The daily gazette., 1883-07-10
A BAD DEFEAT.
The Home Club Fails to Hit Harkins and
Loses Another Game at Trenton.

Loses Another Game at Trenton.
For the third time the home nj was un-
able to bat Harkins, the Trenton's pitcher,
and suffered their third defeat In a cham
pionship game with that club. Trenton
found no difficulty in batting Dorr, hitting
for 8 hits, and earning 4 out of their runs.
The Quickstep did not make a
one single was made, " hich availed
them nothing. In the ninth inning they
made three singles, this with the aid of an
error OF first base and a passed ball, enabled
them to make two runs, neither of them
earned. The fielding of the Quickstep was
poor, no less than five men obtained the
| first base on errors. To-day the club go to
Harrisburg, Pyle and Cunliff forming the
battery. The following is the score of
yesterdays game.
Quickstep o 2 2
Runs earned Trenton, 4. Base hits Tren-
ton, s; Quickstep, 4. Total bases on hits
Trenton, IL; Quickstep, L. First base on errors
Trenton, 81 Quickstep, I. First base on
called Dalls-Trenton, l. Umpire f. j. Burt
At Altoona:
Altoona Aits'r..@ .......... .,., O.
Base hits, Altoona, 10; PHILADELPHIA 10.
Errors, Altoona, Q; Philadelphia, 8. Earned
runs, Altoona, 3.
BROOKLYN, July 9.-In a championship
game to-day the Anthracites defeated the
Brooklyn by excellent batting and fielding.
The game was full of interest. The visitors
both outbatted and out fielded their op.
ponents The following is the score
Anthracite........ 0 2 / o.
Brooklyn .... 0 / o 2 o o.
Earned runs, Anthracite, Il Brooklyn, /. First
base on errors, Anthracite. 8; Brooklyn 4.
Struck out, Anthracite 4: Brooklyn, g. Left
bases Anthracite RTOOklVn l.
hits, Manning, Geer, Annis and Mclaughlin.
Threeb base hits, Knowles. Total base hits,
Anthracite, IA; Brooklyn, I. Passed balls, Mil
ligan 2; Morgan, /. Umpire, Mr.. Grffths.
DETROIT, Mich, July 9.-The Providence
batted Jones of the Detroits clear out of the
holes to day, making five runs in four in
nings and earning three of them. Weidman
was substituted and but three hits were
made off him. The Providence total was Is
bases. Both sides flelded well. The follow
ing is the score:
Providence ....... Q l.
PetrOit. t............ o o. l
Earned runs-Providenee 4. Two-base hits
Providence 2. Three-base hits-Providence 2.
First base on errors--Provdence I, Detroit 2.
First base on called balls-Providence !, Detroit
l. Left on bases-Providence 9, Detroit 8.
Struck out--Detrot 5. Passed balls--PrOvi
dence /.
CANDIES, July 9.-The Merritts defeated
the Harrisburg yesterday in an uninterest-
ing game OF ball. The only feature being
the excellent pitching of Emslie for the
Merritts. Shappert the pitcher of the
Harrisburg pitched very wild, and after
injuring several men was compelled to re-
tire after the fourth inning, Burns pitching
the remainder of the game. The following
is the score:
Harrisburg. s6iifa..... 0 Q 0 p
Runs earned, Merritt, 1, Harrisburg, 2. Two
base hits. Emslie; Householder, Kim6er, Casey.
plays, Miller and Myers Passed balls,
Merritt, I; Harrisburg, s. Struck out Green
wood, Fennelly, Crammer, Caperoon, Myers,
balls, Merritt, Q. First base on errors, Mer-
ritt, 4; Harrisburg, 3. Umpire, Hollands. Time
of game, two hours and twenty minutes.
BUFF .Lo, July 9.-An ii teresting game
was played here to-day. The Butfalos won
by lucky batting The following is the
score:
ReW RutIa!2; %orf..:.:. 2;i 9 81 81
Two-base hits, Buffalo. 2; New York, /. Three
base hits, Buffalo, O. First base on errors,
Buffalo. l. New York, 2. On called balls,
Buffalo, 4. Left on bases, Buffalo, IL; New
York, 8. Struck out, Buffalo, 2; New York, L.
NOTES.
Frank j. Burt, the Camden umpire, is
with the Quickstep on its trip.
The first game here will be on Friday
next, and will be with the Trenton.
There will he games nearly every day next
week. The 3rooklyns leading off with a
championship game ON Tuesday.
An effort will be made to have Saturday
games commence at AS or 5 p. m. here
after In order to accommodate workmen.
The Baltimores desire to play game here
on Monday next, and If no game is booked
for that day they will probably play here.
The result of yesterdays game makes an
interesting fight between the Brooklyn, An
thracite. Trenton and Quickstep for third
place in the Interstate race.
George Fox, formerly pitcher of the Balti-
mores, has been engaged by the Quickstep,
aud is expected to be in Wilmington this
evening, or to morrow morning at the
latest.