The daily gazette., 1883-08-25
A HARD-F0UGHT CANE.
A STUBBORN STRUGGLE FOR
THIRTEEN INNINGS.
A VICTORY FOR THE HOME TEAM
The Finest and Closest Contest Ever Seen
In WnmIngton-The Qufcksteps Fairly
Cover Themselves with Glory.

The Quickstep boys in one OF the longest
and best played games ever seen In this city
succeeded In downing the coal lcrackers of
Pottsville, yesterday afternoon. The game
was an exhibition Of fine playing on both
sides, and every man ON both mines played
well, except Lang, of the Anthracites
who played miserable game. The
home team both outbatted and
outielded, how ever, having but four errors,
and one of them for bases on balls. Five
of the Anthracite Is errors were for bases ON
balls, leaving nine fielding errors. The
game was exciting from the FIRST. Kienzel
went to the bat and on the first ball that
was pitched knocked two-base hit,
and, by the aid of an error
OF third base, he was enabled
to score This ended the run getting
on both sides up to the fourth inning where
the visitors made four runs by aid of hits
and one man being sent to base on balls.
The score now stood four TO one and the
crowd became despondent. The home nine
were blanked on the end OF the fourth. The
visitors were then blanked until the
thirteenth In the sixth inning Benners hit
to short stop, who fumbled the ball and al
lowed him to reach first; Hoover then came
to bat made drive for two bases and
brought him home; Hoover scored on a
passed ball. Things were now growing in
teresting and the excitement was intense,
when the heavy batters of the Anthracite
went out In the seventh inning.
Kenzel led off in the eighth with a terrific
drive for two bases. Benners followed with
a single which sent Kienzel, who had stolen
third in daring style, home. The srore was
tie now and everyone was on tip-toe. For
the next four innings some of the sharpest
plays ever seen on ball ground
were made. Three times the Quickstep
had men on bases and they failed to score.
1t would be impossible to describe the ex-
element; every good play was cheered.
The thirteenth inning ended the agony,
however Hoover went first to the bat,
when he knocked ball clear to the centre
field fence and scored on an overthrow by
Lang to third The crowd fairly went wild,
hats were thrown up in the air, cheer after
cheer was given and handkerchlefs were
waved. Finally, after the cheering had
subsidized, Milligan, the Anthracite catcher
discovered that he could not see the ball
and wanted the umpire to call game. This
the latter refused to do, and gave him
five minutes to play. He went
back again, and after Fox had
been sent to his base on balls, the sluggins
commenced, it was evident, however, that
the visitors were playing to keep the Quick
step at the bat and thus prolong the game
The home boys got on to this idea, and after
six runs had been scored, st. Lawrence al
lowed himself to be put out at home, Ben
ners purposely fouled out and Hoover STRUCK
out. The visitors then came In and sue
ceeded in scoring one run, thus reversing
the score of the day before
1t would be impossible TO particularly
speak of those who played best-they al
played we'll. Albert had two errors but re
deemed himself by several other brilliant
stops.
To the battery is especial credit due
Henry never faltered and pitched splendid
game, striking out the heavier hitters in the
Anthracite. He was, apparently, as fresh ii
the thirteenth inning as in the first, and st
Lawrence let but one ball pass him the en-
tire game, and that yielded but little to biz
opponents. At the end he was in excellent
condition. Hoover had bouquet presented
to him by one of the ladies in the audience
The more one sees of Snyder at first tht
more he is convinced that sold reliable" Il
the strong point of the nine. A remarkable
instance of the game was that Fox at thru
base had but two chances to do anything
the entire game. Watt made a couple o
good catches at left field. In the batting
Kienzel, Hoover and Henry led for tn
| Quicksteps and Knowles, Annis and Alcot
| for the Anthracites. The fielding of Nc
Laughlin at second and Annis at left wa
splendid. The following is the score: