID one of the LESSONS III the ball field that
the Quicksteps had to learn, and in all probability
such thing will not be allowed to occur again.
The Quickstep organization have full confidence
in the club, and believe that it is more than
match for the Actives. Another chance will
soon be given to try the mcttle of the two clubs,
unless there ID back out On the part Of the
Actives.
This morning. the Qrcksteps went up to
Gloucester to play the Cregars, the leading club
Of Camden. The full niue, including Hindle as
catcher, will play.
On Saturday, the Trenton cub Of Trenton, N.
j., will play the Qnicksteps on the grounds OF
the latter, the game to commence al 80 p m
The Newton is a leading amateur club, and is
now on a ur through central Pennsylvania.
Ol Tue-diy next, the game between tue Do
errs Of Philadelphia aud tie Quicksteps will
take place Oh thegioni ds of the latter, and on
Wednesday next, the Quckrteps will try their
hand with the Keystones Of Philadelphia, also
OH the grounds in this city.
On Friday September OH, tho Qiicksteps
will accompany T.. L. II. Smiths excursion to
New York wnere they will play tho Fiyaways.
On Thursday next, the clerks OF the Edge
moor Iron Works will play nine selected from
he bank clerks OF the city, on the Quicietep
ground.
Yesterday, the Lishtfoot, Jr., beat the Actives,
(both OF tlis city, l2 to s. Umpire, A. White.
The Robinson Nine, organized this year. are
open for challenges. They may be heard of at
OH and Orange Ss.
Smith, t le catcher of the Reading Actves, has
gone TO Ithaca, N. Y. for few days, Honse-
lolder, OF the Pottsvllle club, filing his place
temporarily.
Watermelon Ball Players Squashed is the
nice and polite heading which the Reading Eagle
puts to its report OF the Active Quickstep game.
TO learn good manners where should you go2
The Diamond State club, of this city, play tho
Brandywine, at the "WaInut Trees," near West
Chester, this afternoon. Game to be called at
o'clock.
On Saturday, the Eurehas. of Coatesville,
again play the Brandywine of West Chester,
for the championship OF Chester county.
The West Chester Local Net5s magnsnimous-
ly and magniloquently pronounces ''the Read
ing Actves the champion Of all tie dn,dttW
clubs noto in exist NE" How did 1t find all that
out
Games yesterday, At Chicago, Bostons 13,
Chicagos 9 ut Philadelphia, Atlantics 2, Phil.
adephas ID.
The Rs .lIng Times srpposes Manager ATis'l-
Ter will gratify them with more decisive victory
that ID II the Wilmington people will be satisfied,
after an other defeat, that their club il not as
good playing nine as the Actiges.
The Trenton club play the Actiyes, ut Reading