The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
BALL AND-BAT.
The Quicksfeps i'm GIOuceDter : A
Drawn Battle-Camdem IhOrONgh.
1y. Excited.-HartfOr VS.. Mutuals,
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Yesterday afternoon, the Quicksteps wei
up to Gloucester to play the famous Gregg
club of Camden, but the result was neitht
pleasant nor satisfactory. Since their d.
feat in this city some time since, the Gregg
team have made brilliant record, contain
ing two victories from the Burlington's an
. remarkable ones from the Philadelphi
amateurs, but haye met with not singl
defeat. .. .s- ,n..,. -
Flushed with victory, overwhelming, the
entered the field, yesterday with full de
termination to retrieve their defeat here b,
avictory equally as conclusive.
| With the club, about three hundred o
their friends and hackers were on tn,
ground, and it would be difficult to imagine
anything more remote from the gentleman
ly or more closely allied to the rutflan thar
the behavior of the Camden crowd. Sever
! al times, when the result was In doubt they
were ready to rush on the gronnd and
"bounce" the visitors from the field. We
are sorry to say that the nine did not evince
more. decent behavior than their friends,
and Pennington, their Captain, especially
distinguished himself as rough and a row.
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AS usual, the nine was packed, only four
OF the Cregers proper, being in the. field, the
other players having been selected from
the Shibe, Gloucester and Cain clubs. VI.
The game, which proved to be series of
disputes. and ill tempered wranglings on the
part of the Camden nine, began at halfpast
three O'Clock, with Hindel, of the Quick
stups, as Umpire. The Quicksteps having
won the toss, their opponents were sent to the
bat, and the apology for a game was
opened.
Burt was the first man to face the field
and proved an easy victory, after short hit
to Clinch. who threw it to first. Fowzer,
Shibe man, hit to right for first amid deaf
ening applause which subsided when Alcott
went out on beauty to Stock. Fowzer
sent daisy cutter to right and took first,
but Cain proved the third victim by foul
tip nicely taken by Talley, ..s"H
The Quicksteps then went to the b ONE
plate, and Kelly opened for them with
daisy cutter to- right for second, but Fisher
was not so fortunate, and was retired at
first. Kelly came home on an overthrow of
Carroll to Second. Clinch sent a grounder
to right and after making first stole. second.
Laferty hit a beauty to left for first base,
and Clinch came home. Stidham made his
first after retiring Lafferty by muffed liner
to second, and Splaine popped out at center
harrington opened for the Creagers in
the second innings by grounder to Std
ham, who jumbled the ball and was to late
to catch him at first. Wilkenson fouled
out, but Harrington came home on passed
ball by Tally Barber went out at first by
beautiful throw of Fisher. Dunlap sent the
oall whizzing to right, succeeded in
gaining second, and was brought home by
Corroll, who took his position at second. |
Burt hit beauty to center, for second, I
bringing Correll in. Fouzer fouled out.
The last half of the second innings was a !
,oose egg, for the Quicksteps; Tally, Geary !
ind Stock, out. -.G ~ .
Alcott opened the I'd innings by first
vase hit to short right. Cain went out on a
oul tip, but harrington, by error of Std
lam, went to first Alcott gained second
nd Stole third. Wilkinson sent a rattler
O. center, bringing Alcott and Harrington
0 the plate. Barber made first on a good
1t, and Crerpid to second, but failed to
core, as Carroll was easily retired at first.
The third innings resulted in another blank
Or the Quicksteps and the enthusiasm Of the
'amden roughs was at boiling heat. +
In the fourth innings the Cregers were re-
red in one, two, three order. ....
Lafferty opened for the Quicksteps
! the fourth inning by daisy
utter to left for first, but was re-
red at second by hit of Stidham to short,
ho succeeded in making first by a short
lrow of Fowzer, and came home on an
Verthrow of Farmington's to second base.
ally hit to short for first and Kelley made
is base on error of Pennington, but Talley
as caught at second, and Geary went out
first. ~ .~7 ., lIi, LII ig. j. )
In the fourth inning the Cregers were
gain retired in one, two, three order.
elley went to first, but Stock, Fisher, /;
I'd Clinch were victims before he succeeded =
reaching second. l.,. i
The fifth inning was another blank for the y ;,
Rogers, in one, two, three order, and the
had no better luck. Ia
Burt sent the leather to centre for first :,
I'd creeped to second, Fowzer went out by r
fly, splendidly taken by Splain on run. :
lcott out by fly to Kelly and Pennington !,
is retired at first. = '...
When the Quicksteps resumed the bat, 2
Q score stood 5 ito 8 in favor of the Creger, +
d affairs looked blue. for the visitors, y
It by safe batting and careful running ?
ey succeeded In getting three runs and M
| the game. .-.-g i.-.,.a . ,rf.} D..
Wilkenson opened for the Creger's in the
venth, but was an easy victim, Barber
mt out on fly well taken by Kelly, but
lnlap went to first on good hit to centre,
on error of Geary, Carroll took his NJ
ice, and Dunlap went to second. Another
'Or by Geary gave Burt his base and Dun a,