Daily Republican., 1883-07-06
THE ANTHRACITE WINS.
The &luicksteP Loose . Champion
ship Game Thr0ssNh Errors.

About 500 people assembled at Quick
step Park yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the game between the Anthracite
club of POttsville and the Quickstep.
The game was well played up to the
sixth inning. Two of the Anthracite
men had been put out and there were
two on bases. The third man struck
out, but Cusick who had an opportu.
nifty to touch him with the ball, seemed
10 be undecided what to do, but finally
threw the ball to Snyder, which being
low was missed and recovered by Ben.
ners, who made wild throw to home
and two runs were scored.
The Quickstep batted Yarnall all over
the field, making II base hits with a
total of l6, Dorr and Watt each max
ing three baggers and were loudly
cheered Dorr, when he reached third
was exhausted and Smiley took his
place but did not score. With the ex-
ception of the above mentioned error
Cusick played splendid game. Parker
dropped a high fly in a critical part, ,aud
is partly to blame for the defeat. The
Anthracite, as usual, played a faultess
game yesterday, which they seldom do
elsewhere. Attn bat Allcott. McLaugh.
lin and Bresnahan were the only men
able to bat Dorr. Bresnahan especially
batted hard and was loudly applauded.
The score follows:
Anthracite OO2 x-4
Quickstep -001 90 90 . O--3
Runs earned Anthracite, / Quick
step, . first base on errors ofopponents
3; Qnickstep, !; first base
on called balls-Qui"kstep, | struck
out-Anthracite, 6; Quickstep, 3; left
on bases-Anthracite, 6; Quickstep, s !;
two base hits-Benners three base hits
Wait and Dorr; double plays
Quickstep, !; Anthracite, 4; passed
balls-Grady 9; wild pitches-Dorr / !;
flies caught-Anthracite, II; Quick
step, 3 fouls caught ght--Anthracite, 2;
Quickstep, 4; umpire-McCatierty !;
time of game-one hour and thirty-tive
minutes.
In game at Dover on the Fourth be.
tween the William Ellison nine of Ca a.
den, Del, and the Robbins of Dover,
the former won by a score of27 to T.
In Magnolia, Del, on Tuesday II
"scrub nine" of that city defeated the
Twisters of Wyoming by score of 2s
to 13.
The reporters of the Reading papers
now score an error to the pitcher when
batter takes his base on "called
balls, Notwithstanding he official score.
The Butcher Boys defeated the Slug
gers yesterday afternoon by score of
16 to 5, and Immediately: after, met the
LightfoOts, colored, ami after hot con-
test got the best of the game by score
of l3 to II. The Butcher Boys appear
ed in their new uniforms.
Games elsewhere yesterday.
At Camden-Philadelp 10 Mer
rit, 10.
AT Philadelphia-Yale, 10; Young
America, 3.
At New York-Providence, 1S New
York, /.
At Detroit-Detroit, 8; Buffalo, /.
AT Indiana avenue and ID street, Phil
adelphia, Pa.-Hartville, II Straub, 8.
At Trenton, n. J.-Harrisburg, l
Trenton, 6.
AT Chester-Mason of Chestc. 8; Five
Twenty, of Phila., II.
A championship game will be played
at Quickstep Park on Saturday between
the Quickstep and Harrisburg. Dris-
coll, noted player from Fall River,
Mass, has been secured and is expect
ed to arrive in this city tonight, and
will play second base tomorrow.
Efforts are being made by Manager
McHugh to secure another catcher in
order to relieve Cusick.