Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-14
BASE aAll GOSSIP

~ BASE BALL GOSSIP aef
walton whl play With the ouicEsteps
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The Americas will put up strong nine
next Saturday.
,stannard, is becoming the best dressed
man on the Quickstep Club. tr' 4
Aiken Of the Quicksteps win 20 to the
CatslSills for several weeks
If the Americus win next Saturday
they win lead the League.
A meeting Of the League to arrange a
new schedule will be held in a few days,
The Wawaset Club want game with
the South Side Grays AZ Union Street
Park s.. ..r s.. .I
The Camden will play the Seaford team
to-day on the grounds Of the latter.
Smith aud Davis will be the opposing
pitchers r..,. ..a....-.s a.'..
One OF the local players who reioicesin
the use Of about seven different names,
no one of which is his own, is said TO be
having q new one fixed up which he will
use at the next game With SO many
names, still he is nameless.
x The record now stands Americus have
won five out Of eight-.625. Qnicksteps,
six out Of nine 66G: Wilmington, five
out of t2--4i6 An Americus victory
would raise II To 6G6 per cent. aud the
Qnickstep would be.6 per cent. Who
will win?
The Seaford Review man sayH.he will
I not come TO this city unprepared' Sclak
! Ia ready for him. lie went to Philadol-
| phia yesterday and purchased a windmill
tO comteract the infuenceof the Seaford
man should heAgain appear in this city ~
The Morning News. a1
Charles Walton. Wesley Wier and
/ John Huoy ran around the bases at Union
Street Parl. yesterday They wore timed
4 by j Pierce and made the distance In rs.
10 and 10 seconds respectively The
captain Of the club says he viii race
either Of the three AZ any championship
game III which they play
The Houstons aud Wilmingtons win
lplay this afternoon at Union Street Park.
| Wilmingtpns team win as follows,
a Neister, p; Hinekle, c; o. Scheu, Id F; l.,
Scheu, 2bi Knight. SIS; kenny, 3b
Allen. RI; A. Seheu, CT Mcdaniel, IL
The Seheu family as usual is well repre-
scented Game to be called at 4. o'clock
! This about the lover Of base ball Is toe
bad II Is said that on the cars of a street
: railway line not far from this city, ar,
cards with the words: ''Ali persons rid.
. ing on this road must pay six cents fare
| except eranks and inibeciles According
to one Interpretation of this rule al
! lovers Of the national game are allowed
e to ride free. -.~al Af
The amateur games scheduled for tn,
, rest Of the season are as follows Augus
/, Quickstep and Amercus August 20
! Quickstep and Wilmington; Septembe
/ Americus and Quickstep; Septembe
a s-Quicllstep and Americas Septcmbe
i 15-Amerieusand Wilmington. Septeu
Der Wilmington and Quckstcp SEP
r. TENDER 2O-Amerlcus and Quiekstep
q To the Editor Of the EVENING JOURNAL
4 We have read NJ, II prcttyman's state
/, ments in yesterdays paper, and we b,
y lieye every statement 10 he correct W
< know Mr.. Rrettyman as perfect gentl,
s man, and his treatment Of our club whe
. we were Ia Milford was Of the best n
ie one VIII dispute his knowledge Of III
a rules Of the game. and his umpiring is /
a impartial as we would desire. When v
g PLAYED the Milford club We always had
e fair show. and when the Milford cll
IS played in this city, IL WAS through NJ
It Prettyman's efforts that nine inninl
lr were played. The aboye is endorsed
all the members of the
Il CLOVER CLUB.
& Wilmington, August IA, 1888