Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-06
AUose shave.

Owing to the threatening weather
yesterday afternoon, small audience
witnessed the game Of bali between the
Wtlmiugton and Domestic, which was
lone Of tho most exciting contests of tho
season on the home grounds, the COM
ing champions having hard work to
defeat the visitors, who played . fine
game st every point. Hickman, who
has been absent from the diamond for
some time on account of lame arm,
pitched for the visitors and proved him.
self to be good man In that position,
bis delivery being very difficult to hit.
Dan Casey, of the home team, who has
also been suffering with a lame arm, oc-
cupied the pitchers box again, and was
very effective, no less than eight men
being retired on strikes, while only a
eimilar number of hits were made off
him.
The Wilmington played rather poor
game in the field, which came near
loosing the game. Many brilliant plays,
however, were made on both sides,
among which was hot liner from
Says bat, which was neatly captured
by Pierson at second base, while Lynch
made one of the finest catches Of the
season, wnen he took fly from Luf.
berry's bat, after loEg run, and while
In the act Of stumbling. The visitors
led the score up to the ninth inning,
when Dan. Casey grasped the ash and
was retired at first on q short hit.
Burns made single to centre field and
while Coogan leisurely picked 1t up to
throw in, Burns stole second and aftor-
wards third and scored the tieing run
on u passed ball, amid cheers. Lynch
Irxsn phad Aruf hal 1is,a n nA oknl<.
| Dennis Casey, the next striker, was
struck on the head with o pitched ball,
and was stunned for q few minutes,
when hs walked to the players bench
and sat down. Say, the next batter,
then grasped the ash and sent pretty
liner TO centre field, on which Lynch
scored the winning run and the game
closed.
The soore oy lnmngs:
Domestic O1030 O10O-
Wilmington 1911 1010O p
II SUMMARY.
4 Runs earned-Wilmington /. Three
base-hits-Pierson, Burns, Murphy
Left on bases-Domestic =, Wilmington
Is. Struck out-On Hickman 6, OF
Casey 8. First base ON balls-Domesti
1, Wilmington, 8. First base by beinI
hit by pitcher-Wilmington 1. Passet
balls-Burns g., MoCloskey 1. Will
pitches-Htckman 3 Casey 2. Tim
Of game-Two hours and twenty fiv
minutes. Umpire-E. N. West.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
At Richmond-Athletio, IA Vii
ginia, o.
At Millville, N. J.--Trenton, 8; Mill
willie, B.
Game drawn after tie seventh inninI
! on account Of rain.
At Chicago-Cleveland, 8; Chicago
: Observation-Disclosures, IA II
r ledo,2.
At Louisville-Louisville, 6; Cinci,
tnati, 3.
81 St. Louis-St. Louis u, 8; Cinci1
natl, u, 0.
q At Kansas City-Chicago, U, 7
/ Kansas City, 8.
Fl At Washington-BAltimore u,
q National, 3.
,. At Mount Joy, Pa.-Ironsides, Z
. Dauntless, /.
nj Tony Mullane is in demand. He h,
1t had good offers from the Cincinnati al
n Louisville clubs.
vi Bureau. Yes the umpire is JUS
n fed in deciding q base runner out 4
l. not returning to his base on the ri
II when foul ball Is struck and not lega
d ly caught.
is On Friday and Saturday the Trent,
club will be here and play two chan
n pionship games.
n Manager Simmons was unable to e
" cure the Boston team for q game {
y morrow, but it is probable that goo
l. club will be Brought here TO play 8
,f exhibition game on that day.
gl The offer of The Virginia team to co
I solidate the Wilm;ngton team au
r make q strong American Associate
y club, has been declined by the Wi
!: mington management.
J. The players OF the disbanded Acti,
r club have all been signed with variol
,fl clubs with the exception OF Heifer al
il Creegan.