Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-05
A GREAT VICTORY.
TIE IRoNslpEs DEFEAT ST. LOUIS
twelve Hundred People SOC the Famous
American Association nine vsnquishes
by the Home Club.

Twelve Hundred People SOC the Famous
American Association Nine vsnquishes
by the Home Olub.
The greatest game OF base ball ever
seen in Lancaster was played on the Iron
sides grounds yesterday in the presence OF
l, 200 people between the Ironsdes and the
widely known and strong st. Louis team
of the American association; and resulting
as 1t did in the substantial victory OF to
2 for the home club, the city has good
reason to feel proud of their nine and its
great victory. None but the most san
guine had hoped for more than close score
with the result in favor Of the visitors,
and bets were freely offered that tho St.
Louis would win with from three to a
half dozen runs t0spare.
The home team were in superb condl-
tion as was evidenced by the skill shown in
their preliminary practice. They outbatted
| and outtielded the visitors in the game, not
allowing them to score after the third
| inning. The home battery worked like a
charm, Pyle's pitching being the finest ex
| hibition he has ever given. The sluggers
Of the st. Louis could not master his de.
livery, but five safe hits being made out OF
| thirty-five times at the bat. Oldheld
caught in his usual fine style and the
intield and outheld support was excellent
The game opened sharp and spirited with
| the lronsides at the bat, Bradley making
q short base hit between first and second
base. He stole second, Goodman and
| Higgins going out. Oldtield then made a
o base hit on which Bradley tried to score,
but was caught at the home plate. For
the St, Louis, Gleason was finely caught by
| Oldfied on foul trip Latham was retired
on long fly beautifully captured by
/ Grpanp altar n long rnn and NinhDl went
out at first.
| Neither side scored in tho next inning.
| Donald opened the third inuing tor the
Ironsides by q short base hit in front of
the home plate Greene hit TO Davis who
tielded the ball to second, but Donald got
the latter base through Striefs failure to
hold the ball. Comiskey's muf Of Dolan' {
thrown ball advanced Donald to third and
| Greene to second. Bradley then knocked
long fly to Goldsby ON which Donald
scored, Greene scoring soon after on another
long fly to the same quarter by Goodman.
| For the visitors Goldsby and Davis each
made base hits, scoring on errors by
Bradley and Higgins.
Oldfeld opened the fourth inning with a
base hit. A tumble by Gleason of Derby's
hot grounder advanced Oldfield to second,
| and he scored on Gleason's failure to field
| Pyle's hard hit. In the latter half Of this
inning q great field catch was made by
Greene. Lewis drove the ball for what
seemed three bases far out in the left field
near the foul line, and the crowd went
wild when Greene captured it after long
run. Derby also captured a fine fly in
this inning.
In the latter half of the fifth inning Old.
field aud Goodman made fine double play,
Oldfeld catching Dolan's foul tip and re
firing Goldsby at first base. Lewis mutt
Of lngraham's fly in the sixth inning en-
abled Pyle to score, who had been given
his base on balls and had stolen second.
Higgins in the eighth inning hit to Glea
son, who threw badly to first. Loose play
ing enabled him to steal second and thirC
and he scored on Pyle's clean base hit owe
second base.
In the latter half of the eighth inning
Derby made the most wonderful catch o
the game. Davis opened the inning will
a magnificent drive to left centre. Derby
started for the ball, nearly tripping as he
ran, and caught it far out from him, on
run. The great feat evoked a tempest o.
enthusiasm from the crowd that was oul!
stilled when the modest little player
dotted his cap in response to repeated APP
plause at the end OF the inning.
The spectators applauded enthusiasticall
the good plays on both sides, and
when the visitors were retired in the
ninth inning with the sixth successive
blank, great cheer went up from a
| thousand throats at the home clubs tri'
umph. Appended is the fnll score Of the
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