The Morning herald., 1876-05-23
LOCAL NEWS.
THE BALL FIELD.

West Chester Otr Home Club Meet
their Match-A Splendid Game Other
Bali Notes.
The Eureka club, of Camden, played the
return game with the Amateurs of this
city yesterday afternoon, At the Rodney
street grounds. The playing began at 8
O'Clock with Evans at the bat who was
quickly retired, Geary next and followed
suit. Dickerson then went to the bat and
made run by a fly ball over the fence.
Latferty was the next striker; retired at
first. One run.
Fennimore opened for the Eureka and
secured his run, the three strikers follow
ing retiring in one, two, three order.
On the second inning Evans went to the
bat and retired on strikes. Kelly, by
beautiful daisy cutter, made his first. Bert
chell .sent fly ball to centre field, which
was taken, and he went to grass, leaving
Kelly on first. who took his second while
Smiley, the next striker, went to first on
balls. Stock out on first base by throw Of
Pfeffer. No runs.
Burt opened with fly ball to centre,
which was beautifully caught by Brady.
Caperon to his base on clean hit to right
centre, and after having reached his second
was left by ,Pfeffer, going out at first, and
J Shaw on the fly to Evans. No runs.
| On the third Evans made his first in this
inning, by very bad error Of Shaw, and
stole second. Geary, the neat striker, went
out at first by beautiful throw of Pfeffer,
Evans gong to third. Diekerbon then
made his first by bad overthrow of Shaw,
Evans coming in. Laf1erty made his first
by good base hit, and Dickerson went to
second, but was forced out 1T third by
Bradys three strikes, which was purposely
dropped by Keegan, in order to cut Dicker-
son off-Brady going to first, and Latterty
to second. Kelly then put up a fly ball to
Caperon, who muffed it, Kelly taking his
first and Latferty and Brady advancing one
! base, three men on bases and two men out.
Bertchell then came to the bat, and after
several fouls, made beautiful hit TO right
field, and went to second, Lafierty, Brady
and Kelly coming home by bad errors OF
Euekas. Smiley then came to the bat and
made his second by error Of Roach, Bert
chell going home. Stock then retired at
first on weak hit to Caperon-six runs.
| Alexander opened for Eureka with base
hit. Finnemore then took up the ash and
retired on foul tip to Dickinson; Carroll out
by Kelly, and Alexander out at second on
Roachs hit. No runs.
In the fourth inning Evans opened with
hard hit to short, and retired at first, the
ball being well fielded. Geary then went
to the bat and by errors made his second
i Dckerson made first by error of Burt and
Gearyin Latferty then made fine base
hit and Dckerson went in. Brady touled
out to Keegan, Kelly, the next man, made
, first by error and Lafferty in, Kelly made
first and went out at second OH Bertchell'
hit. Three runs.
The fourth inning of the visitors was
opened " Fennimore who sent up ny
ball to Evans and retired, Carroll made his
first by an error of Smiley. Roach came
to the bat an.dmade his first byerror OF Bert
I chell, Carroll going to second who retired
third on Keegan's hit and Burt out at tirs
by we'll tielded ball from Smilay NO
J runs.
In the fifth inning for the home club
Bertchell went on fly ball to Alexander
Smiley went to first by error OF Ptetter,
Stock out on fly to centre, and Smiley ou
/ at third on Stocks hit. A beautiful doubl
| play. No runs.
> The fifth inning of the Eureka was open
I Ell by Caperon, who made his first by a
error of Kelly, and then went to second o
4 the error by Dickerson. Pfctfer went out q
first and Capron took his third and the
n went in by error of Dickerson. Shaw mad
his first by an error of Brady, and then A
exander retired, at first, Shaw going to sec
ond, Finnemore then coming to the ba
made first and went to third on Dickersoh'
error, and Shaw went in. Carroll, the mex
striker, made first. Roach then came to tn
bat, and before getting his base Finnemor
was retired at third, while knapplng.
Two runs.
stock opened the sixth inning for til
l. home club by hit to short stop, but wa
u retired at first Geary then made tw
"a base hit, but was left on the third by Gear
> and Dickerson retiring at first. No runs.
RS The sixth for the Eureka was opened :
'e Carroll, who made his first by AL error {
u Smiley, Roach then went to the bat an
n by a beautiful hit to left made first, Caro-
of going second. keegan then went out
ii Evans, who threw the ball to Kelly, putti1
$ Carroll out while attempting to make thir
j, Burt then took the bat and made fine ba
,e hit, Keegan going in. Caperon, the ne:
le striker, touled out to Dickerson. One ru
ID The seventh inning for the Quickstel
e. was opened by Latterty who made first
oe an error of Shaw, Brady then took up Il
In willow and also made his base, Latter
Id going to second, but was put out while
tempting to steal third, Brady going
second and then went in by bad error
Burt. Kelly retired on fly to Pfefter, al
Bertchel at first. One run.
IS The seventh inning Of the Eureka W
ne opened by PfetIer who retired at first. shs
or then went to the bat, and after having
w. life given him by Dickerson, went out on
foul to Evans. Alexander then took t
. bat and by error of Geary made his bal
and Fennimore likewise, Alexander gei
N TO second. Carroll then went to the
and made first but was left, Alexander
tiring at third base. No runs.
JG The eighth inning Of the Qulckstep wal
short one, all retiring in one, two, thl
+ order.
1e- The visitors were also retired in the sal
oAA order