Daily Republican., 1884-05-03
Playing without an Error.

The 400 persons who assembled at the base
ball grounds yesterday afternoon to witness
the second championship game of the season
were treated to one ot the finest games OF ball
ever played In this city Ivy any one team. The
Wilmington boys played Without u single
error, passed ball, Wild pitch or wild throw,
nails Of base ball In this city for a long time.
ow thar Wilmington has a good team the
people should show their appreciation of the
same by literally patrOnizing the game, other
wise the club cannot be sustained. Although
the score was onesded yesterday the visitors
PLAYED much stronger game than the day
before, and 1t was interesting to all present.
Nc cElroy pitched for the visitors and was
more difficult to hit than the visi .Or OF the day
bef re, although II singles with total of lt
bases were made off him. His delivery, while
being swift and effective, Is very wild, no less
than eight men being given their bases on
called balls. Breil p.aycd a fine game behind
he bat and made s'nr difficult stops. The
Wilmir gton club played great game, the
battery carrying Oft the hon RS. Dan Casey,
the boy pitcher, surprised even his most ar
dent admirers and pitched II remarkable game.
For the first five innings, rot one OF the visi-
tors saw first base, they being 'etired In one,
two, three order. In tn sixth, the first two
men reached first base on called balls, but
were not permitted to 20 beyond second, tine
first being put out IN his endeavOrs to reach
third, when two other strikers went out In
quick succession. Ir the seventh and eighth
inning they W. re retired in short order. The
ninth was opened by Nc Elroy king his base
On balls, stole second and third and scored on
Lufberry's single hit, thus making the only
run AMI hit that was made during he entire
game. Dan. Casey sup !s' d himsel as w. II
as the audience, In the seventh Inning when
he hit the ball for n home run and was loudly
appIauded. With such team rs this the citi-
zens sf Wilmington, who love, good game,
should sustain q good club, by patronizinR
the cha II. pionship games,
The score was as follows:
Wilmington. 04nl20 Ill
Monumental.."....... O00OO001-
Earned runs,,WilmlngtGn, 4. Two base
umental. .. Struck out-Wiimingtcn, s;
Monumental, 4. First base on balls-Lynch
" Bsstan sHydHsT Snsles ca PAR GRs.rX
two hours. Umpire-William Hoover, OF
Philadelphia.
The Wilmington and Monumentals Will
play again this afternoon, game to be called
At 4 o clock. Burns and Lynch will be e
home team bate y. andis, last seasons
'or On M Monday. "di Tuesday and wcdnc.da, the
strong virginia club Of Richmond vi play
here. These contests VIII no doubt b" close
On Thursday next the Baltimore club Of the
A erican Association will plav here.
The wilmington Nhp mas sIhTu'I OH WIN Il
"MascOtte. y consisting of "A boy in ull regu-
lation uniform, whose duty consists OF caring
for the bats.
GAMES ELSEWHERE. AT:
Raltimore-Balti'HorP. s Metropolitan, 3.
adrlphia-Phlladclphia 8; Detroit, 0.
Washington-Bro0klyn 7: Washington, S.
rrentOn-Trenton, Active, TO-.
Louisville-Louisvill,, ! /; Toledo, 4.
AltOOna-St Louis u, l6 Altoona. &
New York New York, 13 : Chicago, 6.
Chicago Chi ago Union, 8: Cincinnati
Union, 3.
Providence Providence. 5 Cleveland, 2.
Boston Boston, IL Buffalo ID. Boston u,
7 /; Keystone, 3.
,;St. Louis-St. Louis, s j: indianapolis, !.
Pittsbnrg-Athletic, II Allegheny,
Cincinnstl-t Olnmbus. Cincinnati, 4.
Harrisburg-iiari'h burg, 70 virginia, "A.
Newark, n. j. - Domestic, 10: Allentown,
l3.
Chester, Pa Chester, 7 Lancaster, G.
Lancaster, Pa.-lronsihes, 20; Sommer, y.