Daily Republican., 1883-07-23
ATJTRDAY'S BALL NEWS.
|sE 0VlCksTEP DEFEAT THE
bNERRI CT-THE LATTER DIS.
RANDS-OTHER GAMES.

Between / 300 and l 800 people assem-
Iii at Quickstep Park on Saturday
kernoon, TO witness the last game be-
6een the strong Camden team and the
me nine. Game was called at 4.3O
klock with the Merritts nc the BAT
| he and Geary were the battery for the
Sne team, while kimber and CorcOran
(upied similar positions for the visi-
No runs were scored until the
rd inning, when Caperoon reached
h on hit to right field, and attempt
10 steal second Geary made an
Sr hrow, which Ward endeavored to
1d but fell and the runner scored.
! home nine grasped the ash and
nry and Pyle We're both retired on fly
Us.
Fox was given his base on balls, stole
Iopd and scored on hit of Smiley's,
Sich passed through the short stops
i allowing the runner reach sec
Il. Benners then hit for three bags
4 Smiley scored. Watt struck out
Benners was left. The audience
re wild with enthusiasm, which in
'ased when the visitors were retired
|khe fourth inning and the home team
Sred three more runs, which was ac"
&pplisled by safe hits by Albert, Ward
Fox, and a two.bagger by Pyle,
ed by a couple of passed balls.
h the sixth inuing the Merritts
Sred their second and last run on Il
be hit by Kienzel and two-bagger
Frnnelly on which the former
red. Both teams played fine game
the audience was well pleased.
krd, the new man, distinguished him
in the sixth inning by taking Il
III fly from Warmers bat, falling at
momenU he caught the ball, but held
LII the same and threw bis hand
we his head, which held the ball, and
greeted with cheers. Albert made
Brilliant fly catch in the eighth in
hg and assisted in double play.
L visitors had five errors and six base
with total of eight, while tie
ne team was credited with three er-
j, seven base hits with total Of ten
bes. The score follows:
britt 0 0 ! 0 0 0 0 o.
ickstep 0 0 = 3 0 0 0 0 ks
Earned runs-Merritt, ; Quickstep,
Two base hits-KeinZel, Fennelly,
be. Three.base hit Benners. First
be on balls-Fox, ,. First base Oh
ors-Merritt, 2; Quickstep, 2. Struck
t-Gardner, Caperoon, Kimber, 3;
hitt (2), Geary (2), Albert, 3.
Esed balls-Corcoran, 3; Geary, l..
|nble play-Albert and Smiley. Left
bases-Merritt, 3; Quickstep, 3.
ne of game-One hour and twenty
Zee minutes. Umpire-Gritfiths.
NOTES.
Reynolds, pitcher, and Ardner, catch
were released by the Reading Active
Saturday.
,. II. Mowbray, Secretary of the Red
(cking club of Dover, invites chal'
ges from any club whose players are
over fifteen years of age.
HE Quickstep will play the Trenton
Trenton This afternoon, and the
boklyn in Brooklyn tomorrow after
bn.
Fhe DR.. Jakes nine of Magnolia, on
day, in that place, defeated the Car
ter team OF Frcderica, by a score Of
10 Is.
arber, formerly with the Quickstep,
been playing lately with the Bur
kton On. j. club. But II few days
Barber and Pollard, the phenome-
hoy pitcher, signed with the Easton
club.
he Blue Rose, of Rising Sun, defeat.
HE Wilmington Of this city, Satur-
afternoon by score Of Is TO 0, in
innings.
ho Merritt club, Of Camden, accord
to previous announcement, dis
ded on Saturday night and are now
nbercd with the things of the past.
Brooklyn nine secured Greenwood,
bnd baseman Householder, first
e Kennel, centre field; and Kilnber
Corcoran, the battery. Warner
hs the Philadelphia club Gardner
secured by the Baltimore, who
% made liberal offers to Enslie and
eeney, hut they have not yet signed.
the brilliant little short stop,
~ not been taken by any one as yet,
On account of his wanting
D per month. 1t is not likely that
Quickstep will secure any of the
yers, but with their present nine,
N do not need them.
lanes elsewhere on Saturday
IT Butf'alo-Buttalo, 7; Philadel
b, 4.
IT Chicago-BoSton, 3; Chicago, 9
1t Clevelahd-New York, 9 Cl We
0.
It Detroit - Providence, 7 De.
IT, 3.
IT Columbus-Columbus, 6; Cincir
!.
t St. Louis-St. Louis, ); Louis
e, 4.
/ Altoona-Allegheny, |; Altoona,3 3
i rottsvil Trenton, q Anthra
4.
I Brooklyn-Brooklyn 22 Della
Fe, 4.
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