Daily Republican., 1884-09-03

A Fine Contest.


A fine Contest.
After the absence of several weeks
the Wilmington club opened at home
yesterday afternoon as member of the
Union & ssociation, and played one of
Its old time games, winning a brilliant
victosy over the Cincinnati nine, which
is considered the strongest team Ia the
Union outside of the st. Louis. The
victory " a. well earned, the home team
out playing Us opponents at every
point
There were only about 700 persons
pressnt to witness the game, but they
were moie than pleased with the re.
suit, while those who remained at home
missed n treat. At times the crowd
yelled with delight especially when
Bastian grasped the ash and sert the
sphere twirling through the air for
two and three bases and home run.
The v Glory IL the more creditable when
the playing of the visiting club is taken
into consideration, they being the SUI
periors of most of the American Assc-
citation teams, while they played a
much finer game than the Metropoli.
tans.
Mccormick and Briody, the famous
Cleveland couple, were the battery for
the visitors, both of whom are consider
cd crack team. The former has per-
feet command of the ball, is very
quick, accurate and has a puzzling de
livery. Briody supported him in fine
style without an error or passed ball,
while his throwing to bases was simply
immense, he working like hair trig-
ger in gun, and the man who attempt
ed to steal a base on him was doomed
while others who were playing off were
often caught mapping, but despite all
this fine work they were forced to sue
cumb to the fine playing of the viii
mington team, Glasscock at short
played fine game, and McQuery and
Sylvester also played well, but Crane,
at second, did miserabiy bad. The visi-
tors did not score until the fourth,
inning, when Harbridge hit for two
bases, took third on hit of Mccormick q
and second on Cusick's wild throw over
second base, in his attempt to catch
Mccormick. Briody scored in the
eighth ON his single, passed ball, and
wild pitch. At several stages of the
game the situation was very uncom-
Portable, several men being on the bases
and none out, but by fine playing they
died there.
For the home team, Bastian played
one OF the greatest games ever witnessed
on a Wilmington ball field, and we
doubt if such a record in any single
game has ever been excelled if equalled,
by any one player in the country. He
not only accepted every chance at sec
ond, some of which were difficult
grounders, but also made a hit every
time that he went to the bat, and made
all the runs scored by the home team.
He first made double, then a triple
time, aided by hits of Fisher and Sny-
der. He had five put outs, six assists,
two double plays and no errors. Snyder
played a fine game and got in two of
his lucky hits. Say and Benners
tielded well but were unfortunate at the
bat. Benners caught a very difficult
ny after hard run, in the third
inning.
Nolan and Cusick, the home battery,
showed up in fine form, and both played
a brilliant game, although Cusick had
three passed balls, only one OF which,
however, was costly. The =" Only"
pitched great game and struck out
batter af1er batter with apparent ease,
and just at time when timely hit
would have brought in several runs
Fisher, the new short stop, will nc
doubt prove valuable acquisition u
the club,as he is and old an experienced
player. The umpiring of Dutton was
miserable on balls and strikes, and h,
was repeated y Jeered by the crowd,
Toward the close of the game, however
he did much better aud gave both club
fair deal.
The score follows:
Cincinnati 90 900 / O.
Wilmington o 90 OIL O.
SUMMARY,
Earned runs-Wilmington, 3. Two
base hits-Harbridge Bastian. Three
base hits-Glasseock, (2), Bastian
Home run-Bastiau. Left on bases
Cincinnati, Wilmington, 3. Doubl
plays-Crane, Glass cock and McQuery
Fisher, Bastian and Snyder, Bastia
and Snyder. Struck out-on McCoi
mick, on Nolan, II. Base on balls
by McCorm lex, l by Nolan, 2. Passe
balls-Cusick, 3. Wild pitches--N,
Ian, 2. Time of game-one hour an
fifty minutes. Umpire-Dutton.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
The following games were playe
yesterday:
AT 3 Trel
ton, 5.
At Baltilnore-Baltimore T., %; s
Louis u, e.
al DoSJou-D J3tOu y. J Iltt6Dui
u, 4.
AT Boston Boston, 4 Cleveland,
AT Brooklyn-Br Brooklyn, 4 Netrop
litan,6.
At Enthusiastically, 2; Co
umbus, A.
Indianapolis-st Louis, 7 Ind LAM
polls, 2.
At New York-New York, 3 Chic
CO.'S.
At adelphia-Detroit, II Phil
delphia, 4.
At Plttsbur1-Virginia, 2 All
gheny, l.
At Observation-Disclosures, Blu
falo, 0.
At hipgton-National. s Ka
sas City, O., 2.
At Toledo-Toledo, Z; Cincinna
8.
The Wilmington and Cincinnati clu
will play again this afternoon. Burr
of last seasons Detroit League club, al
Croft late of Bay City, will be t
visitors battery, while Murphy al
Lynch or McCloskey will act In t
same capacity for the home team.
George Fisher, who played short st
for the Wilmington club yesterday, b
been signed. He is a native of tn
city, and played third base for the
nous tluickstep club of 1876. This &c
8OH ha has rla Va1 Nth tho Mipnaa No