Daily Republican., 1883-07-13
BALL AND BAT.
The Qulckstep Defeated by the Ac'
tiye-M errttt and Anthracite Ia
Inning Game.

tive-Merrttt and Anthracite ii
Inning Game.
The Quickstep played at Reading yes
terday, and received their first defeat at
the hands of the Active. The game,
however, was we'll contested and it is
stated that both clubs showed up well.
Fox, the new pitcher, played yesterday
and did effective work. Reynolds
pitched for the Active and also did well.
Driscoll, the new second baseman, ia
playing we'll The score by innings was
as follows
Quickstep 90 0 0 0 2 0 0 o.
Active ! Ox-3
BALL NOTES.
The Quickstep will play the Trenton
this afternoon at Quickstep Park.
Manager McHugh is in correspond
ence with several new players at Boston
and Lynn, Mass.
1t is stated that Frank j. Burt, one
of the new official umpires, will umpire
the game this afternoon.
Murray, formerly a catcher of the
Reading Active, has been engaged by
the Quickstep and will play centre field
to-day
Fox says that if he is properly backed
he will shut ont the Trenton to-day.
The Quickstep will play a champion.
ship game with the Merritt in Camden
to morrow.
In the game this afternoon between
the Quickstep and Trenton the homt
team will be as follows Fox, pitcher
Smiley, third base Benners, right field
Watt, lett tield Snyder, first base
Driscol, second base; Murray, centre
field Pyle, short-stop; Cusick, catcher
Yesterday the Anthracite DOM ed
their new uniforms Of white with sky
blue trimmings. Miller anu Grady art
now the battery.
Bresnahan has obtained an honorable
release from the Anthracite in order tt
accent place on the Brooklyn club ant
played at Trenton yesterday and will
play at Pottsville to-day.
The Quickstep will play five game
at home next week and one in Brooklyn
The games as scheduled are as follows
in this city: Baltimore on Monday
Brooklyn on Tuesday, Active on We'd
nesday, Merritt on Thursday and Satur.
day. On Friday the Quickstep vii
play the Brooklyn in Brooklyn.
The Shamrock club, one of the strong
est amateur mines of this city,, vii
play the Morrison club at Quickstel
Park tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
when an interesting game is expected
The Shamrock is composed of the fol
! lowing players W. Shields, catcher
Hugh Lynch pitcher; Mccall short stor
W. Green, first base w. Watson, sec
ond base NJ. Keogh, third base M
Brilgman, left field; W. O'Donnell cen
tire field NJ. Collins, right field.
, The citizens of Reading have los
heart and faith in the Active club, AM
a petition was circulated on Tuesday i
) that city looking to the setting aside c
; the team and substituting a club froI
Pottstown in the Interstate race. 1t |
not probable, however,th such amov
} will be made, inasmuch as the ActlV
; men have scored two successes in a
many days.
) The Sociable base ball club of til
+ Phnnix Fire Company, Captain Henr
1 Patterson, are open to challenges frol
$ the nine of any fire company in or on
of the city. Communications should
| sent to the Phoenix Company's house
] Twelfth and King streets.
{ The Butcher Boys defeated the Qulcl
a step Junior yesterday at Ninth an
e Lombard streets, by a score OF Il to i
e The clubs will play again in day
e two.
: Games elsewhere yesterday:
o At Trenton-Trenton, 0; Brooklyn,
e At Pittsburg-Allegheny, 9; Athle
e ic, l.
+ At Cleveland-Cleveland, 10; Phili
l. delphia, Q.
= At Observation-Disclosures, I Metr
= politan, 4.
o At Butfalo-New York, s; Buffalo,
II At Chicago-Chicago, q Providence
If At Detroit--The game scheduled f
yesterday between the Boston and ID
troit clubs was postponed on account
rain.
At St. Louis-St. Louis, 9; CoIuI
bus, 4.
At Louisville-Cincinnati, II; Eclip
:, 70.
f At Pottsvile- Championship,
!. innings, Merritt, 7; Anthracite, D.