Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-08
DOVER sPANKS Smyrna.
A Game That Results In 90 ? for
the Capital Crew.

By Letter to EVENING Journal.
SMYRNA, Del, August s.-wthout ex-
ception yesterday afternoons game OF
base ball was the best skilled fielding that
this community has seen this season. The
Smyrna boys did not do woll, but the ir CD
ponents, the Dover team, played tho game
up to the ninth inning, without single
error. Hodson, Dover's famous pitcher, in
three or four OF the innings, allowed the
Smyrna boys to bat him pretty freely, sp-
parently, as some thought, to show the
spectators what his fielders could do. They
were all Dover home boys, but they
know how to stop and throw a ball. The
Smyrna boys would hit the ball apparently
safe, but the Dover fielders would get ia
its way and when the batter arrived at
first" the ball would be there in MeKnRtt'e
hands waiting for him. Or IL he was lucky
enough to get by FIRST, there was Kelly on
second and Msgee behind the bat, and
the two together made combination that
1t was almost impossible to pass. Msgee
would send the ball down through the
diamond on a dead lius with Kelly's cap.
Levy, their third baseman, evidently
thought he owned that bag for up TO the
ninth inning he allowed very few Smyrna
men TO touch IT, Forkum, their shortstop,
is not very large to look at, but he had y
habit OF spreading himself out yesterday
until sometimes the Smyrna bat
ters thought that he was about "a
feet wide The local battery, Day aud Nc
Caffrey, played well-faultessiy-b nine
errors make bad showing for the homo
boys. Even Campbell the famous coacher
from the Americas Club, who played third
base for Smyrna, is credited with two err
rors.
The behavior towards the visitors, es-
peciaily by the home spectators, was any
thing but what it should have beer.
Hiram Rsedy, president OF Dover's Coun-
Gil, and one OF the clubs directors, Yves
forced to go in the diamond at one time
and threaten TO call eff his team ualess the
disorder was stopped.
I'VE treated you as gentlemen when you
came to Doyer,n said be. land we demand
the same treatment here" This had good
effect and for time things quieted down.
Edward Scott Of the Seaford was the
umpire. Although he made several close
decisions, the majority OF the local players
vouched for the correctness OF them. But
ia one or two instances the player declared
"out" at second had almost to be forced
on the base and carried back t. the bench,
50 vigorously would he kick. Severed
times the crowd yelled cut "put
the umpire ia the pondn ScotJ
who is ball tosser himself
apparently got tired OF this, as on
one occasion when they became exceed
inglY boisterons he took Of his mask and
stepping back, told them to "just size the
umpire up now, and if you think you can
duck him in the pond, why come on and
Iii help youn The mill-pond was very
close TO the ball field, but the duckers
didn't duck, and after this little episode
they said no more about it.
McCagerty had no passed balls during
the game, and Mcgee had buttons Smyrna
was blanked up to the ninth inning when
an overthrow to second by Magee geva
them two runs. Day struck out 10 men
and Hodson z Errors-Dover 2; Smyrna,
8. Three-base hits--Lavy Of Dover, l..
Two-base hits-McNatt, 1; Levy, .; Kelly,
/; Magee. 1.
The Smyrna players were: Day, q
McCaferty, c.; Wharton. h.; Campbell,
2b.; Barnes, So. ; Shearer, CT, Williamson,
It,; Shsldrake, RI. Lake, Sc.
Dover: Hodson, p, Mages, C.. McKuatt.
ID; Kelly, 3D.; Levy, 3D., Forkum,s.s.; w.
Honey, r.t; L. Honey, It,; Peterson, CT.
The score by innings was:
Smyrna. o 0 o 20 0 0 9 .
Dover. ......,.. al 0 0 2 0 O. :
Dover will play at Milford this afternoon.