Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-25
SECOND EDITION.
The baseball Match,

NRws OF The RESULT IN THIS CITY AND READING
WHAT THE READING PAPEBS BAY
Considerable interest was felt in Wilmington
in the game, and the announcement OF its result
to the 7th inning with nothing later at 8 O'Clock,
created great excitement in the streets. Crowds
we're gathered at almost every street corner dis
cussing the game, while at Hndle's (Headquar-
ters) aud at the telegraph office great throngs OF
people awaited replies to telegrams sent to Phil
adelphla. Shortly after O'Clock passengers by
the train which arrived about that hour
brought copies of the score, and the desponden-
cy was great here AZ among the defeated play
ers. Almost every one who takes any interest in
base ball seemed to share in the defeat. large
but orderly, crowd awaited the arrival OF the club
at the depot, but no indications OF dlspleasure
were thrown out save in teasing manner.
We understand that the Quickstep club are
still not satisfied of the ability OF the Actives to
defeat them under more favorable circumstan-
cos (and their friends are not by any meaps) and
another series OF games ia proposed-to be
played in Reading, Wilmington and phladel-
phia. 1t is stated that challenge will be sent
MoBooRAoY IN DEFEAT IN VICTORY EMULATION.
The Reading Times, Of this morning, under
the heading "Gory Enough for One Day.
prints the following
yesterday afternoon, the Quickstep base ball
club OF Wilmington, fell victim to the well
known superior skill of the Active OF this city,
in game played on the Centennial grounds IN
Philadelphia The score shows how deftly the
Wllmingtonians were gathered i'll and done for
by our boys, for up to the seventh inning the
game stood 6 for the Quickstep and for the
home club. But the hour Of disaster to one and
victory for the other came in the eighth inning
when our club scored the astounding num-
Der of IL runs. Five or six runs were looked for,
but having got their hands fairly in,
the boys, it seems could not resist
the temptation of making their victory
something 30 tangible and talkable, that we hope
we will be spared any excuses or explanations
from the Wilmington newspapers. We have
hitherto felt satisfied that the Active club, given
a far field, could handle any club that faced it
this season and always lead the score, and our
opinion has only been confirmed by yesterdays
game When the Active club left the city it
was generally understood, that they intended to
bring home with them another ball to be added
to the already large number in Manager Mish-
lers possession, and the boys have faithfully
kept their word.
"On the return of the Active club last evening,
they were received by an immense concourse OF
citiZenB who were accompanied by the Rlnggold
Band. AS soon as possible after the boys
alighted from the train, a procession was formed,
headed by the band, who were immediately fol-
lowed by the Active club, the crowd following
and acting al an escort Of honor to the victors.
The widest enthusiasm prevailed, and cheer upon
| cheer rent the air as they moved in North Sixth
street to Penn, and thence to the European Ho-
tel in Penn Square where they were entertained
with fine collation. served in honor of the oc-
casion. The ovation to the Active was as spon-
| taneous as it was hearty and deserved"
GAME TOMORROW.
Tomorrow afternoon, the Quickstep club will
| go to Camden N. j.. to play match game with
| the Cregar club, of that city.