The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-24
A SUNDAY GAME
Beta cen the Athletics aud 81. Louis.
The Latter Defeated.


Sr. LOUIS September 23.-The gam
to-day between the Athletic and St Loui
clubs attracted the largest crowd ever as
sembled at such an event in this city, mum
bering between $4,000 and 1000 people
II was recognized as the game which wa
to decide the question as to whether St
Louis might yet win the championship
and II it were accepted as q cri
terion of the merits Of the two clubs
st. Louis would have to sit down at the
feet of the Athletic slugsers. 1t was
however, essentially contest OF pitchers
Bradley, for the Athletics, pitching one O.
the finest games OF his life and having only
three base hits scored against him. Mul
lane, however, although he fully realized
the responsibility that rested on him, and
although he did his best, was pounded for
eleven hits and three runs earned of o.
him. Both clubs fielded admirably, the
Athletics showing splendid nerve in view
OF the fact that the most demopstrativt
sympathy of the tremendous crowd was
agails. them. .,. .a.....f .-.g
THE GAME.
The game does not call for any lengthy
description, as the brilliant plays were very
few in number, the home club getting to
first base hut six times. In the first inning
Birchall hit safe. Stovey followed with a
two baser. A sacrifice hit oil Knight
brought Birchall home, and passed ball
allowed Stoyey to score. ...l...
No more runs were made till the filth
inning, when Stricken hit clean, stole sec.
ond and went to third on pass ball.
Birchall hit to Comiskey, who could have
easily put him out but threw home to cut
oil Strlcker's run. II was too small mar
gin and the man got in. Dolan sent the
ball back in the hope of still cutting
Birchall off at first, but he threw
wild aud Birchall reached third. Stovey
hit hafe and BircIall scored knight sent q
loug fly to Lewis who dropped it, and
Sto7ey scored. In the sixth inning Carey
got bis base on balls went to second on a
passed ball aud scored on Strickers' two
bagger. In the seventh inning Stevey
made two bagger and scored on two wild
pitches.
In the eighth inning Carey and Blakis.
ton hit safe and girchall made two bag.
ger, bringing both In and earning two runs.
ST. LOUIS PowgRLEss. ....
The St Louis boys could do absolutely
nothing i'll the eighth inning, when Mul,
lane hit to Stricken, who iumbled the ball
and then threw splendidly to first. It was
3 close decision, but Mullane was allowed
his base under the protest Of the Ath-
le,ish Dolan hit to Moynahan, who
juggled it, and Dolan got first. Mul.
lane meanwhile having r cached. third,
a sacriics hit BY Gleason brought in the
run. In the ninth inning Q lest hit safe,
got second on wild pitch and scored on
Carey's wild throw 10 first OF Latham's
hit. The crowd by this time had broken
into the field supposing that Latham was
surely fslded out and 1t took long time
to get them back beyopd.the lines. This
done the Athletics soon put out the side
aud the game closed, splendid victory for
the Athletics and distrec3ing defeat for
St. Louis. Following is the result: Ath-
letics, o; St. Louis. 2.
CINCINNATI, September 23.-Cincinnati,
.; Baltimore, Q. The game was stopped at
the nth inning on account OF rain,