Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-02
A Close shave.

the August Flower team at Atlantic
City yesterday and made narrow es-
cape from defeat, but the contest was
brought to sudden close in the ninth
inning by the visitors desiring to catch
a train for home. Murphy and Nc
Closkey were the battery for the Will
mingtOn club, while the other visitors
were arranged as follows: Burns, first
base; Snyder, second base /; Bastian,
third base Lynch, Casey and Munce
iu the field. The game was not very
exciting although the score was low
Errors were numerous, and Jones, the
umpire, made the audience "tired" by
his bad decisions. He was loudly jeer-
cd. Tho score by innings is:
August Flower 0042 10000 %
Wilmington 111O0O O. 6
SUMMARY.
Base hits-August Flower 8, Will
Wilmington Z.
At the close of the ninth inning the
umpire gave a decision to which the
Wilmington objected, and, refusing to
submit, they left the field.
GAMES ELSEWHERE
The following games were played
yesterday:
AT Newark Domestic 8; York, 3.
At Trenton-Trenton, 8; Virginia, 4.
New York New York, 81 Provi.
dence, 7.
AT Observation-Disclosures, 3; Brook.
lyn, l.
Baltimore u, 3; Boston
At Neutrality-suspicious. U. .,s; Key.
stone, B.
washington-wasnipgton, 8 /; Me.
tropolitan, A.
AT Pittsburg-Athletic, 8; AlJeghe.
ny, 4.
At Chicago--Chicago, 8; Detroit, 2
At Louisville - Louisville, g.; st
Louis, 2. IA innings.
AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Z; In
dianapolis, 6.
At St. Louis-St. Louis, u, A; Kan
sas City, l.
Jumbo" Latham, Of the Louisville
club, is in Philadelphia with lam
arm.
1t takes between S25, 900 and $50, 900
season 10 run first class base ball club
The Philadelphia club have won bu
one game in which McElroy has pitch
ed.
Lucas is said to pay Sweeney tn
largest salary ever received by bal
player.
The Buffalo and Cleveland climbs ar
the first of the League clubs to compiet
their series. The former has won foul
teen games and the latter two.
The managers of the Athletic clu
have given up all hope of retaining tn
championship another season; and ar
now bent on cutting down expenses.
The Wilmington club returned hom
last night, and will meet the stron
Newark Domestics this afternoon, O
the Union street grounds. In order
give all an opportunity to witness tn
game, 1t will not be called until five o
clock.
The Washington American team
Ievidently on its last legs, and as at pres
ent constituted would fall an cas-
victim to most of the Eastern Lsagu
lclubs.
Say has been unfortunate of late. I
addition to being seriously injured r,
Gently at Newark, he was again injure
on Thursday by being struck on til
arm with batted ball, while he wa
practieing.
The Active club of Reading has con
under, the twenty-six stockholders d,
Gliding to let the organization die. Ft
some time past the club has been yer
much enfeebled financially, and its d.
mise has been expected ere this.
will probably be re-organized at ono
under new management. Big salarie
were paid to members of the club, whil
very few games paid expenses, henc
the club went behind and were force
to succumb.
The Sluggers defeated the Waverl
yesterday by a score of 1S to Z. Til
former is in good trim, and are ready t
receive challenges from any club who's
members are under Is years OF age. Al
letters addressed to the captain, jaime
Allen, 30S Walnut street, will receiv
prompt attention.