The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-06-20
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Westminster..,....... Q 0 0 X
Westminster 9; Harrisburg I. Er.
rors-We Westminster 3; Harrisburg 8. Earned
runs-Westminst /; Harrisburg l. Two
base hits. Mckee and Householder: Left
on Westminster 6; Harrisburg 9.
Double plays-zepp and Erel; prawhy, Rol:
Inns and Mckee. Struck oqt-on Drawby 5;
on Sweitzer T. Bases on bals-hy Drawby
,; by SEeitzer 8. Hit by pitcher-Harris
burg 4. Time hour and 40 minutes
Umpire-Crouse,
OTHER GAMES
On Monday next, at o'clock, will be
played here the greatest game of the season.
The Baltimore club, generally known as the
"0rioles, of the American Association, one
of the best professional clubs in the United
States, will be here to cross bats with the
Westminsters. The Westminsters have won
every game they played this season, having
secured nine victories, winning six games
from amateur and three from professional
clubs.
BASE BALL NOTES.
Driscoll, of the Westminsters, pitched o
game for the Frederick Unions against the
Adamstown nine, and enabled the Unions to
win by large score. So pleased were they
with Drscolls effective work they engaged
East Patrick street club. The latter club en-
gagged Switser to pitch for them, and Nioho-
las to catch, Drisooll took Eeoker and An
ders with him, The game created much in
terest and was close and exciting. Ten in
nings were required to decide the contest,
and the East Patrick club won by a score OF
to 4. Since returning home Drscoll has
received two communications for Frederick.
The first was a pc, tai card, signed "Citizen,
and read as follows Mr.. Driscoll sir have
the homer of announcing to you that through
your disgraeefnll Curve throwing on the 10th
has made me the loser of fifteen cents worth
ice Creame.h The other communication was
signed by the writer's name. 1t said ''there
is good many rumors about your selling out
the game" The writer stated one, and then
proposed to Driscoll that if he (Driscoll)
would acknowledge that he did throw the
game, he (the writer would get bets that the
game was sold out and would divide the pool
with him (priaooll. The letter at the hot
tom bore this request -''tear up when you
read it, Driscoll did not reply to either
communication. He thinks that if the au-
thor of the postal card does not know any
more about base ball than he does about the
English language, his judgment is not worth
backing, even for Fifteen cents worth ice
Creame' As to the proposition to plead
guilty to acting In bad faith towards the
Unions, he spurns that, and does not care to
communicate with one who is willing to fleece
friends by betting on previously obtained IN
formation. Drisooll and the other Westmin
ster players on his side played to win, but
they will not play again with a club that sus-
poets perfdy on their part or whose friends
even insinuate it. Ball players cannot al
ways be successful. The best batters some
time strike out, the best felders sometime
muf balls and pitpherg vary in their playing:
Drisooll, however, pitched a fine game, and
the defeat was the result of fielding errors.
f. Forman, who pitched for tie Woodber-
ry club here in the first match game the
Westminsters played this season, pitched for
the Baltimores last SATURDAY. against the
heavy hatterg 9f the Rttshurg club. 1t was
a twelve inning game, and the Baltimores won
by score of II to 10. The Pittshurgs made
IA base hits and struck out When For
man pitched here the Westminsters won by a
score of to 2 Five hits were made on For
man and IL struck out. The Westminsters
have improved in batting since then and
would do nearly or quite as well as the Pitts
burgs did. Ten of the WoodberrYs struck
out on DrigpoIl and anly Iaade d hits,
Nicholas leads the club in batting, with an
average Of .419, Driscol being second with
.4O5, and Miller third with $40 The aver
age Of the club is .272, and its fielding average
$50, both very high.