Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-25
BASEBALL.
THE iRONsIDEs vs.. THE ALTOONA
The Champion Amateur OiuD Of the STATE
Beaten BY the Ironsides BY the
Scoro of In l.

The champion Amateur OiuD Of the STATE
Beaten by the Ironsides BY tho
Score OF @ 70 4.
The Altoona club, which arc considered
the finest amateurs in the state, stopped in
Lancaster yesterday for two days practice
games. The first one was played yester-
day, and much to the surprise of everybody
the Mountain city giants were beaten
badly in hotiy contested game by the
Ironsides. Everybody was anxious to see
the game, but almost everybody felt con.
fident that the Altoonas would win easily
and those who did not quit as losers last
evening. The visitors were outplayed
by the plucky Ironsides and the Altoonas
were as much surprised as the audience.
Owing to the great reputation which pre-
ceded the Altocnas everybody was anxious
to see them and the crowd in attendance
was therefore very large. The visitors
presented Yarnall, late of the Anthracite.
and Ardner as their batteryf Brown and
Manlovc being reserved for to days game.
The home team managed to pound Var.
nall for six base hits with total of ten,
and Ardner had a number of passed balls.
Hofford and Sixsmith were the home
teams battery and they played an excel
lent game. The fielding of the whole
nine was very fine. Miller, the new man +,
played second, and although he had sew
eral errors ho made number of brilliant
plays, and he did more work in that posi-
tion than any man who had been there
for scme time. OIdfeld, Schiller and
Kelly took the honors at the bat for the
home team, the first named making a
three bagger and the others each two.
The game was called promptly at 3:45
by Jones, the umpire, and no runs were
scored until the second inning. Sixsmith
opened it with ball which was fumbled
by AXE, and reached first, but was put out
at home plate after Ardner had thrown to
first. Hoffoid went out on fly and Miller
and Kelley went to base on balls. At this
juncture Oldfield came on and made q ire
mendous hit to right field. bringing Miller
and Kelly in and putting himself on third
Zecher put the side out by going out on
strikes. The visitO scored one run in the
next inning. ManlOve went out on . fly
to Sweitzer, Brown made his first on a
small ball but went cut on second, AXE
reached second on Sweitzer's throw to
first and got home on passed ball of Six
sraith's, Yarnell going out on Strikes.
Neither club scored in tho next two in.
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good hits. Ardner's fly was muffed by
Hyman, who threw Bradley out at second.
Woods hit brought Ardner and Smith in
while he himself put the side out by
failing TO rect, second before the
ball from Sixsmith. Yarnell having
gone out on strikes. Neither club
secured anything in the sixth inning but
in the seventh the Ironsides got their
work in. Kelly and Oldfieid went to base
On balls and Zechcr on tumble by the
second baseman. With these three on the
bases and tho fielders Of the visitors
Swcitzer went in and sent daisy ball to
centre field ont of tho reach of every one
and brought Kelly and Oldfield in.
Schiller wtn5 out on short fly.
Lyman Cn strikes and Zecher endeavoring
to steal third. In the eighth inning the
visitors were again BANKED, bu: the home
club were more fortunate, and made two
runs on a base hit and two passed balls by
the catcher HOtfcrd and Miller scoring.
Ia the ninth inning AXE Of the visitors
scored on Smiths hit. The score in detail
is.