Daily Republican., 1884-05-27
Another Game Lost.
Decial to the RlPunLIuAH.

Another Game Lost.
Special to the RBpuBLIoAH.
TRENTON, N. j., May 26-Fully 1000
persons assembled at the base ball
grounds this afternoon to witness the
first contest between the two leading
clubs In tho Eastern League. The home
club selected their strongest team, with
Murphy In the pitchers holes, and each
player started in with determination
to win. The visitors won the toss and
took the fold. The game was battle
between the rospectives batteries,
neither club being able to hit hard, only
one run being earned, while the re-
mainder wero principally through
errors.
Up to the fifth inning the visitors
were unable to hit Murphy, when Burns
thought there was something wrong,
and suggested that the distance from
the home plate to the pitchers box be
measured, which was done, amid loud
shouts from the hoodlums, and the um'
pire discovered it to be about eighteen
inches or two feet shorter than the rules
require. The box WAS then moved back,
and after the close OF the sixth inning
the visitors began to hit Murphy hard,
McCloskey leading with q two-bagger
and scoring on a passed ball. In the
eighth inning Snyder was retired and
Burns got in his solid hit for three bases
amid cheers and scored on another
passed ball. Nolan also got in hit
but was left AZ WAS also Lynch. who
was given his base on balls.
/ Il i. ,.l. on
cd out with hit, but was caught in
running down to second, although the
decision OF the umpire was question:.
ed. Cusick was struck by the
ball and given his base, scoring on err
rors. MunCe struck out and Snyder
was retired at first. The Wilmington
ade five hits with q total of eight
bases and six errors, three of which
were credited to the pitcher for giving
the home team their bases on balls.
The Trenton made eight singles and
six errors. The fielding on both sides
was the finest ever witnessed on a
Trenton ball ground, the most notice
able features being the difficult catches
by Williams and Brouthers at right
and left field. Say for the visitors made
two brilliant stops at third, and was
loudly cheered, while Lynch and Bas.
tian played their usual good game.
The home team scored four runs In
the second inning, aided by one hit and
errors of Cusick, Snyder and Nolan
The audience were well pleased witt
the playing OF both teams, and, barring
the exception of the hoodlum elenen
which exists al Trenton to an alarmin.
extent, the game was hugely enjoyed
The score by innings
Wilmington...... l l /
Trenton .........O U l.
Runs earned, Trenton, l. two-bas
hit, McCloskey; three-base hit, Burns
left on bases, Wilmington, 8; Trenton,4 4
double play, Say, Bastian and Snyder
struck out, Trenton, 8; Wilmington, 4
base on balls, Wilmington, 2; Trenton,s
lpassed balls, Cusick, 5; Stone, 3; will
pitches, Nolan, /; Murphy, l. Time c
game, 2 hours and minutes. Umpire
X. j. Pierce.
The following games were playe
yesterday:
i At Allentown
lAIlentown,.......4O 0 3 0 0 o.
Virginia. ..O 3 010 i
Base hits, Allentown, 81; Virginia, II
errors, Allentown, 3; Trenton, A..
I At Reading:
| Ironsides. ......0 00O05 500 s.
Il Active. "a 0 0 90 1 0 O.
i Base hits, Ironsides, 10; Active, 8; el
| rors, Ironsides, 7; Active, S.
| At Newark
}Domertic.. ..21210 0O2 0 81
Harrisburg. .....2 0 0 l 3 0 l 0 q
/ At Baltimere-Baltimore, IL; Cincif
natl, 3.
i AT Observation-Disclosures IA; Toledo
l8. Philadelphia, 4 Boston, 10.
i At Cleveland - Detroit, 0; Clevt
land, 2.
| At Buffalo-Buffalo, 4 Chicago, 0.
i At New York-New York, 4; Prov
dence, 10.
| At Altoona-National, 3; Altoona,
NOTES.
Munce, of the defunct Monnmentals
has been signed by manager Simmon
and played centre field in yesterday
lgame.
:: 1t is understood that manager Sim
mons Will enucT IToltSt hSaiuop vi
: game played yesterday and ask that
be not countsd, on account OF the II
. correct layout of the grounds.
4 A mum ber of Wilmingtonians visited
Trenton yesterday and witnessed tn
', Trenton. w ilmington game.
II The Boston League team made bu
.. six base hits off Of McElroy of the d.
, funct Monumentalsin yesterday Phili
= delphia- Boston game.
Dennis Casey is at the Clayto
House with sprained ankle, and ma
not be able to join the club until th
,, Active games, June4.
On Memorial Day the Delawar
Field Club and the Metropolitans {
this city will cross bats at the Whining
ton Base Ball Park
Last year Harrisburg and Reading
~.rs recognized as the worst city in tn
rappe of the Inter- State Association 70
, the hoodlum element, while Whining
ton stood third. This year, however
If yesterdays game was any criterion
Trenton far snrpasses them A'' N ,h'
respect, and unless tho mana 'rr OF tia
cam preserves better order, \" nAtinna
game in that city will soon be at % d.
, count.
AOnt Bp(Ry's Elm.