The Morning herald., 1875-10-08
BALL IND BAT.

! A GLORIOUS GAME FOR THE QUICKsTEP
THE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS DE
FEATED-A MAGNIFICENT GAME-"TEI
WATER MELON BALL TossERs" CoyEI
THEMSELVES WITH GLORY.
Not less than two thousand persons as
| sembled at the Quicksteps grounds yester
day to witness the game between tie pro
fess!onal Athletics of Philadelphia and oul
champion Quickstcps. There was no idea
among all the crowd gathered in the grounds
other than that the Quickstcps would suffer
a severe defeat, but it was hoped that they
would manage to make a respectable show
ing. The event proved that the Qu:cksteps
could not only play a good game, but that
they are capable of playing equal to any
professional club in the country.
The game was the finest exhibi ion Of base
ball skill ever seen in this city, and better is
seldom witnessed on any ball ground. The
visitors had full and strong nine. although
Mcbride and Clapp we're not present, for
Gilroy and Betchell filled their places.
The Quicksteps played Fouzer at second
and Taylor of the Peabody, at third. With
these exceptions they had their regular
nine.
The play Of the home team was nearly
perfect, only three errors being credited to
them. Hinde distinguished himself be-
hind the bat and took Laflerty's effective
balls, certainly much better than Gilroy
handled Betchen's. Geary was a host,
and the first base is not credited with a
single error. Fouzer played splendilly, and
stidham never did himself or the club so
much credit some of his plays were mag
the result shows effectively. The game of
compare in any particular with the play of
the Quicksteps. They were beaten at every
point, and a change of pitcher on the fifth
innings, when Sutton was called in, failed
to save them from defeat.
The game opened at halfpast three
O'Clock with one Mr.. n,lish Of tie
Olympic base ball club as umpire, and the
Quickstep at the bat.
At the conclusion of the second inning
neither club had scored, and the interest
was very warm. The home team club in
the third, by some splendid batting led of
by Geary, made four runs, and by sharp
fielding tlanked the visitors. In the fourth the
Quicksteps got in another run by two clean
base hits, aud the visitors succeeded in
scoring two, but were goosegged in the
fifth, and another run in for the home club,
which was increased in the fifth by another,
the visitors scoring nothing.
The Athletics made one run in the sixth,
eighth and ninth, but the Qucksteps failed
to score after the fifth, the score standing
at the conclusion Of the ninth, to in
favor of the Quicksteps.
The score by innings was as follows
INNINGS. / 2 8 4 5 6 7 50
Quicksteps, 90 4 90 O-G
Athletics, 0 90 2 0 l 0 1O-4
During the game Latftrty made a
magnificent double play, taking hot liner
with one hand and retiring the runner, who
was on first, by beautiful throw, and
stidham won deserved applause by a bril-
liant stop and throw to first.
The visitors played hard to win but they
could not master the brilliant fielding Of
the Quicksteps or the effective pitching of
Laferty.
The game was well earned and won by
superior play. Mcbride, in conversation
with HERALD reporter, said that he had
never seen an amateur club play game to
equal the one yesterday ,and gave the Quick
steps all the credit of the game. "We play
ed to win," said he, "but you bave beaten
us fairly