Evening journal., 1888-06-08
LOCAL BASE BALL.
a GAME AT THE UNION
STREET GROUNDS.
Hhe Amerieus OF This City win am
Ea"y Victory over the somersess or
phiiadeiphia-Other Ball Games
Yesterday.

The game between the Americus OF thl
city and the strong Somerset Inter-stat
club demonstrated two things; one wa,
tnAt the Americus is very good club an,
mas good pitcher, and the other Is tina
ne VIII again have the pleasure OF wit
nesslng some good games OF hall at tn,
Union street grounds. The Somerset club
was by no means a match for the loca
team and the latter won az they pleAsed 4
an easy gait. IL was somewhat Of a eur
prise to the 500 spectators, who cheeree
themselves hoarse during the progress q,
the game. In that audience there war,
the same old base ball cranks that nevar
'uissoo game or never failad
70 epplaud In the palmy davs
when Casey's left-hand pltchias
struck out the opposing team aud Bnrnai,
and Casey's three base hits made the xxalkin
ring, and the brown-snitsd Wilmington
boys would pile up the runs. Il looked 4
GOOD deal like old times TO the crnnks ana
they were happy and they gave vent "a
their happiness by yeIls OF approval
yesterdays game resulted ia almost
smut out for the visitors. Day pitched a
strong game and II was not until A..
seventh inning that they scored Tha
5omersets were frst at bat -and failad -
score the hrst inning. The Americas ir
their half OF the inning succeeded ia getting
McCatrerty, Day and Campbell around
sns bases. Fisher, the Bomsrsss o.tohsr
was not able 30 fhold Bradley and vent IN
right Geld and ]. O'Donnell oeoupled Al.
position oehiod the bat DuRan wena T.
left field. Jones OF the Americus was NJ,
by pitched ball and took first. EN- Nc.
Call struck out. Ia the second inning i
o'Douneli and Williams went out on
strikes aud Fisher was thrown out at flrst
Ihe Americus alec failed to score.
Neither side scored In the third inning
For the Somersets Stern took second on !
passed ball, was put out on double plav
from McCaffarty to Campbell
For the Amerlcus ia this inning Dox
made base bit; Tnorp knocked eroupder
70 second baseman, double play by win
mans and Stein. The visitors failed 70
score until the seventh inning. The
Americus made two earned runs IN ths
fourth inning on hits by Jones, Z. NcC.n
and two-base hit by MeCaffertv. Thex
we're shut out 10 the 9th inning. bat scored
" the sixth through errors OF the fIelders
The visitors made a run ia the seventh
Fesel crossing the plate. The Americas
then came TO the bat Day reached first h,
wild throw OF NJ. O'Donnell at 81; Thorp
safe hit; Campsll's arcuader to short was
tumolad and runner reached frat: Others
each advanced one base Three men were
now on bases. Jones went to bat and
fouled out. +. Mccall made a tMo-bese NJ,
oriaging 10 three runs. Q. Mccall struck
out, and wild pitch by Bradley brought
&. Mccall home. Doherty struck out
La the eighth Mcdonnell reached lst on
error. and scored on two base bic OF Frv,s.
Who reached home on the third baseman's
tumble OF batted ball Bradley struck
'ut. Two men left on bases. The Ameri-
,ns failed to score in this inning. The
Somersets did not stay Ct the bat long In
he ninth inning. Stein flew out 20 centre
Held; Dngan few out 10 right field and N.
JDonnell was thrown out at frat. The |
game then ended with an inning TO spare
% the Americas club. The pitching OF |
Jay was very puEzling, only seven hits be. 4
ne made Off Of his delivery.
The pitching Of Bradley though not 90
'uzEling a. that Of Days, was almost as
ffective, as only eight hits we're made OF
4 him The fielding Of the Americus team
vas much better and steadier than that OF
he opposing nine, who at several points
vas well shsken Up. The score: