Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-06-21
H|RD EDITION,
Increasing their Lead.

Increasing their Lead.
The Wilmington club won anothe
game yesterday afternoon from tn,
Domestic, the "pony team" from
Newark, N. j. The game was playeC
on the Wilmington 5 grounds and wal
devoid of all interest, with the excep
ton of two or three brilliant plays and
several terrific hits by both teams. The
visitors played "a much better game
than the day before but their errors
were costly, bringing in run nearly
every time.
Both clubs experimental on new
pitchers, and each were batted fire. ly.
Maidhotf pitched for the visitors and
Jacobs for the home team. In the first
inning Coogan, for the visitors, made a
home run by driving the ball over right
field fence. In the third inning Coog.
an, again drove the sphere for three
bags and scored on Weigand's single.
Mcdonald also hit for three bases and
earned run. Swan made hit in the
fourth inning, but was caught in run
ming down to second, by neat throw
of Cusick. In the fifth Mcdonald made
q hit and scored on single by Gaunt,
who also scored.
Hollenback opened out the sixth in.
ming with two-bagger, worked around
to third, but was caught at the home
plate in attempting to score on a short
inteld hit by Denham, who gained
first and advanced to second by Maid
hoh getting his base on balls, both of
which scored on hit of Mcdonald, In
the seventh inning Weigand scored by
a hit aided by three-bagger by Hol.
lenback, who was left. In the eighth
inning Burns came in to pitch, which
ended the visitors run getting. For the
home team Burns made home run, q
single and double, Lynch four singles
and three Dagger, Casey two doubles
and two singles. Nolan single, Say a
single and double, Bastian a single,
Cusick three.bagger and single,
Snyder double and three singles, and
Jacobs a single, making a total of %
singles for 80 bases, to - singles tor 20
bases by their opponents.
The only errors made by the home
team was wild throw by Cusick, and
base on balls by Jacobs, who also had
wild pitch. The visitors were
credited with 9 errors, five passed balls,
and six wild pitches. Coogan at centre
held and Hollenback at right made
several brilliant catches of fly balls.
The home team played faultless game
Nolan distinguishing himself by catch |
ing several difficult fly balls at right
held. BastiaD played a fine game and |
made brilliant catch, The score nv
innings was
Domestic 102O2 al
Wilmington 612 x-17
Earned runs-Wilmington, ; DO
mestic, 8. Two base hits-Burns,
casey, (2), Say, Snyder, Hollenback.
Three base hits - Lynch, Cusick,
Coogan, Hollenback, Mcdonald. Home
runs-Burns, Coogan. Left on bases
Wilmington, 8; Domestic, 4. Struck
out-On Jacobs, 2; on Burns, 2; on
Maidhotf, 4. Bases on balls-Wilming.
ton, l Domestic, l. Parsed balls
Gaunt, l. Wild pitches-Maidhoff 6
Jacobs, l. Time of game-Two hours
and fifteen minutes. Umpire-Rrad-
ley.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
~ MISUNDERSTANDING, / Reading
~.
Richmond-Virginis, 8 Allentown,
Lancaster-Trenton, IS Ironsides, 16.
baltllnore-Ba.tlmOre, t., 7: Key
stone, 3.
flttsburg-Colnmbus, 6 Allegheny,
Boston-Boston, [. g; National, U, Il.
NOTES.
Dan Casey arrived in this city yester
day afternoon and at once repaired toI
the ball grounds, where he was erected
with cheers by the audience as, soon
as they caught glimpse of him. |
Dan Casey will pitch against the
Domestics this afternoon, and Dorr oil
last years Quickstep will occupy the
same position for the visitors. A good
game is expected.
:, The Newark (Del.) Ledger says:I
u The Wilmington base tall team il
working hard and earnestly and scor.
ing wonderfully success. The Mana
ger, Mr.. Simmons, deserves especial s
credit Tor the manner in ~hich he has
Kept tho boys together. s
Inc Wilmington club lost but one
game on the home ground out of four
teen played. With another victory tie
club will stand equal to last ytar'sI
famous Merritt team, tweuty.seysul
victories and eight defeats.
Inc Athletic has sigued Mike Mani
sell, late of the Allegheny club. and
Will pay him s., 500 for the balance oitlnI
season.
Burlington. of the Boston club. has