The daily gazette., 1883-09-08
BLONDE AND BRUNETTE
sPoRTIvE oAMsELs ON THE
BALL FIELD.
THE AUDIENCE DISAPPOINTED.
The Quicksteps Defeated In Harrisburg
by Loose Playing-Generai Results OF
Yesterdays Playing.

by Loose Playtng-Gonerai Results Of
Yesterdays Playing.
About 800 persons, 200 Of whom were
women, viewed the alleged game of base be-
tween 10 girls, composed OF eight blondes
aid eight brunettes. The reason given that
but eight was on eide was that one of the
blondes was sick, and to make things even
brunette laid of. The distance between
bases was reduced to go feet and the pitch
ers' holes moved up 10 feet. The crowd
present anxiously awaited the arrival of the
girls, and about $50 o'clock they appeared
and a few minutes after the game was
started. They wore bloomers and
hats } on the side Of their heads, and
seemed as much at home in their costumes
and walked on the field with as much gusto
as regular ball player. A canvas tent
had been erected for t1eir accommodation.
About s. so the game begun with Charles G.
Waitt as umpire with the Bruenetts as the
bat. The pitcher of the Blondes, delivered
her ball the old style pitch and the girl at
the bat would make nice, gentle, little
plunge at it and send 1t out to the others
who played with it like a lot of little kittens,
knocking 1t about, picking it up gently as
If 1t was labeled "handle with care"
finally they would manage to
get 1t back to the pitcher. Finally,
after IL runs had been scored, the
Blondes managed to retire the side. The
catcher of the Blondes was the heavy slug
ger of the party, and she would drive the
ball good distance and run the bases Ben
ners' style. But her catching was Sim
mense" Instead of an ordinary backbone
she evidently had one made of iron and
managed to catch ball If 1t came within
three inches of her. She had very aesthetic
air about her. The Brunettes fielded
better than the Blondes, and
the battery, Misses Darlington and
Evans were far better. Miss Darlington is a
very fair pitcLer, and Miss Evans stopped
every ball which came her way Much was
found to laugh at for time, but the crowd
finally grew tired and commenced to drop
out until at the conclusion scarcely two hun
dred were left. The score was 3S to "a In
favor Of the Brunettes.
The Quickstep lost game to the Harris
burg yesterday through poor playing, by the
following score:
Harrisburg .... 01 s / / x-lO
Quickstep, 8 hits, II errors; Harrisburg, II
hits, errors
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
READING, Sept THE Actives and
Brooklyn Clubs, who are now going it nip
and tuck for first place in the Interstate
championship race, played game here to-
day. The Actives were In their batting
clothes and fell on Terry, the visitors
pitcher, who has always proved puzzle to
them heretofore, in terrific manner, rat
tling him for % base hits, with total OF
33. The Actives' battery was Morris, the
left hand pitcher, and Carroll. The visitors
only made five base hist -or the first eight
innings, and 1t looked as If they would be
shut out entirely. In the ninth a man got
bis base on balls, which was followed by q
single and triple-bagger, which gave them
two runs. The score by innings is as fol-
lows
Breoklyn.......... 0 0 p
Active ............ 2 2 4-16
Base hits, Active, 81; Brooklyn, 8; errors, Ac-
tive, I; Brooklyn, 4.
TRENTON, N. j., Sept. THE game be-
tween the Anthracites and Trentons to-day
was the worst of the season. 1t was simply
an exhibition of muffing, with an occasional
decent play. The game was prolonged for
nearly two hours and half, resulting as
follows
Trenton. ....... o 8 o o o. 6
Anthracite........ 3 2 0 x-1e
Earned runs, Anthracite, 8; base hits, Tren-
ton, O.; Anthracite, 10; two-base hits, Anthra
cite, 4; Trenton, l; three-base hit Anthracite
first base on errors, Trenton. O.; Anthracite, g.
First base on balls, Trenton, 3; struck out
Trenton, 10; Anthracite, 8; wild pitches, Tren-
left on bases, Trenton, 4: Anthracite, 4; umpire
Holland.
At Providence :
Providence. o 0 4 / 0 2-t
Boston. ............ o o 0 o o 0 o.
Base hits, Providence IA, total %; Boston 8
total o; errors Providence, 8; Boston, 10: earned
run, Providence, 7; tw0base hits, Radbourne
| Hines, Carroll, Gilligan; three-base hits, Irwin
Gilligan; first base on errors, Providence. 8
struck out, Providence, 0; Boston, 9; double
play, Burdock and Illness passed balls, Gil /.
gan, 2; Hines, 4; wild pitch, Whitney. Time OF
game, two hours 10 minutes; umpire Bond.
At New York:
Philadelphia ..... XII
| New York ........ 0 0 2 L.
Earned runs, Philadelphia. 5; New York, 5
| two-base hits, Philadelphia, s; New York, 2
| threebase hits, Philadelphia, l; on called balls
Philadelphia, 2; New York, l; left on bases
| Philadelphia, 8; New York, o; struck out. New
/ York. q; passed balls, Philadelphia. l; Wilt
pitch, Purcell time of game, two hours and q
| minutes, umpire, Bradley.
At Philadelphia:
| Columbus. 0 ] o.
Athletic. ......... 3 Q 0 o 0 K
Earned runs, Athletic, 2; two-base hits, Mann
Corey first base on errors, Athletic, 4; Oolum
Il on bases, Athletic, 8; Columbus, o; struck-0u
Richmond, Mountain 2; kuehne, Kemmler
Moynahan; passed balls, o'Brien, l; Kemmler
| /; wild pitch, Jones, l.
At Easton-Easton, IA; Leaders,of Kings
ton, N. Y, /.
NOTES.
The Anthracite are to have picnic ant
tournament.
All St. Louis hold dire vengeance agains
dumping jack Jones
| Waitt will play first base and o'Brier
| short ston for the Ross on Monday
Luffberry, from Railway, N. j., played a
short stop for the Philadelphia club in the
Manayunk and Easton games. He did well
and will probably be given further trial.
Manager Butler has been released by tht
directors of the Allegheny club, and Jot
Battin, the third baseman appointed In hi
place. Barr, the Richmond pitcher, wat
also released.
The Diamond State and Harmony coloret
clubs will contest for the championship OF
Tuesday next. William Alonzo Ward anC
Horace Rhodes will be the battery for tn,
Diamond State champions.
The Harrisburg will protest the game witt
the Trenton on Thursday, in which tn