The Morning herald., 1875-09-06
BALL AND BAT.
QUICKsTEP vs.. KEYSTONE oUIcKsTEP
DEFEATED BY A SCORE OF TO Z.

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oUIcKsrEP vs.. KEYSTONE - QUIcKsTET
DEFEATED BY A SCORE OF 8 TOT.
On Saturday afternoon the QuicksteT
met the Keystone of Philadelphia for the
second time this season, and were badly de-
feated, after having the game in their own
hands, at the end of the seventh inning the
score standing six to one in favor of the
home club. The game was good one in
many respects, but owing to inexcusable
and fatal errors on the part. of the home
club they deservedly sustained a defeat
The fielding Of the home clubwas excellent
We may mention Kelley, who took several
difficult flies, but the finest play of the game
was fly taken by stock, who received un-
bounded applause. Geary on the first, has
not been playing up to his usual standard
for the last two or three games, and sub
stitution of Stock at that. position in the
next game would be advisable.
| Game was called at $50 with the Quick
step at the bat. We give the following
summary of the innings:
| Clinch opened for the "Quickeys" and hit
to short stop and made first by error; Fisher
knocked to short stop and was put out at
first and Clinch at second; Hindle dropped
weak fly to short centre and was caught
out by second baseman:
Mcbride faced Latferty and hit to short
centre making first, but was caught at
second: Galbraith knocked to Stidham and
made first by error of Geary; Morris hit a
fly to Splaine which he held; Siverns hit a
liner and made first; Timmons hit a line fiy
to short right, which Stock took on a run.
Laflerty, the first in this inning, struck
out; Kelly hit up foul which was taken by
third baseman ON run; Splaine hit up
weak fly to short stop, retiring the nine.
No run.
Shaw hit fly to short centre which was
very prettily taken by Kelly on run; An
derson struck to Stidham who dropped the
ball and throwing low to first, gave him
his base; Mulligan' struck to Stidlam and
throwing to second put out Anderson, Multi
gan making base; Riterson struck out re-
tiring the side. No runs.
In the third inning Stiddham went out at
first, Geary went out by fly to left, and Stock
fouled out to first.
Mcbride, Morris>and.severns out for the
Keystones.
The fourth and fifth innings resulted in a
blank for each nine.
In the sixth Stock opened with fly to
short, and was retired by second baseman !;
Clinch struck to short and made first !:
Fisher struck to second and was retired at
first Hindle struck swift liner to right,
made first, and brought in Church Zap
plause) Lafferty struck to first and was
retired at first, leaving Hindle on base.
The visitors were retired in one, two three
order.
In the seventh neither nine succeeded in
scoring.
Stock opened the fatal eighth, and made
first on error, Clinch struck daisy cutter to
left and made first, sending Stock to third,
Fisher struck up to short center, and sent in
Stock, and Clinch to third also making sec
ond, Clinch coming in on a pass ball, Hindle
struck terrific liner to center, making irst
and sending Fisher home. Lafferty sent a
magnificent liner to right center, sending in
Hindle and making third; Lafferty coming
in on passed ball; Kelly struck up weak
flip to third and retired. Splain hit heavy
fly to left and made second; Stidham hit a
fly to short center and was retired by second
baseman; Geary fly to short stop and retired
the side, Splain on base; five runs.
Mcbride opened with liner past third,
an made first, Galbraith struck liner to
left field and made first; Morris struck liner
to left and sent in Mcbride; Severns strut k
w CAiucH anu was Tttlreu hC nfSh, GalDral u
coming in.
Timmons struck liner to Fisher and
made first by bad throw; Shaw struck q
fly to long short which was muffed by Std
ham; Morris and Timmons coming in on
wild throws; Anderson had three strikes
and was given his first by bad error of
Geary; Mulligan struck fly to short CEN
tire which was taken by Kelley, making
double play on Second.
Stock sent beauty to centre for second;
Clinch fly to left and was retired; Fisher a
fly to short stopand retired, Stock coming in
on an overthrow to third; Hindle retired on
foul to catcher.
Riterson struck to left first and Geary not
running made first; Mcbride hit liner
below third, made first and sending in Ritter
son; Galbraith hit to centre and made second,
sending In Mcbride; Morris hit to short third
felded by Fisher to first and retired; Severns
struck liner to centre, made first, Galbraith
coming in; Anderson struck cut. Three
runs. ..... 4' l.-,
The score by innings was as follows: Oh.
Innings, 2 3 4 5 6 7 81
Quickstep, O O 90 O5 ~