The daily gazette., 1883-09-04
MAKING A GOOD START.
THE oUIcksTEPs WIN A GAME
in POTTSvILLE.
SCORES OF YESTERDAYS GAMES
The Home Club Gaius q Substantial Vic
tory in POftsville--st. Louis Reaching for
the ChampIOnship-Gene Notes.


their twenty second victory ut Pottsville
yesterday, by defeating the Anthracite of
place. The game was an exhibition of fine
fielding. Both batteries were very effective,
the Quickstep securing but four hits with a
total of seven bases of Miller anu the An
thracites seven with total of nine off
Henry. Benners made a wonderful one
hand catch during the game. Albert dis
tinguished himself in batting by
securing a home run when Smith
had reached first base on
hit. The Anthracites objected to some of
Pierce, the new umpire's, decisions, claim.
ing that he was the cause Of their defeat
The Anthracite's only earned run was made
In the eighth. The pitching of Henry was,
as usual, first-class, and st. Lawrence did
not have a single passed ball. The follow
ing is the score by innings:
Anthracites ...... 0 % o. 2
Quickstep. ........ o o u o.
Earned runs, Anthracite, i Quickstep, 2;
on errors, Anthracite, 2: Quickstep, 4; on balls,
Quickstep, 2; struck out, Holland. 2; left on
bases, Anteracite, g.; Quickstep, 4; two-base
double plays, Lang Mclaughlin, and Knowles
passed ball, Milligan; /; time hour and 45
minutes, umpire, Richard Pearce.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
HARRISBURG, Sept. S.-The Harrisburg
club was defeated to-day by the BROOKLYN
in a championship game thst disgustcd the
spectators and caused the home nine to be
hissed and jeered and hooted as they piled
up errors. The visitors played badly enough,
hut could not, in that respect, touch the
Harrisburgs. Schappert's pitching was
good for the home club, and the latter had
difficulty in hitting Kimber. The score fol-
lows:
Harris Org ~ o 2 0 g.
brooklyn So. ] o o S 0 20 O-lS
Base hits, Bro klyn. 10; Harrisburg, I2;errors,
Harrisburg, ID; Brooklyn, o.
READING, Sept. 3.-The Trentons played
the Actives championship game here to-
lay, and badly defeated them. The visitors
presented as their battery Harkins and
Quipton. Harkins was ratified for some 20
base hits, while the visitors could do very
little with Morris, who pitched for the
Actives. Carol caught. The Actives
earned eight of their runs, and the Trentons
none. The score follows:
Active ............ / O-1s
Base hits, Trenton, o; Active, %; errors,
Trenton, 7; Active, 3,
At New York:
nstEpoSciItsn:::::. EnSitpsS ;ii SS66GGSSSS 81
At Detroit:
Dstroit........:::. DDt.'..'''.::.. S-s
At Pittsburg (twelve innings):
Allegheny ........ 0 0 0 0 10000 l. 4
At Baltimore:
6SIumbas 5oIaiSas,.,...., -. Q ~ ~
At Philadelphia:
Philadel phia...... o o o 2 e. 8
Providence....... 0 D 0 o o. 3
Earned runs, Providence l, Philadelphia l:
first base on errors. Providence 8, Philadel-
phia 3.
St. Louis -. -. 2 / 2 j K
Earned runs, st. Louis i; two base hits,
Knight, Blackiston, Latham 2, Mullane, struck
out, Corey, Mullane 2, Nchol; passed balls,
Deasley l.
BASE BALL NOTES.
Geary is going back to his home In Read
ing.
Watt will manage the Newark, N. j.,
team next year.
O'Brien is awaiting dispatches from either
Trenton or Reading.
Crowley, released by the Athletic has
signed to catch for the Boston Club.
Manager Simmons sent Fox $25 advance
money, and he has gone with that club.
Twenty thousand dollars has been raised
for team in Richmond, Virginia, next
year.
Reynolds and Grady of the Anthracites,
played with the August Flower in their
game in Philadelphia, yesterday.
The ladies base base ball clubs from
Philadelphia will play at Quickstep Park on
Friday afternoon. Game called at $50
p. m.
"Jumping Jack" Jones will be given q
trial by the Athletic Club in to-daY's game
with the st. Louis. If he is effective he will
be retrined for the remainder of the season.
Billy Mclean got telegram from Secre-
tary Young yesterday, asking If he would
umpire the four Cleveland Buffalo games at
Buffalo this week, Mclean left for Buffalo
last evening.
A new base ball association, known as the
American League of Professional Base Ball
Clubs, has been organized, and will hold
meeting at Pittsburg, Pa. September 12.
The New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington, Pittsburg, Chicago
and Indianapolis Clubs have already en-
tered, and tits expected that the st. Louis
and Cincinnati Clubs will also become men,
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