The daily gazette., 1883-09-29
ATHLETICS cH lMPIoNs.

Yesterday the Athletics met the Eclipse
and won the game which decides the Amer
lean Association fight This contest has
been one of the closest and most exciting in
the history of base ball, and it is the second
time the championship has come to Philadei-
phia The last time being in 1871, when the
AthleJics players were composed as follows:
Malone, c.; Mcbride, p; Fisler, 1b.; Reach,
2b; Meyerle, 3D.; Radcliffe, s. B.; Cuthbert,
/. f.; Sensenderier, c. f.; Heubel, r. f.;
Bechtel, SUBJ; I. Pratt, sub. Most of them
are well-known about Philadelphia to day.
Reach and Pratt are managers OF the Phila-
delphia nine. Radcliffe still plays in the
League, Fisler managed the Merritts and
Malone is manager of the Quickstep.
Mcbride is now wealthy and retired.
of the AZ games played they won 80 and lost
13. When the Championship Committee
met several of these ames were thrown
out, as alleged, but the club still remained
champions, with % won and seven lost
Boston stood second with the same number
won and ten lost. This same year the club
played In Wilmington and defeated our best
nine then, the Diamond State by a score of
IA to on the lot corner Fourth and Lom-
bard streets.
This year they started in with the inten-
ton of getting good nine, and they did it,.
Nearly every man has done all that was ex-
pected of him, and all except one have been
reserved. Not one man has came on the
field In any degree under the influence of
liquor, and Birchall was the only man To
meet with fine for violation of playing rules.
The fine was afterwards remitted.
The champions for 1884 are Alonzo
Kl light, manager and right fielder; Harry
ID. Stovey first baseman and captain; Robert
Matthews, inventor of curve pitching;
Edward Rowen, his catcher; Frederick
Corey, general utility man and pitcher; John
0'Beien, catcher; James Stricken, second
baseman; Robert Blackiston, centre fielder;
Michael Moynahan, short stop; A. J..
pitcher and third baseman, and Jones and
Hubbard the famous Yale College battery,
Jones twice playing in decisive games.
In the matter of salaries all the players
are well provided for. Matthews gets So 200:
Stovey, 81, 900; Rowen, 81 ,S00;and Jones and
Hubbard $500 month each. These figures
are official. The other salaries are estimated
by gentleman in position to calculate
closely, as follows; 'Brien, 81 200; Stricken,
81 100; Moynaban, 81 200; Blackiston,
81 200; Blrchall, $1,000; Knight, 81, 800;
Corey, 81 800; Crowley, 81, 500; Bradley,
about 81, 800.
The expenses of the club have been
S36 $3.50, the receipts S115, $50; 305, 900 spec
tators have viewed the games In Philadel-
phia. The game yesterday, by which the
championship was finally decided, was far
superior to any between the st. Louis and
the champions; the score was as follows:
Athletic ........ o l.
Eclipse ..... 0 0 o 2 0 0 o.
Runs earned, Athletic l: Eclipse, /; two-base
hits Maskrey, Wolf; left on bases, Athletic, 4;
Eclipse 2; struck out, Athletic, l; Eclipse, 8;
| bases on called balls, Athletic, 8; eclipse, 2;
first base on errors Athletic 2; Eclipse, q passed
balls Sullivan, !; wild pitches, Heeker, 2; time
| of game, two hours; umpire. Daniels.
OTHER GAMES.
BROOKLYN, Sept 2s,-By poor fielding
the Brooklyn team lost game to the Har-
risburg Club this afternoon. The Brook
| lyns put in the best work at the bat, but
but made some very costly errors. The escore
| follows:
Harrisburg 2 o 2 0 o. &
| Brooklyn ......... j l 0 o D.
| Elsned runs, Harrisburg /; Broo lyn, l; first
base on errors, Harrisburg, 8;Brooklyn, 6;struck
out Harrisburg, 4; Brooklyn, I; left on bases
| Harrisburg, 4; Brooklyn, /; base hits, Harris
bnrg, 8; Brooklyn, 9; lid pitches, Schappert
4; Kimber 8; passed balls, Miller, s.; Corcoran
| /; umpire, Mr.. Gritfths; time, 2 hours.
TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 2s.-The Trentonf