Daily Republican., 1884-04-23
WILMINGTON --ATHLE1IC.
TME vIsITORs CARRY OFF THE
IlONURS--A LARGE AUDIENCE
PRESENT.

| Fully 7,''0 people assembled at Union
street base ball grounds yesterday afternoon
club and the Phila. Athletic. the champion
OF the Am erican Association
Nolan and Cusick we're the battery tor the
nome team and as most OF the visiting team
mad faced Nolan before tney had but little
dtfc lty in hitting him, twelve hits with q
Cusick caught wei behind the. bat. but was q
little wild in throwing to the buses. Nolan's
delivery was also wild. Hilsey pitched for
the visitors and the Wilmington boys could
not "catch'' on TO his delivery, although
Nolan and Burns succeeded in getting clean
Casey, Bastian and McCloskey got in sim
giles but the hits were scattering, they only
succeeding IN scoring one run. The game
opened " tn the home team at the bat, and
Lynch made hit but was LETT. For the
visitors. aided by base on balls and an error
Stovey scored a run In the second inning,
| by six singles, a couple of errors and pass
| ed bah or two caused by q wild pitch, the
visitors scored runs. In the fifth INNING
they scored another n on three hits and
passed ball, while their last two talles were
added on single by Bircnall. double by
tovey and triple by H0uck, with the as
sistance o!oAlpas ed ball.
J he homn team scored their single run IN
the seventh inning when Mc()lOskey reached
lrst on q safe hit, stole second and came in
on double by Bur over the right field
fence. With the exception OF the second in
but 1t was evidently an 20" >" day tor the
| Wilmington boys, as but little batting was
done.
NonnelI, Of Philadelphia one OF theAmer-
| can Association umpiIes, acted in that ca
pacity yesterday, and with one or two excep-
tions, gave general satisfaction. In one or
two instances he was jeered by the "h0od.
luna" In q disgraceful manner. but when his
decisions became impartial, quiet Was re-
stored snd the game proceeded without fur
ther difficulty. The score follows:
Athletic ! 1901 200 x-9
Wilmington 0 0 0 0 y l 0 0-1
Earned runs-Atbletic, s: Wilmington, l.
Iwo-base hits-Stovey. Nolan. Burns. Three
base hit-Houck. Lett on bases-Athlet c, 8 f;
Wilmington, 8. Bases on balls-Stovey,
: Knight. Passed b.lls.- o Brien, 3; Cusick,
L. Wild pitches Hilsey Nolan, 2. Er-
rors Athletic. 2; Wilmington, 8. Fiyi
. cauo ht-Athletic, 10; Wilmington, Time
of game -One hour and forty five minutes
Umpire-Connell, Of Philadelphia.
. GAMES ELSEWHERE.
: BaltmOre-Butfalo. II; Baltimore, 8.
iaGelphia-keystone, l5: Baltimore U.
5; Philadelphia, 6 j; Lancaster, O.
RI New York-Boston, 2 : Metropolitan, 5.
" IsAuchStcE, Tu-ACIlNC VI Atduluk, 10
lronsides, 8.
al NOTES,
The Wilmington club vii! play the stronI
? Chester cub to morrow afternoon, and no
this afternoon, as previously announced
This club has in 1t Deasley and Bertlebacl
, of last seasons Active and Merritt clubs
respectively.
William F.Sharsig, one Of the managers q
the Athletic, viewed yesterdays game fron
the reporters stand
: Mr.. Campbell. OF tho Philadelphia Item
the official scorer Of the Athletics, was ais
present.
The Quickstep amateur club was organ
ized yesterday with the following players
Pitchers, James Kelly, Elmer Mccall an
william McCloskey atchers. b. Eskir
William Shields and John NIcCa-n; ID Fran
Kelly %, CHARLES Walton 3D., william
McCullin ; C. +, Marks If. Harry Pierce
! The places of right field and short stop wi
Q be filled alternately Dy different members {
A the battery. They issue an especial cha
q lenge to Smiths ~ cond street nine and d.
. . sire to play any tirst.class amateur club in c
> out of the cit on enclosed rrounde &
!. communi ,atinrsn d challenges should h
q addressed to G Walton, c.pGain Of the clut
a ct Its heAdq larter at thu cigar store of
T. west, al Nc. tls Market street.