Daily Republican., 1884-08-04
increasing Tnelr Lead.

Increasing Thelr Lead.
A. good sized audience assembled at
the Wilmingtor 1Ase bail park on Sat-
urday, to witness the game between the
home club and the Domestics Of New
ark. Latham, the visitors pitcher, who
that position when the Will
mingten club were Chicagoed, was
hammered numerically aud double
and triple hits were numerous. Nolan
and Cusick did the honOrs for the home
team and but few hits were made off
Nolan. The fielding on both sides was
not very good, the home team having IL
errors and the visitors6. Snyder and
Casey for the home team and Pierson
and Lufberry for the visitors carried
off the honors. The Wilmington made
10 hits for q total of 80 bases, while the
visitors are credited with q singles, " ith
a total of 8 bases. The score by innings
is
Wilmington O41 3 8 0 5 0-1o
Domestic 80 o o l.
SUMMARY.
Earned runs-Wilmington, 10; Do
nestle, l. Struck out-By Nolan, 3 4;
by Latham, 2. Bases on balls-One
each. Passed balls-Cusiok /; George,
7. Left ON bases-Wilmington, 9 Do
nestle, 2. Two-base hits-Lynch, Gu.
sick, Casey (2), Murphy. Three-base
hits-Burns, Lynch, Bastian (2), Hat
field, Home run-Eolan. Time OF game
Two hours and FIVE minutes. Umpire
e. M. West.
OTHER GAMES
Lancaster-Irons 8; Trenton, 7.
Xork--YOrk q (. Active. |.
Richmond-Allentown, Virginia,
Louisville-Louisville, 8 st. Louis,
Cincinnati-Toledo, o; Cincinnati,
12.
Brooklyn Baltimore,7 Brooklyn, 8.
Indianapolis- indianapolis, q; Co.
lumbus, II.
Pittsburg-Athletic Allegheny,2.
Chicago-Cleveland, 10 Chicago, 8.
Detroit-Buffalo, 2 Detroit, 0.
New York-Boston, 2 New York, l,
Observation-Disclosures, 8 Phila.
delphia, Q. Boston u, 3; Keystone, u,
A.
St. Louis-St. Louis u, 10 Kansal
City, o.
Washington National, 3; Bal
timore, 4, Metropolitan, s. Washing
ton, o.
SUNDAY GAMES.
ouisville-Louisville l st. Louis
Indianapolis-In Indianapolis. 3; 90
lumbus, 0.
Cincinnati-Toledo, 8; Cincinnati
st. Louis-St. Louis, u, A; Kansa
City,S.
NOTES.
The Metropolitans, leaders in tn
American Association, will CROSS bat
with theWilmiDgton club this afternoo,
on the latter's grounds. Game called a
4 o'clock.
The Active club will continue undel
the old management and 1t is probable
that's board OF Directors, consisting G
four of the stockholders, will hav
charge of the club.
| The Donsestics will witness the VII
mington-Metrorohtan game to-day an.
will play srs&lrsAsgaa,a with the Wi
mington tomorrow.
| During the game on Saturday
William Chapman, who resides ON Gil
pin avenue near Clayton streets, releils
ed four young carrier pigeons fror
the reporters stand, in order to see II
they would return home. After maxim
a circle around the grounds they mad
a bee line for home, making the dis
tance in two minutes. They were NO
from Newark, as reported by anothe
paper.
The Wilmington Reds played tn
West Chester club on Saturday after
noon at West Chester. The game was
well played and the large audienc
present were we'll pleased with tn
play ing of both clubs. The Reds wer
victorious by score of 8 to q.
The Virginia-A Allentown game, OF
Saturday, was remarkable for the even
ness of the score, which kept tie, in
ming by inning, until the ninth, whel
the Virginia scored 2 runs, while Al
lentown got but l.
i Two mines from tile p, w. & b. ca
shops-the "Genteels," captained b,
William McCloskey, and the Rags,
by Harry RusSel-played match gam
OF ball over Third street bridge Satul
day afternoon, when the Genteels
won by score of % to IA.
AT Chester, on Saturday, the Blu
Caps of that place defeated the Enter
prise of this city, by score of B to 3.
On July 10Th, while dead-heads wer
enjoying the game at Boston from til
tops Of telegraph-poles near by, ma
came along and painted the poles blac
as far as could be reached. 1t is perhar
needless to add that there was no pateT
ldryer in that paint. Theclothes of tn
lpole-toppers showed it after they ha