Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-17
BASEBALL.
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a Beaut,iui Gamo whiuh wa. won by tho
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a BeRuttiui Gamo Nhiuh wa, won by the
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On Saturday tho closest game of ball
that has been seen hero this season was
played between tho lrOpsldos aud tho
Actiye-iutor state club, of Reading. The
latter pine has bocu strong all season and
until last week had a fine show for second
place IN their association They fell be'
hind, however, 10y their defeats III Harris.
onrg since tho organization of the lronsidv
II hH always boon apparent that the
stronger tho club is that thoy have to con
tend with tho better ball they play. This
certainly was tho oiso ON Saturday aud
they have good reason to b1 proud oi tho
game they played. The Aotiyes crawled
out OI a very small hole to win. There
was very largo audience present To see
the game and tho ma irity Thought that
tho strangers would have but little ditii.
Guilty IN getting away from tho home
team. In this they were mistaken, and "A
closer aud better game of ball In seldom
seen anywhere. The Activcs presented
Lands as their pitcher and tho lronsides
hit him Oitoncr than tho visitors hit
iionord, but thoy woro very unIucky in
Knocking very large number of fly balls.
iiuo. Fry, u colorcd man, who had been
catching Cor tho hpok II avon club, mado
his first appearance with the Autiyns IN
this game, having been ongagod on Friday
aud he caught for L,ndis. IL was some.
thing Ot novelty Tor this town to see one
COlOrOd man III club, but he played "A
good game. Morris, the California pitcher,
did not play, aud Carroll his catcher,
worked ia the field. TITO ActlyuB are ino
iioldcrs aud that ~ where they did excel
IcuJ work on Saturday. IumIey, who was
hero with sam Fields niue, played at
short. Tno lrOusldcs presented liufiord
aud Reilly as their battery aud tho visitors
found tho former hard enough u hit.
Reilly played w0Il and astonished all by
his accurate throwing tu second base.
Oldiicld, for the first time siucc no came
here, covered srCUud base aud played an
astonishing game. La tact tho whole club
played well.
Game was called promptly at 3.lJ by
Miller, of the lrOusidcs CLUB who made a
lirst class umpire, aud QUO that the visitors
did not have the least reason to complain
ot ln the hGS5 two innings both mines
wcTo retired i'll one, two, three order. la
the third Reilly of the irOnsides made first
on u tumble ot Tomloy, stealing second
and reaching third on lIuCurd's hit. lIp
was left there, however, as lIofiOrd went
out at first aud llyudman aud Oldhcld on
"A fly. la the two following innings neither
side scored and the fielding was very sharp.
Lechcr made beautiful stop of hot
grounder in the fourth inning and threw
Carroll out at first. In the sixth inning
Fry, OF the ActiveS, went out on fly to
llyndmau. Lands sent u ball into rIght
field, which bounded past lIyndman aud
rUllci against the fence, enabling the run
nor to make third before IL could bo iirldcd
Boyle followed with u safa hIt To crutre
field, bringing LaudIs IN and scoring the
only run Of the game, Larkins and
Carroll going out at first. During
the next throo innings the fielding
again was fine aud no runs wcro made.
In the last inning tho visitors had two
| hands out aud three mcn on bases hen
they were retired by KeIly's pretty catch
Of a fly. Several times during the game
tho bases were full, but the ono run of tho
visitors was the Only result Tho game
was beautiful one aud It will be some
timo before another will bo seen like It
| here. The score follows;