Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-13
Americas Wilmington.
The Former Easily Defeated
the Latter on Saturday.
A SCORE OF FOURTEEN TO TWO.

a Moderate Crowd in Attendance-Favor-
ing the Beaten club-SIuch Talk of Re
organizing the old Brandysvines-sinor
Base Ball News.
The Americas easily defeated the Viii
ningtons on Saturday afternoon BY the
score Of IA to 3 1t was won by the
almost errorless playing Of the Americas,
Rnd by errors of the opposing team. Day
ktruck out ten men and Neister seven.
.Yve hits were made of Days delivery
and seven off Neister There were about
$50 people present, the majority appear
ing to favor the defeated club by their
cheers and remarks. The only error
made by the Americas was made by
McCaferty. who muffed a third strike
and conld not find the ball
The first inning was opened by
McCaferty Of the Americas. He struck
out Thompson followed suit Day then
ordered one up and his fly was pulled in
by A. Scheu.
Ncister and Hinkle we're both thrown
cut at first L. Scheu was hit by pitched
ball D. Scheu flied ont to Collins.
And still no runs.
The second inning looked like another
goose egg.
But II wasn't
Campbell opened for the Americas by
being thrown out at first Thorpe was
given his base on balls.
Two ont.
Jones then made base hit and reached
second on an error of Gormley. Thorpe
scored Foster made a two Dagger and
came home on McCalls hit. McCaffcrty
got on first on muffed thrown ball and stole
second Thompson made base hit and
stole second McCafferty scored. Day
made q base hit; Thompson scored; Day
stole second and scored on play that
was full Of errors. Campbell got to first
on Knights error and was thrown out at
second by Neister. Seven runs were
made
A. Scheu led off with one base hit,
and was thrown out at second, which he
was too anxious to steal. O'Toolo and
knight struck out.
Third-Thorpe struck out. Collins
took his base on being hit by pitched ball
Jones got to first ON balls. Collins was
thrown out at second. Foster fouled out
and Jones was left ON second which he
had stolen. Gormley led of by tanning
the air three times, but McCafferty
muifed the third strike and the ball fell
near the home plate. The catcher got
nxcited and whirled around but could not
find the ball and the runner reached his
base. Murine struck out Stephen
Neister then stepped to the plate. Steve
is noted for hitting the ball, and he did
The ball flew way past right felders
head down into the corner of the field,
and Steve made three bases Gormley
scored, Hinkle made a scratch hit bring
ing Neister home and Hinkle was thrown
out at first.
This made two runs for tho Whining
tons
The Americas did not score again until
the sixth when Collins crossed the plate.
In the fourth Knight knocked hard one
toward left field II was well stopped by
third baseman Collins.
In the fifth inning Day reached first on
Suffed fly bah and was thrown out while
playing of the base
In theninth inning the Americas scored
PIX runs only.
This Is the way it was done.
Foster flew out to Nester. Mccall was
kiven base on balls stole second and
.eached third ON l.. Sheu's error. Nc
Cafferty made a sacrifice and Mccall
came home Thompson got first on being
hit by pitched ball MCafferty scored on
Hinkles wild throw to third Day made
hit and stole second Campbell made a
hit. The bases were now full Thorpe
was hit by pitched ball and pushed
Thompson home. Collins made q scratch
hit and Day came home Campbell
scored on Hinkle's passed ball Thorpe
reached third on an error and scored
Jones struck out.
This made six runs In the Whining
tons last inning Hinkle and L. Scheu
were thrown out at first A Scheu made
base hit Scheu fonled out The
victory was for the Americas, the others
did not come up. The score: