Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-04

THg GAME BETWEEN THg QUfcKsrEP AND DIAMOND
srArg cLuBs-DEFKAro OF THE ''KygRr EyESlsd
III IHE COMMERCIAL NINE.
We suppose that, no one Of the four or FIVE
hundred spectators who witnessed the game be-
tween the QIickstep aud Diamond State clubs,
on Saturday, expected that it would result 9TH
erEise than it did. They may have been disap-
pointed somewhat at the difference in the score,
but no great surprise has been occssioned there
by. At the opening Of the game the clubs
seemed well matched, and the two first innings
terminated without q run on either side.
But the heavy batting Of the Quickstepe
the hands of the Diamond State club, as yet ten
der and unaccustomed to such experiences, that
although several changes were made in the most
trying positions the unevenness Of the match
became more and more sppsrent Still. some
Of the Diamond State players performed their
partz well. Reynolds makes very fair catcher,
and with practice Will improve behind the bat.
Preston and Garsed at / st and Ind bases are
pretty reliable, and the usual precision with
which the balls are thrown by all the players
renders them very effective in these positions.
At the bat the Diamond State nine sre..weak yet,
but they have the physique for drill
in this particular. They also lack ex-
penence in running on the bases; but when it
Is remembered that this was their first game one
cannot resist the conclusion that they displayed
foundation upon which to build strong team Of
effective players
The Quickstep club played its regular nine on
Saturday. and as usual they made very pretty
game barring two or three inexcusable mistakes.
Mr. English, Of the Philadelphia Olympics um
pred the game Of which tile following is the
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Quckztep. ep................0 4 03 4 8 G 1-26
diamond State, ,........,.0 90 o o az o O. A
On Saturday afternoon, a match game was
played at Shutzen Park between mines selected
from tile COMMERCIAL and Eoery Ecn.ing ofices
which was umplred by W. s. Pride The game
was well contested throughout, the players be-
ing seemingly well balanced, and i. excited q
great deal of intere-: among the friends Of the
players. Cloud, Of the COMMERCIAL, and Coke,
Of the Er1y EoentnJ, were the effective players
in the game as it affects the score, they each
getting i'll six runs, while Leake and Harley, also
Of the COMMERCIAL, scored five runs each. The
following was the score Of the game
12345 s Total
Commercial, ..........2 6 0 g PAL 5 2-25
Every Evening, ......,.5 0 "A 03 O-2i
A match game between the Cooper and Ban
croft mines, at Bancroft'A Oh Saturday, resulted
III a score Of II to 10.
The Activea OF McDowelyile. beat the Oak
fords Of Riddles Banks at McDowclvile, IN a
game OF reNeu innings, Dy - runs 10 4.
The Second and Third street butchers will
play the third and concluding game Of their ser
ies for the championship, ON Wedno .day, at the
Quickstep grounds.
The Splain nine defeated the Wawaset on
Saturday in seveR innings, by score OF 10 to 2.
The members Of the former club called at the
COMMERCIAL in handsome new uniform, which
they ex-Splained they were.wearing for the first
time
1t il said that the Philadelphia nine for next
year will include Zettleu, pitcher Fouser first
base Reynolds, second base Meyelle, third
base ; Addy, right field Watt, centre field
Treacy, left field, The other PORTIONS are no,
stated.
October will be big ball month in Philadel-
phia To-day, the Athletic and Philadelphia
play on Tuesday, Athletic and Hartford (the
difficulty between the two having by mutual
consent been left to the judiciary committee)
Wednesday, Athletic and Hartford; Thursday,
Boston and Philadelpha; Friday, Athletic and
Hartford; Saturday, Athletic and Boston On the
irh the Chicago arrive and play the philadel.
liIis; on the 18th, 10Th aud 10Th, the Athletic,
and On the 18th, the Philadelphia.