Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-16
BASEBALL
The Ironsides Dessas the E1ve-Twensy Of
IA1l00olDhle,

Tho Ironsides Defsas the Elve.Twensy oi
Philndelphla.
About seven hundred people witnessed
the game Of bali ON Saturday between the
Five.Twenty club Of Philadelphia, and the
1ronsides of this city. The strange nine
is one of tho leading amateur clubs O!
Philadelphia, and has defeated the Man
tuas, who played here on Wednesday.
Game was called at $50, with J. Harold
Wickershan, of this city, as umpire. The
lronsides presented strong nine. with
Hofford and Zecher as the battery. Myers,
who had very sore finger, played right
field, and King covered third base, with
Byers at short. The first part of the
game looked as though it would be one oi
the best of the season, as the score was
kept down for five innings. The visitors
were first to the bat, but neither they mol
the home club scored run. Ii
the second and third, each, the Iron
sides got run, with goose eggs fol
the visitors. In the fourth the visitors
made their first run on an error and re-
tired the home team in one, two, three
order. The fifth inning gave the Iron
sides two more runs, and at tho end of i!
the score stood 4 to in their favor. Be-
fore that inning was finished it was evident
that McGrann, the catcher of the Five
Twenty, was losing ground. He was
unable to retain the balls which
dropped from his hands. In the
sixth inning the visiting team was retired
after two runs had been made. McGrann
then caught for short time, but was
obliged to give it up. By this time it was
plain that the home team were toe
much for the visitors. They began pound,
ing the pitcher all over the field, and before
the inning closed had added eight runs to
their score. All batted we'll, and they had
but little trouble getting home. Miles
knocked a ball with tremendous force over
the centre tielder's head and against the
fence. The fielder fell down in his en-.
deavor to get it, and Miles made home
run, bringing two others with him. The
Five-Twenty boys seemed to be demoral
lied and their playing was marked by the
greatest errors. The homo nine took
advantage of all these to run up the score
The visitors changed their pitcher and
catcher several times during the inning,
but it was of no avail, as none OF
the batteries worked. Tho inning finally
came to a close and in the next ths Five.
Twenty boys, by good work, scored three
leaving the home team none. The Iron
sides turned tho joke in the eighth inning,
taking two runs and leaving mono for their
opponents. A feature of this inning was a
play of tho strangers short stop, who put
Zecher out by stopping a hot ball from
his bat. In tho last inning, after two
hands Of the visiting team we-o out, they
scored two runs by an overthrow to first.
The Ironsides did not so to the bat for the
last time, and the score at the end stood
IA to in their favor. 1t must be said
that the home team played very strong
game. The pitching of Hofford was very
effective. 1t was too quick for the visitors
and large number struck out. Zechei
was suffering from very sore hands and
had no idea of playing behind the bat, but
as the Philadelphia catcher did not arrive
in time he consented to do so. He sur
prised all in stopping tho balls as
he did and he left but one pass
King, Miles and Pepper played very wei
at the bases and Arnold in centre field
caught fly in fine style after a long run
The whole nine batted remarkably well
OF the visiting nine tho best player wa:
Delmer, a stoutly built young fellow, who
stood over first base as solid as rock
allowing no balls to pass him. The club
fielded very we'll, and if thoy had hal :
pitcher and a catcher, who could "stay,
the game would have been closer. They
could not have won however. The scort
was as follows