Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-05

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Game with Dayton and First Of the Cham
| pionship series-NOt n brilliant Spec
| tacle.
Not to exceed two hundred pay people wit
messed the opening contest of the Interstate
League championship series between the Day
tons and Spring6elds on the base ball park
here yesterday afternoon, and these mani
tested but little enthusiasm, as brilliancy of
play on the part Of either contestant was very
spasmodc and good points in fielding few
and far between, taking the game through,
always recognising the exceptionally good
work OF individuals. The Daytons
played the same team presented at
opening Of the seatou, but they Lad dis
couraged and soul.sck air that was calculated
to arouse sympathy, even before SPRING
field audience. With . majority Of the
spectators interest centered in the work Of
the new Spring I'D battery, Calvin and Csdy.
and judgment, on the whole, was favorable.
This was their first work in the dismond
since last season, and they have not, Of
course, got down to business yet, Galvin's
pitching being decidedly wild, and more than
once, at times, when it cost q run. He is
| chargeable with four wild pitches, and four
hands given first base on called balls, but at
the same time he is great man in the points
striking out no less than ten OF the Dsytons
with credit Of three "assists' be,
sides. His down shoots and out
curves are perfection; remarkably
puzsling. Cady is very much at home be-
hind the bat, and made some handsome stops
and catches, besides throwing TO bases fairly
well, considering his practice. Both are sv-
erage hands with ,he stick. But the features
Of the game were q left-hand catch BY Will
cox in the eighth inning, which was sp-
plauded, foul-bound catch by Swartz, who
is the best-natured fellow in seventeen states.
Faatzs splendid work At first and with the
bat, and stop made by Baker, who, how
ever, was a good deal "od" for him in his
play at short, but showed up bravely at the
bat. Newt Steck umpired the game with
comparatively few raw decisions, although OF
course the visitors kept continual kicking
about something. He netoriously favored
the losers fully as often as the winners.
The Gems opened at the bat, Crogan taking
his base on balls and coming in on little Mas
rams two-baser, the latter scoring on a wild
pitch by Calvin. Swsrtz was out at first,
Klussman thrown ont stealing second and
Williams struck out. In the second Harper,
who scored three of Dayton's eight runs took
his base on balls and scored ON a series OF
errors and boys plsy 10 the diamond. Slime
hit for base and scored on . wild pitch. In
the third inning Dayton went out in one, tw o
three order. In the fourth Lucky Boy Har-
per scored on series Of errors. Fifth inning,
Masram gesticulsted for two bags and crossed
the plate op passed ball. In the next Day
ton took another solitary. Harper hitting for
! q base, taking second on . wild pitch and
scoring on Shines bit to center which should
have been an out. Swsrtz was the only man
reaching first in the seventh, and he was
forced at second BY Klussman. Dayton's last
run was made BY Hughes in the eighth, on
three base hit to lett. and wild pitch.
The Springfield lads took more kindly than
usual to Assram yesterday, sending the
scanned sphere spinning tor fourteen base hits
with total of twenty Hour bases, enough to
make any pitcher look sick, to say nothing
OF the manager. Ardner struck at the 6rst
ball pitched him and went to first and second
on wild pitch. Baker bit 10 right for two
bases, sending 10. home, and came In himself
on wild throws. Faatz hit for three bases
and was LETT there. Three hits and siI bases
in this one inning. In the second Kelly got
his base on balls and scored on wild throwing
by Dayton, Calvin going to third and scoring
on Ardner's hit, which caused Klussman 10
make his only error Of the game. Baker
hit over the right field fence tor
two bases, Peckinpaugb, having forced
Ardnsr at second, going to third and
scoring on Faatz's second three bagger,
Fsa,z was let by Huey. Third inning,
Shoupe went back at first, Kelly fouled out
and Cady flied out to Masram. In the fourth
Ardner made run on base hit, wild
pitch, Peckinpaughs slow one for first
Shoupes hit to lsft bringing them both in
Baker, who took first on being bit with tn,
ball, going to third on Shoups's hit aut
home IN Kslly's sacrifice bit. Shoups bein(
left on second. Not Springfield daisy bios
, sonsd on first In the next two innings. II
, the seventh, after Kelly and Calvin had die,