Evening journal., 1888-08-17

"A Good Game Played with Number of
Errors stealing Bases and muning
BaIls-Other sport.
The Quicksteps of this city yesterday
afternoon defeated the Solar Tips of the
PHILADELPHIA Trades League by the close
score Of to z. The game at points was
very exciting. although several errors
were made bv each team The Solar
Tins were the first at bat Cross going
down to first on tumble by Clarkson
Of a hard hit grounder. Cross stole
second and third Mccormick knocked
sy. which was mufTed by Conner and
Cross came home. Hogg and Haisinger
louled out and Devlin struck out.
Newell opened the home clubs inning
rith base hit. He stole second Neister
then made dandy two-base hit ana
Newell scored. Neister scored on the
second baseman's error. BarSley reached
Erst on a fumbled grounder Of Cross got
% second ON Gallaghers error, and to
7hird on a hit by Huey. tlarkson fotled
out. Huev made hit and stole second
Stannard and Conner struck out.
This made the score two to one, but in
4he next inning Stout scored and the
home team did not making tie. In this
inning O'Brien was on first, with McKin-
ney at bat The latter fouled out to
Newell, who caught O'Brien, who was off
the base Cross Mccormick and Hogg
scored on errors in the third, and the
Quicksteps failed to score.
In the fourth inning Neister, who was
mot feeling WELL traded positions with
Newell O'Brien and Mckinney struck
out. Cross made hit Mccormick then
lifted the bali over the right field fence.
and two canned runs were made. The
visitors made but two hits of Newell in
abe succeeding innings, and the two runs
were all that were made of him.
In the fourth inning for the home team
Huey made two base hit and stole third
Stannard made sacrifice hit and stole
second. Conner made base hit and stan
nard ran down to third, Huey could not
get home and did not run. Stannard saw
his mistake and returned to second. He
had touched third, however. and Huey
was declared out II was bad ball Con
nor reached third on a muffed thrown
ball, and was left by Mahoney striking
ont.
Halsinger made hit off Newell in the
fifth, but the side did not score.
The sixth inning was a good one for the
Quicksteps. Duff opened with hit.
Newell got to first on Stout's muh Of a
fay ball. Neister made a scratch hit dnd
Newell ran to second Duff was declared
out for not running BarlSley made a
base hit and Newell and Neister scored
Barkley was thrown out at second. Clark
son got first base ON balls, and to Sec
ond and third ON the first baseman' S
errors Huey made three-base hit. and
Clarlxson came home. STANDARD struck
out and Huey was left.
In the seventh inning Cross reached
first ON Huey's wild throw. Mccormick
hit liner to Newell, "who was there,
and Cross was carght at first making a
double play
For the Quicksteps Neister led off for
three bases and scored on an error Of
Devlin BarlSley was hit by bali and
stole second. Clarkson and Huey fouled
out and Stannard was thrown out at first
At was drawing near the close Of the
game and the score favored the visitors
as 2 TO g. In the eight Halsinger hit
easily to Neister; Deylin struck out and
gallagher was thrown ont at first Tho
Quickstep then came TO bat. Conner hit
for one base and reached second on
Stort's attempt to catch him at FIRST
Mahoney sent hot liner to Cross WHO
caught him and threw Conner out, MAX
ng the third double play Of the game
Dull made hit, and stole second and
,hird Newell reached first on being hit
sy ball Neister was safe BY OBrien :
nuff Of a fly ball and Duff and Newell
-.$cQred, Neister was then thrown out
Il second 1t was Solar Tips last chance.
stout lowered their chances by str.,anQ
out. OBrien frightened mattJr with /
base hit and stealing the mkt two bases.
Mckinney made it look desperate by
striking out and Cross closed it up by be-
ing thrown out
The Quickstep had won from the Solar
Tips. f. f. Kelley did fairly well as UNI
pire.
The score.
SOLAR TIPS