Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-01

Wonderful P1ay1n$ Dy OOuhcAAMAAh
 John Redmond and Press EIdrtdge
 The Game Called at the Close of
 the Fourth Inning With Hartford
 Ahead.
 'sPlay!''
 It was the clarion voice of Leroy Twiss. Its effect was at once observable upon Coun- eilman John Redmond. He walked up to the home plate, his rotund form, relieved of all superfuous adornment, standing out in all it's amplitude of curvature against the dull leaden sky and the bat grasped firmly in his hands. It was the opening of the Elks' base ball game at Hamilton Park and Coun- cilman Redmond was determined to do his best, to go in and win or die in the attempt. With the first flight of the ball from the Hartford pitchers hands MT. Redmond drew back, winced, grit his teeth firmly, shut his eyes and waved the bat around in the air with tremendous force. He then opened his eyes and looked around to observe the effect. The ball was in the catcher's hands and the crowd was laughing at the attempt. Twice more the plucky Councilman sawed the air wildly and then was declared out. He pulled his helmet hat over his face to hide his confusion. Some
 body with a big score book and small knowl- edge of the game bawled out the name of Frank G. Peck. That gentleman tripped lightly forward, poised gracefully and got his
 base on balls Scotty Carroll followed and got his base the same way. It then came Billy Williams turn. Billy was captain of the New Haven nine. He was clothed in a
 wonderful suit of many colors. The cap was jockeys cap and colored green. The shirt
 was brown and the pants light corduroy and fitted like the paper on the wall. Billy's
 costume was completed by red stockings. He has appeared on the boards of the American Theater in the same suit but he never looked re markable as when he stood up to the bat, struck a base hit and brought in a run James Kelly succeeded in reaching first base The young man who thought he was scoring called for Press Eldridge Press was asked what kind of ball he wanted. He
 replied that codfsh ball would catch him.
 He wanted it light and easy, The pitcher scared Press by putting a b&n very near him, but Press struck at it after it had got safely past He appeared to be some what frustrated, and after being struck out, turned and handed the catcher the bat, at the same time thanking him gently for letting him down so easy. The game proceeded and the New Haven Elks got in five runs before the | third man was out. They were accordingly jubilant.
 It then became the Hartford players turn to bat The New Haven felders did not 1 dare to go very far out in the field. Luckily | they got no flies. MT. Wetheren and Fred White got their bases and scored, but A. F. | Woods, William Kopperberg and T. J. ! Champion succumbed to Billy Williams se- ductive pitching. Thus ended the first in ming with 8 score of to in favor of the ! New Haveners.
 In the next inning Councilman Redmond made his second appearance and this time | struck the ball, and made dash for first 1 base, but the distance was too great and MT. I Redmond retired, wiping the precipitation 1 from his face. Peck and Carroll were re- l tired by the pitcher. For Hartford Clark scored on errors. Score, 5 to B.
 1 Williams, Kelly and Eldridge were retired | in 1, 3, order and White, Woods and Kop- ] perberg went out for Hartford, neither side | scoring in the third inning.
 l For the New Haveners the fourth inning
 proved disastrous. They did not score and | their opponents made five runs. The excite l ment became intense, as it was seen that l Hartford was going ahead. The intensity l started with Colonel E. M. Graves, who fit l ted about in his fairy-like movements near 1 the home base and was intensified until it
 reached the ponderous form of Charles Brad | ley, who sat ln a carriage at @ Sate distance. | At each wild pitch or passed ball whereby a ] run was let in the voice of Captain Williams | was heard in eager, hurried excla-
 nations. At each huff there were
 muttered generations and the
 rain fell the ball became so slippery that even Press Eldridge could not hold it in his hands | when it was handed to him in the field. At
 the close of the inning the game was called
 as the rain was falling in quantities and the
 noble Elks were growing weary. After wait 1 ing some time it was decided to postpone the game until some more suspicious occasion. The names of the players are as follows
 New Haven, John Redmond s. s., Frank G.; 1 Peck C., Seotty Carroll Sd b., Billy Williams D., J. Kelly 1st b., Press Eldridge T. f., w | Lucey l. f., Harvey Nicholson c. f.,-
 Keegan 2d b.; Hartford, Weth erell 1st b.. l White c, Woods s. s., Kopperberg 3d b.,
 Champion 2d b., Stillman i. f., Clark D., l Wiley c. f.: Gardner T. f.
 l About 8 o'clock the party of Elks reached
 the Hinman House, Savin Rock, and fine
 clambalne awaiting them. The Elks proved themselves experts at eating, and 8
 right jolly time was had, enlivened by speeches, music and much hilarity. The Hartford delegation left on the midnight | train