Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-06-17
T d|NO EDITION,
A Splendid Game.

1t is not stretching mattess to say
that the game played between the Ac
tive and Wilmington base ball clubs
yesterday evening on the home grounds
was one of the most exciting and well
played games ever witnessed by a
thousand spectators in Wilmington.
Each club was In good playing condi.
ton and each seemed to have come to
the field to conquer. Every brilliant
play and there was number of them
was enthusiastically applauded by al
impartial audience.
The toss of the penny sent the Will
mington to the bat, Freil planted him
self in the pitchers box, and Grady
slipped the cage over his head and put
on the gum protector, while Richard j.
Pierce bObbed all around as umpire.
Burns, the boanerges batter of the Will
mington club, was retired at first, and
Lynch and Bastian:being put out, left
Casey and Cusick on bases. Miller
then took the pitchers box and Nc
Closkey got between the batters and
the scorers stand. Mclaughlin took
base on balls and was put out at second,
and Grady and Boyle followed in order.
In the third inning no score was made
by the Wilmington, but the Actives
got one in and tied the game.
Wilmington failed again on the
fourth, but the Actives got in another
and led the game. There were some
long faces about this time, but Burns
somehow always turns up at the right
time, and this time he brought in run
Tor the Wilmington, which again tied
the game. Casey took two Centre field.
ers, and one going ont at first retired
the visitors. Neither side scored in the
sixth and the record remained the
same. In the seventh the Wilmington
scored a run and in the eighth the visi-
tors scored one, tying the game again
with only one inning to be played.
Amids the most intense anxiety
Cusick took the ash and was retired at
first.
Snyder took first on called balls Mil.
Ter went out at first and Snyder got to
second and stole to third. Burns, the
hope of the club, took the hat, one strike
was called on him and then two. Ill
looked gloomy. Burns watched with
an eagle eye and as he saw the leather
start like lightning from the pitcher s
hand he met with it square with the
bat sending it out over the third base
mans head, bounding down through tle !
field until it nestled in close to The fence !
and before it could be- thrown in Burns |
was knocking up his heels at the home
pln.e, amidst the most tumultuOus ap- |
plause Of Two thousand hands and the
cheers of half as many threats. The |
yisitrrs VI ava aaui1y hlonl.oi l., th.tr
part of the inning aud the Wilmington
scored another game for the penant. A |
number of brilliant plays were made |
during the game.
The umpire's decisions against the
home club, and at one time anifestly |
unjust when Grady ran so far beyond |
the line that Bastian the second base
man could not reach him and still he
was declared not out. The following
Is the score by innings.
Wilmington. 90 Of 0 -
Active. ..........O O11O0O o.
SUMMARY.
Earned runs, Wilmington 2, Active,
l; two-base hits, Casey, McCloskey,
Grady, Boyle; home run, Burns; left on
bases, Wilmington 6, Active 3; double
plays, Cusick, Bastian and Snyder (2);l
struck out, Freil 81 first base on ball-,
by Miller 4, by Freil 3; passed balls,
McCloskey !, Grady 2; villa pitches,
Freil B. time of game, one hour aud 40
umpire, Richard J. Pierce.
GAMES ELsEwHERE:
Standardization. Q Virginia, 3.
Harrisburg Domestic, IL Harrisburg
Buffalo Buffalo. , J.: Chicago
New York Columbus, 7 Metropol tan, =.
10
rooklyn--Toledo, 6 Brooklyn,O
Washinst0n-Wa Warrington, Indana-
polls 0.
Boston Raston. 8 NewIurk, !.
Cieve Detroit. 0 Cleveland.
P!ttshurg- Louisville" Allegheny, 3,
Philadelphia Cincinnati, AZ Athletic, |
Baltinore-it tirore 4 st Louis
Observation-Disclosures r l;St. Louis T.
The thl d gAue If this series with tae Ar
tlyes will be played az the home ound.
this afternoon. Game cal ed at4 O'Clock